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Six years into the Star of Stars competition and it’s only getting brighter

29 March 2022 | Story Teli Mothabeng | Photo Supplied

Philmon Bitso, Student Recruitment Officer, with the top-10 cohort of the class of 2021 Free State Star of Stars.

The Department of Student Recruitment Services at the University of the Free State (UFS) hosted its annual Free State Star of Stars competition at the Amanzi Private Game Reserve during the first week of March. The event saw some of the brightest young minds in the Free State inducted as UFS first-year students into this year’s top-10 cohort for the competition. This marks the first Star of Stars event since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

This new cohort consists of a dynamic group of academically gifted students from Quintile 1-3 schools in the Free State who are currently enrolled for different UFS academic programmes, ranging from Medicine, Law, Education, and various Bachelor of Science courses. Many of these students had to overcome insurmountable challenges to perform as well as they did in their Grade 12 academic year and to become part of the top-10 cohort for the class of 2021. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Student Recruitment Services was forced to take a different approach to celebrate these deserving students; consequently, a weekend-long induction camp was the substitute for the annual gala dinner.

Apply for the 2022 Free State Star of Stars competition

The UFS realised the need to establish a platform that recognises and celebrates the diverse and, in most instances, difficult circumstances that disadvantaged schools (Quintile 1-3) are facing. Consequently, the Star of Stars competition was developed and established in 2016. This competition provides disadvantaged Grade 12 learners from all districts in the Free State an opportunity to showcase their excellence, while motivating them to aspire to achieve more.

Star of Stars Flyer 2022 aplicayion for the 2022 Free State Star of Stars competition open on 1 April 2022.

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Student Representative Council announces 2012 Dux Students

2012-08-08

Dux students. From the left are Tumelo Moreri, Inge Seale and Werner Pretorius.
Photo: Stephen Collet
8 August 2012

Inge Seale, a fifth-year medical student at our university, has been announced as the Student Representative Council of the Bloemfontein Campus’ Dux Student for 2012.

Inge, who excels in a number of fields, has achieved success in academic, leadership, arts and culture, sport and community activities at the university. This includes her role as international co-editor of Impulse, an international undergraduate journal for neurosciences.

Werner Pretorius, a final-year LL.B. student and SRC member: Treasurer was announced as the first runner-up. Tumelo Moreri, a final-year Actuarial Science student and a member of the Golden Key International Honour Society, was the second runner-up.

The Qwaqwa Campus will announce its Dux students later this year.

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