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12 May 2023
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Story Mbali Moiketsi
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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.
UFS shines at ASSAf award ceremony
2009-10-13
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Prof. Frans Swanepoel, Director of Research Development and Prof. Johan Henning, Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of the Free State (UFS) were inaugurated as members of the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) during the award ceremony recently held at the CSIR International Convention Centre in Pretoria. Prof. Esta van Heerden from the Department of Microbial, Biochemical and Food Biotechnology was the recipient of the 2009 Young Scientist of the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS), the Department of Science and Technology and ASSAf. Prof. Jonathan Jansen Rector and Vice-Chancellor of the UFS is Vice-President of ASSAf. Here are, from the left: Prof. Swanepoel, Prof. Van Heerden, Prof. Jansen, Prof. Henning and Prof. Neil Heideman, Vice-Dean: Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences.
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