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08 May 2024
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Story Anthony Mthembu
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From left to right: Prof Philippe Burger, Dean of the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences (EMS) at the University of the Free State (UFS), presenting an award to Ntswaki Moshwaisi.
A cohort of esteemed academic and support staff from the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences (EMS) at the University of the Free State (UFS), received well-deserved accolades at the 2024 annual EMS Awards. Notable among them were Programme Coordinator Ntswaki Moshwaisi and Associate Professor Prof Liezel Massyn from the UFS Business School.
Prof Massyn was lauded in the Teaching and Learning category, while Moshwaisi garnered recognition in the Support Staff category at the awards ceremony held on 18 April 2024, on the UFS Bloemfontein campus.
Reflecting on her achievement, Moshwaisi expressed gratitude, stating, “The award serves as motivation to myself to keep working hard and to innovate methods and approaches towards my work.’’
The significance of the awards
Prof Massyn remarked that the awards serve to spotlight the remarkable contributions of both academics and support staff within the faculty. She considers the award as a testament to her dedication, acknowledged by her esteemed colleagues. Both Prof Massyn and Moshwaisi attribute their success to the support they receive from their peers.
Moreover, they emphasise that these awards transcend mere recognition. It will serve as an impetus to the way forward. Moshwaisi envisages leveraging her award to enhance the quality and efficacy of the programmes under her stewardship. Prof Massyn, echoing this statement, asserts, ’’It will strengthen my belief in the transformative power of teaching and make me work harder to provide quality learning opportunities to students. I am a firm believer in following an evidence-based approach and will continue to research learning and teaching.’’
NCEE educators visit the USA
2007-06-15
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Four educators from South Africa recently visited the National Council on Economic Education (NCEE) in the United States of America (USA) on an exchange programme to study economic education delivery systems. The NCEE is a non-profit educational organisation in the USA with a nationwide network of university based centres for economic education. The South African delegation met with among others the department of education in Minnesota, staff from the national department of education in Washington DC and representatives of the South African Embassy.
From the left are: Dr Patty Elder (Vice-President: International Economics of the NCEE), Ms Faith Ndaba (Chief Director: Curriculum Management, Department of Education, Free State), Dr Thula Mbatha (Chief Director: Curriculum, Department of Education, KwaZulu-Natal), Representative Betty McCollum (Education and Related : Washington DC), Prof. Klopper Oosthuizen (Department of Agricultural Economics, UFS), Dr Nhlanhla Ngcobo (Director: Teacher Development, Department of Education, KwaZulu-Natal), and Prof. Claudia Parliament (Executive Director: Minnesota Council on Economic Education).
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