The University of the Free State (UFS) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Cias Tsotetsi as the Campus Vice-Principal: Academic and Research on the UFS Qwaqwa Campus as of 1 January 2025. Dr Tsotetsi is currently a senior lecturer and assistant dean at the Faculty of Education... Read more

Prof Paul Oberholster, Dean of the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences at the University of the Free State (UFS) and environmental management researcher was recently nominated for full membership in Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Honor Society.   As per its website, Sigma Xi is an international, multidisciplinary... Read more

During the April 2024 graduation ceremonies on the Bloemfontein and Qwaqwa campuses, the University of the Free State (UFS) will confer honorary degrees on two distinguished individuals—Archbishop Thabo Makgoba and Prof Salim Abdool Karim—for their significant contributions to society in their respective fields. This prestigious acknowledgement is a testament... Read more

The Economic and Management Sciences (EMS) Faculty at the University of the Free State (UFS) recently collaborated with Tata Motors to host a significant function on the UFS Bloemfontein campus. This event marked a crucial stage in the Tata International Postgraduate Scholarship Programme, where final-year Strategic Marketing students from... Read more

The University of the Free State (UFS) has appointed Prof Paul Oberholster as Dean: Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences as of 1 January 2024. Strong networks and winner of prestigious awards for research, innovation, and leadership Prof Oberholster is the Director: Centre for Environmental Management at the UFS.... Read more

Prof Frikkie Maré, Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Agricultural Economics at the University of the Free State (UFS), recently walked away with the Agricultural Writers SA’s Agriculturalist of the Year award for the Free State. “I feel really honoured. Although I do not work to get... Read more

The University of the Free State (UFS) maintained its position between 801 and 1,000 in the 2024 submission of the prestigious Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings. One of nine South African universities ranked in the top 1,000 on the THE list   The university’s first submission in... Read more