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29 March 2021
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1. Its support of and confidence in the leadership of the Rector and Vice-Chancellor of the UFS, Prof Francis Petersen and his team, and duly recognises the efforts and results achieved at the University during the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the current nationwide student protest on the payment of student debt.
2. In this context, the Council also distances itself and deplores the statements made by the leadership of the
Institutional Student Representative Council (ISRC), on national television on Monday 15 March 2021, as it pertained to the demand for the immediate resignation of the Rector and Vice-Chancellor, and the statements pertaining to the Chancellor, Prof Bonang Mohale, and Chairperson of the Council, Dr Willem Louw. The Council notes that Mr Katleho Lechoo, President of the ISRC subsequently retracted the utterances.
3. The Council strongly affirms its confidence in the relationship between the leadership of the UFS and the ISRC and expresses its appreciation for the University leadership’s commitment to continuously engage with students about matters of concern to them. The Council furthermore encourages positive and constructive engagement by the ISRC with the University leadership, as this contributes to shared-understanding of the challenges faced by the South African higher education sector and the governance of the UFS.
NRF Gauteng/Inland Students' Conference
2008-06-22
On 11 - 12 July 2008 the NRF Gauteng/Inland Students' Conference will be hosted by the School of Education of the University of the Free State. This conference is funded by the National Research Foundation and provides a platform for 36 Education students from 7 tertiary institutions to present their research. These delegates were selected after each institution held an Inhouse Conference where Masters' and PhD students presented their research. The delegates are from the:
University of Limpopo
University of Johannesburg
University of North West
University of Pretoria
University of South Africa
University of the Free State
University of the Witwatersrand
For further information please contact Mr. K Teise at 051 - 4013576/ Dr. A. le Roux at 051 - 4012292 or Ms. Christa Duvenhage at 051-4013651.