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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.
Biodiversity and evolution of animal life under the spotlight
2009-05-05
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The Department of Zoology and Entomology at the University of the Free State (UFS) presented a lecture on biodiversity and evolution of animal life on 30 April 2009. The lecture forms part of the year long lecture series presented by the UFS in collaboration with the National Museum and Central University of Technology, Free State (CUT) to commemorate the birth of Charles Darwin 200 years ago: Pictured here outside the Wynand Mouton Theatre are the guest speakers: Proff. Schalk Louw, professor in Entomology in the Department of Zoology and Entomology, Linda Basson, also a professor in Entomology, and Jo van As, initiator of the Darwin year celebrations and head of the Department of Zoology and Entomology.
Photo: Rian Horn |