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27 March 2023
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Story Valentino Ndaba
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This year, the University of the Free State will witness one of its biggest graduation seasons yet. A total of 19 ceremonies will take place this April. The Qwaqwa Campus will host four ceremonies from 14 to 15 April and the Bloemfontein Campus will host fifteen celebrations from 18 to 22 April 2023.
A grand total of 8 628 graduates will walk across the stage throughout the seven days. In addition, four honorary doctorates will also be conferred. Prof Stephen Brown will be awarded the Council Medal, Prof Mattheus Lötter is to receive the Chancellor's Medal.
Qwaqwa Campus Graduation Ceremonies
Bloemfontein and South Campus Graduation Ceremonies
For more information on guides and attires, click here.
Download the graduation schedule
here.
Dept. of Agricultural Economics donated guide to two projects
2006-05-14
The Department of Agricultural Economics at the University of the Free State (UFS) and donors donated a manual and DVD titled Growing vegetables, a comprehensive guide on how to establish, maintain and manage a vegetable garden to two projects in Bloemfontein. Ms Marieta Jonker of Free State Care in Action and Ms Mathilda Koch of Child Care Bloemfontein and Childline Free State received the manuals on behalf of their organisations.
Handing over the manuals are from the left Ms Dora du Plessis (co-ordinator of the vegetable garden project), Ms Mathilda Koch, Dr Wimpie Nell (Senior Lecturer in the Department Agricultural Economics and Director of the Centre for Agricultural Economics at the UFS) and and Ms Marieta Jonker.
Photo: Leonie Bolleurs