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24 August 2021
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Story Amanda Tongha
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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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International Advisory Council advises university leadership
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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
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| 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. |