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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.
Gateway Parent Orientation
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16 November 2012
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Information session for parents and guardians of prospective students on the Bloemfontein Campus on 1 December 2012.
Parents and guardians will have the opportunity to obtain more information on what awaits their children when they arrive at the UFS in 2013.
From 9:00 to 10:00, there will be a welcoming session. After this, from 10:00 to 12:00, parents will have the opportunity to attend sessions by the various faculties in the lecture halls. Parents can also visit the different information points to have their questions answered.
The following sections form part of the information points:
- NBT
- Students’ Representative Council
- Residence and Housing Affairs
- City Residences
- Student Affairs
- Unit for Students with Disabilities
- Unit for Prospective Students and many others.
Venue: Auditorium, Economic and Management Sciences Building, Bloemfontein Campus (directions will be clearly indicated on Campus).
For more information contact Cornelia Faasen at faasenc@ufs.ac.za or +27(0)51 401 9102.