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29 March 2022
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Story Teli Mothabeng
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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.
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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.
Qwaqwa Campus final-year students invited to Postgraduate Open Day on 16 September 2015
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Postgraduate studies are often accompanied by a financial burden for many students. The University of the Free State (UFS) has relaxed registration fees for all final-year students in order to gain easier access to postgraduate studies.
If you are a final-year student at the Qwaqwa Campus, and want to have a competitive edge once you enter the workplace, the Postgraduate Open Day is the event for you.
The Vice-Chancellor and Rector of the University of the Free State, Prof Jonathan Jansen, is hosting an information session on your campus, and has dedicated an informative letter to you as a prelude.
Details of event:
Date: Wednesday 16 September 2015
Time: 14:30- 15:30
Place: Nelson Mandela Hall, Qwaqwa Campus