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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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UFS School of Management trains senior FNB staff
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The School of Management at the University of the Free State (UFS) has an agreement with First National Bank (FNB) to train senior staff to comply in the Financial Advisory Intermediary Services Act (FAIS). This act determines that everyone who gives financial advice must at least have a diploma. The first six employees received their Baccalaureus in management leadership during the UFS autumn graduation ceremony.
From the left are Mr Jan van Jaarsveld, Prof Helena van Zyl (Director: UFS School of Management) and Mr Pieter Massyn. At the back are from the left Prof Tienie Crous (Dean: UFS Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences), Messrs Sieg Maier, Gordon Elphick, Howard Whitehead and Martin Ras.