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31 October 2023 | Story Mosa Mofokeng

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) 

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Kovsies excel in Algeria
2007-01-31

South Africa's badminton players have won gold in the team competition of the African championships during December in Algiers, Algeria.
 
The University of the Free State's players in the team, Chris and Roelof Dednam, in addition added more gold by winning the men's doubles title in the individual championship, while their fellow Kovsie, Wiaan Viljoen with his partner, Dorian James, played against the Dednam-brothers in the finals which brought him and South Africa the silver medal in that event.
 
Chris Dednam and Wiaan Viljoen increased their country's medals by also winning two bronze in the men's singles event.

From left are: Dorian James en Wiaan Viljoen (silver medals) and Roelof en Chris Dednam (gold medals) on the podium at the African championships in Algiers.
 

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