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					<td height="27" bgcolor="#9a0000" class="homeheading">A University of Excellence, Equity and Innovation 
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            <p>The University of the Free State is one of South Africa's oldest universities, and celebrated its centenary in 2004. The UFS is an important research centre. Our seven faculties offer a full range of under- and postgraduate programmes to our more than 27 000 students.</p>
            <p>The University is a multicultural and multi-lingual institution with parallel-medium instruction (English and Afrikaans). We are recognised as a leader in transformation and are committed to serving the community. <br />
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                                    <td valign="top" colspan="3" align="left"><strong>Department of Architecture builds next generation of architects.</strong> <br />
                                    Since 1987 first-year architecture students have been building huts on campus annually as part of an introduction to architectural studies at the Department of Architecture at the University of the Free State (UFS). <br />
                                    <a href="http://www.ufs.ac.za/news/newsarticle.php?NewsID=1690">Read more...</a><br />
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                                    <td valign="top" colspan="3" align="left"><strong>Congratulations, Shimlas!<br />
                                    </strong>We are, together with you, proud of your triumph (51-32) over the University of Johannesburg (UJ) on Monday evening, 15 March 2010. <br />
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                                    <td valign="top" colspan="3" align="left"><strong>FS forms a strategic partnership with Yale University <br />
                                    </strong>The University of the Free State (UFS) officially inaugurated the Jonathan Edwards Centre Africa in its Faculty of Theology last week. This centre, affiliated with the Jonathan Edwards Centre Yale University in New Haven in the United States of America, was established at the UFS last year. <br />
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								<table border=0 cellpadding=4 cellspacing=0 width="100%"><tr><tr><td height="20"><h3>Campus News</h3></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><ul><li><a title="UFS awarded tenders worth R22,5 million for Maths and Science teacher-training" href="news/newsarticle.php?NewsID=1686" >UFS awarded tenders worth R22,5 million for Maths and Science teacher-training</a></li><li><a title="UFS and American university presents service learning forum" href="news/newsarticle.php?NewsID=1687" >UFS and American university presents service learning forum</a></li><li><a title="Inaugural lecture focuses on treatment for prostate cancer" href="news/newsarticle.php?NewsID=1689" >Inaugural lecture focuses on treatment for prostate cancer</a></li><li><a title="Department of Architecture builds next generation of architects " href="news/newsarticle.php?NewsID=1690" >Department of Architecture builds next generation of architects </a></li><li><a title="Prof. Dennis Francis encourages the youth " href="news/newsarticle.php?NewsID=1684" >Prof. Dennis Francis encourages the youth </a></li></ul></td></tr><tr><td height="20"><h3>Arts and Culture</h3></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><ul><li><a title="Production: Plaasvervangers (A),  Wynand Mouton Theatre, 23-26 March 2010 " href="http://www.ufs.ac.za/content.php?eventid=5898&adhocid=1145" target="_blank">Production: Plaasvervangers (A),  Wynand Mouton Theatre, 23-26 March 2010 </a></li><li><a title="Talisman, Odeion, 22 March 2010" href="http://www.ufs.ac.za/content.php?origin=%2Fcontent.php&eventid=5896&adhocid=1145" target="_blank">Talisman, Odeion, 22 March 2010</a></li><li><a title="Production: Pillars of Society, Scaena theatre, 16-19 March 2010" href="http://www.ufs.ac.za/content.php?origin=%2Fcontent.php&eventid=5895&adhocid=1145" target="_blank">Production: Pillars of Society, Scaena theatre, 16-19 March 2010</a></li></ul></td></tr><tr><td height="20"><h3>Sport</h3></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><ul><li><a title="Shimlas have reason to celebrate" href="news/newsarticle.php?NewsID=1671" >Shimlas have reason to celebrate</a></li><li><a title="Kovsies play hockey across the country" href="news/newsarticle.php?NewsID=1666" >Kovsies play hockey across the country</a></li><li><a title="Shimlas won�t lie down after defeat" href="news/newsarticle.php?NewsID=1664" >Shimlas won�t lie down after defeat</a></li></ul></td></tr>										
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