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24 August 2021
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Story Amanda Tongha
In a year marked by a global pandemic, the University of the Free State (UFS) has made great strides in research, teaching, and impactful engagement.
Our 2020 journey has seen many staff members providing services to advance public knowledge of COVID-19 for the greater good of South Africa. We have produced top-rated scientists, boasting six SARChI research chairs and three A-rated scholars in our world-class workforce. Our various initiatives to ensure student success continue to bear fruit, with current and former students making their mark in the world. One such example is Qinisani Qwabe, a PhD student in the Centre for Sustainable Agriculture, Rural Development and Extension, who was selected in the education category of the Mail & Guardian Top 200 Young South Africans. He was also chosen to represent South Africa at a BRICS conference in Russia.
You can read these and other facts and figures in ‘Our 2020 Journey’ publication.
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UFS Jazz Band to perform at Carnival City
2010-09-16
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The University of the Free State (UFS) Jazz Band, a smaller version of the Big Band, and two students from the UFS, Richard Reeder (piano, first year) and Susan McAlpine (recorder, master’s level), have been selected to perform at the YAMAHA Young Talent Competition at Carnival City in Brakpan on Saturday, 16 October 2010. The YAMAHA Young Talent Competition is a national competition sponsored by Yamaha South Africa. The qualifying rounds are held in various provincial centres around the country, where the finalists are chosen who go through to the national grand finale at the Carnival City Big Top Arena. The first prize includes a YAMAHA concert grand piano for the winning affiliated institution. |
The University of the Free State (UFS) Jazz Band, a smaller version of the Big Band, and two students from the UFS, Richard Reeder (piano, first year) and Susan McAlpine (recorder, master’s level), have been selected to perform at the YAMAHA Young Talent Competition at Carnival City in Brakpan on Saturday, 16 October 2010.
The YAMAHA Young Talent Competition is a national competition sponsored by Yamaha South Africa. The qualifying rounds are held in various provincial centres around the country, where the finalists are chosen who go through to the national grand finale at the Carnival City Big Top Arena. The first prize includes a YAMAHA concert grand piano for the winning affiliated institution.