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24 August 2021 | 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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Judge Hefer elected as President of the UFS Convocation
2007-06-25

Judge Joos Hefer was last week elected as new President of the Convocation of the University of the Free State (UFS). More than 100 old Kovsies and staff members were present at the meeting to elect a new president. The convocation is representative of all persons who have obtained a university qualification at the UFS, as well as a certain group of academic and support service staff members. Judge Hefer was elected in the place of Prof. François Retief, former Rector of the UFS.

Photo: Stephen Collett 
 

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