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11 November 2020 | Story Xolisa Mnukwa

 

Join the University of the Free State (UFS) Division of Student Affairs for the annual Student Affairs Week, where the division will showcase the programmes and services on offer! 

This includes your awareness and perceived relevance of various Student Affairs divisions as well as your participation in the programmes offered by the department.
 
For more information on Student Affairs’ services, you can visit Blackboard and click on the Student Affairs link for either the UFS Bloemfontein, Qwaqwa, or South Campuses. You will then have the option to follow the prompts that will take you on a tour of the Student Affairs division for the respective campuses.

Student Affairs would also like your input on preferred communication platforms, co-curricular programmes, and safety and security on campus. 

The division would furthermore appreciate your valued feedback through comments and recommendations on how to make your student life and experience better. 

Let your voice be heard – complete the 2020 Student Affairs Week Survey:


Accessible online from 12 to 13 November 2020.  

 

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UFS architects receive SAIA award
2003-11-07

Two staff members of the University of the Free State’s Department of Architecture received a merit award from the South African Institute for Architects (SAIA) for the unique way in which they designed their home.

Prof Jan and Mrs Petria Smit’s home in Waverley, Bloemfontein is built against a hill and designed in such a way that the natural surroundings are retained. The house is built on various levels and open spaces and a lot of light is used. The children’s rooms are for example not built up to the ceiling in order to break walls out if more space is needed.

For the two architects the natural surroundings in the cityscape depict an African mask because the strong face-like public image is sheltering the inhabitants behind it.

A total of 12 architectural projects country wide received merit awards from the SAIA. Some of the projects include the South African Apartheids Museum, Unilever’s Head Office in Durban, the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature in Nelspruit and the Westcliff Estate in Johannesburg. The Smit residence is one of only two residences that received merit awards.

From these projects the PG Group SAIA Award for Excellence will be awarded in August 2004. This is the highest accolade that the SAIA and the architectural profession can accord to a building.

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