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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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Prof. Kobus Laubscher appointed as chairperson at the National Productivity Institute (NPI)
2007-10-03
Prof. Kobus Laubscher, Associate Professor at the University of the Free State’s (UFS) Department of Agricultural Economics, has been appointed by the Minister of Labour, Mr Membathisi Mdladlana, as chairperson of the National Productivity Institute’s (NPI) Social Plan and Productivity Advisory Council (SPPAC) as well as chairperson of the board of directors of the SPPAC. The appointment is for the period 1 September 2007 to 31 August 2012.
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