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31 October 2021 | Story Prof Francis Petersen

The University of the Free State (UFS) calls on all higher education institutions, business, the private and public sector, and the South African community to confirm their commitment towards climate change and to contribute to climate change interventions.

“The UFS is committed to contributing meaningfully through research, innovation, policy advice, activism, and the operational management of the university to a fairer, cleaner, and healthier world, and urges world leaders to make bold decisions on how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at the upcoming Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) meeting in Glasgow,” says Prof Francis Petersen, Rector and Vice-Chancellor.

The UFS supports the United Nations’ (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and in particular Goal 13, which calls for urgent action to combat climate change and its impact and is committed to underpinning it in the institution’s strategy and operations.

According to Prof Petersen, the university is developing a response to positively impact society and is using the SDGs as basis for this response. “This will incorporate our operations in terms of green and sustainable campuses, as well as the Academic Project in terms of quality research, engaged scholarship, and strategic partnerships with government, communities, and different sectors of the economy. A response to the SDGs is a significant step towards our commitment to play a role in climate change,” says Prof Petersen.

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RIEP trains staff from the Northern Cape Department of Education
2007-11-30

 

The Research Institute for Education Planning (RIEP) at the University of the Free State (UFS) trained thirty trainee area managers from the Department of Education in the Northern Cape in the Family Math Science Programme. The training was made possible by a sponsorship from Absa. On the photo are, from the left, standing: Mr Marlin van Heerden (Department of Education, Northern Cape), Mr Cobus van Breda (RIEP), Mr Zine Mogorosi (Absa), Ms Mandisa Lebitso (Department of Education, Northern Cape), Ms Susan Koen (Department of Education, Northern Cape); seated: Ms Elizna Prinsloo (Project Co-ordinator, RIEP) and Ms Lorraine Botha (Facilitator, RIEP).
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