‘People must be at the centre of what we do’
Free StateLatest newsResearchUniversity of the Free State September 10, 2020
The Joint National Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (NIHSS) and Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) research projects have awarded a R500 000 research grant to a team led by Dr Thulisile Mphambukeli, the principal investigator (PI). Within the parameters of the theme of social justice, sustainable development, and quality of life,... Read more
SU co-leads groundbreaking TB research project
AchieversFree StateLatest newsUniversity of the Free State July 24, 2020
Professor Samantha Sampson, a senior researcher with the Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics at Stellenbosch University, is one of three eminent researchers who has received an award from the American National Institutes of Health (NIH) for research on therapies aimed at the eradication of tuberculosis. The research... Read more
The quality of the following University of the Free State (UFS) Accountancy programmes is internationally recognised, as it has been accredited by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) after a thorough review of the modules offered: • Bachelor of Accountancy (BAcc)• Bachelor of Commerce Honours in Accounting (BComHons in Accounting)•... Read more
National honour for Kovsie football director
Free StateLatest newsUniversity of the Free State April 29, 2020
An honour, but also a stern test, says Godfrey Tenoff on his appointment as the head coach of the South African student men’s soccer team. According to Tenoff, the head of soccer at KovsieSport, this is the highest coaching position of his career. At the University of the Free State, he... Read more
Kovsie students recognised by national quantity surveying organisation
Free StateLatest newsUniversity of the Free State March 16, 2020
The Association of South African Quantity Surveyors (ASAQS) plays a vital role in the building industry in South Africa and aims to advance and promote the science and practice of Quantity Surveying and cognate matters in the country. University of the Free State (UFS) second-year Quantity Surveying students, Daniela... Read more
Free State matric class of 2019 breaks own pass rate record
Central University of TechnologyFree State January 13, 2020
The Central University of Technology, Free State (CUT) applauded the Free State Department of Education for breaking their pass rate record and setting up a new record of 88.4%. This historic achievement makes Free State the only province in the country to have achieved the NSC pass rate above... Read more
Prof. Fidelis Emuze inducted into the ‘academic hall of fame’
Central University of TechnologyFree State November 12, 2019
Professor Fidelis Emuze, Head of Built Environment and Head of the Unit for Lean Construction and Sustainability was inducted into the ‘academic hall of fame’ when he was inaugurated as a full professor on 07 November 2019. His address was a summation of his expertise as a distinguished scholar... Read more
“South Africa belongs to all …” says Chief Justice
Free StateLatest newsUniversity of the Free State September 1, 2019
“The government of the day should be based on the will of the people and must be led by people who deserve to lead us.” These were the words of Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng, the Chief Justice of the Republic of South Africa, during a prestige lecture delivered in the... Read more
UFS invests generously from own initiative and in cooperation with partners to support student access
Free StateUniversity of the Free State August 14, 2019
In its endeavour to assist and support academically deserving students, taking into account the current economic climate in South Africa, the University of the Free State (UFS) has been able to maintain its approach to student success from its own initiative and in cooperation with external sources or partners. ... Read more
An unconventional gender studies lecture has called for society to imagine a changed world in which “we should rethink gender, sexuality and the body and how we must get rid of the world in which gendered and sexual embodiment operates in the way it does”. This is how Prof Jack... Read more
