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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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MEC obtained his second masters degree
2005-09-15
Mnr Darkey Africa, MEC for Economic Development and Tourism of the North West Province, today obtained his second masters degree during the University of the Free State's (UFS) spring graduation ceremony. Mr Africa obtained the masters degree in Governance and Political Transformation at the UFS in 2002. The masters degree in Development Studies was awarded to him today.
Mr Africa and his promotor, Prof Lucius Botes, Director: Centre for Development Support at the UFS.