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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.
UFS receives computers of R2 million from the Dell foundation
2007-02-12
The Dell Foundation donated 200 computers to the value of R2 million to the Main and Qwaqwa Campuses of the University of the Free State (UFS). This is the first time the UFS receives a donation from Dell. The computers will be given to the student computer laboratories on the Qwaqwa Campus and the School of Nursing and the Unit for Students for Disabilities on the Main Campus.

Attending the handing-over ceremony were, from the left: Ms Ronelle Ceronio (Head: Unit for Students with Disabilities at the UFS), Mr Teboho Manchu (Deputy Director: Student Affairs, Qwaqwa Campus), Mr Ted Coote (Consultant to the Dell Foundation) and Mrs Margot Coote (Consultant to the Dell Foundation).