SA tourism alive with opportunities
ArchivesFree StateLatest news September 11, 2017
Young people from across the country will get to see what’s available in tourism careers when the National Tourism Careers Expo starts later this month. The careers expo was launched on Thursday in Virginia, Free State, in partnership with the Department of Tourism and the provincial Department of Economic,... Read more
Young researchers highlight biodiversity of Golden Gate at international colloquium
ArchivesFree StateResearch July 31, 2017
Jacob Mabena, Dineo Modise, and Zama Shandu are some of the young and brightest researchers on the Qwaqwa Campus. This was confirmed when their posters, summarising their research, were selected as the best during the Afromontane Research Unit Colloquium. Study beneficial to livestock farmers in Golden Gate Mabena’s poster was... Read more
Top PhD graduates hailed for excellent research
ArchivesFree StateRegionsResearchUniversitiesUniversity of the Free State July 26, 2017
The Centre for Research on Higher Education and Development and the International Studies Group celebrated its PhD graduates on 26 June 2017. The four graduates were joined by their PhD promoters Prof Ian Phimister and Prof Melanie Walker, the dean of the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, and... Read more
UFS language department ramps changes for students
ArchivesFree StateResearchUniversity of the Free State July 17, 2017
A new curriculum, exciting third-year seminars, and a transition to continuous assessment. These are some of the changes made by the Department of English at the University of the Free State (UFS) over the past few years. The department, which also boasts four National Research Foundation (NRF) researchers, did this to tailor the... Read more
Heart-valve studies receive international recognition
AchieversFree StateLatest newsRegionsUniversitiesUniversity of the Free State July 13, 2017
Three heart-valve studies which have been developed at the Robert WM Frater Cardiovascular Research Centre at the School of Medicine at the University of the Free State (UFS) were recently presented in Monte Carlo at the conference of the prestigious global Heart Valve Society (HVS). These studies are all headed by Prof Francis Smit,... Read more
