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14 October 2025
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In the interest of the safety of the staff and students at the University of the Free State (UFS), the Executive Management assessed the current situation on the three campuses and made the following resolutions:
1. The Qwaqwa Campus is closed with immediate effect, and students are requested to leave the campus within the next 24 hours.
2. The Executive Management Committee extends an invitation to the Student Representative Councils (SRCs) of all three campuses to further engagement.
3. On the Bloemfontein and South Campuses, all lectures are suspended until further notice; however, only limited movement will be allowed on campus from 19:00 in the evening until 07:00 in the morning.
International Advisory Council advises university leadership
2010-11-15
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At the concluding session were Ms Phumzile Mlambo-Nqcuka, Executive Chairperson of the Umlambo Foundation (and former Deputy-President of South Africa), and Prof Jonathan Jansen, Rector and Vice-Chancellor of the UFS.
Photo: Chris Liebenberg
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| The International Advisory Council (IAC), chaired by Prof Joel Samoff, Stanford University, USA concluded its four-day meeting during the past week. The IAC advises the leadership of the University of the Free State (UFS) on its future positioning strategies, especially in relation to its international ambitions as a place of scholarship and service among the leading universities in the world. |