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UFS Institutional Audit process on track

17 February 2022 | Story Lacea Loader | Photo Sonia Small (Kaleidoscope Studios)

The University of the Free State (UFS) has finalised the first part of the Council on Higher Education (CHE) Institutional Audit (IA), submitting its Institutional Self-Evaluation Report (SER) and Portfolio of Evidence (PoE) to the higher education quality assurance body.

According to Dr Engela van Staden, Vice-Rector: Academic, the second part of the institutional audit will involve the participation of relevant stakeholders in a site visit to the institution. During the visit, scheduled between 9 and 13 May 2022, an external panel of experts will systematically assess the submitted SER and requisite documents by asking inquisitive questions to interviewees who will be participating in this process.

“The focus will be on the quality of programme offerings with a view to improving student success in all spheres of the student walk – from registration to graduation. To this end, the university’s Integrated Quality Management Framework (IQMF) will be assessed in order to provide evidence that quality assurance is ingrained in the core functions of the UFS, i.e., student success; quality of teaching and research; and engaged scholarship.”

Dr Van Staden says by re-introducing the SER, the university will embark on a stakeholder engagement plan, engaging with staff in faculties, service units, directorates, centres, departments, or schools, to keep them informed and prepared for a productive contribution to the Institutional Audit process.

- The CHE is an independent statutory body established in terms of the provisions of the Higher Education Act No. 101 of 1997, as amended. It advises the Minister responsible for Higher Education and Training and is the national authority for quality assurance and promotion in higher education.

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Break in UFS registration process

2007-01-18

(Issued by prof Niel Viljoen, Chief director: Operations)

The University of the Free State (UFS) is currently experiencing problems with its computer system, which caused a break in today’s (18 January 2007) registration process.

Technical staff from the UFS are busy attending to the fault and the registration process should continue tomorrow (19 January 2007) according to the normal programme.

Today’s registration programme has been rescheduled for Saturday 20 January 2007. On this day, students can register as follow in the Callie Human Centre on the Main Campus:

11:00

Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences: B Acc and B Com (Accounting).

13:30

School of Education: B Ed (Pre-school and Foundation Phase), B Ed (Intermediate Phase), B Ed (Further Education and Training) and B Ed (Further Education and Training Phase – 5 year curriculum).

15:00

Faculty of Theology

The UFS management apologises for the inconvenience caused by the rescheduling of today’s registration process.

Media release

Issued by: Lacea Loader

Media Representative

Tel: (051) 401-2584

Cell: 083 645 2454

E-mail: loaderl@mail.uovs.ac.za

18 January 2007

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