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08 April 2020 | Story Prof Francois Vreÿ, and Prof Hussein Solomon

The international response to the Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) as a health security threat stimulated an international response that commenced with drastic, but localised actions in China, but responses rapidly manifested in more extreme measures in the rest of the world. Amidst international efforts imposing extraordinary national and international movement restrictions and a rush to find a medical cure, two questions arise. First, how does COVID-19 as a health security threat feature within the global security debate and second, how to explain the harsh responses that one observes.

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Regional forum of the Council on Higher Education
2006-05-12

Representatives from the University of the Free State (UFS), the Central University of Technology and the Free State Higher Education Consortium attended the regional forum of the Council on Higher Education (CHO) on the Main Campus.  The topic was government's involvement in higher education, institutional autonomy and academic freedom.  The event was part of an investigation of a task team of the RHO into this topic.  

Attending the forum were from the left Ms Ashley Symes (researcher from the CHO), Dr Adam Habib, (speaker) and Dr  Maboreng Maharasoa (speaker).

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