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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.
Programme on Governance and Political Transformation presents research seminar
2010-08-05
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At the seminar are, from the left: Prof. Lucius Botes, Dean: Faculty of the Humanities, Dr Tania Coetzee, Programme Director, and Prof. Laetus Lategan, Dean: Research Development and Innovation, Central University of Technology.
Photo: Mangaliso Radebe |
The Programme on Governance and Political Transformation at the University of the Free State (UFS) presented a two-day research seminar. Experts from various academic fields and students enrolled for the programme, presented papers on subjects such as research, politics and governance. The programme is aimed at the advancement of political knowledge and the development of political management-oriented skills in an environment of rapid change. It has been created to satisfy the need for institutional capacity building, leadership development and the promotion of a value system that complements good governance and forms the basis of democratic government.