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The University of the Free State (UFS) wishes to confirm that the following financial concessions have been made to enable students to register for the 2024 academic year:
- Students with confirmed NSFAS funding:
- Students with a confirmed National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) funding allocation for 2024 with a debt of R20 000 and less may register fully without making any payments.
- First-time entering students (FTENS) with a confirmed NSFAS funding allocation for 2024 may register fully without any payments.
- Students with a confirmed NSFAS funding allocation for 2024 with a debt of R30 000 and less may register provisionally and pay the required fees* for provisional registration.
- South African self-paying (NON-NSFAS) students:
- SA students with a debt of up to R500 may register fully without making any payments.
- SA students with a debt of up to R30 000 may register provisionally and pay the required fees* for provisional registration.
- FTENS not on UFS funded list:
- Students who are not on the funded list but report that they have been approved on their portal must contact our
Financial Aid Offices urgently so that the university can escalate to NSFAS.
The university will have continuous engagement with the National Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) to resolve outstanding matters. The university’s Financial Working Group (FWG) will meet regularly to determine how it can best assist students taking into consideration the financial constraints of the university.
UFS presents short course in the production of value-added dairy products
2009-06-04
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At the course were, from the left: Dr Hugo, Dr De Witt, Ms Mollie Earle (Moliza Milk Factory: Welkom) and Ms Magdaleen Visser (Bloemfontein).
Photo: Leonie Bolleurs |
In South Africa milk is produced on a large scale. Anybody is able to add value to this product by further processing of the milk. Drs Celia Hugo and Maryna de Wit of the Division Food Science in the Department of Microbial, Biochemical and Food Biotechnology at the University of the Free State (UFS) recently presented a three-day course on the production of value-added dairy products such as cheese, cottage cheese, feta cheese, maas (Amazi) and yoghurt.