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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.
Draft Defence Review Policy discussed
2012-06-01
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Attending the public consultation on the Bloemfontein Campus were, from the left: Prof. Theo Neethling, Head of the Department of Political Studies and Governance; Prof. Teuns Verschoor, Vice-Rector: Institutional Affairs; Mr Roelf Meyer; and Prof. Hussein Solomon, Senior Professor in the Department of Political Studies and Governance.
Photo: Johan Roux
1 June 2012
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The university hosted members of the South African Defence Review Committee who consulted on the Draft Defence Review with interested parties. Representatives from the Department of Defence and Military Veterans, the South African National Defence Force, academics, politicians and members of the public attended the public consultation on the Bloemfontein Campus.
The Defence Review Committee coordinates and facilitates a draft Defence Review Policy for the country and public consultations have been held countrywide. The committee is chaired by Mr Roelf Meyer, a former Defence Minister and chief negotiator for the National Party government during the multiparty negotiations in 1993.