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02 November 2023
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Story Kekeletso Makau
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The UFS Heads of Mission Breakfast event attracted a distinguished delegation of foreign diplomatic missions.
The second Heads of Diplomatic Mission breakfast was hosted by the University of the Free State (UFS) in collaboration with the Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection (MISTRA) in Pretoria, South Africa on 26 October 2023.
The event served as an opportunity to position the UFS as a preferred partner for international collaboration in higher education, research, and innovation – following the success of the inaugural event in 2022. More than ten diplomatic missions were represented by distinguished foreign mission representatives who shared in the deliberations on this year’s theme, namely partnerships and collaborations.
The keynote address was delivered by the UFS Vice-Chancellor and Principal, Prof Francis Petersen, with contributing presentations from MISTRA researcher Laurence Caromba, UFS Professor of Pharmacology, Prof Motlalepula Matsabisa, and Senior Lecturer from the Centre for Gender and Africa Studies, Dr Grey Magaiza. A key goal of Prof Petersen’s presentation was to highlight the benefits of reciprocal collaboration and co-creation of knowledge with international partners, including industry partners. Contributing presentations posited the UFS as a partner of interest in research, innovation, and technology in the international arena and showcased the value of university and diplomatic partnerships in support of the UFS Internationalisation Strategy and Vision 130.
Caromba, a MISTRA researcher, reiterated the importance of collaboration between universities, research institutes, and the diplomatic community, further reaffirming the partnership value proposition entrenched in the UFS-MISTRA collaboration in co-hosting this year’s event. MISTRA, a renowned influential think tank, served as an excellent partner for the event.
The UFS currently boasts more than 100 vibrant international partnerships and is the incumbent coordinator of large EU-funded Erasmus+ projects among South African universities, with UFS researchers having co-authored more than 5 000 scientific publications with universities worldwide (2018-2022).
An engaging question-and-answer session concluded with insights and further action items for continued engagement post the event.
The Department of Music: A free lunch hour concert with Brian Hogg
2009-07-31
The Department of Music invites you to a free lunch hour concert with international jazz saxophone star, Brian Hogg on Thursday, 6 August 2009 at 13:00 in the Odeion Amphitheatre.
For the past two weeks Brian has been giving master classes to the students as well as the UFS Big Band at the Department of Music.
Brian is associate professor in Jazz at the North Kentucky University, Carolina. He is an inspiring and dynamic world class Jazz musician who gives between 200 and 300 concerts a year and who has already performed and recorded with several renowned Jazz musicians. Brian will perform with, amongst others, Noël Stockton, the rhythm section of the UFS Big Band as well as with the complete UFS Big Band. It will be an unbelievable experience to see a concert with one of the top international Jazz musicians for free!
Admission is free. Contact Ms Ninette Pretorius or Mr Paul Loeb van Zuilenburg at x2504 or 084 208 6724 for enquiries.