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17 May 2019 | Story Lacea Loader

The discussion of the book Gangster State by Pieter-Louis Myburgh will go ahead as planned on the Bloemfontein Campus of the University of the Free State (UFS) on 23 May 2019.

The decision to postpone the book discussion this week was done on advice by the university’s Protection Services to the UFS Business School, following a proper risk assessment.  However, the executive management re-assessed this decision and felt that the platform for intellectual debate and discourse, coupled with the principles of academic freedom and freedom of expression, should be honoured and hence recommended that the UFS Business School continues with the book discussion.

Furthermore, the university wants to reiterate that freedom of expression is not an absolute and should be seen within a particular context.

The university welcomes and appreciates the fact that the author, Pieter-Louis Myburgh, agreed to continue with the book discussion. 

The event will take place in the Odeion Theatre on the Bloemfontein Campus from 14:00 to 16:00.

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UFS staff train geo-hydrologists in Sri Lanka
2007-02-11
Staff from the Institute for Ground Water Studies (IGWS) at the University of the Free State (UFS) presented a workshop on the evaluation and management of ground water resources to geo-hydrologists at the University of Peradeniya in Sri-Lanka. The South African Disaster Management Fund carried the costs of the UFS staff. 

 
 
During the visit were, from the left: Dr HA Dharmagunawardhane (workshop co-ordinator), M Danie Vermeulen (researcher at the IGS), Dr Ingrid Dennis (researcher at the IGS), Mr Tikiri Kobbekaduwa (Governor of the Central Province, Sri Lanka) Prof Gerrit van Tonder (head of the IGS), Mr Kalinga Pelpola (Programme Manager), Prof H Abeygunawardhane (Rector and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Peradeniya), and Prof MAKL Dissanayake (Director: Postgraduate Institute of Science, University of Peradeniya).

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