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14 October 2022
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Story Edzani Nephalela
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Photo UFS Photo Archive
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On 20 October 2022, the University of the Free State (UFS) Faculty of Theology and Religion will present the distinguished Tutu-Jonker lecture in honour of the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Prof Willie Jonker. These two theologians are well-known in South Africa for their emphasis on reconciliation, and the series of lectures is a tribute to their reconciliatory efforts.
This will be the first in-person Tutu-Jonker lecture since COVID-19 and the passing of Archbishop Tutu. The keynote speaker, Dr Lazarus Mokobake, Chaplain in the South African Defence Force, will deliver the lecture, themed: ‘Faltering resilience – a nation in need of conciliation’.
Registrations close on 14 October 2022.
Dimtec receives bursaries of R1.1 Million for masters degree programme
2007-05-24
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The Disaster Management Training and Education Centre (DiMTEC) at the University of the Free State (UFS) received bursaries to the value of R1.1 Million from the Departments of Science and Technology, Water and Forestry and Local Government for the masters programme in Disaster Management. The departments will collectively give R1.1 Million per year for the next five (5) years to the programme. This year altogether 15 students have already received bursaries from the fund, which is administered by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). Attending the launch of the bursary fund were, from the left: Mr Chris Swiegers (Department of Water and Forestry), Mr Lance Williams (Head of the National Disaster Management Centre), Prof. Magda Fourie (Vice-Rector: Academic Planning at the UFS), Ms Ramadolela Lindelani (M.Sc. student) and Mr Andries Jordaan (Director of DiMTEC).
Photo: Leonie Bolleurs
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