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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 academic serves again on Financial Planning Standards Board
2010-11-08
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| Adv. Wessel Oosthuizen |
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Adv. Wessel Oosthuizen from the Centre for Financial Planning at the University of the Free State (UFS) has been elected by the panel of directors of the Financial Planning Standards Board (FPSB) on the FPSBs Standards Committee for the second term. This appointment is for two years, effective from 1 January 2011.
Adv. Ooshuizen will be one of six persons who shall see to it that standards already promulgated for Certified Financial Planners are maintained and improved globally. “During the coming year we shall also see to it that already existing standards are still up to date,” said Adv. Oosthuizen.
Adv. Oosthuizen will also advise the committee on the development, implementation and administration of standards for the world-wide financial-planning profession.