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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.
UFS Centre for Estate Planning Law share knowledge on trusts
2009-09-07
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The Faculty of Law’s Centre for Estate Planning Law at the University of the Free State (UFS) recently presented a very successful seminar on the hidden problems that trusts hold. Prof. Willie van der Westhuizen from Millers Attorneys in George was the speaker and he once again shared very insightful knowledge with the seminar attendees. Prof. van der Westhuizen is an Extraordinary Professor in the Department of Private Law at the Faculty of Law at the UFS. The seminar was well attended by approximately 50 attorneys and financial planners. At the seminar were, from the left: Mr Louis van Vuren, BoE; Prof. Willie van der Westhuizen; Mr Kenneth Mould, Centre for Estate Planning Law; and Mr Pieter Brits, Centre for Estate Planning Law.
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