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28 June 2022 | Story Nonsindiso Qwabe | Photo ALBERT VAN BILJON
Leanne Manas and Prof Francis Petersen
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.




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DiMTEC hosts Disaster Risk Reduction Conference
2008-05-22

 

The Disaster Management Training and Education Centre for Africa (DiMTEC) at the University of the Free State (UFS) recently hosted a two-day Disaster Risk Reduction Conference on the Main Campus. A number of key speakers within the field of disaster management as well as national delegates attended the conference. A disaster response demonstration was also held as part of the conference. At the conference were, from the left, front: Mr Mzamani Khoza (Department of Water Affairs and Forestry), Ms Sibisiwe Ndlovu (Deputy Director: Zimbabwe Civil Protection) and Mr Dan Pillay (Manager: Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Human Capital Developement); from the left, back: Mr MacDonald Kadzatsa (United Nations Volunteer), Dr Dusan Sakulski (United Nations University representative) and Mr Andries Jordaan (Director: DiMTEC)
Photo: Mangaliso Radebe

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