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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.
Dr Daniël Hugo presents memorial lecturer
2008-05-16
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The 27th D.F. Malherbe Memorial Lecture was held on the Main Campus of the University of the Free State (UFS) in Bloemfontein this week. The lecture was presented by Dr Daniël Hugo, writer, renowned translator of English and Dutch works, and executive director of die Huis der Nederlanden in Cape Town. The topic of his lecture was: "Die geheime werking van literêre invloed: D.J. Opperman en D.F. Malherbe". During his visit Dr Hugo spoke to postgraduate students and he also delivered a lecture to the Genootskap Nederland - Suid-Afrika at the UFS. Attending the lecture were, from the left: Prof. Hennie van Coller, Head of the Department Afrikaans and Dutch, German and French, Prof. Gerhardt de Klerk, Dean: Faculty of the Humanities, Dr Hugo, and Prof. Driekie Hay, Vice-Rector: Academic Planning.
Photo: Stephen Collett
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