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14 January 2020
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Notice is hereby given of a meeting of the Convocation of the University of the Free State (UFS) to deal with the following matters:
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Address by the outgoing President.
- Address by the Rector and Vice-Chancellor.
- Address by the Registrar.
- Election of the President and Vice-President of the Convocation.
- Address by the elected President.
- Representatives of the Convocation on the Executive Committee of the Convocation.
- Vote of thanks by the Vice-President.
Date: 1 February 2020
Time: 09:00
Venue: Equitas Auditorium, UFS Bloemfontein Campus
NOMINATIONS FOR THE POSITIONS OF PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE CONVOCATION, please visit https://www.ufs.ac.za/alumni/alumni-home/convocation/convocation-president
For any enquiries, please contact Mr Nikile Ntsababa, Registrar of the UFS, at Registrar@ufs.ac.za
UFS awards honorary doctorate to chemist
2008-04-16
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The degree Doctor Scientiae (honoris causa) was awarded to Prof. Daneel Ferreira this week during the autumn graduation ceremony of the University of the Free State (UFS) on the Main Campus in Bloemfontein. Prof. Ferreira was honoured with an honorary doctorate for his significant contributions to the field of organic chemistry. Prof. Ferreira, a former professor in organic chemistry at the UFS, is professor and chair of Pharmacognosy in the School of Pharmacology at the University of Mississippi, United States of America (USA), as well as research chair of the Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences at that university. Attending the chancellor's dinner were, from the left: Prof. Frederick Fourie, Rector and Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Ferreira, and Prof. Herman van Schalkwyk, Dean: Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences at the UFS.
Photo: Leonie Bolleurs
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