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Academic programme

The University of the Free State (UFS) is excited to welcome our students to campus next week. As a residential university, it remains important that our students experience an on-campus student life and that staff and students can learn, work, and socialise in a way that minimises risk while still complying with the necessary COVID-19-related protocols.

Lectures will commence on 21 February 2022 in a blended teaching and learning approach, where 67% of modules on offer will be in a face-to-face format – as approved by the Academic Committee in 2021.

Face-to-face lectures refer to those modules identified by faculties to be presented on campus. The university will continue with this blended approach; each faculty has identified and communicated modules that will be offered through an online approach.

Students attending lectures on campus must be vaccinated. Unvaccinated students must upload a negative SARS (COVID-19) PCR test (not older than one week), have an approved deferral or an approved exemption, in order to access campus. The necessary health regulations will apply in lecture halls, with everyone expected to wear a mask and to sanitise. More information on access to campus click here.

These arrangements apply for the first term of 2022; it will be monitored continuously, after which assessment will be done, and adjustments will be made to the academic programme where needed.

After almost two years of the national lockdown, the campuses are ready to receive our students, for them to experience student life and to commence with their academic activities.   

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Albert Einstein “visits” Bloemfontein
2005-08-30

 

 

Albert Einstein, performed by David Muller, and Dr Matie Hoffman, senior lecturer from the Department of Physics at the UFS and coordinator of educational activities at the UFS Boyden Observatory.  They are standing at the 1,5m Boyden telescope.

Visitors to the University of the Free State’s (UFS) Boyden Observatory had a special treat on Saturday 27 August 2005 when they were “Albert Einstein”, alias David Muller (Albert Einstein in Imagining Einstein) paid them a surprise visit.

The Department of Science and Technology is sponsoring a one-man play called Imagining Einstein.  The play, written and performed by David Muller, is produced through the MTN Science Centre and forms part of the celebration of the World Year of Physics.  The play’s visit to Bloemfontein was kicked off by Saturday evening’s performance at the UFS Boyden Observatory.

It follows the life of Einstein, from his patent office in Switzerland, through his office in Berlin to his position at Princeton where he spent the last 20 years of his life and captures the research, studies and thinking with all its depth and insights of a man who not only changed the thinking about physics but also had much fun doing so.

The play will be presented on Tuesday 30 August 2005 and Wednesday 31 August 2005 at 10:00 and 19:00 in the Albert Wessels Auditorium on the UFS campus.  Entrance is free of charge.  For bookings, please contact (051) 401 2561.

On Thursday 1 September 2005 the play will be presented at 10:00 and 19:00 at the Sterrewag Theatre on Naval Hill.  Tickets are R10 per person for the 10:00 show and R30 per person for the 19:00 show and are available from PACOFS booking offices or by calling (051) 447 7772.   

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Issued by:  Lacea Loader
   Media Representative
   Tel:  (051) 401-2584
   Cell:  083 645 2454
   E-mail:  loaderl.stg@mail.uovs.ac.za
29 August 2005
 

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