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24 August 2021
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Story Amanda Tongha
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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Kovsie Bequest Society discusses wills and estates
2007-04-19
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A group of alumni, previous staff members and friends of the University of the Free State (UFS) attended an information session on planning of a will and an estate. The information session was hosted by the Kovsie Bequest Society (KBS). Mr Gert Nel, Director of Corporate Tax at PriceWaterhouseCoopers was die presenter. At the information session were, from the left: Prof. Nico du Plessis, chairperson of the KBS, Ms Kathy Verwey of UFS Marketing, Mr Nel, Prof. Johan Nortje, committee member of KBS and Prof. Francois Retief, previous rector en also committee member of KBS.
Photo: Leonie Bolleurs |