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31 October 2023
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Story Mosa Mofokeng
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To inform, inspire, motivate, and connect!
These are the outcomes that the UFS Department of Alumni Relations wants to achieve through its Alumni Career Connect engagement series.
The series connects pre-alumni with leading alumni who have experience as leaders in various careers, entrepreneurship, personal and professional success.
The content and themes further aim to prepare pre-alumni for the world of work and life beyond graduation.
Dr Roy Jankielsohn is the Leader of the Official Opposition in the Free State Legislature and the DA Free State Provincial Leader. Formerly a Lecturer in the Department of Political Science at UFS (1995-2000), he was a Member of Parliament (2000-2006) during which he served as the DA’s Spokesperson on Defence and Safety and Security (Policing).
Join us as we experience Dr Jankielsohn’s personal and professional success.
Date: Thursday, 09 November 2023
Time: 12:00 to 13:00
Venue: Multilingualism Building (Bloemfontein Campus) and Senate Hall (Qwaqwa Campus)
Talented people make the difference, says Brand Pretorius
2010-10-22
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“Talented, knowledgeable and committed people make all the difference. We tend to underestimate the potential and ability of people, and we don’t trust them enough,” Prof. Brand Pretorius, Honorary Professor in the Department of Business Management at the University of the Free State (UFS), said in his annual lecture last week.
The theme was Lessons I learnt during my career in business. He continued to say that passion, energy and enthusiasm provide the electricity that propels teams and individuals to optimum performance.
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