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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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Astro hockey project one of the university’s biggest sport investments
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A group of hockey players of the University of the Free State's (UFS) men and ladies first teams recently played on the new astro fields on the Main Campus in Bloemfontein for the first time. The R16 million astro hockey project is one of the university’s biggest sport investments. The project, in which five schools are partners, commenced eighteen months ago. The fields will be used by students and learners.
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Attending the first hockey game were, from the left: Simone Hugo (student), Mr Frans van der Watt (Hockey Manager at the UFS), Prof Frederick Fourie (Rector and Vice-Chancellor at the UFS), Mr James Letuka (Director of KovsieSport) and Jaques du Toit (student).
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