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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.
Applications for study in 2017 extended
2016-11-10
The closing date for applications for study in 2017 has been extended to 30 November 2016. The application fee of R260 for 2017 has been waived.
This extension only applies to non-selection programmes, as the following selection courses have already closed for 2017 applications (closing date in brackets):
- Architecture (31 May 2016)
- Health Sciences - MBChB and Allied Health Professions (31 May 2016)
- Quantity Surveying / Construction Management (31 July 2016)
- Nursing (29 July 2016)
- Geology / Forensic Sciences (30 September 2016)
- Social Work (30 September 2016)
New applicants can visit www.ufs.ac.za/apply to access this system.