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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.
Start your postgraduate journey: Open Day 2016
2016-06-13
You find yourself in the final year of your studies and are keen to step out into the real world, or you are already earning a salary and want to advance yourself in the corporate world. However, the truth is that, if you want to stand out and be heard in a very noisy employment landscape, you have to improve your competitive advantage.
Postgraduate studies give you the edge, and open up a greater chance of opportunities, such as:
Quick fact:
Your B degree is no longer enough
to enable you to climb the corporate
ladder to success. The answer to
your dilemma is Postgraduate
Studies.
• Improving your employability
• Earning a higher income
• Developing your communication, critical-thinking
and problem-solving skills
• Inspiring change in your community
• Networking with people of all ages and backgrounds
One of the major investments to enhance postgraduate studies at the University of the Free State (UFS), is the Postgraduate School. As an intellectual space, designed specifically with postgraduate students in mind, its main purpose is to make your life easier and the postgraduate road less bumpy by supporting and guiding you through:
• Supervision
• Writing skills training
• Multiple seminars, conferences, webinars, and workshops on research and scholarship
• Assistance to access funding opportunities
In order to assist you in selecting a postgraduate path, the UFS is hosting a Postgraduate Open Day.
Date: 22 June 2016
Time: Centenary Complex, UFS Bloemfontein Campus (Consult the map for directions)
Venue: 08:30-12:00
Contact details
Postgraduate Prospectus 2017
Join us to get the inside track on reshaping your future.