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Shining a light on student protest – join the discussion

24 May 2022

The Faculty of the Humanities will be hosting a round-table dialogue on ‘Humanistic Perspectives on Student Protests in South Africa’, an important discussion on a matter that is currently in the spotlight at the UFS and other institutions nationally. Both students and staff are invited to attend in-person or virtually.

The dialogue aims to discuss ‘humanistic perspectives’ on student protests and includes, among others, the following topics:

• Dynamics of student protests

• The relationship between politics and protests

• Why protests are a challenge for the higher education secto

• Possible responses to protests by universities.

Event details

In-person venue: Equitas Auditorium
Online platform: Microsoft Teams
Date: 30 May 2022
Time: 14:00-16:15

Moderator:

Dr Grey Magaiza

Panellists:

Prof Francis Petersen (Rector and Vice-Chancellor

Prof Sethulego Matebesi (Department of Sociology)

Prof Nyasha Mboti (Department of Communication Science)

Prof Joy Owen (Department of Anthropology)

Prof Colin Chasi (Unit for Institutional Change and Social Justice)

Mr Motlogeloa Moema (Student Affairs)

Opening remarks:

Prof Chitja Twala, Vice-Dean: Faculty of the Humanities

Closing remarks:

Prof Heidi Hudson, Dean: Faculty of the Humanities

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2012-11-02

Venues for exam studies

Due to construction work at the UFS Sasol Library the following venues were made available to students for the purpose of studying for their exams.

1. FGG 167, 168, 169 and 170 (theatre style venues). FGG 361 and 362 (level-floor venues with tables and chairs) in the same building are also available for students who prefer such a venue. These venues are available as study venues to students for the entire duration of the exam 24/7 during the week and over weekends.

2. EBW G4 in the new Economic and Management Sciences Building (a level floor venue with tables and chairs and a capacity of 64) is also available. This venue is available for two weeks only: 24 October 2012 until 9 November 2012.

3. Students may continue to use the UFS Sasol Library, however please note that there will be noise due to the construction work.

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