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28 June 2022
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Story Nonsindiso Qwabe
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Photo ALBERT VAN BILJON
In conversation: Prof Petersen and Leanne Manas.
An outward-looking, globally competitive university that ranks among the top-tier universities in South Africa and on the continent, driven by a strong human-centred, diverse social-justice approach. This is at the heart of the vision
Prof Francis Petersen, Rector and Vice-Chancellor of the UFS, shared with multi-award-winning
news anchor
Leanne Manas during a sit-down conversation on Friday 22 July 2022.
Prof Petersen reflected on the great strides and difficulties faced during his first term, as well as navigating the UFS through the COVID-19 pandemic to position the institution in a strategic and focused manner as a university of choice on the continent
and in other parts of the globe.
Prof Prakash Naidoo, Vice-Rector: Operations, introduced Leanne Manas
Prof Francis Petersen
Leanne Manas and Prof Petersen In conversation
Leanne Manas
Leanne Manas meeting our staff members.
Leanne Manas meeting our staff members.
Leanne Manas meeting our staff members.
Prof Petersen with some of our staff members
From the left; Prof Prakash Naidoo, Leanne Manas, Prof Francis Petersen and Temba Hlasho, Executive Director: Student Affairs
Leanne Manas meeting our staff members.
From the left; Prof Prakash Naidoo, Prof Francis Petersen and Quinton Koetaan, Senior Director; HRA
Leanne Manas meeting our staff members.
Programme on Governance and Political Transformation presents research seminar
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At the seminar are, from the left: Prof. Lucius Botes, Dean: Faculty of the Humanities, Dr Tania Coetzee, Programme Director, and Prof. Laetus Lategan, Dean: Research Development and Innovation, Central University of Technology.
Photo: Mangaliso Radebe |
The Programme on Governance and Political Transformation at the University of the Free State (UFS) presented a two-day research seminar. Experts from various academic fields and students enrolled for the programme, presented papers on subjects such as research, politics and governance. The programme is aimed at the advancement of political knowledge and the development of political management-oriented skills in an environment of rapid change. It has been created to satisfy the need for institutional capacity building, leadership development and the promotion of a value system that complements good governance and forms the basis of democratic government.