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26 November 2020 | Story Leonie Bolleurs

Mind Matters is a first for the UFS. It is a mental-health publication for students aimed at highlighting what matters most when it comes to your mind, life, and well-being. Some sections share how individuals in the top echelons of the UFS take care of their minds. Other sections focus on how to support your grey matter (i.e. your brain) and, consequently, improve your general functioning. Some parts discuss matters related to careers, well-being, finance, and self-development. We also provide news and resources that might matter to you.

Whatever your fancy, Mind Matters focuses primarily on why the health of your mind matters. Our minds and brains are the most powerful intelligence or apparatuses on the planet. A power like this needs to be wielded wisely, otherwise we may suffer much from our own neglect of our mental health. It’s not always easy, but it is important!

Mind Matters was possible due to the cumulative contributions, inputs, and work of numerous UFS professionals, especially within Student Affairs.  We are grateful and proud of each person involved. We endeavour to honour these efforts by continually improving and developing Mind Matters. Your feedback and voices are most welcome and will continue to inform what we do next.

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International Advisory Council advises university leadership
2010-11-15

At the concluding session were Ms Phumzile Mlambo-Nqcuka, Executive Chairperson of the Umlambo Foundation (and former Deputy-President of South Africa), and Prof Jonathan Jansen, Rector and Vice-Chancellor of the UFS.
Photo: Chris Liebenberg

The International Advisory Council (IAC), chaired by Prof Joel Samoff, Stanford University, USA concluded its four-day meeting during the past week. The IAC advises the leadership of the University of the Free State (UFS) on its future positioning strategies, especially in relation to its international ambitions as a place of scholarship and service among the leading universities in the world.

 

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