our own doing will take us to higher quality levels
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Augustus 2007 - 5 Amptelike nuusblad van die personeel van die UV / Official newsletter of the staff of the UFS / Phatlalatso ya Semmuso ya ba Basebetsi ba Yunivesithi ya Freistata
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‘Our own doing will take us to higher quality levels’
“It is what we ourselves are doing that willtake us to higher levels of quality,” saidProf. Magda Fourie, Vice-Rector, Academic
Planning, commenting on an inquiry about feed-back received from the Higher Education QualityCommittee (HEQC) on the Institutional Audit thatwas conducted at the UFS in 2006.
The HEQC audit panel's main task was to es-tablish whether the UFS has policies and proce-dures in place that ensure quality in everything itdoes as a university. The university providedthem with a self-evaluation report and documen-tary evidence of such policies and procedureswhich the panel verified during a weeklong visitto the main campus and a two-day visit to theQwaqwa Campus. Interviews were conductedwith hundreds of staff members, students, alumniand council members, among others.
"Although we have lost some momentum dueto having received the draft audit report much la-ter than expected, it is important to take note thatfaculties and support service departments are al-ready in the process of planning or implementingimprovement initiatives to bridge some qualitygaps that were identified in our self-evaluation re-port. Management has great appreciation for thecommitment with which staff addresses qualityissues," said Prof. Fourie.
Due to capacity constraints in the HEQC, theuniversity received the confidential first draft ofthe audit report at the end of July, somewhatlater than expected.
Prof. Fourie said that the Executive Manage-ment (EM) has critically examined the draft insti-tutional audit report at a summit that was held inAugust, in order to give feedback to the HEQC
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Business leaders visit campus. A group of business people from Bloemfontein, Kimberley,Johannesburg and Cape Town were invited to visit the UFS campus in Bloemfontein. They visit-ed projects of the university and were also introduced to some of the faculties and departmentson campus. Here, at Boyden Observatory are, from the left: Mr Kgalaletso Tlhoaele, ProvincialDirector of Standard Bank in the Northern Cape, Ms Lerato Motaung, Group CSI co-ordinator forMurray & Roberts in Gauteng, and Mr Sipho Dube, entrepreneur from Bloemfontein.
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The CDS team is from theleft, front: Mr Willem Ellis,Executive Officer of theInternational Institute forDevelopment Ethics at theUFS, Prof. Lucius Botes,Director of the CDS, Ms DorieOlivier, Course Co-ordinator:Development StudiesProgramme; middle: DrZacheus Matebesi, ResearchAssociate, Prof. LochnerMarais, Researcher; back: MsDeidré van Rooyen,Researcher, Mr Molefi Lenka,Researcher, Ms Anita Venter,Researcher, Ms KholisaSigenu, Researcher, and MsJulia Kambule, StudentAssistant.
CDS wins Premier's gold award
The Centre for Development Sup-port (CDS), within the Faculty ofEconomic and Management
Sciences, was the proud winner of theGold Award in the category ofResearch and Development for theFree State Premier's ExcellenceAwards for 2007.
The Premier's Excellence Awards isan initiative by the Free State ProvincialGovernment to publicly thank, through
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on possible factual or interpretationerrors, in order for the HEQC tofinalise the report.
The EM has identified someareas of factual inaccuracy as wellas other remarks that may be basedon an incomplete understanding ofaspects of the functioning of theUFS. The proposed feedbackdocument, prepared by the PlanningUnit, will be finalised after a finalround of comments is received fromthe EM. These comments will thenbe forwarded to the HEQC who willrework the draft before submitting afinal report to its board for approvaland thereafter to the UFS. Anexecutive summary will bepublished.
In the draft report the audit panelmade evidence-based judgments inthe form of commendations and re-commendations. Commendations arefocused on policies, procedures and
recognition and awards, selected FreeStaters for outstanding contributions tothe development of the province.
The awards were allocated in ninecategories and CDS walked away withthe Gold Award for the category Re-search and Development. CDS recentlyupdated the economic database of theMangaung Local Municipality, conduct-ed an Investor Perception Survey in thesame municipality and supported the
practices that substantially improve orrealise good quality across the university.
The UFS received nine commenda-tions. These include the commitment ofthe university to provide support program-mes as a way of guaranteeing access withsuccess, the development of its strategicclusters, the systematic way it is focusingon the development of research capacity,and its initiatives to establish communityengagement as a core function.
Some areas that require attentionwere identified and addressed in 19 re-commendations. According to the HEQCrecommendations focus on areas for im-provement that need to be acted upon. Anumber of recommendations in the draftreport focus on the improvement ofteaching and learning. Other recommen-dations pertain to research and postgra-duate studies.
Prof. Fourie said: "We have alreadystarted working on a quality improvement
plan. This plan contains even moreinterventions to improve quality at theuniversity than expected by theHEQC. The draft report from theHEQC as an external perspective is auseful 'mirror' to use on our path tohigher levels of quality; but the im-portant thing is to be self critical andto continuously review and evaluatewhat we are doing and how we aredoing it," she said.
Several aspects identified in thedraft report are already included in theUFS Transformation Plan. The UFSQuality Improvement Plan, which willalso be integrated with the StrategicPlan of the UFS, will be finalisedwhen the final HEQC report is receiv-ed later in the year.
When the final report is released itwill be made available to all staff onthe UFS intranet. A summary of thereport will also be published on theCouncil on Higher Education website.
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Gender bias still rife in African universities
Women constitute about 30% ofstudent enrolment in Africanuniversities, yet only 6% of Afri-
can professors are women. This is ac-cording to Prof. Amina Mama, the chair-person of Gender Studies at the Uni-versity of Cape Town. Prof. Mamadelivered a lecture on the topic "Re-thinking African universities" as part ofWomen's Day celebrations at the UFS.
She says the gender profile suggeststhat the majority of the women who workin African universities are not academicsand researchers, but rather the providersof secretarial, cleaning, catering, studentwelfare and other administrative andsupport services.
"There is no field of study free ofgender inequalities, particularly at post-graduate levels and in the higher ranksof academics. Although more womenstudy the arts, social sciences and hu-manities, few make it to professor andtheir research and creative output re-mains less," she said.
Prof. Mama said although many wo-men are employed in junior administra-tive and support capacities, there con-tinuous to be gross under-representationof women among senior administrativeand academic staff. This disparity be-comes more pronounced as one moveup the ranks. South African universitiesare ahead, but they are not as radicallydifferent as their policy rhetoric mightsuggest. A decade and a half after the
end of apartheid only three of the 23vice-chancellors in the country arewomen, and women fill fewer than 30%of the senior positions,” she said.
“Highly qualified women accept ad-ministrative positions as opposed to aca-demic work, thus ensuring that men con-tinue to dominate the ranks of those de-fined as 'great thinkers' or 'accomplishedresearchers'.”
Prof. Mama said: “There is a widelyheld agreement that there is a need totransform our universities into institutionsmore compatible with the democratic and
social justice agendas that are leadingAfrica beyond the legacies of dictator-ship, conflict, economic crisis, the deepsocial divisions and inequalities that havecharacterised our history."
She said rethinking universitiesmeans asking deeper questions aboutgender relations within them, and takingconcerted and effective action to trans-form these privileged bastions of higherlearning so that they can fulfill their pubicmandate and promise, instead of laggingbehind our steadily improving laws andpolicies.
At the lecture were, from the left: Prof. Magda Fourie, Vice-Rector: Academic Planning, Prof. Amina Mama,Chair: Gender Studies, University of Cape Town, Prof. Engela Pretorius, Vice-Dean: Humanities, and Prof.Letticia Moja, Dean: Faculty of Health Sciences.
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UFS team on the way to SIFE world cup
Some of the members of the SIFE team are,from the left, front: Antonia Gumede, Sihle
Ndlela, Tracey Mokoena; back: Gordon Rose,Mbulelo Mpofana, Prof. Tienie Crous, Dean:
Faculty of Economic and ManagementSciences, and Katlego Mothidi.
Ateam of students from the UFShas won the national competitionin business skills and entrepre-
neurship, and will be representingSouth Africa at the Students in FreeEnterprise (SIFE) World Cup in NewYork later this year.
The UFS entry won first prize in allfive categories at this year's nationalcompetition. The team of seven stu-dents and two faculty advisers includeda diverse group of students studying infields such as accounting, psychology,social science and actuarial science.This year the UFS emerged as thewinner for the fourth time.
The co-ordinator of Community Ser-vice in the Faculty of Economic andManagement Sciences, Ms TessaNdlovu, attributes the success of theteam to the university's policy of com-munity service learning, which she says
motivates students to get involved inacademically grounded projects thatcontribute to the well-being of the com-munity. "The financial, academic andemotional support from the Faculty ofEconomic and Management Sciences,also contributed to the success of theteam," she said.
The SIFE teams spend the acade-mic year conducting projects that speci-fically meet the communities' uniqueneeds. These efforts assist aspiring en-trepreneurs, struggling business own-ers, low-income families and childrenby teaching them how to succeed in aglobal market economy.
Amazing rainbow rally an amazing success
The Coca-Cola Celebrity Team, with EbiHalberstadt (Braam in Egoli) and Loraine Kriek
(UFS Rag Queen and SRC President).
This year thirteen teams set out toconquer the title of winners of theAmazing Rainbow Rally 2007.
The competition was fierce and veryclose at times, but in the end, legalminds ruled and Naudé's Attorneys tookhome the first prize. Pharmaceuticalgroup Fresenius-Kabi came a closesecond, with Sanlam not very far be-hind them.
The Coca-Cola Celebrity Team, withEbi Halberstadt (Braam in Egoli) andLoraine Kriek (UFS Rag Queen andSRC President) added glamour andplenty of good looks to the event, butcould not manage to finish in the topfive. The Amazing Rainbow Rally, a
fundraising initiative organised by theUFS's Corporate Liaison office andsponsored by OFM, is held in aid of theDepartment of Paediatrics and Child
Health at the UFS. The department is atertiary health care provider for babiesand children with serious, life-threatening illnesses.
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UFS academics on naming committee
Two academics from the UFS, Ms Sheila Vrahimis and Prof. Elizabeth Snyman Van-Deventer, were appointed on the Geographical Naming Committee of the Free StateDepartment of Sport, Arts and Culture. Ms Vrahimis (left) is from the Department ofGeography and Prof. Snyman-Van Deventer from the Faculty of Law.
Prof. Anita van der Merwe, Hoof vandie Skool vir Verpleegkunde, wasonlangs vir ses weke in Bahrain in
die Midde-Ooste waar sy as konsultant indie Kantoor van die Minister vanGesondheid gewerk het.
Sy het meeste van haar tyd in dieSalmaniya Medical Complex deurge-bring. Dié kompleks met sy meer as 800beddens is die enigste publieke hospitaalin Bahrain. Mediese dienste is egter ookin die res van die land beskikbaar by die35 gesondheidsorgsentrums en 'n kleinaantal privaatgesondheidsorgfasiliteite.Wat baie opmerklik is, is dat 63% van dieverpleegpersoneel van die plaaslikebevolking (750 000 mense) van Bahrainafkomstig is in teenstelling met naburigelande soos die Verenigde Emirate waarnet meer as 3% van die ver-pleegpersoneel burgers van die land is.
Bahrain het 2 200 verpleegkundigesin diens. "Dr. Nada Haffadh, die Ministervan Gesondheid, het ’n goeie indruk opmy gelaat met die groot belangstellingwat sy toon in haar land se verpleeg-personeel asook haar heelhartige steunaan hulle," sê prof. Van der Merwe.
Haar doel as konsultant was ondermeer om leierskap en bestuur op een-heidsvlak te versterk, om nasionalestandaarde vir verpleegpraktyke en -dienste te implementeer, om bestaandekwaliteitsbestuur te versterk en om be-stuursmeganismes oor sektore en diens-te in verpleging te verbeter. Sy moes ookdie bestaande werksomgewing waar-
Verpleeghoof help in Bahrain
In die minister van gesondheid se kantoor in Bahrain is, van links: Jabbar Isa, Hoof: Psigiatrie-verpleegdienste,Aysha Al Attawi, menslike hulpbronnebestuur: verpleging, Fatema Al Ansari, hoof: vroedvroudienste, dr. NadaHaffadh, die minister van gesondheid, prof. Anita van der Merwe, Fatema Abdul Wahed, ontwikkelingskonsultant:verpleging in die minister van gesondheid se kantoor, en Aysha Yousif Al-Qais, hoof: verpleegdienste.
neem en voorstelle maak om dit te ver-beter. Prof. Van der Merwe was ook byonderrigaktiwiteite van verpleegkundigesbetrokke en het gehelp met die hersie-ning en implementering van die intern-skapprogramme van die kliniese ver-pleegkundiges.
Buiten dat sy geëerd was om saammet die ministerie te werk, was prof. Vander Merwe ook baie beïndruk met hulhoë standaard en sterk etiese waardesas verpleegkundiges. "Al is hulle baiesuksesvol en beklee van die verpleeg-kundiges wat die land gelewer het, hoë
posisies in onder meer die VerenigdeNasies, die Werêldgesondheidsorgani-sasie en die Verpleegstersraad van die'Gulf Co-operative Council', streef hullesteeds daarna om te verbeter in wathulle doen," sê sy.
"Die hele ondervinding het my terug-gebring na die realiteit van verpleeg-kunde. Kwessies in verpleging strek oorlandsgrense. Verpleegkundiges inBahrain hanteer baie dieselfde kwessiesas wat ons in Suid-Afrika ondervind. Onsis nie ’n eiland met unieke probleme nie,"sê prof. Van der Merwe.
Mnr. Henk Swanepoel, die ABSA-gesondheidsorgkonsultant vir dieUV, het by die kwartaallikse Wel-
standsforumvergadering ’n voorlegginggedoen aan forumlede waar hy ondermeer gefokus het op die welstand van per-soneellede wat by die Discovery HealthMediese Fonds ’n lid is.
Vir die forumlede was dié aanbieding’n goeie aanwyser vir toekomstige fokus-areas. Die hoë voorkoms van chroniesetoestande aangewakker deur onder meerhoë bloeddruk en die hoë persentasiebeen- en spiersiektes wat lei tot hospi-talisasie, was deur mnr. Swanepoel aandie forum uitgewys. Meer inligting hierooris op Personeelwelstand se webblad be-skikbaar by http://www.uovs.ac.za/content.php?cid=30&sid=237
Forum hoor vanpersoneelwelstand
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Die Khoekhoe en die San is dieoorspronklike, eerste inwonersvan suider-Afrika. Volgens prof.
Piet Erasmus van die Departement An-tropologie, is daar argeologiese enpaleontologiese denkrigtings wat baiesterk suggereer dat hulle die oorsprongvan die moderne mens verteenwoordig.
Ironies egter, was dit juis hulle watoor die eeue heen deur kolonialisme,imperialisme en apartheid gemarginali-seer en gedegenereer is, en ontneemis van die waarde wat hulle geheg hetaan die betekenis van hulle menswees,kultuur en identiteit, asook die ruimtewat hulle (emosioneel, psigologies enfisies) gevul het.
Prof. Erasmus sê: "Die 'nuwe' Suid-Afrika het gedurende die 1990's dieklimaat geskep vir groepe soos dieKhoekhoe en San om hul inheemseidentiteit en kulturele en politieke regteterug te begin eis. Alleen kon hulle ditegter nie vermag nie, want eeue vanmiskenning en uitbuiting het enormekulturele en strukturele leemtes in dieKhoekhoe- en San-geledere gelaat."
Die Departement Antropologie aandie UV het die probleem raakgesien enbesluit om betrokke te raak by toege-paste navorsing onder Khoekhoe- en
Eenheid kyk na lewe van oudste Afrika-bewonersSan-gemeenskappe. ’n Simposium metinternasionale en nasionale akademicien inheemse leiers is aangebied wat opnavorsingsbehoeftes gefokus het. Hier-uit het verskeie publikasies en referatevoortgespruit. Afgesien van die voorge-noemde navorsing, het die departementook besluit om die Sekretariaat van dieNasionale Khoisan OorlegplegendeKonferensie te huisves; die SpesialeRapporteur van die Verenigde Nasie seKommissie vir Menseregte is geduren-de 2005 as gas ontvang; en ’n Eenheidvir Khoekhoe- en San-studies is gedu-rende 2007 gevestig. Dr. Mike Besten,wat aan die Universiteit van Leidengepromoveer het, en me. Priscilla deWet, wat haar magister aan die Univer-siteit van Tromso, Noorweë verwerf het,is reeds as navorsers by die eenheidaangestel.
Die eenheid poog om deur voortge-sette interdissiplinêre navorsing ’n by-drae te lewer om die eiesoortige na-vorsingsontwikkelingsbehoeftes van dieKhoekhoe en San aan te spreek. Diekernfokus in hierdie verband is op kul-turele kwessies en sluit temas / onder-werpe in soos: optekening van die oralegeskiedenis; identifisering van Khoe-San-taalprekers; taalonderrig, veral on-der voorskoolse kleuters; identiteits-
diskoerse, narratiewe, merkers engrense; tradisionele godsdiens, rituele,mites en simbole; politieke strukture enleierskap; bewaring van kulturele erfe-nisse en gebruike; inheemse kennis-stelsels; en grondkwessies.
Daar is heelwat internasionale be-langstelling in die navorsing wat onder-neem word, veral wat die identifiseringvan KhoeSan-taalsprekers betref. Hoe-wel verskeie bronne aantoon datKhoetale teen die 1930's grootliks uit-gesterf het, het dr. Besten se navorsingin Heidedal reeds ’n aantal van hierdietaalsprekers geïdentifiseer. Die moont-likheid word ook ondersoek dat ’ndialek waarvan die bestaan tot op hedeonbekend was, geïdentifiseer is.
’n Internasionale colloquium wordvir die einde van die jaar beplan waar,afgesien van akademici, ook Khoekoe-en Sanleiers en -taalsprekers sal op-tree. In die verslag wat gevolg het opdie Spesiale Rapporteur se besoek aanSuid-Afrika, beklemtoon hy die nood-saaklik dat ’n universiteit in Suid-Afrikadie inisiatief vir die bewaring van dieKhoeSantale moet neem. Die Eenheidvir Khoekhoe- en San-studies het reeds’n begin gemaak om uitvoering teverleen aan hierdie uitdaging.
Amptenare leer vansamelewingsdiens
Vanjaar, vir die eerste keer is 'ngemeenskapsleerkomponentaangebied as deel van die mo-
dule in Politieke Transformasie enBestuur in die Program Owerheids-taak en Politieke Transformasie aandie Universiteit van die Vrystaat (UV).Dit voorsien studente van dié mees-tersgraad die geleentheid om betrok-ke te wees in gemeenskapsdiens-aktiwiteite.
Die gemeenskap se behoeftes,probleme en dispute was geïdentifi-seer en bespreek gedurende diewerkswinkels wat deur die studentegereël is. In die proses was aan-spreeklikheid van staatsamptenareaan die gemeenskap verseker. Elk-een van die studente het ’n sertifikaatontvang.
The UFS held an interdepartmental sports afternoon that was organised by the Wellness Committee. Thepurpose of the sports afternoon was to give staff the opportunity to interact in an informal manner, to getto know one another and to create a positive climate among staff, in the interest of wellness. Teams froma number of departments such as Finance, the Centre for Higher Education Studies and Development,Human Resources, Computer Services and Marketing enthusiastically participated in volleyball, golf andbowls. Here are a few of the team members of the Department of Finance.
Staff have sport(s)
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Qwaqwa celebrates Women's Day in style
A group of ladies from the Qwaqwa Campuscelebrated Woman's Day in style. Ms Meiki Seli,
Secretary: Faculty of Economics andManagement Sciences, and Ms Ma Moremi,
Department of Physical Resources, are showingthe ladies how to perform Mokgibo (a traditional
Sotho dance).
The Wellness Forum on the Qwa-qwa Campus celebratedWoman's Day in style this year.
The event was filled with good music bythe local student group Five piece.
Several topics were presented tothe women. Ms Ekaete Samson-Akpan,Junior Lecturer in the Department ofBusiness Management, delivered apresentation on self and financial man-agement. The women especially enjoy-ed a presentation on spiritual wellbeing,focusing on prayer, speaking to Godand being charitable.
Mrs Puleng Mazibuko from the De-partment of Economics and Manage-ment Sciences, master of ceremonies
of the day, left this wise message withthe women: "Appreciate yourself, adopta positive lifestyle and eat a balanced
meal. Choose your friends wisely andengage in positive friendships that willenrich your life."
Medicine holds talks to empower women
Urine incontinence is a socialdilemma that is faced by anumber of ageing women. A
session on this topic, presented bythe School of Medicine, was the firstin a series of talks aimed at know-ledge empowerment of women inour society.
Dr Lizeth Roets from the Schoolof Nursing, Dr DaleenRaubenheimer from the Departmentof Human Anatomy, Ms Berna deKock from the Department of Bio-kinetics, and Prof. Hennie Cronjéfrom the Department of Gynae-cology and Obstetrics discussed anumber of aspects of this problem.
They looked at the emotionalexperiences, self-esteem, socialinteraction and physical discomfortassociated with urine incontinence.An explanation of the structure andfunctions of the pelvic floor, and whythis happens with the modern wo-man was given. Ms De Kock recom-mended a number of exercises. Themost suitable medical and surgicaltreatment was also discussed.
Abilities of second language users discussed
Dr Hilde Hacquebord and her husband, Dr Gertjan Aalders from the University of Groningen in theNetherlands, presented a lecture on argumentation in conjunction with the Unit for the Development ofRhetorical and Academic Writing (UDRAW) in the Centre for Higher Education Studies and Development atthe university. Dr Hacquebord, a lecturer in Applied Linguistics, developed a unique model which tests thelanguage abilities of second language English speakers. Her husband presented a lecture on argumentationin journalism. At the workshop were, from the left: Drs Aalders, Prof. Louis Venter, Head of UDRAW at theUFS, Ms Dymphi van der Hoeven, postgraduate student in applied linguistics from the University ofGroningen, and Dr Hacquebord.
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Student victim of unfortunate series of events
Petso Mokhatla.
Petso Mokhatla, research assis-tant at the Centre for AgriculturalManagement within the Depart-
ment of Agricultural Economics andM.Agric. student in Agricultural Man-agement, was the victim of an unfortu-nate series of events. In the July holi-days, while many staff members andstudents took some time off to spendwith their families and friends and wererelaxing at home or elsewhere, Petsospent several days on the hard and un-comfortable benches at the airport inDubai.
On his way to present a paper at theInternational Farm ManagementCongress at Cork in Ireland he landed inDubai on Sunday, 15 July 2007, to catcha connecting flight to London. However,he never set foot on English soil.
At immigration he was bombardedwith a series of questions: where areyou from, are you a student, where areyou going to, how much money do youhave with you, where did you get themoney to attend such an expensivecongress, where is your South AfricanID, what is the South African nationalanthem, and what are the tribes/lang-uages of your country?
On Sunday afternoon Petso wasinformed that the UK immigration Officerefuses that he flies to London.
When Petso wanted to enquireabout his passport, they sent him frompassport control to immigration andback. When he was not moving be-tween these offices he had to continuewaiting, and they clearly indicated thathe was a nuisance.
Dr Wimpie Nell, director of the Cen-tre for Agricultural Management andPetso's mentor, recommends, that allstaff who fly to London take their SouthAfrican identity documents with them.
Petso did not have his South African IDwith him and immigration did not wantto believe that he is a South Africanwho wants to attend a conference.Because many Africans are looking forpolitical asylum in the UK, situationssimilar to Petso's do occur.
Only on the fourth day after Petsolanded in Dubai, he managed to find aflight out of there, not to London as wasplanned, but back to South Africa.When the plane landed at Oliver TamboInternational Airport in South Africa hewas held back by airport security untilall the passengers had disembarked.While they cleared the passport issue,he missed his flight to Bloemfontein.
Fortunately he did not have tospend another night on an airportbench. His colleagues at the centremade arrangements for him to sleep ina guesthouse, his first bed in days.
On Thursday Petso arrived inBloemfontein, without his luggage. Onlyon Saturday, days after his ordeal,Petso received his luggage that, in themean time, made a turn in Cape Town.
To recover from this great adven-ture, Petso visited his home in Bethle-hem, where life is a bit more familiarwithout the unexpected twists andturns...
Nederlandse Winterskool aangebied
Sowat 60 studente van kampusse van oor die land en van Namibië het die Nederlandse Winterskool watdeur die UV se Departement Afrikaans en Nederlands en Moderne Europese Tale op die Hoofkampus inBloemfontein aangebied is, bygewoon. Die skool word gefinansier deur die Nederlandse Taalunie. Hier isvan links, voor: me. Amy van Wyk, Rhodes-Universiteit, me. Gene Putter, Noordwes-Universiteit; agter: dr.Alice van Kalsbeek, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam en aanbieder van die program, prof. Alf Jenkinson,Departement Afrikaans, Nederlands, Duits en Frans aan die UV, en prof. Yves T'Sjoeng, Universiteit vanGent en aanbieder van die program.
Prof. Van Coller die feeskunstenaar
Vanjaar se Volksblad-kunste-fees was weer vol pret enplesier. Die kuns tot die kos
en alles tussenin het die kunste-feesgangers verlei, lagspieregekielie, ore laat sing en sommernet die monde laat water!
Prof. Hennie van Coller, Hoofvan die Departement Afrikaans,Nederlands, Duits en Frans aandie UV, is aangewys as vanjaarse feeskunstenaar van dieVolksblad-kunstefees. Hy het ’ngroot aandeel aan die sukses vandie boekefees gehad.
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The third-year medical students ofthe Faculty of Health Scienceshave visited various non-govern-
ment organisations (NGO's) and non-
Medical students make a difference in communities
Third-year medical students held an information day for the children of Heidedal, at Elanja.
profit organisations (NPO's) this year aspart of their community service learningmodule. Ms Monique Nel, CommunityService co-ordinator in the Faculty of
Health Sciences, said: "The idea of thismodule is to expose students to real lifesituations that they can learn from andto provide them with an opportunitywhere they can make a difference;giving something back to thecommunities they become involved in."
Some of the areas where thestudents conducted their communitybased projects, include: Age in Action,Silwerjare (elderly people in Mangaungand Heidedal); Auksano in Pellisier(drug and cult affected teenagers);Blessed Africa (poverty relief,HIV/AIDS); Elanja (children inHeidedal); Emelia House (severelydisabled children in Mangaung);Lebone Land (HIV affected children);and the MUCPP (Love Life,Reproductive Health, Geriatric Healthand HIV/AIDS).
All the activities the studentsembarked on had to be sustainable,even after the completion of themodule, Ms Nel said.
Dr Martin Ntwaeaborwa from theDepartment of Physics was in-vited by the National Research
Foundation (NRF) and the NationalDepartment of Science and Technology(DST) to attend the second joint work-
Top researcher visits Seoul
Dr Martin Ntwaeaborwa.
shop between South Africa and SouthKorea, which was held in Seoul at theKorea Institute of Science and Techno-logy (KIST). The workshop was orga-nised by the national ministries ofscience and technology of both coun-
tries to explore the possibility of a bila-teral agreement to do collaborative re-search in nano-science, nano-techno-logy and biotechnology.
The South African delegation also vi-sited a few national research institutionsin Seoul including nano-fabrication andnano-analysis laboratories. Most of theseinstitutions are in the forefront of modernage research in nanoscience and nano-technology. Dr Ntwaeaborwa says thenano-science research group in the De-partment of Physics at the UFS is engag-ed in research activities similar to whatmost South Korean institutions are doing."If the proposed bilateral agreementcould be reached, the department wouldstand a better chance to advance itsnanoscience research through collabora-tions with these institutions," he said.
Dr Ntwaeaborwa's is one of the fewpeople in the country with an extensivebackground of nano-science. In 2007 hewas listed as one of the top 20 research-ers under the Research DevelopmentIntiative for Black Academics (REDIBA)programme of the NRF. His NRF-fundedPh.D. project (completed last year) wasabout synthesis and characterisation ofluminescent nano-materials.
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Regte suksesvol in prestasiebestuur
Die Fakulteit Regsgeleerdheid het die suksesvolleimplementering van hul prestasiebestuur- en
loopbaanbeplanningsprojek met ’n middagete byIlanga Estate gevier. By die geleentheid was, van
links: prof. Johan Henning, Dekaan: FakulteitRegsgeleerdheid, dr. Renalde Huysamen, Hoof:
Prestasiebestuur en Personeelontwikkeling bySHOSO, en prof. Voet du Plessis, Departement
Handelsreg.
Dr. Renalde Huysamen, Hoof:Prestasiebestuur en Personeel-ontwikkeling in die Sentrum vir
Hoëronderwysstudies en -ontwikkeling(SHOSO), is nou aan die stuur vanprestasiebestuur aan die UV. Sy hetaan die begin van 2007 opleiding aanpersoneel van die Fakulteit Regsge-leerdheid, die loodsgroep vir die pre-stasiebestuurprojek, aangebied.
Dié fakulteit was ook die loodsgroepvan ’n vorige prestasiebestuurprojek.Met die nuwe, vereenvoudigde en meerverbruikersvriendelike stelsel onderleiding van dr. Huysamen het die per-soneel van die fakulteit weer ingestemom as loodsgroep op te tree.
Die implementering en die pre-stasiebestuur- en loopbaanbeplannings-projek in die Fakulteit Regsgeleerdheidis einde Mei 2007 suksesvol gefinali-
seer. Alle personeel in die fakulteit, aka-demici sowel as ondersteuningsper-soneel, het aan die prosesdeelgeneem.
Welstandskomitee praat oor depressie
Die Welstandskomitee het ’n sessie oor depressie aangebied. Dr. Katinka Botha, ’n psigiater vanBloemfontein, was die gasspreker. Sy het onder meer gefokus op die oorsake van depressie, die herkenningvan gevaartekens, behandelingsopsies en die voorkoming van depressie. By die aanbieding was, van links:dr. Botha, prof. Ronelle Britz van die Sentrum vir Rekeningkunde, en dr. Annette Prins, voorsitter van dieWelstandskomitee.
Appointmentsand promotionsAppointmentsProf. J.P. Fouche, as AssociateProfessor, Department ofPsychology
Mrs R. van der Walt, as Manager:Labour Relations, HumanResources Department
PromotionsDr J.H. van Zyl, to AssociateProfessor/Principal Specialist,Department of Internal Medicine
Adv J.M. Reyneke, to Senior Lec-turer, Department of Law ofProcedure and Law of Evidence
Adv B.S. Smith to Senior Lecturer,Department of Private Law
RetirementsProf. A. le Roux, AssociateProfessor at the Department ofPsychology
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Time out with...
“Dumela. Le kae? Ke teng. Hobile monate ho kopana lewena, o be le letsatsi le
monate (Good morning, how are you? Iam fine. It was nice meeting you, enjoyyour day)," is the very basics of a con-versation in Sesotho according to MrFrans Masisi at the Centre for HigherEducation Studies and Development(CHESD).
Mr Masisi also lectures SesothoCommunication Programmes to mostlystaff at the university. He believes thatwhen people greet each other in theirrespective languages, it creates a warmenvironment within the university. "Withmultilingualism the university will beable to give real meaning to the words'reconciliation'. Staff will also haverespect for the different languages andcultures on campus. We can achievethis by developing an attitude of open-ness and willingness to learn moreabout each other's backgrounds. Wewill also then understand each otherbetter," he said.
Twenty-seven years ago with onlystandard 8 in his pocket he startedworking at the Provisioning Departmentat the university. However, he alreadythen had a dream to obtain a post-graduate qualification. With a fulltimejob and a family (he got married in1983) Mr Masisi managed to obtain anumber of diplomas amongst them inTheology as well as his B.A. degree(general). Although Mr Masisi is knownby many on campus not many areaware that he is also a registeredmarriage officer. This specific
qualification enables him to tie the knotfor up to three couples per month.
Mr Masisi is also involved with theABET classes presented on campus.These classes are presented to staffon campus as well as to people fromthe community. The ABET programmewhich started in 1995 with 42 learnersgrew to the current group of 500learners. A number of success storiescame from this initiative. Many staffmembers who started out as drivers,messengers or cleaners could worktheir way up the ladder and others,who were unable to read or write,were admitted as students to theuniversity.
Not only are the ABET courses anencouragement to these students – forMr Masisi it is a reminder of the biggesthighlight of his career; moving from amessenger to an ABET programmefacilitator (between 1995 and 1999) andpresently an ABET programme co-ordi-nator. However, talking to Mr Masisireveals that everyday is a highlight tohim. His motto: "To enjoy everyday as ifit was my last day because I will neverknow what might happen tomorrow,"says it all.
He finds pleasure in his work, hisfamily and his religion. Mr Masisi ismarried to Annah and they have fourchildren, two boys, Sechaba andKarabo, and two girls, Lerato andMpho. When he is not spending qualitytime with his family he goes for a walkin the outskirts of Thaba Nchu. "I reallyenjoy the wildlife," he said.
"I also enjoy reading books abouthealth, love and marriage, and religion.Currently, he is reading Relationshiprescue by Dr Philip McGrow and Dielewe van oorwinning from SollyOsrovech.
What he enjoys most of all is, how-ever, his early morning cup of tea andeating cakes. "I enjoy eating cakes withmy whole heart," he says.
Mr Frans Masisi.
‘I enjoy eating cakeswith my whole heart’
Fakulteit lewer verslag
Die Fakulteit Natuur- enLandbouwetenskappe het’n tweejaarverslag oor diewerksaamhede van diéfakulteit gepubliseer. Hieris van links, voor: proff.Herman van Schalkwyk,Dekaan van die fakulteit,Neil Heideman, Vise-dekaan van die fakulteit,en Maitland Seaman vandie Sentrum vir Omge-wingsbestuur saam metdie departementelevoorsitters van die anderdepartemente in diefakulteit.
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Die konstruksiewerk aan die nuweDF Malherbelaan-parkering (noordvan die Landbougebou) is voltooi
en personeel kan nou voortgaan om par-keerplekke te reserveer in die sentraal-kampus. Die stelsel is vroeg in Septem-ber 2007 in werking gestel. ’n Inligtingstukin ’n vraag- en antwoordformaat verskafdie nodige inligting oor gereserveerdeparkering op kampus.
Die inligting is in albei tale op die UVse webblad beskikbaar by www.ufs.ac.za/faculties/ content.php?id=5582&FCode=24Wat word bedoel met die term"gereserveerde parkering"?• Alle bestaande onderdakparkering en
nuwe onderdakparkering wat in dietoekoms opgerig mag word.
• Alle oop parkeerplekke agter valbomewat vir toekenning aan individuelepersoneellede geoormerk is.
Geld huidige parkeerplektoekennings?Alle UV-personeel aan wie ’n onderdakpar-keerplek tans formeel toegeken is en watmaandeliks daarvoor betaal, behou dit ou-tomaties. Hulle moet geen aansoekvormsinvul nie. Informele toekennings aan indi-vidue, departemente of groepe waarvoornie betaal word nie, wat in elk geval geenformele status ooit gehad het nie, geldsedert die UB-besluit nie meer nie.Is daar nou bykomende gereserveerdeparkeerplekke beskikbaar?Daar is sowat 300 oop gereserveerdeparkeerplekke geskep. 'n Persoon aanwie ’n gereserveerde oop parkeerplektoegeken word, het die gemoedsrus dat’n plek (aangedui met ’n nommer en par-keergebiedkode) vanaf 06:00 tot 18:00weeksdae (ook gedurende universiteits-vakansies) vir sy / haar uitsluitlike gebruikbeskikbaar is. Die area kan slegs binne-gery word deur persone wat oor ’n af-standbeheerder beskik om die valboom indaardie area te beheer. Ander personeel,studente of besoekers kan dit dus niemisbruik nie.
Teen die einde van 2007 sal onge-veer 60 nuwe gereserveerde plekke,waarvan ongeveer 30 onderdakparkeer-plekke is, in Dekaanstraat geskep word(die area voor die Geologie- , Argitektuur-en IGS-geboue). Aansoeke daarvoor kannou reeds ingedien word.Geld die ou "waglys" nog?Nee. Alle aansoeke het op 1Junie 2007verval en daar moet opnuut aansoek ge-doen word.
Wie mag aansoek doen?Persone wat op die UV-diensstaat is enwat oor 'n geldige UV-motorpermit (’nskyfie uitgereik deur Beskermingsdienste)beskik en geen uitstaande verkeerboetesteen sy of haar naam het nie.
Net een gereserveerde parkeerplekper personeellid word toegelaat en geenonderverhurings van parkeerplekke wordtoegelaat nie.
Alle personeel van die Fakulteit Ge-sondheidswetenskappe, uitgesluit die per-soneel van die Skool vir Verpleegkunde,sal net kan aansoek doen vir parkeer-plekke by die François Retief-gebou endie Farmovs / Farmakologie-gebou. Ditgeld ook vir Gesondheidswetenskappe-personeel op die UV- (nie gesamentlike)diensstaat wat in die François Retief- enFarmovs / Farmakologie-geboue werk.Hoe word bepaal watter personeel diebeskikbare plekke kry?Gereserveerde parkeerplekke (onderdakasook oop parkeerplekke) word toegekenop grond van 'n formule wat beide diens-tyd (gemeet in dae) en senioriteit (gemeetin totale vergoedingspakkette) op ’n 50:50basis verreken.
Aansoekers kan hul voorkeure virspesifieke areas (nie plekke nie) aanduiop die aansoekvorm. Dit sal sover moont-lik in aanmerking geneem word.Hoe lank geld die toekennings?Die toekenning van 'n parkeerplek aan 'nindividu verstryk outomaties by afsterwe,bedanking (op laaste werksdag) of aftre-de (op laaste werksdag) of as ’n persoonself die gebruik wil opsê.
In gevalle waar kampusveranderingsveroorsaak dat gereserveerde parkeer-plekke gesloop moet word, word alterna-tiewe eers verskaf. Dit is onmoontlik omte waarborg dat alternatiewe altyd ewegerieflik sal wees en dat dit altyd dadelikgedoen sal kan word. Die ontwrigtings salmet groot omsigtigheid hanteer word entot die minimum beperk word. TarieweElke motorbestuurder is verplig om,soos tans 'n UV-voertuigpermit teenR20 per jaar aan te skaf en daarnavolgens die verskillende diensvlakkebykomende bedrae vir toegekendeparkering (soos beskikbaar) te betaal.Tariewe (soos in tabel) geld.Aanpassings sal gemaak word op grondvan ’n behoorlike ondersoek.
Item Huidigetarief
Tariefvanaf
2007/09/01
Permit (parkeerskyfie)wat elke motorge-bruiker moet vertoon
R20 R20
Huurgeld per maand vironderdakparkeerplekagter valboom
R20 R30 permaand
Huurgeld per maand vironderdakparkeerpleknie agter valboom
R20 R25 permaand
Huurgeld per maand viroop gereserveerde par-keerplek agter valboom
R10 R15 permaand
Deposito / betaling virafstandbeheerder R150 R150
Area Area Getalplekke Tipe
Beskik-baar-heid
Noord vanFlippie Groene-woud-gebou ensuid vanWynandMouton-teater
P5 60 Oop Dadelik
Sceana-teater P12 42 Oop Dadelik
Noord van StefCoetzee- enGeologiege-boue en suidvan Fisika- enGeografie-geboue
P15 72 Oop Dadelik
Suid van Geo-logie- en StefCoetzee-ge-boue asook diearea tussen Vis-huis en dieGeografie-gebou (Stabilis)
P16 79 Oop Dadelik
Area noord vanDekaanstraat,oorkant Argitek-tuur- en IGS-geboue
P1834
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Hoe die nuwe parkeerstrategie Tabel: Tariewe
Tabel: Parkeerareas
Die beginsel dat tariewe jaarliks outo-maties verhoog met dieselfde persentasieas die algemene salarisverhoging wataan personeel toegestaan word of andersper UBD/UB-besluit indien nodig byvoor-
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The training of its academic staffmembers with regard to the as-sessment of learning in higher
education is of vital importance to theuniversity. In line with stipulations in itsassessment policy, the UFS has em-barked on an accredited assessmenttraining programme (SPALHE/ ShortProgramme on the Assessment ofLearning in Higher Education) for itslecturing staff in 2006.
The external moderator of theSPALHE programme, Dr Riëtte Smit of
the Johannesburg University, has com-mended the UFS and Dr Fanus vanTonder from the Higher Education Stu-dies and Development (CHESD), on thehigh standard of staff development pro-vided by means of the assessment-training programme at the UFS.
Assessment training of academic staffat the university is managed and admini-strated by the respective Teaching, Learn-ing and Assessment and the Staff Devel-opment divisions of CHESD. The acade-mic and professional presentation, as well
Staff received their assessment training certificates in June. At the occasion were, from the left: Prof.Magda Fourie, Vice Rector: Academic Planning, Mr Michael von Maltitz, Lecturer: Department Statis-tics/ Mathematical Statistics, Dr Fanus van Tonder, Senior Lecturer/Researcher at the CHESD, MsSaretha Brüssow, Head: Teaching, Learning and Assessment at the CHESD, and Dr Santie vanVuuren, Head: School for Allied Health Professions.
‘Assessment training of vital importance to lecturers’
beeld vir stygende intandhoudingskoste,is goedgekeur.
Gelde wat verhaal word vir permitte,maandelikse huur en afstandbeheerdersvir persoonlike gebruik word gehef vanindividue en nie van UV-entiteite nie.
Daar sal altyd gratis parkering beskik-baar wees vir personeel, studente en be-soekers. Individue se keuse vir grotergerief het wel koste-implikasies.
Individue is verantwoordelik daarvoorom die afstandbeheerder wat aan hom/haar uitgereik word veilig te bewaar eninstand te hou (insluitende die vervangingvan batterye). Met die ondertekening vandie aansoekvorm word ’n onderneminggegee dat dit met verantwoordelikheidhanteer sal word.
op die UV-kampus gaan werk?Afsper van parkeerareas vir ’nbepaalde groep'n Departement / afdeling of kleiner ge-bruikersgroep kan versoek dat 'n bepaal-de parkeerarea uit "eie geld" , d.w.s UV-of ander geld, maar nie die kapitaalbegro-ting nie, agter 'n valboom afgesper en be-dryf word as gereserveerde blokparke-ring. Die volgende voorwaardes geld dan:
• Die versoek word skriftelik gerig aandie Direkteur Fisiese Hulpbronne enSpesiale Projekte wat dan die ver-keersingenieur se aanbeveling kryoor die inpas daarvan binne diegroter plan en dan beplanning enkosteberekenings laat doen. Dit salnet goedgekeur word as dit nie an-der parkeerders se regte nadelig
raak nie en die groter strategieondersteun.
• Indien toestemming verleen word endie gebruikers die koste aanvaar,aanvaar een persoon / entiteit verant-woordelikheid vir die vereffening vandie volle bedrag (en tref dan eie reë-ling vir die verhaling daarvan).
• Die Bestuurder Fisiese Beplanninghanteer die oprigtingsproses.
• Die departement / afdeling of kleinergebruikersgroep het geen reg omdeurlopend enige huurgeld van dieindividuele gebruikers te hef nie.
• Fisiese Hulpbronne hanteer in sulkegevalle nie die toekenning aan indivi-due en bedryf van die area nie, maaris steeds verantwoordelik vir dieinstandhouding van die valbome.
as quality assurance of the short learn-ing programmes is overseen by Dr VanTonder.
According to the assessment policyof the university all lecturing staffshould undergo assessment training.Newly appointed lecturing staff mem-bers are expected to complete the as-sessment training programme in orderto qualify for a permanent appoint-ment. However, a framework for con-ditional exemption or credit for the as-sessment training on the basis of sim-ilar training completed at this institutionor at other institutions will also be an-nounced in the near future. Ongoing"refresher workshops" on assessment-related subjects will in future also beoffered to academic personnel on aregular basis.
The assessment policy also deter-mines that departmental chairpersons/heads of departments or divisions shouldensure that academics undergo appro-priate training. They will be required toidentify the training needs of staff mem-bers and communicate these to the staffdevelopment division of the CHESD. En-quiries regarding the assessment trainingcan be made at Ms Saretha Brüssow,Division Head: Teaching, Learning andAssessment of the CHESD.
More than 50 additional lecturers areregistered for the SPALHE programmeand are expected to complete theirtraining early in 2008.
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5Minute‘A small thank you means more than a salary increase’
Bultjie staan verstom oor hoeveeldosente onwetend vir studente be-teken. Met die heengaan van prof.
Abel Pienaar in Augustus vanjaar is dieVolksblad se briewekolom oorstroom methuldeblyke van oudstudente. Hy was 'ndosent wat kon motiveer en raadgee enstudente aangespoor het tot groot hoog-tes, maar sy menslikheid en vriendelik-heid met almal was seker die karak-tereienskap wat in ons geheues vasge-brand sal bly. Voorwaar 'n besonderelewe wat hy gelei het en seker die mooi-ste nalatenskap wat 'n mens kan gee. Ditmoet 'n troos vir die familie wees.
One never takes enough time to tellpeople what they mean to you and it is agreat pity. Someone once said that asmall thank you means more than a sa-lary increase. What impresses me mostis that great people are always humble.Look at prof. Magda Fourie, who's alsoon her way to Stellenbosch as vice-rec-tor. We're loosing a champion academic,but also one of the most humble andfriendliest persons I've met in my life. Solet's say it! Congratulations Prof. Magda,we're going to miss you and you did anexcellent job at Kovsies.
Daar's nog baie sulke nederige grootgeeste op kampus. Bultjie gaan julle noguithaal!
Dis lekker om dit so anoniem tedoen, want dan kan daar nie verskuildeagendas wees nie. Hoe het die groteKatarina nou weer gesê? Prys luidrugtigen vermaan saggies! As ek aan my stu-dentejare terugdink, was prof. GerhardBeukes so 'n nederige reus! Na 'n inter-varsity, waar dit nogal rof gegaan het,stap hy die Maandag in die klas en sêewe saggies. "Daar is mense en daar isbobbejane. As 'n bobbejaan teen 'n rug-bypaal uitklim is dit in sy natuur. As 'nmens dit doen is dit nie eintlik snaaks nie– veral nie as die mens uit die soge-naamde top-6% wat aan 'n universiteitkan studeer, kom nie."
Die skuldige het bloedrooi gebloos,maar aan die einde van die klas komdaar so 'n sagte glimlag op prof. Gerhard
se gesig en hy sê: "Ter versagting moetmens darem noem dat daar altyd hoopvir die mensdom is. Ek herinner my datons geagte rektor, prof. Benedictus Kok,eenmaal teen die hoofgebou se toringuitgeklouter het en kyk waar staan hynou!" Daarmee is die goeie verhoudingesommer dadelik weer reggestel!
So ons moet maar die aapstreke vanstudente met 'n knippie sout neem!Deesdae se studente werk so verskriklikhard dat hulle darem nog nie ’n trein witgeverf het of al die fonteine vol seep-poeier gegooi het nie. Miskien is hulle sobesig om SMS'e rond te stuur dat hullenie eers aan kattekwaad kan dink nie!
Ek merk een student het 'n strepies-kode agter haar nek laat tatoër. Nou vra'n ou haar wat haar prys is as hy haarskandeer. "Ek is priceless," reken sy.
Prof. Van der Linde sê speurder is 'n insek
Bultjie
By die lesing was van links: proff. Frederick Fourie, Rektor en Visekanselier van die UV, Theuns vander Linde, Herman van Schalkwyk, Dekaan van die Fakulteit Natuur- en Landbouwetenskappe, enJo van As, hoof van die Departement Dierkunde en Entomologie.
Nou weet Bultjie ook nie of 'n dit goeie ofslegte ding is om priceless te wees nie.Al wat ek weet is dat sy op tagtig nogsteeds gaan sit met daardie strepieskodeop haar nek. Of dit dan nog pricelessgaan wees betwyfel ek!
Laastens moet ons darem dankie sêdat die groot parkeerarea 'n oplossingbring en ek sal my R100 boete nogbetaal siende dat die verkeersafdelingwragtig vir my 'n aanmaning gestuur hetomdat ek op 'n geelstreep parkeer het vir'n vergadering. Ter versagting wil ekdarem noem dat die naaste anderparkeerplek naby die FlippieGroenewoud-gebou op daardie dag opvlak ses in die Mimosa Mall was!
Morning! Dumela! Dagsê!
Suid-Afrika het 'n tekort aan foren-siese entomoloë, het prof.Theuns van der Linde van die
Departement Dierkunde en Entomolo-gie, gedurende sy intreerede as hoogle-raar gesê. Hy is een van net twee prak-tiserende forensiese entomoloë in Suid-
Afrika. Forensies entomologie word on-der meer gebruik in die oplossing vanmoordsake, verkragtings, selfmoord endeesdae ook transitorooftogte. Die temavan sy lesing was "Die speurder was 'ninsek - 'n kort oorsig oor forensieseentomologie".
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Uit die Interne Oudit-kantoor...
“Die bepaling van doelwitte endie identifisering van moont-like gebeurtenisse wat ’n
invloed op die universiteit mag hê, is ’nvoorvereiste vir risikobeoordeling. Doel-witte moet gestel word voordat die risi-ko's verbonde aan die bereiking daar-van beoordeel kan word en die aksiesom die risiko's te bestuur, geïdentifiseerkan word," sê mnr. Gert van den Berg,Direkteur: Interne Oudit.Volgens hom hou risikobeoordelingsekere voordele in:• Bemagtiging van werknemers en
verhoging van hul verantwoordelik-heid en rekenpligtigheid,
• Risiko's en interne beheer word beterverstaan,
• Belangrike kwessies word vinniggeïdentifiseer,
• Werknemers het ’n breër perspektiefvan die universiteit,
• Gee aan die instansie ’n mededing-ende voorsprong, en
• Dit voorkom dat beheerevaluering nievasval in ’n moeras van gedetailleer-de beheerprosedures nie.
"Met risikobeoordeling word die sleu-telrisiko's wat die bereiking van die uni-versiteit se doelwitte in gevaar kan stel,geïdentifiseer. Dit is daardie gebiedewaar bestuur nie kan bekostig om te faalnie en sluit alle gebiede in waar misluk-king groot verlies of verleentheid kan ver-oorsaak soos byvoorbeeld bedrog, na-latigheid of ’n oortreding van regulasies.
"Dit is belangrik dat lynbestuur bewusis van finansiële en ander risiko's. Risiko'sword gewoonlik geïdentifiseer deur vraeaan senior lyn- en finansiële bestuur
binne elke eenheid van die universiteit testel. ’n Goeie kennis van en insig in sakevan die universiteit is belangrik vir diedoel," sê mnr. Van den Berg.
Hy noem ook dat potensiële risiko'svanuit twee perspektiewe geëvalueer kanword, naamlik waarskynlikheid en impak.Waarskynlikheid verteenwoordig diemoontlikheid dat ’n risiko sal plaasvind,terwyl impak die effek daarvan verteen-woordig. "Risiko's met ’n hoë graad vanwaarskynlikheid en ’n aansienlike impak,sal meer aandag en optrede van bestuurverg as risiko's met ’n lae graad van waar-skynlikheid en wat min of geen impak opdie doelwitte en strategië sal hê nie.
"Risikobeoordeling word gereeld opalle vlakke van die personeelkorps in aldie eenhede van die universiteitgedoen," sê hy.
Gesondheid open eie museum
’n Museum in die Fakulteit Gesondheidswetenskappe is onlangs tydens ’n formele geselligheid amptelik geopen. Dié museum is die verwesenliking van 'njarelange droom van verskeie medici binne die fakulteit om instrumente en toerusting wat in onbruik geraak het vir die nageslag te bewaar. By die opening was,van links proff. Hendrik de Klerk Ghrundling, voorsitter van die Museumkomitee, Letticia Moja, Dekaan: Fakulteit Gesondheidswetenskappe, Philip Badenhorst,hoofskenker en van die Departement Hematologie en -selbiologie, en François Retief, Hoof van die Mediese Geskiedenisklub en lid van die Museumkomitee.
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The School of Nursing at the UFSpresented the third triennial Nur-sing Odyssey international con-
ference on the Main Campus in Bloem-fontein. This year's focus was on caringand special areas such as midwiferyand wound care.
Speakers from the U.S. and the U.K.delivered a number of interesting papersand workshops. Topics included fetalmonitoring – technology from clinic toconsultant. A live demonstration wasgiven where a pregnant woman situatedin a clinic was linked to a system thatsends information directly to a con-sultant who can then advise the clinicstaff on the best treatment. Workshopson NVIVO, a computer based programthat assists qualitative researchers toanalyse their data, was also presented.
Another interesting paper and de-monstration that was delivered wasabout the role of hand washing in infec-tion control. A practical participatory de-monstration was done to illustrate to nur-ses how they unwittingly spread germs.
Nursing conference gets international attention
At the conference were, from the left: Prof. Anita van der Merwe, Head of the UFS School of Nursing, Mr JohnGowers, Huntleigh Health, United Kingdom, Dr Bola Ofi, Head of the Department of Nursing at the University ofIbadan, Nigeria, and Prof. George Ellison, St. George University, United Kingdom.
Drie besoek Beijing vir rekenaarkongres
Prof. Pieter Blignaut, me. Engela Dednam, en mnr. Andries Burger van die Departement Rekenaarwetenskap hetdie internasionale Human Computer Interaction-kongres in Beijing, China, bygewoon en ’n aanbieding gedoen oor'n navorsingsartikel wat hulle geskryf het. By die kongres was, van links: mnr. Burger; prof. Blignaut, mnr. AaronMarcus, 'n wêreldkenner op die terrein van kultuur en rekenaargebruik, en me. Dednam.
Wellness unlocks the inner child
The Wellness Committee presented a session:Nurturing the inner child, with Dr Urshula Viljoen,psychologist from Bloemfontein, as the guestspeaker. At the session were, from the left: MsSuzelle Oosthuizen, Wellness Forum member,Mr Reginald Hiscock from Computer Services,and Dr Viljoen.
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Dr. Mabel praat oor diensleer in die VSA
UFS e theha ofisi ya dithuto tse phahameng
Yunivesithi ya Freistata e tlo thehaofisi ya dithuto tse phahameng(Postgraduate Office) e tla hokan-
ya ditshebeletso tsa tshehetso tsa dithutobakeng sa baithuti ba ntshetsang dithutotsa bona pele.
Ho ya ka molaodi wa lekala la ntshe-tsopele ya dipatlisiso yunivesithing, mo-profesara Frans Swanepoel, sepheo seseholo sa ofisi ena ya dithuto tse phaha-meng ke ho nyehelana ka ditshebeletsotsa bohokanyi le tshehetso bakeng sabaithuti ba ntshetsang dithuto tsa bonapele le ba etsang mangolo a bongaka,ha mmoho le basebetsi ba yunivesithi kakakaretso.
Baithuti, mafapha a dithuto le base-betsi ba tla una molemo ho thehweng haofisi ena. Dikgahleho tsa baithuti bantshetsang dithuto tsa bona pele le baetsang dipatlisiso kamora ho phethelamangolo a bona a bongaka, di tla ntshe-tswa pele ho latela disebediswa tsa ma-fapha le makala. Ofisi ena e tla boela e
nyehelana ka manane a baithuti bantshetsang dithuto tsa bona pele, dithutotse phahameng, baokamedi le menyetlaya matlole. E tla boela e nyehelana kamenyetla ya thupello le tlhaisolesedingbakeng sa basebetsi ba batjha le bahlokang boiphihlelo.
Ofisi ena e tla thehwa ka mekgahleloe mmedi. Mokgahlelo wa pele o tla she-bana le dintlha tsa bohlokwa tse potla-kileng, mme wa bobedi o shebane le tsesa potlakang hakaalo.
Ditlha tse tla behwa ka sehlohlolongdi kenyeletsa ho thonngwa ha molaodi lebahokanyi, nyehelano ya tlhaisolesedingle dikgokahano, disebediswa tsa bohlo-kwa bakeng sa yunivesithi, tsamaiso yamaano, ntshetsopele ya baokamedi badithuto tse phahameng, ditshebeletso tsakgohedi le keletso, le taolo ya baithuti bantshetsang dithuto tsa bona pele le di-bursary.
Dintlha tse sa potlakang hakaalotsona ke ntshetsopele le ho kenywa
tshebetsong ha mananeo a tshehetsobakeng sa baithuti le basebetsi, hothehwa ha mohlodi wa tlhaisolesedingya dipatlisiso bakeng sa baithuti bantshetsang dithuto tsa bona pele, le hothehwa ha mokgatlo wa dithuto tsephahameng kapa komiti ya dikgoka-hanyo ya baithuti ba ntshetsang di-thuto tsa bona pele, ho nyehelana kamotjha o ananelwang wa dikgoka-hanyo pakeng tsa baithuti bana lebolaodi ba yunivesithi.
Ofisi ya dithuto tse phahameng e tlaba karolo ya bohlokwa ya DirectorateResearch Development ka lebaka la boi-phihlelo ba yona le mosebetsi wa yona okgabane wa ntshetsopele le bohokanyi, eleng dintho tse tla e tswela molemo.
Ho thehwa ha ofisi jwaloka karolo yaDirectorate Research Development ho tlafa setsha sena metjha e lebisang din-tlheng tse amanang le dithuto tsa dipat-lisiso tsa bohlokwa ho boholo ba baithutiba ntshetsang dithuto pele UFS.
Diversity workshopunites staff
All staff members on the QwaqwaCampus attended a diversityworkshop that was presented by
Mr Billboy Ramahlele, the Director:Diversity. Staff were equipped with basicskills essential for functioning in amulticultural working environment in anequitable manner.
Staff from the different cultures andraces was made aware of the similaritiesand differences between themselves.They also had the opportunity to learnhow different groups on campus cancontribute towards creating anatmosphere that values diversity.
Dr. Mabel Erasmus van dieAfdeling: Diensleer (SHO-SO) het met die Tweede
Internasionale Simposium oorDiensleer aan die Universiteit vanIndianapolis ’n aanbieding en ’nwerksessie saam met twee UV-diensleervennote uit die VSA,aangebied.
Die aanbieding saam met prof.Robert Bringle, aan die IndianaUniversity-Purdue University inIndianapolis (IUPUI), het gehandeloor gehalteversekering van ge-meenskapsbetrokkenheid endiensleer. Dr. Erasmus het ooksaam met me. Julie Hatcher vandie IUPUI, ’n werksessie aange-bied wat gebaseer was op ’n ver-gelyking tussen diensleerperso-neelontwikkeling aan die UV endié aan IUPUI. Prof. Bringle het in2004 ’n eredoktorsgraad van dieUV ontvang.
Dr. Mabel Erasmus en prof. Robert Bringle.
The Faculty of Economics andManagement Sciences deliveredmore than a third of the growth
in accredited research output of theentire university for 2006. The facul-ty's average accredited output for2006 increased remarkably as com-pared to the period 2000-2005.
Nine of the research articles werepresented as papers during a re-search day to celebrate this achieve-ment.
Faculty celebrates research outputs
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Die groep wat die kongres bygewoon het, is vanlinks, voor: Prof. Koos Bekker, Departement Open-
bare Bestuur, en prof. Moses Sindane, Departemen-tele voorsitter van die Departement Openbare Be-
stuur; agter: me. Alet Ness, Departement OpenbareBestuur, prof. Hendri Kroukamp, Programdirekteur:
Openbare Sektorbestuur, en me. Hestelle vanHeyningen, navorsingsgenoot. Prof. Hentie van Wyk,
Programdirekteur van Rekeningkunde aan die UV,het ook die kongres bygewoon.
Prof. Klopper Oosthuizen, lecturer in the UFS Department of Agricultural Economics, delivered the FRTomlinson Commemorative Lecture on "Economics education: aspirations and responsibilities of the pro-fession". The commemorative lecture is presented by the Agricultural Economics Association of South Af-rica (AEASA) to give recognition to contributions made to the Agricultural Economics discipline in SouthAfrica. Attending the lecture were, from the left: Mr Niel Pretorius, Provincial Manager: Agriculture, Stan-dard Bank, Dr Moraka Makhura, President of AEASA, and Prof. Oosthuizen with an award he receivedfrom AEASA.
Vyf lede van die Departement Open-bare Bestuur in die Fakulteit Eko-nomiese en Bestuurswetenskappe,
het by die gesamentlike kongres van dieInternasionale Instituut vir AdministratieweWetenskappe (IIAS) en die InternasionaleVereniging van Skole en Institute van Ad-ministrasie (IASIA) wat in Abu Dhabi, Ver-enigde Arabiese Emirate aangebied is, re-ferate gelewer.
Prof. Hendri Kroukamp, Programdirek-teur: Openbare Sektorbestuur, het by diegeleentheid ’n toekenning ontvang vir sywetenskaplike bydrae tot die sukses vandie kongres. Hy is ook tydens die kongresas Afrika-verteenwoordiger op die Be-stuursraad van IASIA herkies. Hy dien ookas voorsitter van Werkgroep 1 van IASIA:"Public administration training and edu-cation: Aligning missions and quality".
Openbare Bestuur lewer referate in Abu Dhabi
Lecture a recognition to contribution JET monitors service learning
Ms Charline Mouton of theEvaluation Research Agen-cy (ERA) in Stellenbosch
recently conducted a number of in-terviews with external partners anda group of students participating inUFS service learning modules. TheJoint Education Trust (JET) Educa-tion Services contracted ERA to un-dertake a full programme evalua-tion to determine the impact of thenational CHESP (Community -Higher Education - Service Partner-ships) initiative on higher educationinstitutions, such as the UFS, thatparticipated in the initiative over thepast seven years.
The university is one of five in-stitutions where interviews wereconducted with students. MsMouton and the students discusseda broad variety of issues aroundthe benefits and challenges of im-plementing service learning forstudents specifically.
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Sesotho classes give real meaning to 'reconciliation'
Mr Frans Masisi (far left in the front row) and the students in the basic Sesotho Communication class.
"We all communicate with oneanother through language.Language brings people
together and it helps us to overcomestereotypes and prejudices. Throughlanguage, we will be able to learn moreabout each other's culture and back-grounds," said Mr Frans Masisi, of theCentre for Higher Education Studiesand Development (CHESD).
"The Division Staff Development atthe CHESD offers three Sesotho Com-munication Courses (Basic, Interme-diate and Advanced Sesotho Communi-cation). These courses have been com-piled for learners with no previous ex-perience of Sesotho who wish to learnSesotho for communication purposes.
"Communication with our colleaguesand friends is much easier if we knowsomething of their culture or language.Knowing just a few words or phrasescan break the ice in any communicationprocess," he said.
The Sesotho Course will create afree-flowing channel of communicationin the work environment and will enableus to understand one another better. Mr
Masisi invites non-Sesotho speakerswho have not yet registered for theSesotho Communication Course to doso in 2008.
’NGroep akademici van die Depar-tement Mikrobiese, Biochemieseen Voedselbiotegnologie het die
Internasionale Gespesialiseerde Gissim-posium in Sorrento, Italië bygewoon.
Prof. Bettie Lodolo en me. Olga deSmidt (studieleiers proff. Koos Albertynen James du Preez) het elk ’n referaatgelewer, terwyl proff. Lodewyk Kock,
Bennie Viljoen en me. Chantal Smith elkplakkate aangebied het. Proff. Du Preezen Kock het Suid-Afrika as lede van dieInternasionale Kommissie oor Giste wattydens die kongres vergader het, ver-teenwoordig.
Die simposium is een van ’n reekswat jaarliks in ’n ander land aangebiedword.
Departement woon gissimposium by
By die simposium was, van links: me. Olga de Smidt, Ph.D.-student, prof. Bennie Viljoen, me. Chantal Smith,navorser, proff. Bettie Lodolo, geaffilieerde dosent, Koos Albertyn, Lodewyk Kock, en James du Preez,Departementele Voorsitter, met vulkaan Vesuvius in die agtergrond. Almal is verbonde aan die DepartementMikrobiese, Biochemiese en Voedselbiotegnologie aan die UV.
Four educators from South Africavisited the National Council onEconomic Education (NCEE) in
the United States of America (USA)on an exchange programme to studyeconomic education delivery systems.The NCEE is a non-profit educationalorganisation in the USA with a nation-wide network of university based cen-tres for economic education. TheSouth African delegation met with thedepartment of education in Minneso-ta, staff from the national departmentof education in Washington DC andrepresentatives of the South AfricanEmbassy.
Economic educators visit the USA
Regter Hefer Presidentvan Konvokasie
Regter Joos Hefer is as die nu-we President van die UV seKonvokasie verkies. Die kon-
vokasie is saamgestel deur allepersone wat ’n kwalifikasie aan dieUV behaal het, sowel as ’n bepaaldegroep akademiese en steundiensper-soneellede. Regter Hefer volg prof.François Retief, ’n oud-rektor van dieUV, op.
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VSA ambassadeur besoek die UV
Die Amerikaanse ambassadeur vir Suid-Afrika, mnr. Eric Bost, het die Departement Politieke Wetenskap aan dieUV besoek om ’n informele gesprek met studente en personeel te voer. Hier is, van links: prof. Heidi Hudson,Departementele Voorsitter: Departement Politieke Wetenskap, mnr. Bost, prof. Engela Pretorius, Visedekaan:Fakulteit Geesteswetenskappe, en me. Keneuoe Lekena, honneursstudent in Politieke Wetenskap.
Professor in Translation visits the UFS
Prof. Christiane Nord, emeritus professor in Translation at the University of Applied Sciences, Magdeburg-Stendal in Germany and research professor at the UFS Department of Afroasiatic Studies, Sign Languageand Language Practice, visited the department to among others conduct research discussions withpostgraduate students and present short courses in translation. Here are, from the left, front: Mr EdwardKgatla, lecturer at the University of Limpopo, Prof. Nord and Ms Corrie Geldenhuys, co-ordinator of shortcourses at the department; back: Prof. Jackie Naudé, Departmental Chairperson, and Ms MamonahengMahobe, Parliament of Lesotho.
Nutrition conductsbreakthrough study
As part of the university'sCommunity Service Learning(CSL) projects the Depart-
ments of Nutrition and Dietetics,Chemical Pathology, Basic MedicalSciences and Biostatistics, conduct-ed a study, Assuring Health for All inthe Free State (AHA FS) in thetowns of Springfontein, Trompsburgand Philippolis.
The aim of the study was to de-termine the influence of rural life-styles on the development of chro-nic diseases such as obesity, dia-betes and cardiovascular diseasesas well as undernutrition andHIV/AIDS.
More than 500 households fromthe three towns participated in thisstudy. The study exposed partici-pants to high quality health screen-ing and provided valuable informa-tion about the current health, di-sease and nutrition situation inthese rural areas.
Ms Monique Nel, CommunityService co-ordinator in the Facultyof Health Sciences, said: “The chal-lenge faced by dietitians and otherhealthcare workers are to developappropriate educational and health-promoting programmes that willprevent lifestyle diseases in thesecommunities.”
'Safety in officeenvironment important'
Agroup of staff members fromthe Qwaqwa Campus pre-sented a workshop on health
and safety in an office environment.Mr Daniel Tshabalala from Health andSafety Legal Audit Consultantsconducted the workshop.
He said that health and safety inan office environment is as importantas in any other workplace. The groupreceived hands-on information on theprinciples of the Occupational Healthand Safety Act, how to interpret it andhow to implement the requirementsthereof.
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UFS and Dronten to work together
Signing a letter of understanding, were, from the left, front: Dr Will Beckering from Dronten, and Prof.Herman van Schalkwyk, back: Dr Aldo Stroebel, Head: Internationalisation, and Prof. Izak Groenewald,Director: Centre for Sustainable Agriculture.
The UFS and CAH Dronten Pro-fessional Agricultural University inthe Netherlands are expanding
and strengthening their relationship.The focus of the co-operation willinitially be within the Departments ofAgricultural Economics and Animal,Wildlife and Grassland Sciences.
Prof. Herman van Schalkwyk, Deanof the Faculty of Natural and Agricul-tural Sciences, visited Dronten recentlyto investigate the possibility and feasi-bility of a more formal linkage betweenthe two institutions. That was followedby a visit from Dr Will Beckering to theUFS where a letter of undertaking wassigned, paving the way for the signingof a memorandum of understandingand implementation agreements.
Both the institutions share an inte-rest in the training of emerging farmers;the carrying out of an agricultural skillsdevelopment project; short-term visits ofstaff for consultations and lecturing; for-mulating and implementing projects oncapacity development to broaden ac-cess to professional education; ex-
change of students for study program-mes, placement projects; curriculardevelopment, more especially thepossibilities of developing a joint
master's degree programme; andidentifying the possibilities of the use ofe-learning in joint educationalprogrammes.
Elf by kongres in Ierland
Elf akademici (nagraadse studente en akademiese personeel) van die Departement Landbou-ekono-mie het ses referate en vier plakkate op die International Farm Management Congress in Cork inIreland, gelewer. Van die spanlede, afgeneem op die Ierse platteland, is van links: me. NtsikaneMaine, dosent in die Departement Landbou-ekonomie, mnr. Le Roux van Wyk, meestersgraad-land-boustudent, mnr. Jurgens Twyman, meestersgraad-landboustudent, en dr. Wimpie Nell, Direkteur virdie Sentrum vir Landboubestuur. Almal op die foto is verbonde aan die Sentrum vir Landboubestuur.
Die Departement Fisika het ’ngroep van 27 by vanjaar sekonferensie van die Suid-Afri-
kaanse Instituut vir Fisika (SAIF) teen-woordig gehad. Hulle het ook vir diederde agtereenvolgende jaar vyf prysevir onderskeidelik die beste Ph.D.-le-sing en -plakkaat (Tobi Oluwafemi enSimon Dhlamini), beste M.Sc.-publika-sie en -lesing (Lisa Coetsee en Brainvan Soelen), tweedebeste Ph.D.-le-sing (Edward Jurua) en tweedebesteM.Sc.-plakkaat (Werner Jordaan) ge-wen.
Prof. Hendrik Swart, Hoof van dieDepartement Fisika aan die UV, hetook 'n toekenning van die NasionaleNavorsing Stigting (NSS) verwerf. Hyhet die hoogste telling vir die navor-singsnisarea in die ontwikkelde Re-search Nis Area (RNA)-kategorieontvang, wat toekegen is deur dieinstitusionele navorsingsontwikkelings-program.
Fisika maak skoonskip met pryse
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Simposium oor voeding aangebied
Die Departement Voeding en Dieetkunde aan die UV het 'n simposium met die tema "Making nutrition child's play"op die Hoofkampus in Bloemfontein aangebied. Dit is bygewoon deur dieetkundiges van oor die land, voedingvoor-ligters van die Vrystaatse Departement van Gesondheid en dieetkundestudente. Van links is, voor: prof. AndréDannhauser, hoof van die Departement Voeding en Dieetkunde, me. Yolandi Bester, finalejaar-dieetkundestudent,me. Ronette Lategan, organiseerder van die simposium en verbonde aan die Departement Voeding enDieetkunde, en me. Iris Taylor, voedingvoorligter van die Departement van Gesondheid, Vrystaat.
SA foreign policy focus of lecture
In her inaugural lecture Prof. Heidi Hudsonfrom the Department of Political Sciences,focused on the impact that Pan-Africanistsentiments had on South Africa's foreignpolicy. She said that South Africa needs toreflect more critically and honestly on thedualism inherent in its ideological assump-tions regarding relations with Africa.
Qwaqwa Sasol Trac Lab teaches learners to excel
Busy with a session in the Sasol Trac Lab on the Qwaqwa Campus are Mrs Lea Koenig, Sasol Trac LabManager, and Mr Bulara Mantai, Science Teacher, with the learners from Reahola Secondary School.
In the Sasol Trac Lab that wasestablished on the Qwaqwa Campusin July 2006, learners get the oppor-
tunity to obtain hands-on experiencethrough the prescribed practicals thatthey are performing.
"We are bringing technology to thelearners and most of them are workingon computers for the first time in theirlives. They love the sessions andalways want to come back for anotherclass," said Mrs Lea Koenig, Manager:Sasol Trac Lab.
Currently the laboratory can only ac-commodate 30 learners. The universityis in the process of expanding the labo-ratory to a larger facility to accommo-date between 45 and 50 learners at atime. In 2007, 25 schools (2 747learners) have visited the Trac Lab.During the visits learners are exposedto the university for the first time andmany of them indicate they want tostudy at the UFS in the future.
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Regte bied navorsingsberaad aan
Die Fakulteit Regsgeleerdheid aan die UV, Rhodes Universiteit en die Noordwes-Universiteit het ’n navor-singsberaad op die Hoofkampus in Bloemfontein gehou om gesprek oor die bevordering van navorsing indie onderskeie universiteite se regsfakulteite te voer. Van die gaste wat die beraad bygewoon het, was vanlinks: mnr. Bradley Smith, organiseerder en verbonde aan die UV se Fakulteit Regsgeleerdheid; prof. RobMidgley, Dekaan: Fakulteit Regsgeleerdheid, Rhodes-universiteit; appèlregter Ian Farlam, gasspreker; prof.Johan Henning, Dekaan: Fakulteit Regsgeleerdheid, UV; appèlregter Fritz Brand, gasspreker; prof.Elizabeth Snyman-Van Deventer, organiseerder, UV se Fakulteit Regsgeleerdheid; prof. ChristaRautenbach, Potchefstroom-kampus, Noordwes-Universiteit, en prof. Philip Iya, Mafikeng-kampus,Noordwes-Universiteit.
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Passed awayMs L.S. Matli from the Departmentof Agricultural Economics and Dr C.I.Saaiman from the Department ofPsychology passed away. The UFSwant to convey its condolences totheir families.