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December Graduation 2022

Walk of honour for December graduates 

The big day has finally arrived! The December graduation ceremonies will be in full swing on 9 and 12 December. UFS Graduates will do the walk of honour across the stage in the Callie Human Centre on the Bloemfontein Campus.

All the ceremonies will be broadcast on the official UFS YouTube channel. Join the ultimate launch of the festive season as we celebrate the graduates on:

 

This marks the second in-person graduations following the COVID-19 pandemic's virtual ceremonies.

Graduates are encouraged to share inspiring stories about their unique academic journey or memories on:

 socialmedia@ufs.ac.za or news@ufs.ac.za 

On the big day, don’t forget to tag us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, using the official hashtag #UFSGraduation2022 

For more information visit the Graduation webpage

The following qualifications will be conferred

DateTimeFaculties: All Qualifications
Friday 9 December 202209:00 Education
Economic and Management Sciences
Law
 14:30Natural and Agricultural Sciences
The Humanities
Theology and Religion
Monday 12 December 202209:00Health Sciences

 

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Inaugural lecture focuses on the Apostle Paul’s recognition of the divinity of Christ
2005-02-16

Prof Pieter Verster from the Department of Missiology at the University of the Free State (UFS) will deliver his inaugural lecture on Wednesday 23 February 2005 at 19:00 in the CR Swart Auditorium on campus.

The topic of the lecture is Die begronding van die sending by Paulus in die lig van sy erkenning van die godheid van Christus.

Pieter Verster started his theological training in 1973 at the UFS and continued it at the University of Pretoria (UP). He obtained the degrees BA (cl) from the UFS in 1976; BA Hons (Greek cl) from the UP in 1979; MA (Greek) from the UFS in 2000;

a BD (cl) from the UP in 1979; a Post-graduate Diploma in Theology (cl) from the UP in 1980; a DD (Missiology and Religion Studies) from the UP in 1985 and a DD (Dogmatics and Ethics) from the UP in 1989.

He was honoured for academic excellence (UFS 1975), overall excellence (UP 1979) and research excellence (UFS 2004). He has visited various overseas universities and institutions in the Netherlands , Switzerland , Germany and the USA ,.

Prof Verster has also published various articles in academic journals and his books include Wie het die waarheid beet? for which he received the CUM/RSG writers’ competition prize in 1996. He has also published short stories in Tydskrif vir Letterkunde and Dolos and poems in inter alia Literator and Litnet.

Media release
Issued by: Lacea Loader
Media Representative
Tel: (051) 401-2584
Cell: 083 645 2454
E-mail: loaderl.stg@mail.uovs.ac.za
16 February 2005

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