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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 School of Management honours achievers
2009-10-05
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The School of Management at the University of the Free State (UFS) recently made two awards during the annual MBA Gala Function that took place on the Main Campus in Bloemfontein. Ms Jackie Ntshingila received the award for MBA Alumni Achiever of the Year and Mr Johan Eksteen received the award for MBA Alumni Entrepreneur of the Year. Earlier this year, Mr Eksteen was named as the prize-winner in the manufacturing category of the Enablis FNB Launchpad Business Plan Competition. The floating cup for Achiever of the Year was sponsored by PricewaterhouseCoopers and Interstate Bus Lines sponsored the trophy for the Entrepreneur of the Year. At the function were, from the left, front: Prof. Helena van Zyl, Director of the UFS School of Management and Ms Ntshingila; back: Mr Pieter du Toit, Chairperson of the MBA Alumni, Prof. Tienie Crous, Dean of the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences and Mr Eksteen.
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