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14 October 2025
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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.
December Graduation
2011-11-14
Our university will award more than 300 qualifications in a joint graduation ceremony of the Faculty of Health Sciences and the School of Open Learning.
The ceremony will take place on 1 December 2011 at 15:15 in the Callie Human Centre on the Bloemfontein Campus.
Approximately 250 degrees will be awarded in the Faculty of Health Sciences and 116 teaching certificates/ diplomas in the School of Open Learning.
The School of Open Learning was established earlier this year at the South Campus and will be officially launched on 28 November 2011. The school previously formed part of the Faculty of Education.
Media Release
14 November 2011
Issued by: Lacea Loader
Director: Strategic Communication
Tel: 051 401 2584
Cell: 083 645 2454
E-mail:
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