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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.
ABSA CEO speaks at the UFS
2010-10-31
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Ms Maria Ramos, Chief Executive Officer of the ABSA Group, was the guest speaker at an Agricultural Market Prospects Workshop on the Main Campus of the University of the Free State (UFS) in Bloemfontein on Wednesday, 27 October 2010. Amongst others, she discussed the South African economy and economic policies, business management and the management of businesses over the next two years. In the afternoon the attention turned to the agricultural markets – especially the international perspective, and the markets for grain, livestock and poultry – under the leadership of Prof. Johan Willemse, Head of the Department of Agricultural Economics at the UFS. Ms Ramos holds an Honorary Doctorate from the UFS and Prof. Willemse is an acclaimed economist. Here are, from the left: Prof. Willemse, Ms Ramos and Prof. Driekie Hay, Vice-Rector: Teaching and Learning at the UFS and also the opening speaker.
Photo: Christiaan van der Merwe.
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