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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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Inaugural lecture: Prof Elsabé Loots
2006-06-01
Prof Elsabé Loots, full professor at the Department of Economics of the University of the Free State (UFS), delivered her inaugural lecture on growth and development in Africa.
Attending the ceremony were from the left: Prof Phillippe Burger (Departmental Chairperson: Department of Economics), Prof Tienie Crous (Dean: Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences), Prof Loots and Prof Frederick Fourie (Rector and Vice-Chancellor). Photo: Stephen Collett