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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.
Professional enrichment programme: Students with disabilities
2009-02-19
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The Division Staff Development at CHESD, invites all staff members to attend the following professional enrichment programme:
Students with disabilities. Who experiences the bigger challenge?
The session will take place on Thursday, 19 February 2009, from 09:00-13:00 in the Benito Khotseng Building, room 107.
All lecturing staff, teaching learning facilitators and interested staff are welcome to attend. Ms Hetsie Veitch from the Unit for Students with Disabilities will do the presentation.
Please confirm your attendance with Ms Clidean Swiegelaar at swiegcc@ufs.ac.za or x9268.
The closing date is 18 February 2009.
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