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Celebrate the life of Charlotte Mannya-Maxeke with a short multi-media essay

13 October 2021 | Story Dr Lentsu Nchabeleng

Charlotte Mannya-Maxeke was the first black South African woman to graduate with a university degree. She went on to become an icon in the quest for the emancipation of women. To celebrate the 150th anniversary of her birth, the University of the Free State (UFS) presents an essay writing competition, which is open to all registered students.

Share your short multi-media essay on Charlotte Mannya-Maxeke and win a book by Zubeida Jaffer titled Beauty of the Heart: The life and times of Charlotte Mannya Maxeke.

Theme

There is no human freedom without women’s emancipation.

Submission guidelines

Open to all registered UFS students. Entrants should clearly indicate the following:

• Name

• Department

• Contact details

• Year of study

Technical guidelines

• Essay may be submitted in any language that is dominant at the University of the Free State.

• Essays may be presented in writing (font: Times New Roman, size 12px, space 1.5, a maximum of 500 words)

• Audio-visual essays may be no longer than 3 minutes.

• Audio essays may be no longer than 3 minutes.

Rewards

• The top ten essays will receive a book by Zubeida Jaffer, titled Beauty of the Heart: The life and times of Charlotte Mannya Maxeke.

• The winners and the ultimate winner of the best essay will be announced during the Charlotte Maxeke Memorial Lecture.

For more information

For more information, please contact Geraldine Lengau at LengauGSK@ufs.ac.za or click on here

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Young PhD graduate gets international attention

2010-02-22

Dr Nalize Marais
Photo: Supplied

The youngest ever PhD graduate from the Faculty of Education at the University of the Free State (UFS), Dr Nalize Marais, has gained international recognition for her research study.

Her PhD thesis entitled Accountability and liability: an education law perspective on school leadership has been nominated for the Best Dissertation Award by the International Politics of Education Association. She will compete with two other finalists for this prestigious award.

The winner will be announced during the annual meeting and conference of the American Education Research Association (AERA) in Denver, Colorado, in April this year.

Dr Marais’ research study was driven by the principles of democracy founded in the advancement of human rights, equality and dignity. It dealt with issues of training and development in legislative knowledge and interpretation to empower school principals in their roles as accountable officers in a politically transforming environment.

She obtained her PhD at the September graduation ceremony of the UFS in 2009. She was only 27 years old when she submitted her thesis, making her the youngest person to obtain a PhD in Education at the UFS.

She is currently an instructional designer at the Centre for Higher Education Studies and Development (CHESD) at the UFS.

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