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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.
Universities of the Commonwealth hosted by UFS
2005-08-31
The University of the Free State (UFS) this week hosted 14 delegates from universities of the Commonwealth as part of a bench marking programme to measure and promote excellence in university management. The programme is run by the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU).
Prof Magda Fourie, Vice-Rector: Academic Planning at the UFS; Sir Graeme Davies, Vice-Chancellor of the University of London; Ms Svava Bjarnason, Director: Research and Strategy, ACU; Ms Sandra Glasgow, Senior Vice-President: Corporate Services of the University of Technology in Jamaica, and Dr John Rowett, Secretary General of the ACU.