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08 April 2020
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Story Prof Francois Vreÿ, and Prof Hussein Solomon
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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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US educational expert visits UFS
2006-08-07
Dr Benjamin Quillian, senior vice-president: business and operations at the American Council of Education (ACE), visited the University of the Free State (UFS). Dr Quillian is an expert in the areas of strategic planning and budgeting and revenue generation in higher education. Before joining the ACE, Dr Quillian was associated to the California State University-Fresno.
During his meeting with the UFS management were from the left: Dr Ezekiel Moraka (Vice-Rector: Student Affairs at the UFS), Prof Magda Fourie (Vice-Rector: Academic Planning at the UFS) and Dr Quillian.