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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)
UFS Council approves proposals from the Naming Committee for the Bloemfontein and Qwaqwa Campuses
2016-07-20
New residence on the Qwaqwa Campus
Photo: Charl Devenish
During its meeting at the Bloemfontein Campus on Friday 3 June 2016, the Council of the University of the Free State approved the following proposals from the Naming Committee:
Bloemfontein Campus
- The Student Representative Council Building was renamed Steve Biko House.
- The amphitheatre was renamed Student Kgotla.
Qwaqwa Campus
- The Administration Building was renamed the Intsika Building.
- The amphitheatre was renamed the Chief Albert Luthuli Amphitheatre.
- The Dining Hall was renamed the Kopanong Dining Hall.
- The new Education Building was named the Sedibeng Education Building.
- The old Education Building was renamed the Kgorong Education Building.
- The Humanities Building was renamed the Mendi Building.
- The two new women’s residences were named the Fulufhelo Residence and Charlotte Maxeke Residence.
- The two new men’s residences were named the Khayelitsha Residence and Khayalethu Residence.
UFS Council approves name change of buildings and centres on the three campuses (23 February 2016)