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2020-07-31	UFS 2020 Thought-Leader Webinar Series: ‘Post-COVID-19, Post-Crisis’
2020-07-31	UFS 2020 Thought-Leader Webinar Series: ‘Post-COVID-19, Post-Crisis’
2020-07-31	UFS scientists part of international COVID-19 study published in peer-reviewed scientific journal
2020-07-31	UFS scientists part of international COVID-19 study published in peer-reviewed scientific journal
2020-07-30	Confronting the COVID-19 crisis with curriculum relevance
2020-07-30	Confronting the COVID-19 crisis with curriculum relevance
2020-07-30	Hope is a never-ending story
2020-07-30	Hope is a never-ending story
2020-07-30	UFS alumnus in top position at Sky News Australia
2020-07-30	UFS alumnus in top position at Sky News Australia
2020-07-28	COVID-19: Humankind has ignored warnings of coming pandemics for years
2020-07-28	COVID-19: Humankind has ignored warnings of coming pandemics for years
2020-07-27	Librarian Ronet Vrey invests in students' academic journeys
2020-07-27	Librarian Ronet Vrey invests in students' academic journeys
2020-07-22	UFS lecturer only third African and first from UFS to win international nursing award
2020-07-22	UFS lecturer only third African and first from UFS to win international nursing award
2020-07-22	Setting the UFS up for success
2020-07-22	Setting the UFS up for success
2020-07-22	Ataxia no hindrance for future lawyer Tau Tladi
2020-07-22	Ataxia no hindrance for future lawyer Tau Tladi
2020-07-21	UFS Reflections Series: Gender inequalities and gender-based violence
2020-07-21	UFS Reflections Series: Gender inequalities and gender-based violence
2020-07-21	EMS faculty successful recipient of Nurturing Emerging Scholars Programme
2020-07-21	EMS faculty successful recipient of Nurturing Emerging Scholars Programme
2020-07-18	Celebrating Mandela Month
2020-07-18	Celebrating Mandela Month
2020-07-17	Education dominates Qwaqwa Campus Teaching and Learning Awards
2020-07-17	Education dominates Qwaqwa Campus Teaching and Learning Awards
2020-07-17	New UFS programme to partner with communities in taking charge of their lives during and after COVID-19
2020-07-17	New UFS programme to partner with communities in taking charge of their lives during and after COVID-19
2020-07-16	UFS receives R1,3 million grant from Oppenheimer Memorial Trust
2020-07-16	UFS receives R1,3 million grant from Oppenheimer Memorial Trust
2020-07-16	Putting your safety first as a student
2020-07-16	Putting your safety first as a student
2020-07-16	Innovative approach towards education can improve student engagement
2020-07-16	Innovative approach towards education can improve student engagement
2020-07-16	Dedication and good facilities make for fine Geology education
2020-07-16	Dedication and good facilities make for fine Geology education
2020-07-16	Two UFS researchers nominated for Science Oscars
2020-07-16	Two UFS researchers nominated for Science Oscars
2020-07-15	Campus return made easy: Fast guide for students
2020-07-15	Campus return made easy: Fast guide for students
2020-07-15	UFS Reflections Series: South Africa in COVID-19 Times
2020-07-15	UFS Reflections Series: South Africa in COVID-19 Times
2020-07-14	GBV: Men need to challenge these insidious forms of violence
2020-07-14	GBV: Men need to challenge these insidious forms of violence
2020-07-14	Prof Solomon appointed as visiting professor to Osaka University in Japan
2020-07-14	Prof Solomon appointed as visiting professor to Osaka University in Japan
2020-07-10	ABSA invests in future of students
2020-07-10	ABSA invests in future of students
2020-07-10	International interest in SA team led by UFS professor who isolated COVID-19 in sewage
2020-07-10	International interest in SA team led by UFS professor who isolated COVID-19 in sewage
2020-07-07	UFS expands virtual support services for its students
2020-07-07	UFS expands virtual support services for its students
2020-07-03	Will South Africa retain its status as a preferred international student destination post-COVID 19?
2020-07-03	Will South Africa retain its status as a preferred international student destination post-COVID 19?
2020-07-03	The two ends of the SA statue debate: The ‘cleaning’ of painful reminders of past atrocities vs the juxtaposition model
2020-07-03	The two ends of the SA statue debate: The ‘cleaning’ of painful reminders of past atrocities vs the juxtaposition model
2020-07-01	Protecting South Africans’ personal information starts now
2020-07-01	Protecting South Africans’ personal information starts now
2020-07-01	Notice regarding the nomination and election of a representative of the Convocation to the UFS Council
2020-07-01	Notice regarding the nomination and election of a representative of the Convocation to the UFS Council
2020-07-01	ARU collaborates with Zimbabwe on trans-boundary African mountains research
2020-07-01	ARU collaborates with Zimbabwe on trans-boundary African mountains research

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Interest in Latin gradually grows

2009-03-13

The Faculty of the Humanities has recorded the highest number of second-year and third-year students who study Latin compared to the last two years. According to the newly appointed Head of the Department of Classical Languages, Prof Christoff Zietsman, interest in Latin from students is spread across a wide spectrum but primarily Law and Theology. “About ten years ago there was a process of change at all universities because of the economic situation then and, as a result, many departments amalgamated,” he said. “What happened at the University of the Free State (UFS) was that the Latin Department was incorporated into the English Department but from this year (2009) it is again an autonomous department now called the Department of Classical Languages. This is also a sign of the growth in popularity of Latin.” Prof Zietsman taught the Classics and Latin at the University of Stellenbosch for 31 years before he joined the UFS at the beginning of this year. Pictured are first-year Latin students with their lecturer, Dr Dirk Coetzee (back row, third from left).
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