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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 academic receives PhD from the University of London
2009-11-12
A lecturer from the Faculty of Law at the University of the Free State (UFS), Ms Mathapelo Matsaneng recently received a PhD in Corporate Law from the University of London in the United Kingdom. Ms Matsaneng, who had worked as a Junior Lecturer in the Departments of Mercantile Law and Constitutional Law in 2001, teaching Commercial Law, Interpretation of Statutes and Gender Studies was awarded a scholarship by the UFS and the Atlantic Philanthropies to study at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies of the University of London for her PhD in Corporate Law. Since her return from London she is working in the Department of Mercantile Law, teaching Corporate Law.
Photo: Leonie Bolleurs |