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11 February 2022
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Story Leonie Bolleurs and Rulanzen Martin

After two years of lockdown, online meetings, and limited contact with colleagues, academy at the University of the Free State (UFS) is gradually returning to normal. This month (February 2022), staff, students, and members of related industries will convene on three different occasions to learn about cutting-edge scholarship, to reconnect with each other, and to discuss issues impacting society in the fields of theology, the humanities, and agriculture.
Seminar on ‘The Limits of Decolonisation’ with Prof RW Johnson
Date: 24 February 2022
Time: 09:00-16:00 SAST
Venue/Platform: Equitas Auditorium, UFS Bloemfontein Campus, and Microsoft Teams
Decolonisation has been a heated point of discussion for some time now, but have you ever wondered if there could be limitations hindering the decolonisation project? The Departments of Political Studies and Governance and Philosophy and Classics at the UFS will host an array of academics and experts for a hybrid seminar on the topic The Limits of Decolonisation.
If decolonisation is an important issue for you or if you are interested in the topic and its relevance and influence in the world and academia, you should join or attend the seminar – either online via Microsoft Teams or in person in the Equitas Auditorium – on 24 February 2022 from 09:00.
The keynote speaker is political scientist
Prof RW Johnson from the University of Oxford. Prof Johnson is an emeritus fellow at Magdalen College and is the author of several acclaimed political books. The other speakers are all from the Departments of Political Studies and Governance, and Philosophy and Classics. Terrence Corrigan from the
South African Institute of Race Relations will speak on The relationship between critical race theory and decolonisation.
Find full programme here
RSVP: Alice Stander StanderAFM@ufs.ac.za (please specify dietary requirements, as a light lunch will be served)

Wellness Conference - 17 and 18 April 2007
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Wellness Conference - 17 and 18 April 2007
Powerpoint presentations from presenters
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Burnout and work engagement: Defining pivotal career experiences. (Prof. Michael Leiter, Director of the Centre for Organizational Research and Development, and Professor of Psychology at Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada)
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Driving wellness in the workplace. (Liezel Dreyer, Vitality Wellness Manager, Discovery Health
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How to integrate your wellness programme with the company's business processes (Mr Carl Manser: Executive Director Strategic Solutions of the Careways Group)
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Standard Bank Wellness: A Risk Mitigation Case Study (Daniel Kotton Health and Wellness Advisor: Standard Bank Africa)
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Leadership and Self-Deception (Dr Cobus Pienaar )
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How to build a case for initiating wellbeing in your organisation (Dr. Andre van Jaarsveld, Chief Executive, group affairs, Careways Group (CEO))
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A Culture of Discontent Within the Free State Department of Health (FSDoH) (Shirley du Plooy Anthropology Department & CHSR&D)
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Wellness/Welstand (Lourens Geyer & Annette Prins)
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Cultivating a positive work environment: a different approach to employee wellness (Dr Renalde Huysamen)
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Developement of a holistc wellness model for managers in tertiary institutions
(Petrus Albertus Botha Tshwane University of Technology - Polokwane Delivery site
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A case for emotional intelligence in workplace wellness (Annette Prins)
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The role of leadership in organisational wellness - The birth of a machine…
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Global and local trends in corporate and academic wellness and EAP (Tracy Harper - Tracy Harper & Associates)
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Why do workshops fail: a neural path less traveled (Eugene van Niekerk & Annette Weyers)
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Conference themes Prof. Leiter
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