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2022-04-29 |
More women needed in surgery, says country’s youngest and first female head of Vascular Surgery |
2022-04-29 |
More women needed in surgery, says country’s youngest and first female head of Vascular Surgery |
2022-04-28 |
Opinion: UFS Centre for Human Rights’ hawk’s eye on water provision in the Gariep |
2022-04-28 |
Opinion: UFS Centre for Human Rights’ hawk’s eye on water provision in the Gariep |
2022-04-28 |
Seminar on Open Science, 12 May 2022 |
2022-04-28 |
Seminar on Open Science, 12 May 2022 |
2022-04-28 |
Opinion: Freedom and democracy still a dream for most African countries |
2022-04-28 |
Opinion: Freedom and democracy still a dream for most African countries |
2022-04-26 |
Contested Science for Sustainable Agriculture |
2022-04-26 |
Contested Science for Sustainable Agriculture |
2022-04-26 |
Sisters share the stage during April graduation ceremonies |
2022-04-26 |
Sisters share the stage during April graduation ceremonies |
2022-04-26 |
Opinion: KwaZulu-Natal floods: Each one help one |
2022-04-26 |
Opinion: KwaZulu-Natal floods: Each one help one |
2022-04-26 |
Intellectual property is an important driver of human development and economic growth |
2022-04-26 |
Intellectual property is an important driver of human development and economic growth |
2022-04-25 |
Childhood friends celebrate first degrees together |
2022-04-25 |
Childhood friends celebrate first degrees together |
2022-04-25 |
Theranostics in the fight against cancer |
2022-04-25 |
Theranostics in the fight against cancer |
2022-04-25 |
Double celebration for Ntheri twins as they graduate cum laude |
2022-04-25 |
Double celebration for Ntheri twins as they graduate cum laude |
2022-04-25 |
Nicoleen Moorcroft - overcame brain surgery to earn her third degree |
2022-04-25 |
Nicoleen Moorcroft - overcame brain surgery to earn her third degree |
2022-04-23 |
Free State for Choice (FS4C) withdraws court application against UFS COVID-19 Vaccination Policy |
2022-04-23 |
Free State for Choice (FS4C) withdraws court application against UFS COVID-19 Vaccination Policy |
2022-04-22 |
Pursue genuine transformation, states Theology and Religion Dean’s Medal recipient |
2022-04-22 |
Pursue genuine transformation, states Theology and Religion Dean’s Medal recipient |
2022-04-22 |
Senate Medal recipient: ‘More students to enjoy learning Biblical Hebrew’ |
2022-04-22 |
Senate Medal recipient: ‘More students to enjoy learning Biblical Hebrew’ |
2022-04-21 |
LLB graduate Lizandré Mulder excels in law and athletics |
2022-04-21 |
LLB graduate Lizandré Mulder excels in law and athletics |
2022-04-21 |
‘Hard work never goes unnoticed’, says Dean’s Medal recipient |
2022-04-21 |
‘Hard work never goes unnoticed’, says Dean’s Medal recipient |
2022-04-21 |
Mathematics students bag top graduation awards |
2022-04-21 |
Mathematics students bag top graduation awards |
2022-04-21 |
A second PhD for Prof Innocent Chirisa, Dean at the University of Zimbabwe |
2022-04-21 |
A second PhD for Prof Innocent Chirisa, Dean at the University of Zimbabwe |
2022-04-21 |
Friends beat the odds by achieving second degrees together |
2022-04-21 |
Friends beat the odds by achieving second degrees together |
2022-04-20 |
Opinion: KZN floods expose significant socio-economic and environmental vulnerabilities |
2022-04-20 |
Opinion: KZN floods expose significant socio-economic and environmental vulnerabilities |
2022-04-20 |
Chris Vorster’s PhD pays homage to the impact of Egoli creator, Franz Marx |
2022-04-20 |
Chris Vorster’s PhD pays homage to the impact of Egoli creator, Franz Marx |
2022-04-14 |
UFS explores potential areas of collaboration with institutions in Kenya |
2022-04-14 |
UFS explores potential areas of collaboration with institutions in Kenya |
2022-04-14 |
Shimlas aim to entertain in home semi-final |
2022-04-14 |
Shimlas aim to entertain in home semi-final |
2022-04-14 |
Kovsie Dining offers South Campus community affordable, healthy food choices |
2022-04-14 |
Kovsie Dining offers South Campus community affordable, healthy food choices |
2022-04-12 |
Stagedoor Makes a Resounding In-Person Return to UFS Stages |
2022-04-12 |
Stagedoor Makes a Resounding In-Person Return to UFS Stages |
2022-04-12 |
UFS Student Publishes Book on Love and Life in the African Context |
2022-04-12 |
UFS Student Publishes Book on Love and Life in the African Context |
2022-04-12 |
Louzanne Coetzee sets the pace and makes history at Two Oceans |
2022-04-12 |
Louzanne Coetzee sets the pace and makes history at Two Oceans |
2022-04-12 |
UFS position statement on xenophobia |
2022-04-12 |
UFS position statement on xenophobia |
2022-04-07 |
UFS awards five honorary doctorates during April 2022 graduation ceremony |
2022-04-07 |
UFS awards five honorary doctorates during April 2022 graduation ceremony |
2022-04-07 |
2022 Africa Week |
2022-04-07 |
2022 Africa Week |
2022-04-07 |
Shimlas stick to attacking style to secure semi-final spot |
2022-04-07 |
Shimlas stick to attacking style to secure semi-final spot |
2022-04-06 |
Urgent communication regarding payment of subsidies to NSFAS-funded UFS students |
2022-04-06 |
Urgent communication regarding payment of subsidies to NSFAS-funded UFS students |
2022-04-05 |
Preliminary finding indicates fire on UFS Qwaqwa Campus caused by arson |
2022-04-05 |
Preliminary finding indicates fire on UFS Qwaqwa Campus caused by arson |
2022-04-05 |
The UFS and partners calling on students to combat corruption in SA through writing competition |
2022-04-05 |
The UFS and partners calling on students to combat corruption in SA through writing competition |
2022-04-05 |
UFS wheat rust specialist contributes to paper in Nature Genetics |
2022-04-05 |
UFS wheat rust specialist contributes to paper in Nature Genetics |
2022-04-05 |
Food security dominant driver of plant pathology research in future |
2022-04-05 |
Food security dominant driver of plant pathology research in future |
2022-04-05 |
Celebrating Africa Month – call for contributions |
2022-04-05 |
Celebrating Africa Month – call for contributions |
2022-04-01 |
Dr Nicholas Pearce named Best Doctor of the Year in National Batho Pele Excellence Awards |
2022-04-01 |
Dr Nicholas Pearce named Best Doctor of the Year in National Batho Pele Excellence Awards |
2022-04-01 |
Celebrating more than a century of collaboration with universities in the US |
2022-04-01 |
Celebrating more than a century of collaboration with universities in the US |
Spring graduation ceremony
2008-09-15
Law awards largest number of doctorates |
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The Faculty of Law at the University of the Free State (UFS) this week awarded four doctorate degrees during the spring graduation ceremony, which took place on the Main Campus in Bloemfontein. This is the largest number of doctorates awarded by the faculty during one graduation ceremony. Here are, from the left: Dr Tjaart Maré, Dr Ilze Keevy, and Dr Pierre Rabie. Dr Daniel Mekonnen was absent when the photo was taken. Photo: Leonie Bolleurs
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UFS awards degrees |
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The University of the Free State's (UFS) spring graduation ceremony took place on the Main Campus in Bloemfontein this week. Altogether 840 diplomas and degrees were awarded. Here are, from the left: Mss Mamokete Marokane, who obtained a B.Com. Human Resource Management degree, Elzaan Jacobs, who obtained a B.Com. Accounting degree, and Mmanyefolo Mosia, who also obtained a B.Com. Accounting degree. Photo: Leonie Bolleurs
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The University of the Free State's (UFS) spring graduation ceremony took place on the Main Campus in Bloemfontein this week. Altogether 840 diplomas and degrees were awarded. Here are, from the left: Mr Roger Potgieter, M.B.A. degree, Ms Amanda Share, M.B.A. degree, Zarita Naudé, B.Com. Accounting, and Mr Kobus van den Berg, M.B.A. degree. Photo: Leonie Bolleurs
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UFS awards extraordinary degree |
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Prof. Ivan Horak, extraordinary professor at the University of the Free State's (UFS) Department of Zoology and Entomology, this week became the third person in the history of the UFS to receive the D.Sc. degree. The degree was awarded to him during the spring graduation ceremony which took place on the Main Campus in Bloemfontein. Here are, from the left: Prof. Jo van As, Head of the Department of Zoology and Entomology, Prof. Horak, and Ms Ellie van Dalen, Lecturer at the UFS Department of Zoology and Entomology.
Photo: Leonie Bolleurs
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UFS awards doctorate degrees |
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Altoghether 29 doctorate degrees were awarded this week during the University of the Free State's (UFS) spring graduation ceremony on the Main Campus in Bloemfontein. During the chancellor's dinner are, from the left: Dr Anabela Da Silva, a student from Mozambique who obtained a Ph.D. in Plant Breeding, Prof. Maryke Labuschagne, UFS Department of Plant Sciences and promoter of Dr Da Silva, Dr Edward Jurua, a student from Uganda who obtained his Ph.D. in Astro Physics, and Dr Pieter Meintjes, from the UFS Department of Physics and promoter of Dr Jurua.
Photo: Gerhard Louw
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Spring graduation ceremony |
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Dr. Meshach Aziakpono (middle) is one of the students of the University of the Free State (UFS) who obtained a Ph.D. (Economics) during the spring graduation ceremony on the Main Campus in Bloemfontein. Here he is with Prof. Phillipe Burger (left), Head of the Department of Economics at the UFS and mentor of Dr Aziakpono, and Prof. Stan du Plessis (right), Department of Economics at Stellenbosch University and co-mentor of Dr Aziakpono.
Photo: Gerhard Louw
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