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Update: Resolutions by the Executive Management Committee of the University of the Free State (UFS) effective on 14 October 2025

14 October 2025 | Story Lacea Loader

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.

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2011 Wellness in the Workplace Conference

2011-06-06

Well-known national and international speakers will address delegates at the 2011 Wellness in the Workplace Conference. The conference will be hosted by our Health and Wellness Centre.

Date: 13 and 14 June 2011
Venue: Bloemfontein Campus, Centenary Complex
This conference is aimed at exploring global and local trends in work wellness.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

Prof. Wilmar Schaufeli
Clinical psychologist. Full professor of Work and Organisational psychology at Utrecht University, The Netherlands
“Work Engagement: A Key Concept of a Positive Occupational Health Psychology”

Prof. Ian Rothman
Professor in Industrial / Organisational Psychology at the North West University, South Africa
“Orientations to Happiness and Life Satisfaction: Findings in Southern Africa”

Prof. Bongani Khumalo
Extraordinary Professor of the African Centre for HIV/AIDS Management at the University of Stellenbosch
HIV/AIDS in the workplace

This is a Conference not to be missed !!!

For more information contact: Lalique
Tel: 051 436 8145
E-mail: congress@internext.co.za
Fax: 086 275 2869

Information and registration

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