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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.
Academic receives R500 000 from SANPAD for research
2007-10-02
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Prof. Philip Nel from the Department Afroasiatic Studies, Sign Language and Language Practice at the University of the Free State (UFS) recently received R500 000 in project funding support from the South Africa-Netherlands Programme on Alternatives in Development (SANPAD). SANPAD is financed by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs and funds high quality, collaborative research conducted by South African researchers in partnership with researchers in the Netherlands. The title of Prof. Nel’s project is: “Communities in Communion: Religious integration in South African sacred places in forming the new South African identity”.
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