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Olympic values essay competition
Students have until 31 May 2012 to submit entries for a competition on Olympic values in today’s world. The winners will win a trip to London.
The competition is open to any student enrolled at an institution of higher learning and the three winners will take part in an Olympic Values Symposium to be held in London from 29 June to 1 July 2012.
The prize also includes three days’ stay during the London Olympic Games, with travel and accommodation costs covered.
Interested students should send an email to olympicvalues@gmail.com with their curriculum vitae, a 125–150 word biography and a 400–500 word essay that addresses their interpretation of the meaning of Olympic values for the 21st Century. They should outline a creative way to realise these values in the forthcoming years through sport, education, culture or other public initiatives.
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First Global Leadership Summit brings partner universities to the UFS
The University of the Free State (UFS) is gearing up for the Global Leadership Summit when students from universities all over the world will visit the UFS. The summit will take place from Sunday 8 July to Friday 20 July 2012. About 180 staff and students from universities in the United States, Asia and Europe are expected to visit the UFS during these two weeks and eminent scholars and politicians have already confirmed their participation.
Among them are Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, Dr Tim Murithi, Prof. Mark Solms, Fulbright Scholars who were previously tenured at the university, and a number of ambassadors.
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Parking policy
The new proposed parking policy is available for comment.
We will appreciate it if you can study the policy and give your input. Please send your input to Jennie Masalla at Physical Planning at masallaje@ufs.ac.za.
Another information session will be held on 12 June 2012 from 13:00 – 15:00 in the auditorium in the new Economic Management Science Building.
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Winter Graduations 2012
Callie Human Centre – Bloemfontein Campus
Thursday, 14 June 2012
10:15: Ceremony 1, Magister and Doctoral degrees in the Faculties of: Natural- and Agricultural Sciences and Health Sciences
14:15: Ceremony 2, Magister and Doctoral degrees in the Faculties of : Economic and Management Sciences, The Humanities, Education, Law and Theology
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Prof. Jansen on CNN African Voices
Prof. Jonathan Jansen featured in the programme African Voices on CNN (channel 401). He speaks on his belief in the power of knowledge and his passion on teaching his moral code - reconciliation over retribution as well as his work at the UFS.
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Deregistered students to write May/June 2012 exams
The senior leadership of the University of the Free State (UFS) has approved the appeal lodged by the Central Student Representative Council (CSRC) to allow students deregistered on 30 April 2012 for not meeting their financial obligations, to write the May/June 2012 exams.
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Attention all students: Study material
Study material for the second semester will be available at the Study Material Centre from 14 May 2012. Office hours at the centre: Monday to Thursday 07:00-19:00 and Friday 07:00-16:30.
A courier service will be available to send study material to any destination in the country. Courier costs will be for the student’s own account. Please enquire at: ufsdhlbloem@gmail.com
To check the status of your study material, please log onto Student Self Services.
All registered students, please collect study material as soon as possible to prevent queuing at the centre when the classes start for the second semester.
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Prof. Kwandiwe Kondlo addressing the student leadership from the Bloemfontein and Qwaqwa Campuses.
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Kovsie student leaders discuss leadership
Student leaders from the Bloemfontein and Qwaqwa Campuses attended a leadership breakfast during the Intravarsity weekend of 4 and 5 May 2012. The breakfast, held on the Main Campus, was hosted by the Division: Student Affairs.
Taking lessons in leadership from Prof. Kwandiwe Kondlo, Head of the Centre for Africa Studies, the Kovsie student leaders discussed the duties and responsibilities of leadership, not only on our campuses but also throughout the country.
Highlighting the role of student leadership Prof. Kondlo told students they needed to be active partners in building a cohesive and united university.
“Student leadership is important in the life of any university; it creates conditions the university requires for the construction and production of knowledge. This is very important; hence cooperation between student leadership and management is so vital.”
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Taking part in the selection panels were, from the left: Mr Pura Mgolombane, Assistant Dean: Student Affairs; Ms Biejangka Calitz, Bloemfontein SRC Member for Media, Marketing and Liaison, Ms Mosa Leteane, 2011 Leadership for Change Programme; Ms Lacea Loader, Director: Strategic Communication, UFS; and Mr Quintin Koetaan, Director: Housing and Residence Affairs, UFS.
Photo: Amanda Tongha
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Next cohort of first-year students selected to take part in the Leadership for Change Programme
Panel interviews to select the next cohort of first-year students for the Leadership for Change Programme took place on the Bloemfontein and Qwaqwa Campuses recently.
From the 275 applications received, 79 students were selected provisionally. A final team of 70 students will be announced after the June exam results have been released and taken into consideration.
This group of students will take part in the first ever Global Leadership Summit on the Bloemfontein Campus from 8-20 July 2012. The summit will be attended by about 220 staff members and students from partner universities in the United States of America (USA), Europe, Asia and the UFS.
The Leadership for Change Programme gives first-year students international exposure to top universities in the world. It is aimed at helping to build a new campus culture of student relations across boundaries. The programme started in September 2010 when 71 students were sent abroad for two weeks and given intense exposure to the academic, social, cultural and residential lives of students in the USA. The programme was expanded last year when 150 students visited 18 universities in the USA, Europe and Asia.
Following on the highly successful 2010 and 2011 engagement programmes, the UFS is organising a Global Exchange Summit with partner institutions from the three continents. The main aim is to exchange ideas and international experiences in addressing salient issues around race, racism, racial integration and racial reconciliation in Higher Education.
This year's group of 70 students will take part in the summit and will be travelling abroad in 2013, along with a new group of 80 first-years, who will be selected next year.
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