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The closing date for the submission of nominations for five members of the Convocation to the Excom of the Convocation was 18 May 2020 at 16:30. A total of six nominations were received and scrutinised, after which two nominations were declared invalid due to substantial non-conformance with the requirements laid down. The remaining four candidates are thus elected to the Excom and will serve for a period not exceeding five years.
We wish to congratulate the following four officials (in alphabetical order) with their election to the Excom of the Convocation:
1. Dr Pieter Bettings
2. Ms Ntombi Nhlapo
3. Mr Ntakuseni Razwiedani
4. Ms Nokuthula Sithole
A meeting of the Excom of the Convocation will be scheduled to discuss the one remaining vacancy in the Excom.
We wish to express our sincere gratitude to all those who participated in this process as well for their interest in, and commitment to the University and its affairs.
Received from: The Registrar and the President of the Convocation
First group of Prestige Scholars on their way to the USA
2012-08-02
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Prof. Jonathan Jansen, Vice-Chancellor and Rector (middle), is seen here with (from the left) Dr Cilliers van den Berg (placed at Cornell University); Dr Munene Mwaniki (Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington, DC); Dr Olihile Sebolai (University of Albany, School of Public Health, New York) and Dr Mpho Moagi-Jama (University of California, Los Angeles).
Photo: Leonie Bolleurs.
2 August 2012 |
The first group of four scholars in the Vice-Chancellor’s Prestige Scholars Programme have been placed at universities in the USA. This unique programme identifies and promotes the most promising young academics at the university and guides them towards becoming full professors with superior research accomplishments. This fast-tracking of the next generation of professors involves an intense mentorship programme at the UFS and an international placement with a leading scholar at a top university.