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Dr Phindile Shangase
Dr Phindile Shangase, Senior Lecturer in the UFS Faculty of Health Sciences, was honoured with a Carnegie Fellowship for her impactful global public health collaboration.

The University of the Free State (UFS) is proud to announce that Dr Phindile Shangase, Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Health Sciences and academic leader, has been selected for the highly competitive Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Programme (CADFP).

The CADFP links African-born academics based in the United States and Canada with universities across Africa to strengthen teaching, research, and mentorship. As part of her fellowship, Dr Shangase will host Dr Mufaro Kanyangarara, Assistant Professor at the University of South Carolina.

Reflecting on the award, Dr Shangase said, “When I received the news that I had been selected as part of the CADFP, I felt deeply honoured and humbled. The recognition affirmed not only my academic journey and professional contributions, but also the value of creating meaningful global collaborations.”

 

Collaborative project for public health impact

Dr Shangase’s project will focus on collaborative curriculum development, designed to enhance education, research, and mentorship through diaspora partnerships. The initiative aims to strengthen research skills among postgraduate students, with a particular focus on addressing the quadruple burden of disease faced by low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).

“This project will empower students to contribute to global health knowledge through impactful research and publications. It also aligns with the UFS’ strategic vision, Vision 130, which emphasises global collaboration in teaching and research,” she explained.

Dr Kanyangarara brings expertise in global health, epidemiology, and biostatistics, while Dr Shangase contributes extensive knowledge of public health teaching and the social determinants of health. Their complementary strengths will help shape the next generation of public health professionals.

 

Building capacity and global partnerships

The fellowship is expected to prepare students for leadership roles in public health, both locally and internationally. Opportunities for exchange and exposure to global collaborations will broaden their academic and professional horizons.

Looking beyond the fellowship, Dr Shangase noted that sustainability will be achieved through continued collaboration. “Dr Kanyangarara will remain involved as a collaborator in curriculum development and as a hybrid guest lecturer and research fellow. Sustainability will also be fostered through joint research initiatives, co-authored publications, and grant proposals.”

 

Advice for emerging scholars

Encouraging young academics, Dr Shangase said, “Remain steadfast in pursuing excellence while staying grounded in the unique contexts and needs of our continent. International fellowships such as the CADFP are not only about personal achievement, but also about creating meaningful impact through collaboration, mentorship, and knowledge exchange.”

Her selection reflects the UFS’ growing role as a hub for global health scholarship and its commitment to addressing pressing public health challenges through international collaboration.

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Ensure your place at the UFS
2010-10-27

The University of the Free State (UFS) appeals to all prospective South African students who want to come and study at the UFS in 2011 to submit their applications no later than Tuesday, 30 November 2010.

The UFS is aware of the fact that learners will not have received their final Grade 12 results by Tuesday, 30 November 2010; therefore provisional admission will be granted based on learners’ most recent Grade 12 results. Final admission will take place upon receipt of the final Grade 12 results, which will be available early in January 2011.

Prospective students can obtain application forms for admission at the following places:

  1. The UFS’s web site at www.ufs.ac.za,
  2. The Information Office (Unit for Prospective Students) at the Thakaneng Bridge on the UFS’s Main Campus in Bloemfontein,
  3. You may also send an e-mail to info@ufs.ac.za or
  4. Phone 051 401 3000 and the necessary forms will be posted to you.

Senior undergraduate students (that is all students who were registered up to and during 2010 at the UFS) as well as post-graduate students, must self-register electronically on-line from Monday, 1 November 2010 until Tuesday, 4 January 2011. This includes master’s and doctoral students.

In order to encourage senior students to register online, the UFS offers 20 laptops as incentives for the senior students who successfully register online from 1 November 2010. These laptops will be handed over to the winners after the registration process in 2011.

Registration of first-year students:

The Rector and Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Jonathan Jansen, will welcome first-year students on Friday, 14 January and Saturday, 15 January 2011, respectively, in the Callie Human Centre. The Faculties of Economic and Management Sciences, the Humanities and Education will be welcomed on 14 January 2011 and the students of the Faculties of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, Law and Theology shall be welcomed on 15 January 2011. The compulsory orientation programme for new first-years will also then commence.

From 17 to 21 January 2011 first-year students will receive academic advice at the Callie Human Centre, whereafter they will be referred for self-registration. These processes will take place according to the set timetable. This timetable is available in the Kovsie Guide that will be sent to learners as soon as we have received their applications, as well as on the web site of the UFS at www.ufs.ac.za/register2011.

First-year students’ fees must be paid prior to arrival on 14 and 15 January 2011.

Registration of senior students:

Senior students who experience problems with the electronic on-line self-registration process have the opportunity to resolve problems within a programme on campus from Wednesday, 5 January until Wednesday, 12 January 2011. This programme will be sent out to students and is also available at www.ufs.ac.za/register2011. The specific scheduled day for senior students to resolve problems is the last and only day to resolve the problem.

Senior students can also contact 051 401 9111 for more information in this regard.

Students may register for prescribed modules for 2011, even though the November 2010 examination results are not yet available. Changes resulting from examination results that are made available later can be done up to and including 28 January 2011.

In terms of applications for senior students, only students who have interrupted a calendar year of study need to re-apply for admission.

Registration of students at the UFS’s Qwaqwa Campus:

Senior and first-year students of the UFS’s Qwaqwa Campus register from Wednesday, 12 January until Friday, 28 January 2011 in the Nelson Mandela Hall on this campus.

Registration of students at the UFS South Campus:

First-year students from the UFS’s South Campus in the University Preparation Programme and the Extended Programme (only Natural and Agricultural Sciences) register from Monday, 24 January till Friday, 28 January 2011 in the Arena Hall on the South Campus.

Students who have successfully completed the University Preparation Programme register with the first-year students on the UFS Main Campus on Friday, 14 and Saturday, 15 January 2011 – according to faculties (cf. paragraph 6).

Lectures for all students shall commence on Monday, 24 January 2011.

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Issued by: Lacea Loader
Director: Strategic Communication (actg)
Tel: 051 401 2584
Cell: 083 645 2454
E-mail: loaderl@ufs.ac.za
26 October 2010

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