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15 November 2021 | Story Elna Van Pletzen

The Council of the University of the Free State (UFS) is seeking to co-opt a suitable candidate to serve for a period of four (4) years on the Finance Committee of Council. To this end, nominations for suitably qualified and experienced candidates are invited.

The Finance Committee of Council exercises oversight over the financial and investment portfolio of the UFS.

Candidates must be suitably qualified with requisite knowledge and experience of financial matters (including investments and acquisitions that are material to the UFS’s business). An appropriate qualification in the financial field is required, as is registration with the relevant professional bodies. 

Nominations must be submitted on the prescribed Nomination form, together with detailed curricula vitae, to the Registrar of the UFS at registrar@ufs.ac.za before 16:30 on 12 January 2022.

The Nominations Committee of Council will consider all the nominations and make a recommendation to the Council, which will decide whether to co-opt any of the candidates. 

The Finance Committee meets at least four times per year, or more frequently as may be necessary. 

The Council may decide not to co-opt any of the candidates.  

For enquiries, you may contact Mr NN Ntsababa at registrar@ufs.ac.za or telephone number +27 51 401 3796.

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Course on grain marketing presented
2009-09-15

 
The Department of Agricultural Economics at the University of the Free State (UFS) recently presented a course on grain marketing in South Africa on the Main Campus in Bloemfontein. Topics such as the production and consumption of grain and oilseeds, grain markets and contracts, and market analysis and basic strategies were discussed. Attending the course were, from the left: Mr Craig Johnson, a farmer from Hennenman; Mr Walter Johnson, a farmer from Hennenman; Mr Dirk Strydom, Department of Agricultural Economics at the UFS; Mr Molefe Thobakgale, Central University of Technology; and Ms Lesego Sejosengoe, Department of Agricultural Economics at the UFS.
Photo: Lacea Loader

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