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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.
Kovsie-Alumni Trust awards bursaries to the top matriculants
2006-05-13
Every year, the Kovsie-Alumni Trust of the University of the Free State (UFS) awards bursaries to the top matriculants from each province who study at the UFS. The top matriculants in the Free State and Northern Cape are studying at the UFS this year.

At the awarding of the bursaries were from the left Ms Liné Morrison (top matriculant in the Free State in 2005), Ms Frances Hoexter (Chairperson of the Kovsie-Alumni Trust) and Ms Liesl-Barbara Muller (top matriculant in the Northern Cape in 2005). Me Morrison matriculated from the Secondary School Witteberg in Bethlehem and studies B Sc (Physiotherapy). Ms Muller is a MB Ch B student who matriculated from the Secondary School Diamantveld in Kimberley.