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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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Universities of the Commonwealth hosted by UFS
2005-08-31
The University of the Free State (UFS) this week hosted 14 delegates from universities of the Commonwealth as part of a bench marking programme to measure and promote excellence in university management. The programme is run by the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU).
Prof Magda Fourie, Vice-Rector: Academic Planning at the UFS; Sir Graeme Davies, Vice-Chancellor of the University of London; Ms Svava Bjarnason, Director: Research and Strategy, ACU; Ms Sandra Glasgow, Senior Vice-President: Corporate Services of the University of Technology in Jamaica, and Dr John Rowett, Secretary General of the ACU.