Latest News Archive
Please select Category, Year, and then Month to display items
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.
Kovsie Alumni awards nominations now open
2005-10-31
It’s time once again to nominate candidates for the three Kovsie Alumni Awards made annually. Nominations can be made for the Kovsie Alumnus of the Year Award, Cum Laude Award and the Alumni Award for Exceptional Service to the UFS.
The Kovsie Alumnus of the Year Award honours the outstanding achievements of a Kovsie Alumnus on national or international level. The person must still be alife. The Cum Laude Award is occasionally bestowed on an alumnus for outstanding service or achievement on regional, national or international level in his/her field of work. The Alumni Award for Outstanding Service to the UFS is occasionally made to any person (not necessarily an alumnus) who delivered exceptional service to the University.
A written nomination for the above-mentioned awards can be submitted by any alumnus. The nomination must be supported by at least five alumni seconders. The nomination must be accompanied by a comprehensive motivation and a brief Curriculum Vitae of the candidate. The candidate’s complete address and telephone number must also be provided. Nominations can be submitted to Jeannette Boshoff-Jansen, Alumni Awards, PO Box 2319 Bloemfontein 9300. The closing date for submission of nominations is the 14th of November 2005.