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29 June 2020 | Story Xolisa Mnuwka | Photo Supplied
Vote for Kovsie alumna, Thato Mosehle, as she competes as one of the Miss SA 2020 top 15 semi-finalists.

 

UFS alumni are known for thriving and standing out among their peers. Twenty-five-year-old Dr Thato Mosehle is no exception, as she competes for the crown as one of this year’s top 15 contenders for the 2020 Miss South Africa title. 

“I’m so grateful to be part of the top 15 semi-finalists for Miss SA 2020! Words cannot describe looking forward to the journey ahead, to grow, to learn, to help, and to inspire,” shared Thato after the announcement was made on the official Miss SA social-media channels.

Visit the official Miss South Africa Instagram page for details on how to vote. Let’s support our own, because #OnlyAKovsieKnowsTheFeeling 

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Merridy honoured by European organisation
2010-09-10

Merridy Wilson-Strydom

Merridy Wilson-Strydom, Assistant-Director in the Directorate for Institutional Research and Academic Planning (DIRAP) at the University of the Free State (UFS), was named joint winner of the Best Paper Award at the EAIR Valencia Forum 2010 that was held in Valencia, Spain.

EAIR, The European Higher Education Society, is probably globally the largest and strongest association for institutional research at the moment. EAIR is offering the opportunity for young (under 35) professionals and academics working in universities, polytechnics and other higher education institutions to win the “EAIR Best Paper Award”.

The paper was written as part of an accepted proposal for the EAIR annual Forum and is titled Traversing the Chasm from School to University in South Africa: A student perspective.

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