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Kovsie-Connect Virtual Experience 2023

12 May 2023 | Story Mbali Moiketsi | Photo iStock

Visiting universities and learning more about them is an essential part of prospective students’ journey into higher education. The University of the Free State (UFS) has launched the Kovsie-Connect Virtual Experience.

This is an initiative of the Student Recruitment Services in partnership with the Office for International Affairs to give the modern-day prospective student an experience of what the University of the Free State can offer. The Kovsie-Connect Virtual Experience is an interactive online platform that allows prospective students to engage and learn more about the UFS from the comfort of their own homes.

The Virtual Experience is tailor-made for local and international prospective students with the aim of providing an overview of academic offerings, facilities, and student life through a series of online documents, pre-recorded videos, and virtual tours.

The virtual format allows for easy accessibility and convenience, as potential students can attend the event from anywhere in the world without the need for travel. This experience aims to provide students with the information they need to make an informed decision and Choose the UFS!

Click here to access the tour.

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UFS tennis player off to World Games in Turkey

2005-04-06

Kovsie se nommer 1 gekeurde tennisspeler Michelle van Staden is na afloop van die SASSU Oefenkamp van 28 Maart - 2 April 2005 te Pretoria in die SA Studente span verkies om aan die 23ste Studente Wêreldspele in Turkye, Izmar vanaf 10 - 21 Augustus 2005 deel te neem.

Van Staden het te same met 3 ander Kovsie wat in die SA Studente oefengroep opgeneem is, nl. Dillon van der Haer (Kovsie se nr. 1 mansspeler), Elliott Hogan (2de agtereen volgende jaar tot oefengroep verkies) en Lizelle Smith (Kovsies se nr. 2 gekeurde damesspeler) aan die oefenkamp in Pretoria deelgeneem. Die week het bestaan uit fiksheidstoetse en rondomtalie wedstryde. Uit die 8 mans- en 8 damesspelers van verskeie Tersiêre Instellings in SA is slegs 3 mans en 3 dames verkies tot die span wat na Turkye sal reis.

Die span is: Mans: Heinrich Heyl (Tuks), Warwic Spence (UJHB), Joshua Nkachela (Tuks). Reserwe: Mark Prior (UJHB).

Dames: Michelle van Staden (Kovsies), Catherine Perkins (UKZN), Zanele Tshabalala (TUT). Reserwe: Leentjie Oosthuizen (Maties).

Michelle het gedurende verlede jaar se SASSU toernooi nie een wedstryde afgestaan en is nie-amptelik as die nr. 1 damesspeler in SA studente tennis aangewys. Smith was ook deel van die Kovsie vrouespan wat die goue medalje verower het tydens die toernooi.

Die UV se afrigter, mnr. Marnus Kleinhans sal die SA Studente span as spanbestuurder na Turkye vergesel. Die afrigter is mnr. Gerrie Dippenaar van die UJHB.

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