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25 February 2022
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The Qwaqwa Campus of the University of the Free State (UFS) will reopen on 28 February 2022. The decision was made by the university management today after the campus was closed on 22 February 2022 due to violent protest action.
From 28 February 2022 to 4 March 2022, all classes will be presented online.
Students will be informed by their respective faculties about the model of academic delivery that will be followed from 7 March 2022.
The arrangement is estimated to continue for two to three weeks at the most, after which the academic programme will return to the approved teaching plans for 2022.
Issued by:
Lacea Loader
Director: Communication and Marketing
University of the Free State
23 February 2022
Claims for damages by Charl Blom and Cobus Muller against the UFS
2015-07-03
The University of the Free State (UFS) does not normally comment in public on legal matters involving its staff or students.
However, in relation to the repeated publicity as a result of claims brought against the university and members of the senior leadership by former students Charl Blom and Cobus Muller, the following:
On the advice of legal counsel, the university plans to vigorously oppose the claims of the former students. When all the evidence is made public, the university believes that those claims will be found to be without merit.
Issued by: Lacea Loader
Director: Communication and Brand Management
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