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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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No registration fee for first-time honours degree students
2016-09-26
If you are planning on registering for a first honours degree in 2017 at the University of the Free State (UFS), you are eligible for the university’s registration fee waiver.
The UFS registration fee waiver is only applicable for the first year of study. Students in their second year are required to pay the registration fee.
For more information, please contact Pinky Motlhabane at the Postgraduate School on +27 51 401 9635 or motlhabanegk@ufs.ac.za.
The UFS has also allocated funding towards honours, masters and doctoral bursaries for studies in 2017.