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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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‘Mandela’s principles are important for business’
2012-10-30

Photo: Leatitia Pienaar
29 October 2012

“Respect a person’s time. That is the ultimate show of respect for a human being.” Zelda la Grange, the right hand of retired President Nelson Mandela for 18 years, shared some of his principles with an audience at the UFS Business School.

Zelda was Mr Mandela’s private secretary and became his private assistant on his retirement. At a lunch-time lecture she has shared her life with the global icon and believes his principles are also good business ethics.

Some of the principles are:

  • The better thing to do is the right thing to do.
  • If you are late, you are disrespecting other people. ‘What makes your time more precious than mine?’
  • The way you approach people determines the way they will treat you.

She said Mr Mandela was like a grandfather to her. “He can probably do without me, but I cannot do without him.”

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