Jaaroorsig - University of the Free State

Transformationfor excellence2005Die verhaal van die UV in 2005The story of the UFS in 2005

Transformation for ExcellenceUniversiteit van die VrystaatJaaroorsig van die Rektor en VisekanselierHierdie jaaroorsig bied, benewens ’n weergawe van gebeure en ontwikkelings op onsdrie kampusse, ook ’n ontleding van belangrike ontwikkelings en statistiek binne diekonteks van die Universiteitsbestuur se visie en strategiese prioriteite vir 2005.University of the Free StateAnnual review of the Rector and Vice-ChancellorThis annual review offers, besides a record of events and developments on our threecampuses, an analysis of key developments and statistics within the context of theUniversity Management’s vision and strategic priorities for 2005.Yunivesithi ya FreistataBoitekolo ba selemo le selemo ba Moreketoro le Motlatsa MokanseliriMenyetlal ena ya boitekolo ba selemo le selemo ka ntle ho direkoto tsa diketsahalo ledintshetsopele makaleng a rona a mararo a Yunivesithi, tlhophollo ya dintshetsopelele dipalopalo ka hara tjhebelopele le mesebetsi ya maano tsa selemo sa 2005 tsaBotsamaisi ba Yunivesithi.Frederick C.v.N. FourieRector and Vice-Chancellor

Foto’s / Photographs:Armand SwanepoelStephen CollettReinier Brönn

Die fototema van dié jaaroorsigis die Hoofgebou vandie Universiteit van dieVrystaat in Bloemfontein. Ons neem uop ’n sonderlinge toer van die statigegebou wat amper ’n eeu gelede gebouis. In 2005, ná omvattende restourasieen herinrigtingswerk, het dit weer syregmatige plek in die hart van diekampus ingeneem met die verskuiwingvan die rektoraat en andersenior personeel daarheen.The photographic theme ofthis annual review is theMain Building of the Universityof the Free State in Bloemfontein.We take you on an exceptionaltour of the stately building whichwas built almost a century ago. In2005, after restoration and refurbishment,the rectorate and othersenior staff moved to the buildingand the building regained its rightfulplace at the heart of the campus.

Saamgestel deur / Compiled by:Strategiese Kommunikasie / Strategic CommunicationUniversiteit van die Vrystaat / University of the Free State+27 51 401 9111www.uovs.ac.za

Inhoud/Index1 Sustaining change and transformation 32 Eerste treë in nuwe transformasie-proses 73 Transformation for academic excellence 114 Bridging the gap with the community 315 Modernisering in bestuur en steundienste 396 Kampusse verder ontwikkel 477 The pursuit of equity 538 Breakthrough for student governance 619 Nuwe era in sport 6310 Groter finansiële onafhanklikheid 6911 Nasionale en internasionale profiel versterk 7312 Conclusion 79Eredoktorsgrade / Honorary doctorates 81UV-Raad / UFS Council 2005 831

2Prof. Frederick Fourie, Rector and Vice-Chancellorof the University of the Free State.

Sustaining change01and transformationIn early February 2005, a magnificentfireworks display brought the Universityof the Free State’s memorableyear-long centenary celebrationsto a close. It seemed almost symbolic ofyet another historic moment — the startof a new and fourth phase of transformationfor the UFS, announced just twodays previously by the Rector and Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Frederick Fourie, inhis official opening address on 4February.“A year ago we undertook a historicjourney from Grey College to the MainBuilding of our University, symbolisingthe 100-year journey from our past to thepresent. But the journey is still continuingand always will — because we mustalways strive for something better,”Prof. Fourie said, picking up the themeof continuity and change which he hadintroduced in 2003 when he assumed thevice-chancellorship.In 2004 he argued that the UFS mustfocus on going from “good to great”,and that it must firm up its foundationsto become a great, robust university. Hedefined robustness as being strong andvibrant, vigorous, able to withstandshocks, competition, and turbulent andtough times. Now, one year later, he reiteratedthat robustness in a fast-changingworld requires the adoption of a continualchange mode, being agile and fastmoving,innovative and pre-emptive.This means nothing less than continualtransformation. Transformation is aprocess of continual and persistent‘The UFS’sjourneycontinues,and alwayswill.’3

ecoming. As applied to the UFS, itmeans, firstly, becoming a truly SouthAfrican university of excellence, equityand innovation; and, secondly, becominga high-quality, equitable, non-racial,non-sexist, multicultural, multilingualuniversity and place of scholarship —for South Africa and Africa.This definition of transformationcovers many dimensions and aspects ofa university, including academic focusand practice, institutional culture, staffand student affairs, financial matters,community engagement, governanceand management, and more.The UFS has achieved much in termsof transformation, and is recognised as aleader in transformation in South Africa.At least three phases can be distinguishedin its transformation history.The first transformation phase tookplace in the 1990s with the introductionof parallel-medium teaching, majorchanges in the student demography andthe first appointments of senior blackmanagers.The second phase, starting in the late1990s, encompassed academic andresearch revitalisation in tandem withthe Financial Turnaround Strategy,growth in student numbers, continuedchange in the student profile and studentleadership structures, appointmentof staff from the designated groups,more inclusive management structures,and changes in the institutional culture.The third phase was characterised bythe incorporation of the Qwaqwa andVista Bloemfontein campuses in 2003and 2004, significant changes in staffcomposition in academic and supportservice departments, accompanied bythe regular appointment of senior blackand female managers, further changes ininstitutional culture, and a pioneeringapproach to community service learningand research.Said Prof. Fourie: “The UFS has handledthe first phases of transformation withdistinction, commitment and responsibility.It has shown remarkable maturityand robustness. But much more needs tobe done.“My conviction is that, for the UFS tocontinue on its chosen path of excellence,equity and innovation, of becominga great and robust university, it mustcontinue to change, whilst all the timeremaining true to its intrinsic nature as auniversity and place of scholarship.Continued relevance and excellencerequire continuing adjustment to changingcircumstances.”The need for sustaining changecomes from several fronts. The internationalhigher education environmentand landscape are changing as fast asever, and the UFS has to continue toadapt to that. The need for universitiesto adopt entrepreneurial and innovativeapproaches to survive as strong centresof scholarship, has not diminished.The new national higher educatonlandscape has changed in many ways,and will continue to change. This presentsnew challenges and opportunities.Financial constraints by government willhamper the development of universitiesthat have failed to become financiallymore independent. Expectations in political,community and business circles arethat universities should continue tochange and transform — and at a fasterpace. There is increasing impatiencewith the pace of transformation at universities.“We must therefore continue totransform and re-engineer the UFS into ahighly proactive form. We must cultivatean ingrained habit of change andBold stepsare necessaryto takethe UFS toa newphase.5

uild a sustaining foundation for analways self-renewing, robust university,”Prof. Fourie said.The need for a next phase of transformationto maintain the momentum hadbecome imperative. Prof. Fourie said:“We have reached a historic moment inthe life of the UFS where innovativethinking and bold steps are yet againnecessary, because failure is not anoption.” To initiate the next transformationphase, two vice-rectors wereappointed to co-ordinate the formationof a transformation plan task team. Itwas set the task of compiling a coherentand comprehensive transformation planin consultation with staff, students,alumni and other stakeholders.The UFS’s strategic priorities (qualityand excellence; equity, diversity andredress; financial sustainability; regionalcooperation and engagement; and nationaland international outward thrust)were thoroughly informed by the ongoingtransformation process in 2005. Likewise,the transformation process wasinformed by the strategic priorities, sinceexemplary transformation must be integratedwith sound strategic and operationalmanagement of the university.The way in which this was accomplishedis detailed in the chapters that follow.The Board Room in the Main Building also has avideo-conference link with the Qwaqwa Campus.6

Eerste treë in nuwe02transformasieprosesHoewel die Universiteit van dieVrystaat as ’n leier in transformasiein Suid-Afrika gerekenword, het die Uitvoerende Bestuur inJanuarie 2005 ooreengekom dat ’n volgendefase aangepak moet word omdatdie droom van die “nuwe” UV nog nieverwesenlik is nie.Dit het gelei tot die Rektor seaankondiging dat dit tyd geword het vir’n vierde fase van transformasie, en dat’n taakspan met twee viserektore, dr.Ezekiel Moraka (Studentesake) en prof.Teuns Verschoor (Akademiese Bedryf),as medevoorsitters aangewys sal wordom ’n weldeurdagte en samehangendetransformasieplan binne die konteks vandie UV se strategiese beplanningsraamwerksaam te stel.Die UV beskou transformasie as ’nproses met ’n verskeidenheid fasette watuitnemendheid in alle sfere van die universiteitsleweverseker, en dus heelwatmeer omvat as bloot stappe om billikeindiensneming te bevorder. Die Transformasieplantaakspanis versoek omintellektuele leierskap aan die dag te lêen aan ’n wye verskeidenheid aspekteaandag te gee om werklik vordering temaak op die pad na die verwesenlikingvan die UV se ideale van uitnemendheid,billikheid en innovering.Die plan moet ook aspekte soosakademiese transformasie met die klemop groter Suid-Afrikaanse en Afrika-relevansie;institusionele kultuur, houdingsen waardes; billikheid en diversiteitwat personeel en studente betref; stu-Transformasiemoet onsdroom van’n ‘nuwe’ UVverwesenlik.7

Die Transformasietaakspan wat wyd gekonsulteer het om nuwe momentum aan transformasieby die UV te gee.dente- en koshuiskultuur, tradisies ensosiale interaksie; beheer en bestuur;name en simbole; en advies oor diewenslikheid of noodsaaklikheid van dieverandering van die UV-visie, insluit.Die nuwe transformasieproses moetomvattend wees, bou op die grondslagen prestasies van die verlede, maar ookenige nalatenskap van diskriminerendeen uitsluitende elemente in die UV severlede uitwis.Die Uitvoerende Bestuur (UB) hetteen einde Maart 2005 ’n Transformasieplanspanvan 17 personeellede goedgekeur.Die span weerspieël die diversiteitvan die Universiteit wat betref sydrie kampusse, ras en geslag en ook ’njonger geslag van personeellede.Subtaakspanne is aangestel om dieverskillende opdragte van die UB teverken, waarna met die konsultasieprosesbegin is.Onderhoude is met interne eneksterne belangegroepe gevoer om verwagtingebetreffende die transformasieprosesvas te stel.Teen einde 2005 is reeds halfpad metdie konsultasieproses gevorder, en wasdie verwagting dat ’n konsepplan in 2006gereed sou wees vir bespreking, aanpassingen besluitneming.Daarna sal die afrondingswerk volg,wat uiteindelik moet lei na ’n omvattendetransformasieplan wat ’n oorkoepelenderaamwerk sal voorsien en diedoelstellings, proses en tydraamwerkeduidelik sal uitstippel.8

Pandor visits UFSMs Naledi Pandor, the Minister of Education, paid her first visit to the UFSin April 2005 and commended the University for its plans to embark on anext phase of transformation. Ms Pandor endorsed the Vice-Chancellor’sview that it was important to understand the dimensions of transformation,and challenged staff and students to commit themselves to making the UFSan experimental South African university where diversity and non-racialismcan be shown to work.9

The Minister of Education, Ms Naledi Pandor (middle), on a tour ofthe Main Campus in Bloemfontein. With her are, from the left: MsEdma Pelzer (Director Physical Resources and Special Projects)and Prof. Frederick Fourie (Rector and Vice-Chancellor).

Transformation for03academic excellenceThe University’s continuous questfor quality and excellence permeatesall the academic core functions,namely teaching and learning,research and its community engagement.Transformation as the overall frameworkalso highlights new dimensions ofquality and excellence, such as the relevanceand engagement of research, anincreased South African and Africanfocus in academic programmes, andinnovation in teaching and learning toenhance students’ insight and academicperformance.An engaged universityIn 2005 the concept of an engaged universityprovided the broader context withinwhich the UFS pursued academic excellenceand robustness. A clearer Africanorientation became evident in research,academic programmes and conferencepapers, amongst others.The official opening of the multidisciplinaryCentre for Plant Health Management(CePHMa) in October 2005positioned the Faculty of Natural andAgricultural Sciences as a leader in thefield of crop development in Africa.CePHMa is the only centre of its kind onthe continent and was established toextend the expertise in plant health managementin South Africa and in Africa, totrain experts in plant health and to conductmultidisciplinary research aboutthe health of agricultural crops.A growingSouth Africanand Africanorientation isevident inresearch andteaching.11

all the SADC countries, as well as Kenyaand Ethiopia and even from Europe.At the launch of the new Centre for Plant Health Management (CePHMa) were, from the left:Mr John Purchase (General Manager: Grain SA), Prof. Zakkie Pretorius (Chairperson:Department of Plant Sciences at the UFS) and Prof. Wijnand Swart (Chairperson of CePHMa).CePHMa, an initiative of the Departmentof Plant Sciences, joins together tendisciplines, all of them relevant to cropproduction and crop protection. Its leadershiprole in African crop developmentis evident in its management of threeresearch programmes which concentrateon new crops. These are the New CropPathology Programme, the New CropDevelopment Programme, and Insectson New Crops Programme. It is also reflectedin the fact that many of its studentsare from Ethiopia, Eritrea, Malawi,Uganda, Zambia, Ghana, Tanzania, Cameroon,Angola, Mozambique and Lesotho.The Centre for Sustainable Agriculture,which has been offering a multidisciplinary,part-time master’s programmefor the past 14 years, developednew modules in focus areas such as sustainableplant and animal productionsystems, agribusiness management,rural development and marketing toaddress the needs of its students morecomprehensively. The new format led tomore students registering, mainly fromAfrica is constantly ravaged by majordisasters. Drought, plagues, floods, famineand Aids have cost millions of livesin the past decade. Since disasters do notrespect international borders, bettercooperation within SADC and the rest ofAfrica is needed to address the issue.The UFS is the only institution in Africathat offers a postgraduate qualificationwhich focuses on disaster risk management.Close to 20 students from SADCcountries enrolled for the programme,which is offered by the Disaster ManagementTraining and Education Programmefor Africa (DiMTEC).In the light of the importance of theFaculty of Economic and ManagementSciences to the private and public sectors,high-level inputs by the country’sbusiness leaders and opinion-makers arecrucial for the development of students.Among those who presented guest lectureswere prominent South Africanssuch as Messrs Tito Mboweni (Governorof the SA Reserve Bank), Sizwe Nxasana(Executive Head of FirstRand Bank),Zingile Dingani (Secretary to Parliament),Winston Mosiako (ExecutiveHead of Lechabile Technology) and DrMatthews Phosa (ANC executive member),as well as Ms Maria Ramos (GroupChief Executive of Transnet).The challenges facing the SouthAfrican community featured prominentlyin conference papers. At the conferenceof the Economic Society of SouthAfrica, the Department of Economicscovered topics such as the influence ofantiretroviral treatment on the quality oflife of patients, economic growth inAfrica, internal migration in SouthAfrica and minimum wages for domesticworkers. The Unit for Leadership Stu-12

dies launched research projects on varioustopics, including leadership behaviourin a cross-cultural work environmentin the South African NationalDefence Force and an evaluation of thehuman-resource function within theMangaung Municipality.Oral history can play an importantrole in the collection of historical evidencein Africa, since it serves as ameans of transmitting and preservingthe voices of those who have not beenheard in conventional written sources.Dr Stephen Semela obtained his doctor-With his paper beyond@ivory.tower -From traditional university to engaged university,presented at the United NationsConference on Engaging Communities inBrisbane, Prof. Lucius Botes (Centre forDevelopment Support) put a fresh perspectiveon the claims regarding theinvolvement of universities in society.The Department of Drama andTheatre Arts in the Faculty of the Humanitiesstrives to promote indigenouslanguages and culture with the developmentof especially Sesotho productions.Particularly noteworthy was the multiculturalLivingstone — A river of tears andCry the beloved country, which were performedat the Grahamstown Festival.One of the many research projects ofthe Centre for Health Systems Researchand Development comprises longitudinalresearch that documents, monitorsand facilitates the roll-out of antiretroviralsin the Free State. This project isfunded, among others, by the InternationalDevelopment Research Centre andthe Medical Research Council of SouthAfrica.The theme of transformation waselucidated academically by a special editionof The International Review of theAesthetics and Sociology of Music (Vol36/1), with Dr Martina Viljoen (Music)as guest editor. In this edition SouthAfrican musicology as a transformingarea was subjected to scrutiny with referenceto critical theory — a first in localmusicology.The Govenor of the Reserve Bank, Mr Tito Mboweni (left) visited the School ofManagement at the UFS. With him is Prof. Helena van Zyl, Director of the Schoolof Management, and Prof. Frederick Fourie, Rector and Vice-Chancellor.Mr Darkey Africa, MEC for Economic Development and Tourism of North West,obtained his second master’s degree at the UFS. With him is his promotor, Prof.Lucius Botes, Director: Centre for Development Support at the UFS.13

Strategiesealliansies plaasDepartementChemie aandie voorpuntin Afrika.ate in History on The Namoha Battle,Qwaqwa (1950): a case study on the significanceof oral history, in which he encourageshistory researchers to complementwritten records with oral research tointegrate personal experiences and eyewitnessresponses.Because of the privileged location ofthe Faculty of Law in the judicial capitalof South Africa, some of the country’smost senior jurists are involved in thetraining of students to ensure that theyreceive a thorough grounding in legaltheory, as well as a sound practical foundation.Among them are Appeal JudgesJ.J.F. (Joos) Hefer, L. (Lex) Mpati, F.D.J.(Fritz) Brand (appointed in 2005) andI.G. Farlam. These jurists, as well asHigh Court judges and distinguishedmembers of the bar and sidebar, assist inthe training of students, either by meansof formal presentations, public or guestlectures, lectures to under- and postgraduatestudents, participation inresearch projects or the evaluation of lecturers.This special group of professors alsoserve on the faculty’s advisory board,the Collegium Iurisprudentium, whichassists the dean and faculty with curricula,the composition of the LL.B. andmaster’s modules and study material.An LL.M. in Human Rights, specialisingin Reproductive and Sexual Rights,was introduced in partnership with theFord Foundation. This programme, withProf. Charles Ngwena (ConstitutionalLaw and Philosophy of Law) as co-ordinator,is the first of its kind at a SouthAfrican higher education institution. Itfocuses on grooming lawyers from theAfrican continent to play an importantrole in the realisation of reproductiveand sexual rights at national and internationallevel.The University of the Free State is theonly university in the country whichpartners with the Witness ProtectionProgramme Unit on an educationallevel. Since the protection of threatenedwitnesses is of vital importance to secureconvictions, particularly against organisedcrime syndicates, knowledge of thelaw pertaining to witness protection is ofcritical importance to future lawyers. Asa result the theme Witness protection wasincluded in the Criminal Law modulesof the LL.B. and LL.M. programmes,with the inclusion of the unit’s materialas part of the prescribed study material.* Also see Kundiges speel leiersrol,page 73.Op die voorpunt metnuwe toerustingAan die begin van 2005 het die UVsteeds ’n agterstand in navorsingstoerustingen kapasiteitsprobleme in laboratoriumsen lesinglokale ondervind. Indie loop van die jaar is van dié agterstandeingehaal, onder meer deur vennootskappe,strategiese alliansies en bykomendebegrotingsfondse.Natuurwetenskaplikes het die nodigeinstrumente, toerusting en laboratoriumsnodig om uitnemende wetenskapte beoefen. Suid-Afrikaanse universiteiteis dit eens dat gebrekkige staatsfinansieringdaartoe gelei het dat dit juis híéris waar groot tekorte ervaar word. ’nOpname in 2004 het getoon dat dieFakulteit Natuur- en Landbouwetenskappesowat R80 miljoen kort net omagterstande in te haal en weer ’n aanvaarbarestandaard te bereik.Met behulp van strategiese alliansieshet die fakulteit in 2005 daarin geslaagom bykans R50 miljoen se apparaat tebekom. Die Departement Chemie spog14

nou met die gevorderdste kernmagnetieseresonansspektrometer (KMR) inAfrika én een van die gevorderdsteenkelkristal-X-straaldiffraktometers indie Suidelike Halfrond. Hierdie is tweevlagskipinstrumente wat navorsers instaat stel om baie makliker en vinnigerverbindings op molekulêre vlak te ondersoek.Dit stel die fakulteit ook in staatom meer nagraadse studente op te lei.Die instrumente word onder meeringespan om geneeskundige middelssoos bors-, prostaat- en verwante beenkankeridentifiseringen -terapie wat tansin die Departement Chemie berei word,te ondersoek. Die departement se navorsingsfokussesluit ook die gebied vanhomogene katalise in en die gepaardgaandedaarstelling van nuwe verbeterdeverbindings vir nywerheidsprosessewaarby Sasol, en selfs die internasionalepetrochemiese bedryf, kan baat vind.Die Nasionale Apparaatprogram van dieNasionale Navorsingstigting (NNS), watfinansiering vir infrastruktuur en apparaatbinne die Nasionale Sisteem virInnovasie verskaf, het R1 850 000 vir dieaankoop van die KMR bewillig.Die UV het ’n strategiese alliansiemet Sasol gesluit ingevolge waarvanSasol bykans R10 miljoen oor ’n tydperkvan drie jaar aan die DepartementChemie beskikbaar stel. Dit is voorafgegaandeur ’n belegging van R12 miljoendeur die UV in toerusting. Die geld kanonder meer vir die aankoop van toerusting,chemiese middels en vir beurse virstudente en assistente aangewend word.Sasol het ook ingestem om minstens eenvan sy senior personeellede na Chemiete sekondeer.Drie departemente, Rekenaarwetenskapen Informatika, Fisika, en Statistieken Wiskundige Statistiek, het in samewerkingmet Telkom ’n sentrum vir uitnemendheidgestig. Die sentrum fokusop navorsing in mens-rekenaar-interaksieen is met gesofistikeerde sig-op-Die kernmagnetiese resonansspektometer(KMR) wat by die DepartementChemie geïnstalleer is, plaas die UV aandie voorpunt in Afrika. Van links is prof.Frederick Fourie (Rektor en Visekanselier),dr. Detlef Müller (Ontwikkelingswetenskaplikeen -Bestuurder: Afrika andAsië van Bruker Duitsland, vervaardigervan die KMR), prof. Jannie Swarts (hoofvan die Afdeling Fisiese Chemie) en prof.Herman van Schalkwyk (Dekaan: FakulteitNatuur- en Landbouwetenskappe).15

Die Scaena-teater neem ’n sentrale plekop die kampus in.sporingsapparaat toegerus wat ditmoontlik maak om rekenaargebruik inbesonderhede te ontleed. Benewens Telkomis Microsoft ook as donateur betrokke.Weens die goeie infrastruktuur éngoeie ligging van die Boyden-sterrewagvir moderne sterrekundige waarne-By die Watcher- robotiese teleskoop is van links mnr. Victor Litera, elektroniesetegnikus van die University College Dublin in Ierland, en dr. Matie Hoffman vandie UV se Departement Fisika.mings, het die University College Dublinin Ierland die UV genader om die Watcher-robotiese teleskoop te huisves. Dieteleskoop sal hoofsaaklik aangewendword vir die waarneming van gammaknal-opvolgwaarnemings(ontsagwekkendeontploffings in die heelal) en salook na eksoplanete (planete om andersterre) soek.Dié werk sluit nou aan by een vandie navorsingsrigtings van die UV se astrofisikanavorsingsgroep,wat reeds metBoyden se 1,5 m-teleskoop betrokke isby die waarneming van dié verskynsels.Ook die Departement Dierkunde enEntomologie het twee mikroskope, geskenkdeur IMP Innovation Solutions,vir die Leseding-navorsingsprojek oorvisparasiete in die Okavango-delta ontvang.Twee aanwinste vir die FakulteitGeesteswetenskappe het onderrig ’ngroot hupstoot gegee. Die ultramodernenuwe Scaena-teaterkompleks, wat in2005 ingewy is, bied aan die Departe-16

ment Drama- en Teaterkuns van die bestegeriewe in die land met drie volledigtoegeruste, moderne teaters, asook ultramoderneklank- en video-ateljees.Die Navorsingsinstituut vir Onderwysbeplanning(NIOB) het ’n laboratoriumin gebruik geneem met die finansiëlesteun van die maatskappy TRACSA. Die doel van die TRAC-laboratoriumis enersyds om leerders en onderwysersbekend te stel aan die jongstetegnologie wat ingenieurs en anderwetenskaplikes in die praktyk gebruik,en andersyds, om leerders se belangstellingte prikkel sodat meer tot dienatuurwetenskapberoepe sal toetree.Meer as 1 000 leerders en 200 onderwysershet die laboratorium reeds in2005 benut.Strategic clusters, a newstrategy for researchdevelopmentThe UFS operates in an increasingly competitiveenvironment where South Africanuniversities no longer compete with theirnational counterparts only, but also internationally.A reputation for excellence hasbecome a crucial factor in attracting qualitystudents and staff, research funding andother forms of sponsorship.It has become imperative for the UFSto position itself, in its next phase ofdevelopment, not only as a good (teachingand) research university, but as aninstitution that truly excels in certainstrategic areas or clusters of research andknowledge — whilst continuing to providegeneral support for research excellenceacross the many disciplines.In 2005 the Vice-Chancellor initiateda process to identify priority areas onwhich to focus its research. Broad consensuswas reached that the universityTRAC wakker meer belangstelling in die natuurwetenskappe aan.should align key areas of its academicand research efforts with national prioritiesthrough the introduction of fivestrategic clusters:• Enabling technologies (or technologyfor the future)• Food production and food securityfor Africa• Development (economics, health, literacyand other human activities)• Social transformation, and• Water resources and ecosystem management.These strategic clusters are understoodnot only as research areas, but asareas that also encompass strong undergraduateand particularly postgraduateteaching and a potentially solid scientificbasis for service learning and communityservice research.Some of the spin-offs can have animportant impact on industrial development,and may also create a basis forcooperation with provincial, nationaland international partners. This initiativewill be developed further in 2006.17

The UFS is nurturing its young researchers. Attending a function to honour some ofthem, were, from the left: Mrs Annelize Venter (researcher at the UFS ResearchDevelopment Directorate and co-ordinator of the Thuthuka Programme), Prof.Jonathan Jansen (Dean of Education at the University of Pretoria and guest speakerat the function), Prof. Frans Swanepoel (Director: Research Development at theUFS), Ms Pravani Naidoo and Mr Edwin du Plessis (lecturers in the Department ofPsycology who will take part in the Thuthuka Programme in 2007).Increasing the pool ofresearchersResearch funding increased significantlyduring 2005. The university’s NationalResearch Foundation (NRF) allocationrose by 57% from R7,7 million in 2004 tomore than R10 million in 2005 — thehighest in history. Central researchfunds allocated, grew by 13,2% fromR10,8 million in 2004 to R12,2 million in2005.While the number of NRF-ratedresearchers at the university showed asteady increase up to 2004, their numbersdropped from 77 to 73 in 2005.However, the UFS is still ranked fourthoverall in a list ranking the top 20 highereducation institutions in South Africaaccording to proportion of staff with avalid NRF rating (published in The NRFEvaluation and Rating System: Facts andFigures 2005). According to these findings,14,5% of academic staff at the UFSwere rated researchers.Two B-rated researchers, Prof. AndréRoodt (Chemistry) and Prof. Hugh Pat-terton (Microbial, Biochemical and FoodBiotechnology) joined the ranks of theUFS, pushing the number of internationallyacclaimed UFS researchers up fromnine in 2004 to eleven. Prof. Pieter Verster(Missiology) became the first facultymember of Theology to obtain a C rating(as an established researcher), wherenumbers are down from 58 to 52. Dr CeliaHugo (Microbial, Biochemical and FoodBiotechnology), formerly a Y-rated researcher,obtained a C rating. The L-ratedresearchers remained constant at one.The majority of top researchers atmost universities in South Africa arewhite males of over 50. This trend is reflectedat the UFS, where some will beretiring within the next five years. It istherefore reassuring that a number ofpromising young researchers seem eagerto establish themselves as recognised researchers.Two of them, Dr Gustav Visser(Geography) and Prof. Frikkie Booysen(Economics), received Y ratings.As part of the university’s researchstrategy, a strong emphasis is placed onthe development of the pool of youngresearchers, especially promising researchersfrom designated groups. TheUFS participates in the Thuthuka Programme,the NRF initiative which aimsto develop the individual capacity ofwomen and black researchers. The numberof grantholders at the UFS rose impressivelyfrom 5 in 2003 to 19 in 2005.The Thuthuka Programme allocationrose more than sixfold from less thanR300 000 in 2003 to more than R2 millionin 2005.Despite the disproportionately highnumber of junior and contract staff onthe Qwaqwa Campus, reasonable researchoutputs were produced. A numberof academic staff published in peerreview accredited journals and present-18

ed papers at national and internationalconferences.In another initiative to prepare thenext generation of academic staff for allits campuses, the UFS established theGraduate Mentoring Project in 2001with funds from the Andrew W. MellonFoundation and Atlantic Philanthropies.A total of 26 students from designatedgroups have gained entrance into theprogramme, with the last intake takingplace in 2004. In 2005 another twoMellon fellows joined the faculty ranksat Natural and Agricultural Sciences.Some faculties launched special initiativesto promote a research culture.The research committee of the Faculty ofEconomic and Management Sciences, forinstance, instituted a Research Day atwhich lecturers presented the papers theyhad read at national and internationalconferences during 2005. With a view toresearch capacity building and empower-For years nanotechnologists have been searching for lubricants that are light enoughand suitable for use in humans to enable their tiny robots to move through the humanbody. While working on his M.Sc. study on yeast, Mr Olihile Sebolai, a student at theDepartment of Microbial, Biochemical and Food Biotechnology, discovered a yeast whichproduces what his study leader, Prof. Lodewyk Kock, calls a cascade of lubricants thathold the promise of doing just that. The man-made nanorobots are used to perform tasksin places that are invisible to the naked eye and could one day be used, among others,to clean up human arteries. Mr Sebolai’s dissertation on the yeast genus SaccharomycopsisSchionning was published in the US journal Prostaglandins and Other LipidMediators. Apart from obtaining his M.Sc. cum laude, Mr Sebolai was awarded six prestigiousprizes during the April graduation ceremony. Scientists and the media worldwidetook note of his ground-breaking discovery, and the international news agency Reuterstravelled to the UFS main campus to capture him on film.ment, a research working group of 18upcoming researchers was established.At the annual Faculty Forum, whichshowcases research in the Faculty ofHealth Sciences, participants deliveredclose to 70 oral and poster presentations.The Department of Human Nutrition inthe School of Allied Health Professionsproved to be the most prolific. Postgraduateresearch is stimulated by the presentationof a student forum, where winnersare offered the chance to participatein the Faculty Forum.19

Navorsingsartikels het van 328 in 2003tot 345 in 2004 en verder tot 392 in 2005verhoog.Akademici van die DepartementGeskiedenis in die Fakulteit Geesteswe-Internationalisationpolicy avehicle forresearchexcellenceand inroadsinto Africa.Research management:culture taking rootThe Directorate for Research Development(DRD), which was established in2002 to help develop a campus-wide cultureof research, implemented a strategicframework for research development inAugust 2003. According to a 2005 formativereview to assess progress madesince its implementation, the DRD hashad a noticeable impact in establishing astructured research culture.Establishing a research culture takestime and is an ongoing process. Thereport found that, although strong elementsof a research culture have takenroot, the research culture of the universityis not institution-wide at present.While fairly well established in somedepartments, in others it still is embryonicor non-existent.A research culture is generally characterisedby a climate of intellectual and creativeenquiry, where research is part ofthe daily agenda of most academic staff.As is the case at most universities, mostUFS researchers find that the lack of timedue to their lecturing load is a serioushindrance to the quality and quantity ofresearch. At the UFS this is exacerbated bythe parallel-medium teaching policy.In 2005 the DRD took further steps toimprove the management quality ofresearch development by introducing anelectronic research infrastructure.The research information managementsystem, University Office, a windows-based,dynamic input system thatrecords data in an interpretive way forresearch information management purposesand includes complete monitoring,evaluating and strategic managementcapabilities, has been operationalised.The system dramatically reducestime required to acquire up-to-date, accurateand applicable information. Theuniversity also joined the internationalfunders’ database Research-Research.The system allows directed and targetedsearches for funding opportunitiesacross all disciplines, as well as sponsorprofiles providing in-depth guidance onthe funding agencies.Internationalisation andresearchGlobalisation and internationalisationhave a bearing on the role of theUniversity as an important national andinternational role player in the creationof new knowledge and the preparationof the next generation of experts whohave to lead nations and communities.In March the University Councilapproved an Internationalisation Policyfor the UFS as yet another vehicle todevelop research excellence.The growing number of postgraduatestudents from Africa and the increasein research outputs as a result of this, isalready a step in the right direction.In 2005 1 591 foreign students fromall continents enrolled at the UFS. Morethan 285 were completing their master’sdegrees, and about 60 were enrolled fordoctoral studies. As the majority arefrom Africa, research consequently hasbecome more focused on Africa’s issuesand challenges.’n Bedrywigepublikasie-jaar20

tenskappe het in die loop van 2005 tenminste 26 artikels in ’n verskeidenheidgeakkrediteerde akademiese tydskriftegepubliseer. Dié departement het tweepubliseerders, proff Leo Barnard enAndré Wessels, in die toptien in die fakulteitgelewer. Boaan die lys van toppubliseerdersis die filosoof-navorserprof. Danie Strauss met 28,3 uitsette oordrie jaar.Drie referate van personeellede vandie Sentrum vir Hoëronderwysstudiesen -ontwikkeling (SHOSO), wat op dietweejaarlikse kongres van die SouthAfrican Association for Research and Developmentin Higher Education oor DieAfrika-Universiteit in die 21ste Eeu geleweris, is vir publikasie in die geakkrediteerdeSouth African Journal of Higher Educationaanvaar. Nog vier artikels van prof.Mabokang Mapesela, ’n kundige op diegebied van hoëronderwysstelsels en -transformasie, is óf gepubliseer, óf vir publikasiein geakkrediteerde tydskrifte aanvaar.Benewens talryke bydraes deur personeelledein die Fakulteit Ekonomieseen Bestuurswetenskappe tot hand- envakboeke, het veral twee departementepresteer. Die Sentrum vir Ontwikkelingsteunhet vyf en die DepartementEkonomie nie minder nie as tien geakkrediteerdeartikels die lig laat sien.Een van die prestasies in die FakulteitTeologie was die verskyning vanprof. Francois Tolmie van die DepartementNuwe Testament se boek oor dieretoriese analise van Galasiërs in die internasionaalhoog aangeskrewe reeksWissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zumNeuen Testament. Hierbenewens het prof.Tolmie in samewerking met prof. Janvan der Watt van die Universiteit vanPretoria (asook ander medewerkers) ’nboek by CUM oor die sogenaamde OuLesothoNamibiaChinaBotswanaZimbabweMost students from2004 2005817109676224102395906747KenyaNigeriaSwazilandKoreaEritrea2004 20054119111145Trek to the south. The origin of some foreign students studying at the UFS.Nuwe samewerkingsooreenkomsteIn die Fakulteit Geesteswetenskappe is talle nuwe samewerkingsooreenkomstemet buitelandse universiteite gesluit:• Die Departement Antropologie met die Universiteit Sambalpur, Indië• Die Departement Engels en Klassieke Tale met die Goldsmith Kollegeaan die Universiteit van Londen oor taalontwikkeling en taal in die gemeenskap,asook met die Universiteit van Leiden• Die Departement Politieke Wetenskap met die Universiteite vanSaskatchewan (Kanada) en Murdoch (Perth, Australië).382827242221

Die Fakulteit Teologie het in 2005 sy 25ste bestaansjaar met onder meer ’n konferensie gevier. By diegeleentheid was van links: proff. Piet Strauss en Sybrand Strauss, Fakulteit Teologie, prof. Stef Coetzee,voormalige UV-rektor en tans by die Stellenbosch-bestuurskool, prof. Amie van Wyk, redakteur van dieGereformeerde Kerkblad in Pretoria, en mej. Anneliene Labuschagne, Teologiestudent aan die UV.en Nuwe Testamentiese Apokrieweboeke laat verskyn. Die boek van meeras 800 bladsye behels ’n selfstandige vertalingin Afrikaans vanuit die grondtale(Grieks, Latyn en Kopties), en bied waardevolleinligting oor geskrifte wat rondomdie begin van die Christelike jaartellingontstaan het, maar nie in die Bybelopgeneem is nie.Die Fakulteit se geakkrediteerde tydskrif,Acta Theologica, met prof. Tolmie asredakteur, het benewens sy twee gewoneuitgawes ook drie supplement-uitgawesin 2005 gehad.Die Fakulteit Regsgeleerdheid segeakkrediteerde Tydskrif vir Regswetenskaphet sy dertigste publikasiejaar beleef. In2005 het ’n eeufeesuitgawe onder redakteurskapvan prof. Charles Ngwena verskynmet bydraes van personeel van dieFakulteit Regsgeleerdheid en die Skool virRekeningkunde. Dit bevat ook die intreeredevan appèlregter Joos Hefer as eersteereprofessor in Privaatreg aan die UV.Mnr. Pieter Taljaard van die DepartementLandbou-ekonomie in die FakulteitNatuur- en Landbouwetenskappehet die prys gewen vir die beste artikeldie afgelope 12 maande in Agrekon, diegeakkrediteerde tydskrif van die Landbou-ekonomieVereniging van Suid-Afrika.Dr. Wimpie Nell, Direkteur van dieSentrum vir Landboubestuur, was mede-outeurvan ’n boek getiteld Strategicapproach to farming success, wat daaropgemik is om proaktiewe bestuur in diemoderne landbou te bevorder.Die waarde van die boek lê daarindat dit praktiese voorbeelde verskaf watdit vir die boer moontlik maak om diebeginsels in enige landbouondernemingtoe te pas.22

Dominant at conferencesQuite a number of individual departmentsdistinguished themselves by thesheer amount of papers read at conferences.In the Faculty of Economic andManagement Sciences 40 refereed paperswere read at national congressesand 27 at international conferences.The papers presented nationallymainly dealt with the challenges facingthe South African community. The Departmentof Economics presented nofewer than 20 papers at the biennial congressof the Economic Society of SouthAfrica. The Centre for Accounting, withseven selected papers, put its stamp onthe conference of the South African AccountingSociety. Particularly gratifyingwas the fact that younger lecturers wereamong those reporting research results.Internationally, lecturers from theDepartment of Public Management presentedsix papers at the annual conferenceof the International Association ofSchools and Institutes of Administrationin Italy. Staff members of the Centre forDevelopment Support were responsiblefor three international papers and theDepartment of Economics presented 12.Two departments in the Faculty ofNatural and Agricultural Sciences distinguishedthemselves. During the 43rdAnnual Conference of the AgriculturalEconomics Association of South Africa,13 of the 30 papers (excluding invitedpapers) were presented by students andstaff from the Department of AgriculturalEconomics. The Department ofPhysics also excelled by delivering thelargest number of papers of any participatinginstitution.Staff members from the Centre forHigher Education Studies and Development(CHESD) and the PlanningUnit read 13 papers and presented aworkshop at the conference of the SouthAfrican Association for Research andDevelopment in Higher Education inDurban.In the Faculty of the Humanities theDepartment of Afro-Asiatic Studies,Sign Language and Language Practicedelivered 38 papers, 15 at internationalcongresses. Topics included Biblical literaturefor children, a cognitive linguisticanalysis of the shepherd metaphorand the interpretation of deception.Two members of this department,Proff. Phillip Nel and Jackie Naudé, areamong the top ten publishers in the faculty.During the annual LanguageCongress of South Africa the prize forthe best paper by a newcomer at a linguisticsconference was awarded to MsSusan Lombaard from the Unit forLanguage Facilitation and Empowerment(ULFE). Her paper was titledTranslation from one medium to another: thetranslation of Biblical parts into SouthAfrican Sign Language.Akademiese beplanningDie sukses van die universiteit om sinvolte reageer op die realiteite en uitdagingsvan die Suid-Afrikaanse hoër onderwys, isgrootliks moontlik gemaak deur die werksaamhedevan die Beplanningseenheid,wat in 2004 op die been gebring is.As deel van sy beplanningsfunksiewas die eenheid intensief gemoeid metdie ontwikkeling, uitrol en moniteringvan die UV se strategiese plan en breëakademiese beplanningsraamwerk watbinne fakulteite en steundienste rigtinggewendis vir beplanning en implementering.23

The UFS hosted 14 delegates of theAssociation of Commonwealth Universities(ACU) at the Main Campus inBloemfontein. From the left are: Prof.Magda Fourie, Vice-Rector: AcademicPlanning at the UFS; Sir GraemeDavies, Vice-Chancellor of the Universityof London; Ms Svava Bjarnason,Director: Research and Strategy, ACU;Ms Sandra Glasgow, Senior Vice-President: Corporate Services of theUniversity of Technology in Jamaica;and Dr John Rowett, SecretaryGeneral of the ACU.Die eenheid het hom veral toegespitsop die voorbereiding vir 2006 se institusionelegehalteversekeringsoudit deurdie Gehaltekomitee van die Raad opHoër Onderwys. ’n Integrale deel hiervanis programselfevaluering.Die voorbereiding vir die institusioneleoudit het nie net geweldige eiseaan die Beplanningseenheid nie, maaraan alle fakulteite en ander funksioneleeenhede gestel. Om institusionele verslagdoeningmoontlik te maak het dieeenheid ’n bestuursproses vir die formuleringvan beleid en prosedures, belyning,goedkeuring, implementering enmeting van die impak gekoördineer.Deelname aan die Association ofCommonwealth Universities BenchmarkingProject en die aanbied van ’nwerksessie was ’n hoogtepunt. Die UVhet weer bogemiddeld vertoon in diedrie ykingsareas (strategiese beplanning;werwing en behoud van sleutelpersoneel;en “branding”) wat in 2005beoordeel is.Fokus op sukseskoersál groterStudentegetalle by die meeste hoëronderwysinstellingsin Suid-Afrika het dieafgelope klompie jare sterk geklim. Bydie UV het die Finansiële Draaistrategie,die omvattende hernuwing in akademieseprogramme en onderrigmetodes,sowel as aggressiewer bemarking, vir ’ngroeikoers bo die nasionale gemiddeldegesorg.In 2000 het die UV 12 715 studentegehad. Teen 2004 het dié getal tot 25 351geklim. In 2005 het die totale studentetaleffens gedaal tot 25 273.Hoewel verdere groei op dieQwaqwa-kampus nodig is om dié kampusmeer lewensvatbaar te maak, is diegroeifase vir die hoofkampus iets vandie verlede. Inskrywingsbeplanning hetuiters belangrik geword, omdat dienasionale begroting vir hoër onderwysbeperk is en nie met buitensporige groeiin studentegetalle kan bybly nie.Die fokus het derhalwe verskuif vangetalle na gehalte, terwyl ’n balansgehandhaaf moet word tussen die toelatingvan nuwelingeerstejaars en diedeurvloeikoers van bestaande studente.Verlengde graadprogramme is in2005 in vier fakulteite (Natuur- enLandbouwetenskappe, Ekonomiese enBestuurswetenskappe, Geesteswetenskappeen Regsgeleerdheid) ingestel.Dié programme verskaf aan studentewat nie op skool die nodige onderbouvir hoër onderwys gekry het nie, dievereiste kennis en vaardighede om diegraadprogram met ’n veel groter kansop sukses aan te pak.Omdat taalvaardigheid ’n groot rolin akademiese prestasie speel, is taalvaardigheidsmodules’n verpligte deelvan dié programme. Meer as 1 500 stu-24

dente het ook in 2005 die basiese inligtingsgeletterdheidskursusgeloop.In die Fakulteit Gesondheidswetenskappe,waar studente met problememet vaardigheidskursusse ondersteunword, sal ’n ontwikkelingsprogram in2006 ingestel word om die kwessie beteraan te spreek.Die Fakulteit Ekonomiese en Bestuurswetenskappe,wat met internetgebaseerdestudie ’n pioniersrol gespeelhet, is sedert 2003 by die uitbreiding vane-leer op die hoofkampus self betrokke.In 2005 het dié fakulteit besondere aandaggegee aan die integrering van e-leermet kontakmodules as ’n bykomendeondersteuningsmeganisme en die professionaliseringvan leermateriaal. Spesialewerksessies is aangebied om dosentevir die nuwe eise te sensitiseer enhulle by te staan in die vernuwing enimplementering van onderrig- en leermetodieke.Die Departement Drama en Teaterkuns het op die Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefeesskoonskip gemaak in al die kategorieë van die Sanlamprys vir Afrikaanse Teater. Diedepartementshoof, prof. Nico Luwes (agter, tweede van regs), se Zollie (oor ’n Griekseegpaar en twee bendes straatkinders) is aangewys as die beste nuwe drama,Lullu Botha is aangewys as die beste akteur, terwyl die hele span die toekenning virdie beste produksie ontvang het. Gerben Kamper (voor links), wat as die beste regisseuraangewys is, het ook die toekenning as feeskunstenaar van die Volksblad-kunstefeesverower. By hulle is dr. Franklin Sonn (agter links), Kanselier van die UV.Student enrolment by genderYear Male % Female % Total2001 6 804 48% 7 363 52% 14 1672002 7 956 46% 9 495 54% 17 4512003 9 891 45% 12 093 55% 21 9842004 11 183 44% 14 168 56% 25 3512005 11 276 45% 13 997 55% 25 273Student enrolment by race on Main CampusYear White % Black % Total2001 6 031 53% 5 314 47% 11 3452002 6 382 49% 6 671 51% 13 0532003 6 982 47% 7 729 53% 14 7112004 7 459 44% 9 439 56% 16 8982005 7 761 45% 9 398 55% 17 15925

(IKS) in November 2005. The task teamis to start the process with a workshop toinvestigate ways in which IKS can be coordinatedand integrated into curricula.A new book on Indigenous Knowledge was published in 2006: Paging through it are,from the left: Dr Otsile Ntsoane, acting Director of IKS at the Department of Scienceand Technology, and Prof. Philip Nel, Director of Africa Studies and guest editor ofthe publication.Teaching excellenceDr Irene Kamara from the Departmentof Chemistry became the first blackwoman to receive the Faculty ofNatural and Agricultural Sciences’award for teaching excellence. Herskills as a lecturer are underlined bythe fact that many Afrikaans-speakingstudents prefer to attend her classes,which are presented in English.’n Koshuisherplasingsbeleid, wat in2006 ingestel gaan word en sal vereis datkoshuisinwoners aan sekere kriteria,waaronder akademiese prestasie, moetvoldoen om vir herplasing te kwalifiseer,sal hopelik ook ’n uitwerking opdie deurvloeisyfer hê.Integration of IndigenousKnowledge SystemsAs part of the university’s initiative topromote a clear Africa orientation in curricula,the Executive Management approvedthe establishment of a task teamfor Indigenous Knowledge SystemsAs a precursor to the IKS initiativethe UFS presented a colloquium on IKSin 2004 in cooperation with the NationalResearch Foundation. In October 2005the Programme for Africa Studieslaunched a comprehensive collection ofthese papers as a special edition ofIndilinga: African Journal of IndigenousKnowledge Systems. Prof. Philip Nel,Director of Africa Studies, was the guesteditor.The publication displays the rangeof burning questions that needs to beresolved in this field, such as mainstreamingIKS in academic debate andpractice, recognition and protection ofthe knowledge holders, bio-prospectingand bio-piracy, bio- and ethnic healing,and the lack of textbooks and field manuals.It contains papers by internationalexperts on IKS such as Prof. FritzWallner from Austria and Prof. GayatriSpivak, foremost theorist from India.Vernuwing in onderrigDie Gesondheidsberoeperaad van Suid-Afrika het volle akkreditering aan dieFakulteit Gesondheidswetenskappe sevyfjaarprogram vir die graad MB.Ch.B.verleen. Die fakulteit se Skool vir Geneeskundewas die eerste in die land wat, inooreenstemming met internasionale tendense,die verkorte kurrikulum virgeneeskunde-studente ingestel het. Dieeerste groep wat hulle vir dié programingeskryf het, het einde 2004 graad gekry.Van 2006 af word ’n magistergraadin Sportgeneeskunde by die Skool virGeneeskunde aangebied. ’n Borgskapvan R750 000 van die mediesesorggroep26

Life Health Care sal die program van diegrond af kry.Om regstudente ’n voorsmakie vanhofprosedures te gee het die FakulteitRegsgeleerdheid ’n skynhofkompetisievir LL.B.-studente in hul eerste jaar indie Appèlhof in Bloemfontein aangebied.Studente van die Rhodes-universiteiten die Universiteit van Pretoria isgenooi om ook deel te neem, en argumenteis deur appèlregters en regtersvan die Hooggeregshof aangehoor. DieUV het die Afrikaanse deel van die kompetisiegewen, terwyl die Rhodes-studentein die Engelse deel skoonskipgemaak het.Die Departement Handelsreg het, opversoek uit die praktyk, ’n sesmaandelangesertifikaatkursus in alternatiewegeskilbeslegting aangebied. Studente hetin diepte na onderhandeling, mediasieen arbitrasie as alternatiewe vir tradisionelehoflitigasie gekyk en die beginselsprakties toegepas. Dramastudente isook ingespan om, as “moeilike” partye,die sake interessant te maak.Sowat 90 studente het hulle ingeskryfvir die Fakulteit Teologie se nie-amptelikebasiskursus in kerklike dienswerk,wat gemik is op diegene wat nie aan dieformele universiteitstoelatingsvereistesvoldoen nie. Verskeie dienspunte is indie land tot stand gebring waar tutors diekursus aanbied. Die kursus word nouook in Durbanville aangebied, waarsowat 40 studente ingeskryf is.die UV in September die eerste universiteitin Suid-Afrika geword het watmagistergrade in Fisika toegeken het aanstudente wat die Nasionale AstrofisikaenRuimtewetenskapprogram (NARP)voltooi het. Die program sal ’n nuwe geslagastrofisici en ruimtewetenskaplikesoplei wat by die heel beste ter wêreldkan kers vashou. Dit word in samewerkingmet ses ander universiteite in dieland, asook die Suid-Afrikaanse Astronomie-observatorium(SAAO), die HermanusMagnetiese Observatorium(HMO) en die Hartbeeshoek Radioobservatorium(HartRao) aangebied.Die Departement Argitektuur het sy50ste bestaansjaar gevier. Twee hoogtepunteop die feeskalender was die jaarlikseSophia Gray-lesing en ’n feeslesingdeur mnr Glen Murcutt, Australieseargitek. Prof. Bannie Britz, voorheendepartementshoof van Argitektuur, hetdie 17de Sophia Gray-lesing aangebied.Studenteprestasies• Me Marina Marinkov, ’n dosent in dieDepartement Ekonomie, het die EkonomieseVereniging van Suid-Afrika seprys vir die beste honneursskripsie aanProf. Pieter de Villiers is as buitengewonehoogleraar in die fakulteit aangestelen sal verantwoordelik wees daarvoorom Bybelse Spiritualiteit as vak teontwikkel en magister- en doktorale studentete begelei.Die Fakulteit Natuur- en Landbouwetenskappehet daarvoor gesorg datMs Elmé Breedt (from Pretoria) and Mr Edward Jurua (from Uganda) who obtainedthe master’s degree in Physics at the UFS and completed the NationalAstrophysics Space Science Programme.27

School of Management producesfirst doctorateDr Mark Pawley became the first doctoral graduate of the School ofManagement with a thesis on Mean variance optimisation, stochastic simulationand passive formula strategies for equity investments. Dr Pawley receivedhis MBA from Oxford Brookes University. Here he is with Prof. Helena van Zyl,Director of the School of Management.’n Suid-Afrikaanse universiteit ontvang.Haar onderwerp was The behaviour,volatility and long run equilibrium of theSouth African real effective exchange rate.Prof. Philippe Burger, departementelevoorsitter van Ekonomie, was haarstudieleier.• Studente van die Departement Musiekhet vir talle hoogtepunte gesorg. DieOdeion-studentetrio, bestaande uitDanré Strydom (klarinet), JC Jacobs (tjello)en Lesley-Ann Mathews (klavier), isdeur die Britse pianis en kamermusiekspelerClifford Benson na Farnham byLonden genooi vir meestersklasse inkamermusiek. JC Jacobs en DanréStrydom het ook tot die eindronde vandie Sasolkompetisie deurgedring waarJC die eerste prys verower het. HanlieLouw (sang) het die Mimi Coertse-prysingepalm.• Twee regstudente, Lebohang Molekoen Cawell Mhululi, het tot die eindrondevan die strawwe interuniversitêre skynhofkompetisievan die Rhodes-universiteitdeurgedring. Altesame 24 spannevan 16 universiteite het deelgeneem.Studente moes ’n volledige siviele enstrafsaak, nes in ’n verhoorhof, aanbied -’n behoorlike toets vir hul pleitvaardighede.Mr Trevor Manuel, Minister of Finance, and DrFranklin Sonn, Chancellor of the UFS, at the Aprilgraduation ceremony.28

Bridging the gap with04the communityCentral to the university’s priorityof regional cooperation and engagementis the integration ofthe Qwaqwa and Vista BloemfonteinCampuses as valuable constituent partsof the UFS, and the strategic reconfigurationof these two campuses in order thatthe UFS, in conjunction with other partners,can play a meaningful role inregional engagement and development.A meaningful role for‘new’ campusesIn some circles there has been growingconcern that higher education in SouthAfrica is not doing enough to tackleproblems of poverty, extend educationalaccess to historically disadvantagedcommunities, and play a leading role indriving the socio-economic developmentof the country.Within this context, the Free StateHigher Education Consortium (FSHEC)launched a Tri-Campus Project early in2005 to reassess the role that three of itscampuses should be playing in the subregionsof the Free State in which theyare located. FSHEC is a consortiummade up of the University of the FreeState, the Central University of Technology(CUT), the Free State School ofNursing (FSSON) and the University ofSouth Africa (Unisa).The project has focused on strategicplanning for university campuses in theFree State that have been incorporatedQwaqwaand VistaCampusescan playleading rolein socioeconomicdevelopment.31

Vista canbe a modelfor highereducationinstitutions.with the UFS and CUT in terms of theNational Plan for Higher Education torestructure higher education in SouthAfrica. The Qwaqwa Campus and theBloemfontein Vista Campus were incorporatedwith the UFS in January 2003and January 2004 respectively, and theWelkom Vista Campus with the CUT.Since the situation of the BloemfonteinVista Campus is somewhat differentfrom that of the other two, it was decidedto prioritise the Qwaqwa andWelkom Campuses. However, the proposedplans might well be implementedat Vista Bloemfontein in future andmight offer a model for the future developmentof higher education institutions.The research revealed a need torethink completely what we understandhigher education to be and what its functionshould be in the South African contextof high levels of poverty. It hasbecome apparent that higher educationneeds to play a significantly more proactiverole in supporting local socio-economicdevelopment, and linking this tobroader national processes of economicgrowth and job creation. It also becomescritical to locate higher education activitiesmore strongly within integratededucational systems that serve thebroader post-secondary needs of specificareas, while engaging more carefullywith the challenge of providing routesfor marginalised school learners into furthereducation and training and highereducation.Analyses of the campuses show that,while they have made progress sinceincorporation, both remain unsustainablein the long term.The overall vision of the Tri-CampusProject is to reconfigure the Qwaqwaand Welkom Campuses to form part ofintegrated systems of educational deliv-ery. The explicit focus will be to createinstitutions that are responsive to thecountry’s fundamental challenge ofdealing with poverty alleviation in a sustainablemanner. They will deliver astrong mix of livelihoods-orientedprogrammes, thus producing skilled citizenscapable of occupying key positionsin the country’s growing economy.To achieve this, the UFS’s Qwaqwacampus will develop a niche focus onsocio-economic development informedby operation in a predominantly ruralcontext.Planne met Vista-kampusDie hoofdoelwit van die dienste wat bydie gerekonfigureerde Vista-kampusaangebied gaan word, is ontwikkelingvan menslike hulpbronne, wat asstukrag vir die sentrale streek moet dien.Nuwe hulpbronne sal ook vir onderwysen opleiding aangewend word om by tedra tot hoër onderwys in die Vrystaat.Tydens die onderhandelinge voor enna inlywing is ooreengekom dat dierekonfigurering van die kampus tot ’nnuwe bate moet lei, met geen dupliseringvan dienste of programme wat opdie hoofkampus aangebied word nie.Die Vista-kampus kan aangewendword vir die aanbied van bedrywighedewat nog op die hoofkampus aangebiedword (soos kort leerprogramme), nuweUV-bedrywighede (hoofsaaklik van ’nontwikkelings- en entrepreneurieseaard), samewerkingsvennootskappe metander rolspelers en die verhuring vanonderwys- en opleidingsgeriewe.Die UV bied reeds twee “dienste” opdie Vista-kampus aan — die Streeksentrumvir Erkenning van Voorafleer endie Sesotho-taalnavorsing- en -ontwikkelingsentrum.32

Daarmee saam het die VrystaatseProvinsiale regering sy Opleidings- enOntwikkelingsinstituut vir staatsamptenarevan Thaba ’Nchu na die Vista-kampusverskuif.UFS the SA benchmarkfor community servicelearningThe University’s approach to communityengagement, i.e. in the form of communityservice learning and community serviceresearch, has the immense benefitthat it does not define community serviceas an “add-on”, but as an integral part ofits core activities. In the normal course oftheir studies, students complete communityservice modules, and gain a deeperunderstanding of course content and asense of civic responsibility.Research conducted by the JointEducation Trust (JET) into service-learningcourses at higher education institutionsbetween 2001 and 2004 showedthat the University of the Free Stateoffers more service-learning coursesthan any other institution in the country,and has the highest number of studentsenrolled for these courses. (See table onp.34.)The results indicated that the UFS isone of the few higher education institutionsin South Africa that have madeprogress in integrating community engagementinto the mainstream academicprogrammes.According to the findings 2 233 studentsat the UFS participated in servicelearningcourses. In total 6 930 studentswere participating in service-learningcourses at ten institutions throughoutSouth Africa. The research also foundthat out of a total of 182 service-learning33

Students participating in service-learning courcesHEISTUDENT LEVEL1st year 2nd year 3rd year 4th year Masters TOTALCUTPENTECHRAUUCTUFSUNDUNITRAUNPUWCWITS2517586418624110768140432128144541871096012025615832231951204106154225944961151455679310123223918401524365424802233556858437636600TOTAL15771093159922384236930courses supported by JET countrywide,the UFS had the highest number — 42.In 2005 the UFS allocated establishmentand implementation funds to a furthernine service-learning modules inthe Faculty of the Humanities, two inEconomic and Management Sciences,four in Natural and Agricultural Sciences,eight in Health Sciences and two inTheology.These activities take place in cooperationwith a wide variety of relevantpartners from the service sector andcommunity groupings.A service-learning module, ServiceLearning, was also introduced for thefirst time in the M.A. programme inHigher Education Studies to address theneed for staff development in this area.Most students indicated that servicelearningcourses helped to improve theirrelationship and leadership skills, aswell as their project planning abilities.The courses also benefited them in termsof their awareness of cultural differencesand opened their eyes to their own culturalstereotypes.Fakulteite bedrywigin die streekVan al die fakulteite was dit veral dieFakulteit Geesteswetenskappe watdeur middel van streeksbetrokkenheidreuse-bydraes gelewer het tot die prosesom ’n nuwe Suid-Afrikaanse samelewingtot stand te bring en die nalatenskapvan armoede, onderontwikkeling,kolonialisme en apartheid te probeeruitwis.Die Departement Antropologie het’n aantal etnies-kulturele projekte aangepak.Die eerste is ’n projek rondom dieGriekwa van die Vrystaat, wat ondermeer die restourasie van Adam Kok sehuis op Philippolis, ’n dokumentêre programoor sy lewe, asook etno-historiesenavorsing behels. Nog ’n projek spruituit ’n versoek van die Korana in dieVrystaat vir navorsing oor hul tradisionelegodsdiens. Volgens alle aanduidingsis dié groep teen 1930 as uitgesterfbeskou. ’n Proses van etniese en kultureleherlewing en mobilisering is nouonderweg en die stigting van ’n eie kerkwat die proses kan aanhelp, word beoog.34

Streeksamewerking en -betrokkenheidis veral die domein van die eenhedein die fakulteit. Die Eenheid vir Taalbestuuris danksy ’n ruim bydrae van dieprovinsie Antwerpen, Nederland, vir ’nderde siklus van drie jaar deur middelvan die Multilingual, Informatics and Development-projekbetrokke by taalbeleidsontwikkelingen -implementering in dieVrystaat.Die Navorsingsinstituut vir Onderwysbeplanning(NIOB) is betrokke bytalle onderwysverwante projekte. In eenso ’n projek het NIOB as lid van ’n konsortium’n tender verkry om die infrastruktuurvan skole deur ’n vennootskaptussen die openbare en private sektor teverbeter. Transnet en Absa het ookfinansiering verskaf vir die indiensopleidingvan onderwysers in Wetenskap,Wiskunde en Engels.Ander departemente in die fakulteitwas ook betrokke by die opleiding vanonderwysers en leerders. Die AfdelingDie Universiteit van dieVrystaat se proefplaseword toenemend benutom nie alleen studentemet die nodige kennis toete rus nie, maar ook meerhulp, kennis en vaardighedeterug te ploeg in diegemeenskappe wat deurdie UV bedien word. Leesmeer op bl. 36.35

Gemeenskapsbetrokkenheid is ’n hoë prioriteit bydie Universiteit van die Vrystaat.Duits het in samewerking met dieGoethe-instituut in Johannesburg ’ntweedaagse nasionale opleidingseminaarvir Duits-leerkragte aangebied.Een van die vlagskipprojekte in die fakulteitis die Kunstenaars in Skole-projek,wat deur die Departement Kuns en Kultuurgefinansier word en waar kunstenaarsas kunstenaar-opvoeders aangewendword om kuns- en handvlytprojektein skole aan te bied. Projekte wissel van diéwat gebruik maak van hulpmiddels watgeredelik beskikbaar is (mis en klei), totdié wat gesofistikeerde tegnologie inspan(soos digitale fotografie en verfilming).Die Fakulteit Natuur- en Landbouwetenskappehet in 2005 begin om dieUniversiteit se proefplase weer aktief tebenut. ’n Drieparty-samewerkingsooreenkomstussen die UV, die NationalAfrican Farmers Union (NAFU) en dieMangaung-munisipaliteit het tot die totstandkomingvan die Lengau-landbouontwikkelingsentrumop die proefplaasSydenham gelei. Die sentrum verskafopleiding en mentorskap aan kleinskaalseen opkomende boere, insluitendeboere wat onlangs ingevolge diegrondverdelingsprogram gevestig is.Vakleerlingskappe wat deur Agri-setageakkrediteer kan word, word nou ontwikkelen sal in 2006 ingestel word.Die Fakulteit Teologie gaan in 2006’n sentrum vir die begeleiding vangeestelike leiers op die been bring wat ’neenstopdiens sal verskaf vir berading enmentorskap en die ontwikkeling vanleierskapsvaardighede.Dr. Jan-Albert van den Berg van dieDepartement Praktiese Teologie het ’nwerksessie geïnisieer om die gemeenskapbewus te maak van slagoffers vanmisdaad en hoe om die kwessie tehanteer. Kundiges in die regte, kriminologieen sielkunde is ook betrek.Die Sentrum vir Ontwikkelingsteun(SOS) in die Fakulteit Ekonomiese enBestuurswetenskappe het in samewerkingmet die Natural Resources Institute36

van die Greenwich-universiteit in dieVerenigde Koninkryk ’n ontleding vanentrepreneuriese ontwikkeling ooreenkomstigdie Rural Enterprise and EconomicDevelopment-raamwerk gedoen, wat aangeduihet dat entrepreneuriese ontwikkelingin die Vrystaat nie genoeg aandagkry nie. SOS lewer ook groot bydraes totdie opheffing van gemeenskappe.Die sentrum is byvoorbeeld deur dieCentre for Development and Enterprisegenader vir navorsing oor hoe armes uitdie markte voordeel kan trek.Verdere samewerkingin die streekBuiten samewerking in die Driekampusprojek,het samelewingsdiens in 2005 besonderegeleenthede gebied vir vrugbaresamewerking met die Sentrale Universiteitvir Tegnologie (SUT).Die Program in Hoëronderwysstudievan SHOSO het bygedra tot streeksamewerkingmet die inwerkingstellingvan die eerste volwaardige koöperatieweprogram tussen die UV en die SUT. Dieooreenkoms maak voorsiening vir dieaanbied van modules in die M.A. (Hoëronderwysstudie)en die Gevorderde Diploma(Hoëronderwysstudie) op die SUTkampus.’n Goeie werksverhouding bestaantussen Kovsiegesondheid en die SUT.Kovsiegesondheid het in 2005 ’n immuniseringsprogramvir studente in Gesondheidsorgaangebied, noodhulp by SUTsportbyeenkomteverskaf en die SUT-studentegesondheidsdiensvir vyf maande asprivate praktyk beman.Kovsiegesondheid bied ook namensdie Vrystaatse Departement van Gesondheid’n gratis kliniekdiens vir voorbehoedingen seksueel oordraagbaresiektes.Two premiers were registered for the master's programme in Governance and PoliticalTransformation. Ms Beatrice Marshoff (Free State) and Ms Dipuo Peters (Northern Cape)joined the 200 plus students who were enrolled. Among those who have graduated, are MrDarkey Africa, MEC of Local Government and Housing (North West), Mr Ouneas PakesDikgetsi, MEC of Local Government and Housing (Northern Cape) and Mr Chris Mepha,CEO of the Independent Electoral Commission (Free State). From the left are Ms Peters,Prof André Duvehage from Political Science and Ms Marshoff.Joining hands to improvelocal governmentThe Unit for Local Government and Management in theDepartment of Public Management presented a programmeaimed at assisting municipal managers and officials to improvetheir service delivery. The programme consists of 15 short moduleswhich are accredited within the framework of the SouthAfrican Qualifications Authority. The initiative, which is funded bythe Flemish government, is a joint project of the Department ofLocal Government and Housing, the South African LocalGovernment Association (SALGA) (Free State) and the UFSPublic Sector Management Programme.37

Modernisering in bestuur05en steundiensteDie Universiteit se strewe na gehalteen uitnemendheid deurdringook al die steunfunksiesen beheer- en bestuursprosesse. Voortdurendetransformasie, of te wel deurlopendemodernisering en opgraderingvan administratiewe en bestuurstelsels,is dus onontbeerlik, omdat geen universiteitaan die voorpunt kan bly as systeunstelsels nie aan die eise van die tydvoldoen nie.Stelsels gemoderniseerOmvattende herorganisasie van rekenaardiensteen -stelsels, die moderniseringvan die vergaderingbestuurstelsel,asook vordering met die uitrol van diegeïntegreerde prestasiebestuurstelsel hetwerksaamhede in 2005 gekenmerk.Die oorskakeling na die geïntegreerdeadministrasie-rekenaarstelsel People-Soft, een van die grootste en duursteprojekte wat die universiteit nog aangepakhet, het in 2003 begin. Teen Julie2004 was al drie sleutelareas, menslikehulpbronne, finansies en studentesake,in bedryf.Die eerste groot toets vir PeopleSoftwas die registrasieproses van 2005. Dieproses het, met die samewerking vanadministratiewe en akademiese personeellede,baie glad verloop. Die finaleveranderings in PeopleSoft is ook afgehandelen die implementeringsproseshet tot ’n einde gekom. Nadat PeopleSoftin die Afdeling Menslike Hulpbronne inbedryf gestel is, is ’n hoofbeampte: gehalteversekeringaangestel om data-integ-Tegnologie isingespan omprosesse opte skerp enkontak tussenkampusse teverbeter.39

Van die leierskorps by die UV op ’n konferensie.Van links is, voor: mnr. Willem Malherbe,Registrateur: Strategiese Beplanning, prof.Gerhardt de Klerk, Dekaan van die FakulteitGeesteswetenskappe, en prof. Niel Heideman,Vise-dekaan, Fakulteit Natuur- enLandbouwetenskappe.riteit te verseker deur onnodige foute uitte skakel en deurlopend gehaltebeheer toete pas. Die uitvoer van ’n oudit op persoonlikelêers, raadsbeurse, data oor billikeindiensneming, Hemis-data (SANSO),mediese en behuisingstoelaes en Vistaverlofhet foutiewe inligting dramatiesverminder.Om ’n buigsamer, billiker en meermededingende vergoedingstelsel vir dieUniversiteit tot stand te bring is inNovember 2002 besluit op ’n omskakelingvan ’n tradisionele vergoedingstelsel(basiese salaris plus “bytel”-voordele) na ’n totalevergoedingstruktuur.Die proses is aan die gang gesit met’n loodsgroep van sowat 300 in die drieboonste vlakke van senioriteit.Die omskakeling behels hoofsaaklikdrie areas van pakketherstrukturering:bonus, reistoelae, en ander nie-pensioengewendebylaes. Gedurende die implementeringsfasevir die uitrol na die resvan die universiteit in 2005, kon personeelledekies om óf die status quo tehandhaaf, óf om hul vergoedingstruktuurte verander.Die inlywing van die Vista-kampushet verskeie uitdagings in die bestuur vanmenslike hulpbronne gebied. Onderhandelingetussen die hoofkampus, Vistakampusen die vakbonde oor die belyningvan die diensvoorwaardes is afgehandelen die ooreenkoms in Mei onderteken. InJulie was 28 Vista-personeellede se diensvoorwaardesreeds ten volle belyn, metsowat 43 nog uitstaande. Die omskakelingvan Vista-personeel na ’n totalevergoedingstruktuurkan eers plaasvind nadatdié proses afgehandel is.Die beleide en prosedures vir menslikehulpbronne word deurlopend hersienin ooreenstemming met arbeidswetgewingen nasionale en internasionale bestepraktyke. In 2005 is die beleid oor mediesevoordele hersien sodat dit nou voorsieningmaak dat elke personeellid ’n mediesevoordeel ontvang, hetsy as ’n mediesesubsidie of ’n mediese toelae. Diebeleid oor spesiale verlof en vir sekretariëleposte is ook hersien. Wat die dissiplinêrebeleid betref, is die proses van oorskakelingvanaf ’n akkusatoriese na ’n inkwasatorieseprosedure byna afgehandel.Goeie vordering is gemaak met diekonsolidering van die salarisstruktuur enrange van al die departemente. Departementewat reeds afgehandel is, is dieRekensentrum, Sportburo, Kovsiesteundienste,Menslike Hulpbronne en die Biblioteek-en Inligtingsdiens.Die prestasiebestuursprojek, PMPKe Nako, word deur die DepartementMenslike Hulpbronne bestuur om ’nprestasiebestuurstelsel te ontwikkel om’n toepaslike vergoeding-, prestasie-oorsig-en menslikehulpbron-ontwikkelingstelselin te stel. Werkgradering, die omskakelingvan ’n tradisionele vergoedingstruktuurna ’n totalepakketvergoedingstruktuuren ’n prestasie-oorsigstelselis die hoofelemente. Gedurende40

2005 het ’n eksterne konsultant sessessies, wat praktiese implementering endie ses stappe van die prestasiebeoordelingsprosesvergemaklik, met elk van dieloodsgroepe gefasiliteer.’n Ondersoek op die Qwaqwa-kampushet aan die lig gebring dat ’nbehoefte bestaan om die vereistes virspesifieke poste op dié kampus vas testel. Dit is gekoppel aan ’n behoefte datdie posbekleërs presies moet weet watvan hulle verwag word en om elke posbekleërin staat te stel om sy of haar eieontwikkelingsareas te identifiseer en aante spreek.In Junie 2005 is ’n werksessie teQwaqwa gehou om inligting in te samelom die bevoegdheidsprofiele vir onderandere programhoofde, vakhoofde enassistentdirekteure saam te stel.SHOSO se Personeelontwikkelingsafdelinghet ook op die Qwaqwa-kampusverskeie ontwikkelingsgeleenthedeaangebied, waaronder een oor emosioneleintelligensie vir die kampus se Bestuurskomitee.Nuwe strukture vir per-soneel is ook op dié kampus tot stand gebringmet die stigting van ’n personeelontwikkelingskomiteeen ’n beroepsgesondheids-en -veiligheidskomitee.Transformasie van besluitnemingstelselshet in 2005 ’n kwantumskuifgemaak. Sekretariaatsdienste en vergaderingsadministrasiehet ’n ten volleelektroniese omgewing betree met dieinwerkingstelling van die Parnassusvergaderingsbeheerstelsel,wat ’n eravan elektroniese en papierlose vergaderingsaan die UV ingelui het. Voordelevan dié stelsel is gedesentraliseerdetoevoer van punte en dokumentasie virdie sakelys, tyd- en kostebesparing,buigsaamheid en beheer van toevoer totdie sakelys.Alle vergaderings vanaf die Raad totop Senaatsvlak word ook elektronies afgeneemen binne ’n uur ná die vergaderingword notules op dieselfde wyse aan ledeversprei. Sedert Oktober 2005 is ’nwebkoppeling vir vergaderingsbestuurontwikkel, waardeur sakelyste van allevergaderings op die web beskikbaar ge-Die laaste vergadering van dieDagbestuur van die UitvoerendeBestuur in die ou rektorskantoorvoor die trek na die nuwe Hoofgebou.Papierdokumentasie metdié vergaderings is minimaal.41

stel word vir diegene met toegangsmagtiging.Alle notules word ook op die webwerfgeplaas. ’n Soekenjin beperk soektogtena besluite of tersaaklike dokumentasietot enkele minute.Die Afdeling Taaldiens het begin meewerkaan ’n vertaalenjin, wat dokumenteregstreeks rekenaarmatig vertaal. Vertalingword hierdeur geoutomatiseer enslegs ’n bepaalde persentasie redigering isnodig om ’n dokument af te rond.Die Afdeling Vergaderingsadministrasiehet ook oorgeskakel na ’n digitaleklankopname van vergaderings wat vergaderingsverloopvir ’n volle jaar op eenCD stoor en per bespreekte item terugsoekbaarmaak.Videokonferensie-geriewe is op diehoof- en Qwaqwa-kampus geïnstalleer,wat veral bestuurskontak tussen diekampusse vergemaklik.Die Biblioteek- en Inligtingsdienshet sy doelwit bereik om 23% van sy inligtingsbronnena digitale formaat om teskakel sodat personeellede in hul eiekantore toegang daartoe het.Wat onderrig betref, het die Biblioteekdiensvoortgegaan om sy dienstemet die Universiteit se e-leer op kampuste integreer. Talle studiemodulesis by die e-biblioteek op die UV sewebwerf gevoeg. Meer as 12 000skakels met volteks-artikels is noubeskikbaar.42

Rekenaardienste is vroeg in 2005 inStelselontwikkeling en Rekenaardiensteverdeel. ’n Nuwe direkteur, mnr. SakkieJanse van Rensburg, het die leisels byRekenaardienste oorgeneem en homonder meer op beter dienslewering enbestuurspraktyke toegespits.Omdat sekuriteit in die elektronieseomgewing vir instellings al hoe belangrikerword, het Rekenaardienste sy fokusdaarop aansienlik verskerp. Om die geweldigetoename in virusse, gemorsposen pogings om rekenaarnetwerke binne tedring (hacking) die hoof te bied het dieUV nuwe tegnologiese toerusting geïnstalleerwat aan ’n wêreldwye beheerstelselgekoppel is — die eerste universiteitin Suid-Afrika wat so iets doen. Altesame55% van alle inkomende e-posboodskappeword in dié stadium weggewysomdat dit onveilig is. Die lys vanongeoorloofde webblaaie is van 6 000 totmeer as 580 000 uitgebrei.Rekenaardienste was ook van April2004 tot Julie 2005 behulpsaam met diedigitaliseringsprojek van die UV se persknipseldiens,SA Media. Altesame 3 166899 beelde wat sedert 1978 tot en met 1996op mikrofilm gestoor is, is met die betrokketeks verbind en nou in digitale formaatop die web beskikbaar.In die Afdeling Verblyfdienste hetmet die ingebruikneming van die nuwe,omvattender rekenaarprogram ResidentialManagement System die plasings- enherplasingsprosesse in koshuise aansienlikvergemaklik.Omdat akkurate bestuursinligtingvan kritieke belang vir effektiewe besluitneming,bestuur en verslagdoeningvan hoëronderwysinstellings is, het dieBeplanningseenheid ’n rekenaarsagtewarepakketgeïnstalleer om bestaandedata in PeopleSoft om te skakel na bruikbareen toeganklike bestuursinligting.Hierbenewens ontwikkel die eenheid ’nA painting of the previous chancellor, Me Winkie Direko, was unveiled in the Council Chamber. Seen hereare, from the left: Prof. Frederick Fourie, Rector and Vice-Chancellor, Ms Direko, Judge Faan Hancke, andDr Charles Nwaila. Dr Nwaila, Director-General of the Free State, was elected as Vice-Chairperson of theUFS Council and Judge Hancke was re-elected as Chairperson in March. Both appointments are valid for aterm of three years from 1 June 2005 to 31 May 2008. Dr Nwaila has been a Council member since 2002.His predecessor as Vice-Chair was Mr Dines Gihwala.43

stelsel wat met behulp van die bestaandeSAS-statistiese pakket verdere moontlikhede,soos groeivoorspellings enander ontledings vir bestuursinligtingdoeleindes,bied.Welstand se rolin gehalteWerkstres by personeel is ’n aangeleentheidwaaroor die hoëronderwyssektortoenemend besorg raak. Na aanleidingvan ’n beroepswelstandsopname in dieFakulteit Geesteswetenskappe in 2004 hetdie universiteit ’n Welstandsprogram ontwikkelas teenvoeter vir die toenemendeeise en werklading en om moreel te verbeter,produktiwiteit en kreatiwiteit teverhoog en afwesigheid van werk te helpverminder.’n Welstandskomitee, sowel as ’nWelstandsforum en ’n Welstandskantoormet ’n professionele welstandsbeampte isook by SHOSO op die been gebring. DieWelstandskomitee het gedurende die jaaretlike sessies aangebied wat kwessies soosdie biomediese, sielkundige, geestelike ensosiale aspekte van welstand aangespreekhet.Qwaqwa managementstrengthenedA revised, streamlined managementmodel for the Qwaqwa Campus hasbeen implemented. One of the changes isthat of the designation of the head of thecampus, Prof. Peter Mbati, which hasbeen changed to Campus Principal.The Qwaqwa Campus CoordinationManagement Committee has recommendedthat Dr Elias Malete, ProgrammeHead for Humanities, and MrTeboho Manchu, Deputy Director:Student Affairs, should assist theCampus Principal in the day-to-dayoperational management of the academicand support services functions respectively.Both will serve as members of thePrincipal's Advisory Team.Prof. Peter Mbati, Principal ofthe Qwaqwa Campus.44

Kampusse verder ontwikkel06Die Struktuurplan van die universiteit,’n raamwerk vir die geïntegreerdeontwikkeling van diehoofkampus om ’n hoëgehalte werk- enstudie-omgewing te skep, is in 2005 verderontplooi. Sedert die inwerkingstellingvan dié plan in 2003 is teen 2004 reedssowat R77 miljoen aan die moderniseringvan die hoofkampus bestee.Die heringebruikneming van dieHoofgebou, die oudste en tradisierykstegebou op die hoofkampus, was diebelangrikste mylpaal in 2005. Restourasiewerkaan dié historiese baken het in2003 begin onder die wakende oog vanprof. Bannie Britz, afgetrede hoof van dieDepartement Argitektuur, wat vir dieomvorming van die byna honderdjaarouegebou tot die “hoofkwartier” van ’nmoderne universiteit verantwoordelikwas. Teen Julie 2005 kon die Rektoraat enander senior bestuurslede van die derdevloer van die George du Toit-gebou nadie nuutingerigte Hoofgebou in die hartvan die kampus verskuif.Ná die trek het konstruksiewerk aandie ontruimde derde vloer van dieGeorge du Toit-gebou aan die beurt gekomom dit vir senior administratiewebestuurslede in te rig.Omdat fisieke opgradering jare lankagterweë gebly het, is die verbetering vanakademiese geboue en lesinglokalehoog bo-aan die voorkeurlys. In 2005 isbaie tyd bestee aan die beplanning vangroot en duur opgraderingsprojekte opdie hoofkampus, soos die Chemie-gebou,Hoofgebouneem weersy plek in diehart van diekampus in.47

Die Hoofkampus waar die statigeHoofgebou weer sy regmatige plekingeneem het.die gebou van Wiskundige Wetenskappe,die Benedictus Kok-gebou en die FlippieGroenewoudgebou. Konstruksiewerk salin 2006 begin.Enkele kleiner projekte ten opsigtevan akademiese geriewe is afgehandel. Indie François Retief-gebou, die tuiste vandie Fakulteit Gesondheidswetenskappe,is nuwe lesinglokale ingerig en ’n nuwearea vir ’n geneeskunde-museum aangebou.Elders is die Geografie-gebou sebuitekant opgeknap, en struktuurproblemeby die Mikrobiologie, Biochemieen Voedselwetenskap-gebou reggestel.Groot vordering is op die Qwaqwakampusgemaak, waar instandhoudingjare lank agterweë gebly het terwyl diékampus nog deel van die Universiteit vandie Noorde was. Meer as R8,2 miljoen isaangewend vir die opgradering van dievyf koshuise, lesingsale, die biblioteek enpersoneelhuise. Die koshuise spog nouvir die eerste keer met toegangsbeheer,gangkombuise, wasmasjiene, tuimel-49

Die strewe om die kampus meervoetgangervriendelik te maak het totverskillende kleiner projekte gelei. DieEeufeeskompleks is onder meer met dieCallie Human-saal verbind. ’n Begin isook gemaak met die bou van ’n kleinpleintjie voor die Flippie Groenewoudgebou.Net soos die Stabilis-plein sit- enstaanplek bied vir die duisende studentewat in die Stabilis-lesinglokaalkompleksklas loop, sal die nuwe pleindie groot getalle studente by die FlippieGroenewoud-gebou se lewens gerieflikermaak. Dit is terselfdertyd ook dievoortsetting van die suid-noord-voetgangerroetewat uiteindelik van dieFrançois Retief-gebou af tot by dieLandbou-hek sal strek.’n Kovsie-roos is gekweek om die UV se eeuwording te vier. Hier is prof. Gerritvan Tonder van Grondwaterstudies, wat die rooskweekprojek gekoördineer het,en prof. Frederick Fourie, Rektor en Visekanselier.droërs en rekenaarkamers, terwyl besoek-en ontvangsareas en kamers verbeteren ou meubels vervang is.Nuwe rekenaarlaboratoriums is ookop dié kampus ingerig, veral met die oogop e-leer. ’n Verdere R6 miljoen is vir2006 toegeken vir nog verbeterings aanakademiese en administratiewe ruimtes.Leemtes in die hoofkampus se verkeersnetwerkhet tot die groot WynandMoutonlaan-projek gelei. Die toename inverkeersvloei op die kampus en omliggendepaaie het groot verkeersopeenhopingsby die Mikrobiologie-hek veroorsaak.Ná grootskaalse herbeplanning hetkonstruksiewerk teen einde 2005 begin.Ná afhandeling sal verkeer na en van diekampus vinniger kan vloei.Die Odeion moes vir enkele maandesy deure vir musiekuitvoerings sluitsodat omvattende werk aan die lugversorgingstelselgedoen kon word en dieverhoogvloer versterk kon word. Dieouditorium het terselfdertyd nuwe vloerbedekkingen stoeloortreksels gekry endie houtpanele is opgeknap.’n Nuwe vleuel word vir die Farmovs-Parexel-gebouopgerig wat teeneinde Februarie 2006 voltooi behoort tewees. Die uitbreiding vind op versoekvan Parexel plaas en word deur dié internasionalefarmaseutiese onderneming bydie UV gehuur om ’n bykomende deelvan sy bedrywighede te huisves.Sportgeriewe het ook aandag gekry.Op die hoofkampus beantwoord die tennisklubhuis,die krieketklubhuis op diekrieketovaal en die vyf muurbalbane nouná opgraderingswerk weer aan die eisevan die tyd. Nog ’n krieketveld is bygevoeg,terwyl die beplanning vir die bouvan twee astrohokkievelde ver gevorderhet. Op die Qwaqwa-kampus is kleedkamersbeveilig vir groter sekuriteit ensportvelde opgeknap.50

The pursuit of equity07Although equity, diversity andredress are central to transformation,the UFS regards transformationas a much broader and morefundamental matter than simply changingthe “face” and “voice” of the institutionthrough employment-equity initiatives.The pursuit of equity, fairness andjustice in everything we do remains animportant goal.Council adopts EmploymentEquity PolicyAfter a thorough consultation process ofthree years, which gave individual staffmembers, the trade unions, Senate, management,faculties and the support servicesthe opportunity for contributions,Council unanimously adopted the EmploymentEquity Policy of the Universityof the Free State in March 2005.The policy is seen as a human resourcesdevelopment strategy and istherefore fully integrated into the HumanResources Department.Since its approval, emphasis in theimplementation of employment equityhas shifted from a top-down approach,mainly driven by Top Management andthe Employment Equity Committee, to adecentralised programme empoweringfaculties and support services to implementemployment equity according totheir specific needs.Towards the end of the year equitycommittees in all the faculties and three re-EmploymentEquity Policyis a valuabletool tomanage andharmonisediversity atthe UFS.53

UV is verbindtot opvoedkundigeenvoorligtingsprogrammeindie stryd teenMIV en vigs.presenting groupings of the support serviceshad submitted their own draft equityplans, which the Central Equity Committeewill evaluate and consolidate, afterwhich an integrated university equity planwill be compiled. The Employment EquityPolicy is a key element in recognising,appreciating, managing and harmonisingdiversity in a balanced way and respectsthe university’s values of academic freedomand autonomy, equity, integrity,excellence and service orientation.MIV/vigs positief benaderMet die Raad se goedkeuring van dieMIV/vigs-beleid in Maart het die UVaangedui dat hy daartoe verbind is omMIV en vigs in ’n positiewe, ondersteunendeen nie-diskriminerende lig te benader.Die beleid maak onder meer voorsieningvir ’n volgehoue opvoedkundigeen voorligtingsprogram en die bevorderingvan ’n menseregtegebaseerde benaderingtot die siekte om die stigma watdaaraan verbonde is, af te breek.Die UV respekteer die reg op vertroulikheidvan personeellede en studente seMIV/vigs-status. Potensiële studente ofpersoneellede sal nie toegang tot die UVgeweier word as hulle positief toets nie.Geen indiensnemingskontrak sal beëindigof bevordering teruggehou word opgrond van ’n personeellid se MIV/vigsstatusnie, mits so ’n personeellid in staatis om doeltreffend te werk. Alle nuwelingstudenteis in Januarie ingelig oor diedienste van die Vigssentrum en aangemoedigom hul MIV-status deur die sentrumte laat bepaal. Vrywillige toetseword weekliks op die Hoof- en Vistakampusuitgevoer. Vanaf Februarie totOktober is 352 persone getoets, teenoordie 206 in 2004. Weens ’n gebrek aan personeelword dié dienste nog nie op dieQwaqwa-kampus aangebied nie.Residence placementpolicy needs a rethinkOne of the important questions asked bythe Vice-Chancellor when he announcedthe fourth phase of transformation at theuniversity, was whether the UFS was producinggraduates who are able to copewith our changed and changing world.Diversity and multiculturalism arerealities of the world and a democraticSouth Africa. The UFS is committed tothis, but an important question is whatstudents experience at grassroots level.Outsiders and many staff membersand students are of the opinion that “twocampuses” in effect exist on the MainCampus — one white and one black, separatedin the classrooms and in the residences.This is an unintended consequenceof the University’s parallel-mediumpolicy (which allows for classes inAfrikaans and in English), together withthe current residence placement policywhich gives students the freedom tochoose between residences. The currentresidence policy of free association anddissociation is the result of negotiations ina transition period in 1997/98. After eightyears the situation has changed. Lately,more students are used to mixed schoolsand mixed school hostels.During 2005 the Vice-Rector: StudentAffairs, Dr Ezekiel Moraka, completed adraft document on the situation. Aninclusive consultation process and discussionson the placement policy will follow,which will involve students, studentleaders and wardens.New institutional cultureThe development of a new institutionalculture is an intrinsic part of the university’srole in promoting social justice and inbuilding a new South African society.54

Jool bring groterintegrasieKovsie-jool se nuwe benadering om meer regstreeksby gemeenskappe betrokke te raak, het in2005 tot die Ubuntu-joolprojek gelei, wat terselfdertydgroter integrasie tussen die swart en wit koshuisebehoort te bewerkstellig. As deel van die projekhet sowat 250 studente van die Hoofkampusskoolgeboue in swart woonbuurte geverf en opgeknap.Senior studente is ook so by die joolpogingbetrek. Jool het in die verlede grootliks op geldinsamelingsprojektevir liefdadigheid gekonsentreer.Groter multikulturele interaksie het ook die jaarliksejooloptog en gepaardgaande bedrywighedegekenmerk.Phase four of the university’s transformationis about getting beyond “merelyaccommodating” and getting to true inclusivity.It is about creating a sense of belongingfor all. It is about black and white takingnon-racialism seriously, literally unlearningold habits of racism, discriminationand racial thinking patterns.Faculties, realising that managementcannot achieve this goal on its own, initiatedtheir own projects to nurture a commonunderstanding.Prof. Pieter Verster, Head of the Departmentof Missiology in the Faculty ofTheology, travelled with a group of blackand white students to Durban where thestudents were introduced to a variety ofcultures and religions, particularly Islamand Hinduism. Congregations of the ReformedChurch in Africa were also visited.Two busloads filled with a multiculturalmix of students from the Faculty ofthe Humanities undertook a history tourof Bloemfontein at the end of August. Thebuses took them to the War Museum ofthe Boer Republics, the Women’s Memorialand the black townships. One of thehighlights was the visit to MapikelaHouse, where the founder members ofthe ANC met in the early 1900s. Apartfrom the cultural interaction, the sightsalso proved to be an eye-opener for bothblack and white students.In the Faculty of Natural and AgriculturalSciences, the Vice-Dean, Prof. NeilHeideman initiated the establishment of anumber of student associations. Besidesserving as a mouthpiece on academic matters,these associations promote interactionbetween the various cultural groups andserve as discussion forums for transformationissues in the faculty.Billikheid teenoorswart én witOm die toonbeeld van ’n ware Suid-Afrikaanse universiteit te wees het dieUV die komplekse taak om voort te bouop die pad van uitnemendheid, billikheidStudents on a cultural tour.55

en innovering, terwyl hy voortgaan metverandering, aanpassing en transformasiein sy verbintenis tot nie-rassigheid,nie-seksisme, multikulturaliteit en meertaligheid.Personeelgetalle het in 2005 met 4%gestyg - van 2 475 in 2004 tot 2 575 in 2005.Hiervan was 856 permanente personeelteenoor die 840 van 2004. Dit verteenwoordig’n styging van 1,9%. Swart mense hetdie grootste groei, naamlik 1,16%, getoon.Wat personeelvergoeding betref, wasdie gemiddelde verhogings sedert 200018,2% bo inflasie, wat R75 miljoen meer inpersoneel se sak gebring het. Sowel professoreas personeellede op die laagsteinkomstevlak het aanpassings van 27%bo inflasie gekry. Die bevordering vanmedeprofessore en professore het ook dieafgelope drie jaar dramaties versnel. Van1999 tot 2001 is nege dosente tot medeprofessorbevorder.Tussen Januarie 2002 en Januarie 2005het dié getal viervoudig vermeerder en is37 bevorder. Net sewe is van 1999 totDesember 2001 tot vol professorbevorder, terwyl 31 tussen Januarie 2002en Januarie 2005 bevorder is.’n Nuwe poskategorie van senior professoris in 2005 ingestel om top-akademicite beloon. Nege professore is tot dievlak van senior professor bevorder. Hulleis proff. Louise Cilliers (Engels en KlassiekeTale), James du Preez (Mikrobiese,Biochemiese en Voedselbiotegnologie),Johan Grobbelaar (Plantwetenskappe),Dingie Janse van Rensburg (Sentrum virGesondheidsisteemnavorsing en -ontwikkeling),Dap Louw (Sielkunde), PhilipNel (Afro-Asiatiese Studie, Gebaretaal en56

Taalpraktyk), Louis Scott (Plantwetenskappe),Dirk van den Berg (Kunsgeskiedenis)en Andries Raath (Staatsreg enRegsfilosofie).Elke geleentheid is gebruik om seniorswart en vroulike bestuurders aan te stel.By Kovsievoorligting en -ontwikkelinghet me. Refiloe Seane as direkteur waargeneem,terwyl prof. Anita van derMerwe as die nuwe hoof van die Skoolvir Verpleegkunde aangestel is. Die FakulteitEkonomiese en Bestuurswetenskappehet in 2005 sy eerste swart departementshoofaangestel. Prof. MosesSindane is die nuwe departementshoofvan Openbare Bestuur.Amper R14 miljoen is die laaste vyfjaar opsygesit vir billike indiensneming.Net in die Fakulteit Natuur- en Landbouwetenskappeis sewe mense uit dieaangewese groepe bevorder, van wie drietot senior lektor en twee tot vol professor.Die Grow Our Own Timber-projek, watna die steundienste uitgebrei is, het goeievrug in die Departement AkademieseStudentedienste gelewer waar twee personeuit die projek aangestel is. In diesteundienste is personeellede uit dieaangewese groepe aan die hand van ’ntoetsbattery, wat elkeen se potensiaalbepaal het, vir ontwikkeling geïdentifiseer.Om dié personeellede genoegsaamte ontwikkel is ’n mentorskapprogram insamewerking met die betrokke lynhoofdeontwikkel.Die Fakulteit Geesteswetenskappehet die voortou geneem met die ontwikkelingvan ’n mentorskapprogram virakademici. Hoewel die program daaropafgestem is om nuwe fakulteitslede tydenshul aanpassing by hul nuwe omgewingby te staan, het dit ook pertinentten doel om gelykberegtiging te bevorderdeur ondersteuning te verleen aan onderverteenwoordigdegroepe om hul self-vertroue, netwerke, invloed, vaardighedeen kundigheid te versterk.Geskiedenis is gemaak met die permanenteaanstelling van me. Emily Matabane,die voorsitter van DeafSA in dieVrystaat, by Afro-Asiatiese Studie, Gebaretaalen Taalpraktyk.Prof. Anita van der Merwe, nuwe hoof van dieSkool vir Verpleegkunde.The Grow Our Own Timber Programme is a valuable tool to invest in potentialand existing staff for the UFS. From the left, are: Mr Mandlenkosi Mthombeni,Centre for Development Support, Dr Manjusha Joseph, Department Microbial,Biochemical and Food Biotechnology, Dr Zacheus Matebesi, DepartmentSociology, Prof. Letticia Moja, Dean: Faculty of Health Sciences, andDr Choice Makhetha, Deputy Dean: Student Affairs.57

Meganismes isin werking omstudente sedeurvloeikoerste verbeter.Access to health servicesAt the Kovsie Health Division, the improvementof access to health serviceswas a priority.To make these services more accessibleto students and staff with cash-flowproblems, the division introduced a credit-cardsystem, and extended debiting ofstudents’ tuition fees accounts for thepayment of medical expenses to the physiotherapyand dietetic services. In instancesof real need, services were offeredfree of charge or at a nominal fee.In 2005 almost 70% of Kovsie Health’sclients were black students and staff. Anincreasing number of service workersmade use of the service.Kovsie Health also offered preventativeservices, which included immunisationof high-risk students against HepatitisA and B, as well as flu. Health counsellingservices on the Main and VistaCampuses included counselling and disseminationof literature on birth control(which was identified as a problem areain 2005), cervical cancer and HIV/Aids.Strong support forstudents with disabilitiesDuring 2005 the Unit for Students withDisabilities (USD) facilitated assistance to120 students. The USD supports the visuallyimpaired, those that are hard of hearing,physically or learning disabled, andthose suffering from psycho-social disability,epilepsy or speech defects. Temporarilydisabled students who haveproblems completing exams or tests, alsoreceive assistance.The USD places a heavy emphasis ona strong relationship of trust and cooperationwith academic faculties and staff,which enables disabled students to studyand to be assessed within a teaching environmentwhich takes their disability intoaccount realistically. Where necessary,academic teaching staff were offeredadvice on teaching and learning methods,techniques and equipment when classesincluded students with disabilities.Students with disabilities were able tomake use of the USD’s computer labwhich consists of six accessible computerstations with the latest assistive technologyand software. This facility providesaccessible word-processing by utilisingscreen reading and magnification software,and accessible Internet and e-mailfacilities for people with a range of disabilities.In 2005 individual tutoring was arrangedfor visually impaired students inEconomics and Accounting, as well asComputer Science.To raise awareness about disability,the USD and the Kovsie Student CommunityService (Kovscom) arranged awheel-chair dance and related competitionson Casual Day. Nearly 200 studentstook part. Ms Ronelle Ceronio, co-ordinatorof the USD, has been appointed as oneof five members on the South AfricanNational Council for the Blind’s NationalEducation Advisory Committee.Studentevoorligting helpmet deurvloeikoersKovsievoorligting en -ontwikkeling (KVO)help studente om hul volle potensiaal teontwikkel deur die verskaffing van sielkundigedienste, opleiding en geriewe. Dieafdeling lewer veral ’n groot bydrae tot dieverbetering van die deurvloeikoers vanstudente deur middel van ontwikkelingskursusseen ’n Kultuur-van-Leer-program.Die afdeling het in 2005 sy dienste nadie Qwaqwa-kampus uitgebrei, waar die58

inrigting van ’n leeslaboratorium ondermeer ondersoek is. ’n Deeltydse sielkundigeis reeds by Qwaqwa aangestel om diemaatskaplike werker by te staan.KVO is een van die hoofrolspelers indie taaltoetsing van eerstejaarstudente. In2005 is byna 3 000 studente, onder wie internasionalestudente, getoets en indiennodig na die taalkursusse verwys.Die studieleeskursusse is in 2005 vir ’ngroter aantal studente aangebied. In dieSkool vir Verpleegkunde het 90 die kursusbygewoon, in die Departement MaatskaplikeWerk 102 en in die Skool vir Opvoedkunde30. Nog 60 studente uit anderdepartemente het die kursus gevolg.Weens die positiewe resultate met dieleesontwikkelingkursus het MaatskaplikeWerk en Verpleegkunde dit verpligtendvir hul eerstejaarstudente gemaak. Vanaf2006 word die kursus as deel van ’n remediërendeprogram na die Fakulteit Gesondheidswetenskappeuitgebrei, asook nadie Qwaqwa-kampus.’n Leerstylkursus is vir byna 300 Geneeskunde-,Verpleegkunde-, OptometrieenFisioterapiestudente aangebied.As deel van die Kultuur-van-Leer-program,wat help om ’n leerkultuur in diekoshuise te bevorder, is 90 tutors as studente-assistenteaangestel. Op die Vistakampusis tien tutors en op die Qwaqwakampus20 aangestel.59

Breakthrough for08student governanceTwo events represented a majorbreakthrough for student governanceand transformation. InJune the UFS Council unanimously approvedthe establishment of a CentralStudents’ Representative Council for thethree campuses, as well as a new SRCconstitution for the Main Campus inBloemfontein. The establishment of theCentral SRC should speed up the integrationprocess of the campuses.The SRC elections which followed inAugust, were conducted peacefully andsuccessfully on all three campuses.Central SRC establishedThe need to establish a Central Students’Representative Council (CSRC) followedthe incorporation of the Qwaqwa andVista Bloemfontein Campuses in 2003and 2004 respectively. The CSRC includesrepresentatives of all three campuses.The constitution of the CSRC wasthe outcome of consensus reached betweenthe SRCs of these three campuses,indirectly involving diverse student formationssuch as Sasco, ANCYL, YCL,Pasma, Saso, Sadesmo, Azasco, SCO,Here XVII, KovsieAlliance and ACDP.With the establishment of a CentralSRC, the UFS has adopted a federal studentgovernance model whereby theCSRC is the highest representative studentbody on matters of common concernfor all students. The three campus-Central SRCand new SRCconstitutionare milestonesin studentgovernance.61

es of the UFS will retain SRC structuresfor each campus with powers and responsibilitiesfor matters affecting thatparticular campus.The CSRC has twelve members madeup of delegates of the different campusSRCs, including the presidents ofthese three SRCs. In total, the MainCampus has five representatives, theQwaqwa Campus four and Vista threerepresentatives. This arrangement is tobe reviewed later to make allowance forthe phasing out of undergraduate orpipeline students at Vista.Student leaders. From the left are: Kitso Mogotsi, SRC President of the Vista Campus,Tello Motloung, SRC President of the Qwaqwa Campus, and Alfred Geldenhuys, SRCPresident of the Main Campus. Tello was the first President of the Central SRC.From these twelve members a CSRCpresident will be chosen on a quarterlybasis to represent the general studentbody at meetings of the ExecutiveManagement, Senate and Council.The historic official inauguration ofthe first CSRC took place in earlyAugust. Mr Tello Motloung, SRCPresident of the Qwaqwa Campus, waselected the first CSRC President.New SRC constitution formain campusIn the wake of calls by some student formations,the Council approved anamendment to the SRC constitution forthe Main Campus to allow for the introductionof proportional representationalongside a first-past-the-post electoralsystem.The new Main Campus SRC constitutionwas the result of consensusreached during a lengthy negotiationprocess involving diverse student formationssuch as Sasco, the ANC YouthLeague, the Young Communist League,the ACDP, Here XVII, KovsieAlliance, aswell as the democratically elected SRCmembers of the Main Campus. Independentexperts facilitated the negotiationprocess. This constituted a legitimatebasis for the democratic participation ofall students on the Main Campus in thegovernance of the university.In terms of the amendments to theMain Campus SRC constitution, nine ofthe 18 SRC members will be elected bymeans of proportional representation,and nine on the basis of a direct, firstpast-the-postelection.The following portfolios of the maincampus SRC have since been contestedby individual candidates on the basis of“first past the post”: president, secretary,academic affairs, legal and constitutionalaffairs, student development, arts andculture, men’s internal liaison, ladies’internal liaison, media, marketing andliaison. The other nine portfolios werecontested by affiliated organisations on aproportional representation basis. Theseare the two vice-presidents, treasurer,dialogue and associations, transformation,campus affairs and recreation,sport, international affairs, and communityservice.62

Nuwe era in sport09KovsieSport het in 2005 ’n nuweera betree met die aanstellingvan mnr. James Letuka as direkteur.Hy het mnr. Ewie Cronjé, wat in2004 ná 36 jaar by die UV afgetree het,opgevolg.Mnr. Cronjé is in 1968 as die eerstesportorganiseerder van die Universiteitaangestel. Tien jaar later het hy adjunkdirekteur,en later direkteur van Kovsie-Sport geword.Mnr. Letuka is visepresident van dieSuid-Afrikaanse Tennisfederasie (SATF)en verteenwoordig die SATF in die Suid-Afrikaanse Olimpiese Komitee. In syeerste jaar as direkteur het die Kovsiesportspannegoed presteer en provinsiaalen nasionaal sterre in talle sportsoorteopgelewer.Mnr. James Letuka, Direkteur van KovsieSport.Kovsies skitternasionaal eninternasionaalop diesportveld.63

Deelname aan die koshuisliga wysdat hokkie een van die gewildste sportkodesop die hoofkampus is. Dit is egterduidelik dat die feit dat die UV nog nieastrovelde het nie, nasionale prestasieerg in die wiele ry. In die SASSU-toernooiwas die vroue agtste en die manssewende uit die elf instellings wat deelgeneemhet, maar wel eerste onder diésonder astro-velde. Desondanks was dievroue se eerste span in die provinsialeliga die tiende agtereenvolgende keerdie wenner. Planne om twee astroveldete bou, is gelukkig ver gevorder.Die UV spog met vyf huidige en voormalige Shimla-spelers in die Springbok-oefengroepwat aan oefenkampe op die UV-kampus deelgeneem het. Van links is, voor:CJ van der Linde, Tonderai Chavanga en Guthrö Steenkamp; agter: dr. SherylleCalder, ’n sportvisie-kundige van die span en ook ’n oud-Kovsie; Juan Smith, prof.Frederick Fourie, Rektor en Visekanselier, Gerrie Britz en dr. Derik Coetzee, kondisioneringsafrigtervan die span en ook verbonde aan die UV se DepartementMenslike Bewegingskunde.Spanne blink uitIn een van sy beste vertonings nog hetdie Kovsie-atletiekspan 22 medaljes opdie SA Studente-atletiekkampioenskapsbyeenkomsingepalm, waaronder sewegoue medaljes, sewe silwer en agt brons.Die atlete wat goue medaljes ontvanghet, is Jan van der Merwe (400 m), JohanCronjé (1500 m), Boy Soke (1000 m),Charlene Henning (driesprong), FrancoisPotgieter (tienkamp), Magdel Venter(diskus) en die mansaflosspan (4 x 400).Op die SA Studente-landloopkampioenskappein Julie het die manspannegoed gevaar. Die A-span het tweede endie B-span vyfde geëindig. Die vroue hetdie derde plek behaal.Michelle van Staden, Kovsies se nommereen-gekeurde vrouetennisspeler, is totdie SA studentespan verkies wat aan dieStudentewêreldspele in Turkye deelgeneemhet. Plaaslik het die UV-tennisspandie Bloemfonteinse Eerste Liga gewen.Kovsies se pluimbalspan is die derdeagtereenvolgende jaar as die SASSU-kampioengekroon. Die A-span was eerste,terwyl die B- en C-spanne albei tweede inhul onderskeie afdelings geëindig het.Chris Dednam het drie goue medaljesverower — in die mansenkelspel, diemansdubbelspel (saam met RoelofDednam) en die gemengde dubbelspel(saam met Liansa Coetzee). Chris enRoelof Dednam en Soné Strauss het inBangkok aan die Wêreldstudentespeledeelgeneem.In netbal het die Vrystaatse Lynx, watdeur me. Burta de Kock van KovsieSportafgerig word en waarin twaalf Kovsiesingesluit was, die nasionale kampioengeword deur die Gauteng Tornado’s indie eindronde te verslaan. Kovsies se uitblinker-spanhet tien nasionale spelersopgelewer. Karin Venter, Charlene duToit en Annari Store is in die Protea-spaningesluit, en Adele Niemand (kaptein),Anchen du Plessis, Summarie Hattingh,Erica Mouton, Yvonne Phiri, Elzet64

Engelbrecht en Yolandi Brummer in dieo.21-span. Kovsies in die nasionale o.19-span is Suné Lotter, Alta Maas, MartelleSchoeman, Henriëtte Jacobs, CarineTerblanche, Sindisin Sinzane en ShirbaneSmith.Die Vrystaatse bedryfsreg-krieketspan,die Eagles, wat in 2005 twee nasionaletrofeë verower het, het drie Kovsiesin die span gehad. Hulle is Cliffe Deacon,Davy Jacobs en Ryan McLaren.Die Rugbyklub het ’n goeie seisoenbeleef. Kovsies het vier Springbokrugbyspelersin 2005 opgelewer: MeyerBosman, Michael Claassen, Juan Smith enC J van der Linde. Shimla Richard Strausswas lid van die SA o.19-span wat diewêreldbeker verower het. Nog ’n Shimla,Louwtjie Louw, het in die SA Studentespanteen die Afrika-Luiperds uitgedraf.Tien Kovsies was lid van die VrystaatseCheetah-span, wat die Curriebekerná 29 jaar weer vir die provinsie verowerhet.Shimlas het die Universiteite vanJohannesburg, Pretoria en Stellenbosch inweg-wedstryde geklop en daarmee ’nsuksessyfer van meer as 84% in al sywedstryde behaal. Plaaslik het dieShimlas die Stadsbeker gewen. DieIrawas, wat in die eindronde van dieStadsbeker teen die Shimlas die knie moesbuig, het die span van die Universiteit vanJohannesburg en Stellenbosch seVictorians geklop. Die o.19-span het huleweknieë van Tukkies en Maties geklop.In sokker het veral die vroue uitgeblink.Die eerste span het die provinsialeVodacom-liga gewen en so die Vrystaatsekampioen geword. Nasionaal het dié spanvierde geëindig. Drie spanlede, MolloModiehi, Modiko Nthabeleng en MlomoNandipha, is in die Suid-AfrikaanseStudente-sportunie (SASSU) se spaningesluit wat in Augustus in die Studentewêreldspelein Turkye meegeding het.Makhele Makhele was die enigste Kovsiemanspelerin die SASSU-span.Nege vrouespelers het die Vrystaat indie SASSU-winterspele by die Universiteitvan Zoeloeland verteenwoordig. Diespan het onder leiding van mnrMorithebe Modutoane, die hoofafrigtervan die vrouespan, derde geëindig. Hy isook as afrigter van die toernooi aangewys.Drie basketbalspelers van die Qwaqwa-kampusis in die Vrystaat-spaningesluit.National role for staffmembers and coachesNationally, the expertise of Dr DerikCoetzee (Department of Human MovementScience) was acknowledged whenhe was seconded to the South AfricanRugby Football Union (SARFU) as principalconditioning coach of the Springbokrugby team.For the second year running SARFUused Shimla Park and the Centre forExercise and Sport Science Services(CESSS) at the UFS to prepare the Springboksfor their international encounters.One of the goals of KovsieSport is toacquire the services of outstanding coaches.This was achieved in some of thesports codes, which is underscored by thefact that these coaches were involvednationally and provincially. Ms Burta deKock, netball coach, coached the Lynxteam of the Free State, that was crownedthe national champions. The tennis coach,Mr Marnus Kleinhans, accompanied theSASSU tennis team as team manager toTurkey during the Student World Games.Kovsies’ first-team soccer coach, Mr SelloNtuli, was appointed as an assistant coachfor the SASSU National Team that tookpart in the World Games.UFS staffcoachprovincialand nationalsports teams.65

Sport Centrewill helpUFS to playbigger role innational sport.Ms Nomsa Mahlangu attended a socceradministration and coaching course inBrazil as part of a South African delegation.She was also appointed on theWomen’s Football Standing Committeefor the next four years.Several staff members of KovsieHealth were involved in sporting activitiesat provincial and national level.Dr Louis Holtzhausen, Director ofKovsie Health, was team doctor of theCats Super 12 rugby team and the SouthAfrican A rugby team. Mr JacquesNienaber was team physiotherapist of theCats and the South African A rugby team,as well as conditioning coach of theCheetahs. Ms Nilo Terblanche was theteam physiotherapist of the Lynx netballteam.Dr Holtzhausen was a facilitator at thefirst SA Rugby Medical and ScientificConsensus Conference, where the aimwas to reach consensus on the handling ofburn-out among professional rugby players.During the conference he acted asspokesperson for the team doctors of professionalrugby teams.such as soccer, hockey, netball and tennis.In unfolding its national sports plan, theMinistry of Sport and Recreation hasalready identified CESSS as the high-performancetesting centre for the nationalbasketball teams, whilst the national boxingteams are also earmarked to be trainedat the UFS.The CESSS will act as a centralisedbody that is responsible for the co-ordinationand management of joint initiativesbetween professional service providers,research projects and KovsieSport. Thecentre will also co-ordinate and managejoint initiatives between various academicprogrammes in different academic subjectfields such as sports medicine, biokinetics,physiotherapy and dietetics.Sports Plan appointed Mr CharlesStore, previously employed at the SportsScience Institute in Cape Town and by theSA National Defence Force at 3 MilitaryHospital, Bloemfontein, as manager.CESSS was founded in 2003 and was initiallymanaged by Dr Louis Holtzhausen(Kovsie Health) and a consultant, Dr GaryVorster.Sports Plan tomanage centreThe university has officially appointedSports Plan (Pty) Ltd to manage its Centrefor Exercise and Sport Science Services(CESSS) on the Bloemfontein campus. InOctober Prof. Teuns Verschoor, Vice-Rector: Academic Operations and MrMorne du Plessis, Managing Director ofSports Plan and former Springbok rugbycaptain, signed a contract formalising theappointment.This was another step in the implementationof the UFS’s wide-rangingsport strategy to improve sport facilitiesand elevate formerly marginalised sportsAlliances withregional bodiesVarious sports codes of the Universityhave established alliances and cooperativeagreements with other sporting bodiesin the region to boost the overall developmentof sport.In its quest for excellence KovsieSportdeemed it of critical importance to re-visitand formalise its relationship with theFree State Rugby Union. An informalpartnership has existed for several years,which led to the establishment of theCheetah Rugby Centre of Excellence. Themain objective of this rugby academy is toproduce quality players, officials, admin-66

istrators, coaches and technical supportservices. Formal discussions between theFree State Rugby Union and the UniversityRugby Club started in September2005 and will be finalised soon.The value of this regional cooperationis obvious. The victorious Absa CurrieCup champions, the Free State Cheetahs,boasted ten current Kovsies and four formerKovsies as team members. Seven ofits management and technical supportstaff members have current or former tieswith the UFS.The university also is in the process ofestablishing a working alliance withBloemfontein Celtic Football Club. TheExco of the UFS Executive Managementshowed its solidarity with Celtic beforeand after the SAA Super Eight Soccer Cupfinal, which ended in Celtic’s first cup victoryin twenty years. The club’s players,coach and officials attended the annualKovsie Sport Dinner, at which the clubwas honoured.In other ventures, the Kovsie SoccerClub organised and ran a soccer trainingand coaching course for schools from theregion; the Free State Cricket Union usesUniversity cricket pitches for some oftheir matches; the Free State Tennis Unionuses the tennis courts for tournamentsthroughout the year; hockey runs coachingsessions for schools on the UFS hockeygrounds; and the squash courts areused for some of the squash leagues in theregion.Die Sportsentrum op die kampus.Die topbestuur het sy ondersteuning aan dieCheetahs-span en Bloemfontein Celtic gegeemet die spanne se deelname aan die eindstryde,wat albei spanne ook gewen het.67

Groter finansiële10onafhanklikheidDanksy die sukses van die finansiëledraaistrategie het die UVdie afgelope klompie jare voldoendebeweegruimte gehad om te belêin beter akademiese geriewe, navorsingsapparaat,rekenaartoerusting, biblioteekhulpbronne,laboratoriums en lesingsale.Transformasie-eise vereis egter toenemend’n finansiële bestuurstyl wat ’nbemagtigende en entrepreneuriese omgewingen ’n institusionele konteks skepwat aan transformasie-uitdagings voldoen.Die staat se nuwe raamwerk virfinansiering dwing universiteite ondermeer om self inisiatief aan die dag te lêom finansieel kop bo water te hou deurdie sogenaamde derdegeldstroom-inkomstete verhoog.Talle fakulteite en departemente hetin 2005 dié uitdaging aanvaar deur middelvan vennootskappe met die privateen openbare sektor en ’n groter entrepreneurieseingesteldheid.Departemente neemself inisiatief’n Aantal departemente het in 2005 deurmiddel van ’n groter entrepreneurieseingesteldheid bykomende inkomstegegenereer.In die Fakulteit Geesteswetenskappehet die Departement Drama en Teaterkunsmeer as R1,3 miljoen van die NasionaleLotery bekom om oor die volgendedrie jaar professionele produksiesmet nagraadse en afgestudeerde stu-Entrepreneuriesekultuurontwikkel omnuwe marktete ontgin.69

Prof. Niel Viljoen, Hoofdirekteur: Bedryf.dente op die planke tebring. Dit sal tot werkskeppinglei en moetook dien om meer nagraadsestudente tewerf. In Natuur- enLandbouwetenskappe isverskeie entrepreneurieseaktiwiteite aangepak.Die Disaster ManagementTraining andEducation Programmefor Africa (DiMTEC) het’n bedrag van ongeveerR700 000 van die Departementvan Wetenskapen Tegnologie gekryom leerlingskappevir studente in 2006 teinisieer. Die skenkingsal jaarliks hernu word,mits die uitkomste gunstigis.Ingevolge ’n ooreenkoms wat diefakulteit met die Mangaung-munisipaliteitgesluit het as vennoot in die LengauLandbou-ontwikkelingsprojek vir dieopleiding van opkomende en kleinskaalseboere op een van sy proefplase, hetdié munisipaliteit R2,8 miljoen beskikbaargestel. Die Vigssentrum se dr. PetroBasson het meer as R200 000 ingesamelom programme aan te bied.In die Fakulteit Gesondheidswetenskappehet veral die Departement Pediatrieen Kindergesondheid hom onderskeimet innoverende geldinsamelingsprojektevir die opgradering envervanging van toerusting. Dié departementsien jaarliks in die Universitas- enPelonomi-hospitaal om na duisendekinders met spesiale behoeftes, watkinders en babas insluit wat intensiewesorg nodig het, asook kinders metkanker, hart- en neurologiese siektes, envroeggebore babas.Die departement het in samewerkingmet die radiostasie OFM ’nAmazing Rainbow Rally (geskoei op dieTV-realiteitsreeks Amazing Race) inBloemfontein aangebied, in ’n anderprojek met die Vrystaat Cheetahs(Edms.) Bpk hande gevat, en in Oktober’n Rosebal saam met Medi-Clinic gehou.Die Fakulteit Gesondheidswetenskappehet ook met die hulp van UV-Bemarking begin om in Gauteng nouerbande met farmaseutiese maatskappyete smee met die oog op meer kontraknavorsing.Koshuise finansieelgesondDie Afdeling Verblyfdienste het in 2005’n verwagte surplus van R1,3 miljoengehad, ondanks die R3,68 miljoen wataan die opgradering van koshuise besteeis. Die afdeling het ook daarin geslaagom bykans R2 miljoen op uitstaanderekenings te verhaal.Die uithuur van koshuise in vakansietyehet ’n bykomende R3 miljoen ingebring.Huisvesting is met 23 konferensiesop die hoofkampus verskaf, en by Qwaqwais kongresgangers en matrieknasienersook vir die eerste keer sedert inlywinggehuisves.FinanceThe budget process is built around thepillars of core categories of spendingthat supports best budgeting practiceand compliments strategic goals. Morethan R350 million has been made availablefrom 2000 to 2005 to finance thestrategic objectives of the university.Non-current assets: Non-current assetsincreased by 25,5% compared to2004. This is mainly attributable to70

growth in investments to the amount ofR195,5 m including the re-evaluation ofinvestments to market value at year end.Spending on property, plant and equipmentwas R53,3 m (2004 R39,3 m).Current assets: Current assets increasedby 16,2% compared to 2004. Thisis mainly attributable to growth in investmentsof R98,4 m including the reevaluationof investments to marketvalue at year end.Funds: The net increase of R214,2 min funds includes a recapitalisation grantfrom the Department of Education ofR25,3 m, profit on realization of trustfunds of R3,1 m, amounts received notexpended of R21,2 m, a revaluation ofinvestment to market value at year endof R74,9 m and a net surplus of R100,1 mof which only R29,4 m is available asunrestricted non-designated funds.General: Total income increasedwith R63,3 m, mainly because of an increasein subsidies and grants of R39,3 mand tuitions and other fee income ofR16,8. Total expenditure increased withR43,9 m, which is mainly attributable toefficient spending as a result of the turningstrategy completed in 2004. Althoughstaff costs have decreased in relativeterms another objective of the turningstrategy, to increase remuneration ofstaff to catch up with a perceived backlog,has been met in the sense that generalsalary increases from 2002 to 2005exceeded the rise of inflation as measuredby the CPI by 18,2%.A period of consolidation has clearlydawned. Student numbers were slightlydown from 2004's peak and, it being themain driver of income generation, theamount available for the financing ofstrategic projects was also somewhatlower. One of the objectives of the turningstrategy, to decrease the dependenceupon income generated by student numbers,in other words by government subsidyand tuition fees, has however notbeen met. In 2000 69,3% of income wasderived from these sources. In 2003,2004 and 2005 it amounted to 80,7%,84,2% and 83,4% respectively.BalansstaatBalance sheet2005 2004Bates (Rm) (Rm) AssetsNie-bedryfsbates 936 815 745 908 Non-operating assetsBedryfsbates 562 563 483 961 Current assetsTotale bates 1 499 378 1 229 869 Total assetsFondse en lasteFunds and liabilitiesFondse beskikbaar 1 115 254 901 030 Funds availableNie-bedryfslaste 277 382 253 954 Non-current liabilitiesBedryfslaste 106 742 74 885 Current liabilitiesTotale fondse en laste 1 499 378 1 229 869 Total funds and liabilitiesInkomstestaatIncome StatementTotale inkomste 867 928 804 596 Total incomeStaatsubsidie & toekennings 438 924 399 609 Government subsidy & grantsKlasgelde en anderTuition fees and otherfooi-inkomste 250 115 233 280 fee incomeKontrakte 23 701 34 466 ContractsGoedere en dienste 43 615 26 287 Goods and servicesSkenkings 8 191 8 248 DonationsRente en dividende 61 025 48 978 Interest and dividendsBeleggingsinkomste - 39 258 50 801 Investment income -Wins met realisasieProfit on realisationAnder 3 101 2 175 OtherTotale uitgawes 746 507 702 616 Total expenditurePersoneelvergoeding 432 076 412 071 Staff remunerationAnder bedryfsuitgawes 259 962 247 585 Other operating expenditureDepresiasie 43 763 38 252 DepreciationFinansieringskoste 4 017 4 971 Finance costsAnder 6 689 (263) OtherNetto surplus voor oordragte 121 422 101 980 Net surplus before transfersOngespandeerde bedrae (21 234) (17 427) Amounts received not expendedNetto surplus na oordragte 100 188 84 533 Net surplus after transfersKontantvloeistaatCash Flow StatementNetto kontantvloei uit 270 065 62 239 Net cash flow frombedryfsaktiwiteiteoperating activitiesNetto kontant aangewend (264 723) (98 488) Cash utilised inin beleggingsaktiwiteiteinvesting activitiesKontant uit finansierings- 23 102 (4 890) Cash from/(utilised in)aktiwiteitefinancing activitiesKontant en kontant 382 41 521 Cash and cashekwivalente aan dieequivalentsbegin van die jaarat beginning of yearKontant en kontant 28 825 382 Cash and cashekwivalente aan dieequivalentseinde van die jaarat end of year71

Nasionale en internasionale11profiel versterkDie veranderinge by die Universiteitvan die Vrystaat sedertdie instelling in 1990 die transformasiepadbegin loop het, het belangrikeintellektuele bevryding gebring.Transformasie het ’n betreklik plaaslikeverwysingsraamwerk stelselmatig verbreedtot ’n oper, internasionale perspektiefen die intellektuele grondslaghet betekenisvol verdiep. Dit het gepaardgegaan met groeiende internasionalekontak, en Afrika- en Suider-Afrikaanse Ontwikkelingsgemeenskap(SAOG) se inisiatiewe.In 2004 het die UV-bestuur ’n vyfdestrategiese prioriteit, uitwaartse dryfnasionaal en internasionaal, by sy anderprioriteite gevoeg om die klem nogsterker op die uitbou van die UV senasionale en internasionale profiel telaat val. In 2005 is hierop voortgebou.Kundiges speel leiersrolKundiges van die universiteit speelreeds in Suid-Afrika en Afrika ’n leidenderol in die openbare beleidsarena,die sake- en nywerheidswêreld en opwetenskapsgebied, terwyl al hoe meerook binne die internasionale hoëronderwysgemeenskaphul stempel afdruk.Prof. Hennie van Coller, Hoof vandie Departement Afrikaans en Nederlands,Duits en Frans in die FakulteitGeesteswetenskappe, is tot voorsittervan die Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie virWetenskap en Kuns verkies. Die Akademiehet prof. Van Coller in 2000 metMeer deureswaai oop naAfrika eninternasionaal.73

Afrikaanse en Belgiese gebaretaalbetrokke.Nog ’n taalverwante projek is dieSouth African Language Rights Monitoring-projekwaarby die Eenheid virTaalbeplanning in opdrag van die Pan-Suid-Afrikaanse Taalraad betrokke is.Die onderskeie kunstedepartementewas aktief in die internasionale arena.Prof. Nico Luwes (Drama en Teaterkuns)het op uitnodiging van die direkteurvan die Tsjekof-dramateater dieregie van ’n produksie van Romeo andJuliet in Pawlodar, Kazakstan behartig.Die stuk is met Russiese akteurs en tegniciop die planke gebring.Prof. Hennie van Coller, voorsitter van die Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie virWetenskap en Kuns.die Gustav Prellerprys vir literatuurwetenskapen letterkundige kritiekbekroon.Die Fakulteit Geesteswetenskappewas nasionaal en internasionaal besonderbedrywig. Prof. Jackie Naudé (Afro-Asiatiese Studie, Gebaretaal en Taalpraktyk)is verkies in die Kerklike Advieskomiteewat die Bybelgenootskap senuwe Afrikaanse Bybelvertaling moetbeplan en bestuur. Hy is ook op grondvan sy vertaalteoretiese kundigheiddeur die Poolse Akademie vir Wetenskapas gasspreker genooi. Sy kollega indie departement, mnr. Philemon Akach,is verkies tot visepresident van dieWorld Association of Sign LanguageInterpreters. Mnr. Akach is ook saammet ’n Belgiese navorsingspan van dieUniversiteite van Gent en Brussel in ’nlandwye empiriese navorsingsprojekoor ’n kruislinguïstiese studie van Suid-In Oktober en November het diewêreldpremière van Hans Huyssen(Musiek) se opera Masque in Kaapstadplaasgevind. Hierdie grootskaalse projek,wat deur plaaslike en internasionaleinstansies geborg is, is onder meer ’nvergestalting van ’n musikale dialoogtussen Afrika en die Weste.Prof. Nicol Viljoen en dr. MartinaViljoen, ook van Musiek, was deel van ’ninternasionale byeenkoms van twintigakademici in Gregynog, Wallis, waar diewerk van die filosoof Christopher Norrisgehuldig is. Tydens dié geleentheid hetalbei referate gelewer, terwyl prof.Viljoen ook ’n klavieruitvoering gelewerhet.Prof. Japie Strauss (NIOB) was as lidvan die nasionale Departement van Onderwysse span navorsingskoördineerdersby die finalisering van die Southernand Eastern Africa Consortium forMonitoring Education se verslag ooronderwys in Suid-Afrika betrokke. Dieprojek staan onder leiding van die InternationalInstitute for Education Planning— ’n afdeling van die United NationsEducational, Scientific and CulturalOrganisation (UNESCO). Op ’n konfer-74

ensie in Parys het prof. Strauss sy modelvir die evaluering van opvoedkundigestelsels bekend gestel. Hoewel indikatorevir dié doel al wêreldwyd ontwikkelis, kon niemand nog daarin slaag om ’nenkele indeks daar te stel nie. Hiervolgenskan die doeltreffendheidsindeksevan ’n land se provinsies gebruikword om aan te dui waar intervensiesnodig is.Prof. André Pelser (Sosiologie) hetbande met Afrika gesmee toe hy as eenvan twintig deelnemers uit 820 aansoekersvan oor Afrika gekies is om vir tweeweke in Uganda opleiding in die kommunikasievan bevolkings- en gesondheidsdataaan besluitnemers te ondergaan.Die werksessie is deur die Institutefor Public Health (Makerere-universiteit,Kampala) en die Population ReferenceBureau (Washington) aangebied.Akademici van die Fakulteit Ekonomieseen Bestuurswetenskappe het in2005 twee van die vier verslae voorbereiwat vir die New Partnership for Africa’sDevelopment (NEPAD) se Afrika-eweknie-oorsigmeganismeas agtergrond indie eweknie-beoordelingsproses oorSuid-Afrika sal dien. Prof. PhilippeBurger en me. Marina Marinkov vanEkonomie het die agtergrondverslag oorekonomiese bestuur en beheer in Suid-Afrika geskryf, terwyl prof. Lucius Botesen die Sentrum vir Ontwikkelingsteunvir die verslag oor sosiaal-ekonomieseontwikkeling verantwoordelik was.Dié fakulteit het ook sy internasionaleprofiel verskerp met die publikasievan eweknie-geëvalueerde artikels indie African Development PerspectivesYearbook van die Universiteit vanBremen deur prof. Philippe Burger,mnre. JP Geldenhuys en Antonie Pool,me. Marina Marinkov en me. LizelleJanse van Rensburg (almal van Ekono-mie), asook me. Charmel Verhoeven(Ondernemingsbestuur). Proff. Burger,Elsabé Loots (Ekonomie) en Willie vander Merwe (Ondernemingsbestuur) hetook op ’n besoek aan Bremen ’n Suid-Afrika-dag oor die Suid-Afrikaanseekonomie in samewerking met dieUniversiteit van Bremen en ondernemingsin Bremen vir sakelui aangebied,wat op ’n nasionale radio-uitsending inDuitsland uitgeloop het.Die Minister van Finansies, mnr.Trevor Manuel, het prof. Helena vanZyl, Direkteur van die Bestuurskool, vir’n tweede termyn as lid van die staandekomitee vir die hersiening van dieBankwet, 1990 van die SA Reserwebankaangestel. Koning Letsie III van Lesothohet prof. Tienie Crous, Dekaan, in dieveertiende raad van die Nasionale Universiteitvan Lesotho aangewys.Prof. Elsabé Loots (Ekonomie) wastot onlangs die president van die EkonomieseVereniging van Suid-Afrika, enme. Karen Thomas van dieselfde departementdien in die Suid-AfrikaanseKwalifikasie-owerheid se StandardsGenerating Body for Educators inSchooling.Prof. Hentie van Wyk (Sentrum virRekeningkunde) is as die tesourier vandie Verenigde Krieketraad van Suid-Afrika aangewys. Hy dien ook in die uitvoerendebestuur van die InternationalAssociation of Accounting Educationand Research, en verteenwoordig Suid-Afrika as president van die Suid-AfrikaanseRekeningkundige Vereniging.Twee ministeriële aanstellings het uitdie geledere van die Fakulteit NatuurenLandbouwetenskappe gekom. DieMinister van Finansies, mnr. TrevorManuel, het prof. Daan de Waal (departementelevoorsitter van Statistiek enWiskundige Statistiek) vir ’n tydperkAkademicilewer stewigebydraesnasionaalen in diebuiteland.75

Busy year for world expertProf. Rob Bragg from the Department ofMicrobial, Biochemical and Food Biotechnologyis widely regarded as one of twoworld experts on poultry diseases. In 2005he was asked to assist vaccine manufacturersin the USA, Israel and Italy with theirinfectious coryza vaccines and to develop aserological test for a company based in theNetherlands. He was the only South Africanwho attended the American Federation ofAviculture Congress in Miami, Florida wherehe discussed methods to control diseases incaptive bird species, and the development ofa vaccine to control the beak and featherdisease virus. In Turkey he trained a groupof veterinarians in biosecurity in the poultryindustry. He also presented data on the disinfectionprogramme he developed over thelast number of years. This concept has revolutioniseddisease control in the poultryindustry and has been used to control,amongst others, Newcastle Disease in anumber of countries around the world. InIstanbul he addressed delegates at theWorld Veterinary Poultry Association Congress,the main gathering point for researcherson poultry diseases.van drie jaar (tot Mei 2008) as lid van dieSuid-Afrikaanse Raad vir Statistiekaangestel. Die Minister van Landbou enGrondsake, me. Thoko Didiza, het dieDekaan, prof. Herman van Schalkwyk,in die ministeriële komitee aangestel watondersoek moet instel na die werkingvan die landboubemarkingswet.Prof. Johan Grobbelaar (Plantwetenskappe),wat reeds langer as dertig jaarnavorsing oor algbiotegnologie doen enbetrokke is by die aanleg vir spirulinaproduksiein Musina, het die openingslesinggelewer op die tiende kongresvan die International Society forApplied Phycology in Kunming, China.Afgevaardigdes van 38 lande het diekongres bygewoon.Omdat die UV as die leier op die gebiedvan samelewingsdiensleer en -navorsingbeskou word, is me. LuzelleNaudé (Sielkunde) ingesluit in ’n spankundiges wat vir die Joint EducationTrust (JET) ’n handleiding vir personeelontwikkelingvir diensleer skryf. ’nKlompie akademici van die UV is ookgenader om in samewerking met dieHoëronderwysgehaltekomitee van dieSA Raad vir Hoër Onderwys ’n gids virgoeie praktyk in diensleer, met ’n stelselfevalueringsinstrumente, te ontwikkel.Dr. Mabel Erasmus van die HoofdirektoraatSamelewingsdiens het hierindie leiding geneem.Die Fakulteit Regsgeleerdheid was,soos sedert 1998 die gebruik is, weerbetrokke by die organisasie van die jaarlikseinternasionale simposium oorekonomiese misdaad by die Cambridgeuniversiteit.Die Dekaan, prof. Johan76

Henning, en die voorsitter van die UV-Raad, regter Faan Hancke, het as sprekersen as voorsitters van werksessiesdeelgeneem. Prof. Henning het vooraf inTokio ’n reeks lesings oor internasionalemaatskappyereg aan LL.M.-studentevan die Universiteite van Hosei enWaseda gelewer.Die universiteit is aangewys as dieleidende instansie vir die institusionaliseringvan die inisiatief Landbounavorsingvir Ontwikkeling in die Suid-Afrikaansehoër onderwys. Die projek isdeur die Internasionale Sentrum virOntwikkeling-georiënteerde Navorsingin Landbou geïnisieer. Dr. Aldo Stroebel(Direktoraat Navorsingsontwikkeling)en mnr. Ajuruchukwa Obi (Landbouekonomie)het ’n belangrike rol in dienasionale taakspan gespeel.Dr. Stroebel is ook tot die uitvoerendekomitee van die Southern AfricanResearch and Innovation ManagementAssociation (SARIMA) verkies. SARI-MA se doelwitte is onder meer die professioneleontwikkeling en kapasiteitsbouvan diegene wat met die bestuurvan navorsing en innovasiestelsels gemoeidis.Die Minister van Landbou en Grondsakehet prof. Frans Swanepoel, Direkteurvan Navorsingsontwikkeling, asraadslid van die Landbounavorsingsraadaangestel. Hy is ook aangestel as ’nlid van die internasionale oorsigspanvan die International Institute for FoodAgriculture and Development by dieCornell-universiteit in die VSA.In die Fakulteit Teologie is prof. PietStrauss (Departementshoof van Ekklesiologie)in Oktober vir ’n tweede keertot Moderator van die N.G. Kerk in dieVrystaat verkies. Prof. Fanie Snyman(Nuwe Testament) is benoem in dieTeologiese Adviesraad van Radiokansel.Prof. Gert van Zyl, Hoof van dieSkool vir Geneeskunde in die FakulteitGesondheidswetenskappe, is vir ’n volgendedrie jaar herkies as raadslid vandie Council for the Health ScienceMr Anton Fisher, Director: Strategic Communication, in discussion with collegues.Expertise for AfricaThe Programme for Agricultural InformationService (PRAIS), which is hosted by the UFS,continued to broaden its scope in SouthernAfrica. The significant increase in the amountof information requested via PRAIS was furtherconfirmation of the enormous need forinformation in Africa to ensure agriculturalsustainability. The success of this service ledto the establishment of two more nationalnodes during 2005 (in Lesotho and Namibia).PRAIS continues to act as regional co-ordinatorand it is envisaged that national nodes willeventually be established in all the SouthernAfrican Development Community (SADC)countries.77

Accreditation of Southern Africa. Hy hetdie Raad in Januarie 2005 by die Wêreldgesondheidsorganisasiese loodsprogramoor pasiëntveiligheid in Durbanverteenwoordig.Dr. Louis Holtzhausen, Direkteurvan Kovsiegesondheid, was ’n afgevaardigdevan die program People toPeople Ambassador na Nieu-Seeland enAustralië om akademiese en kultureleverhoudings onder sportwetenskaplikesvan Europa, die VSA, Kanada, Suid-Afrika, Nieu-Seeland en Australië tebevorder.Suster Ida Motlogeloa van Kovsiegesondheidwas ’n lid van die nasionalebestuur van die Suid-Afrikaanse Verenigingvir Kampusgesondheidsdienste.Adding value throughstrategic communicationThe year 2005 has shown that the investmentin the strategic communicationfunction of the University is beginningto bear fruit as the UFS repositions itselfnationally.For the first time, the Division StrategicCommunication completed an assessmentof the rand value of the electronicmedia coverage the UFS received on variousradio stations and television channels.In terms of rands and cents, the UFSreceived national radio and televisioncoverage to the value of R10,4 millionfrom 1 January 2005 to 15 November2005.This is calculated on the basis of theadvertising rate for the airtime receivedon a specific radio station or televisionchannel.In 2006 the division will also beassessing the rand value of print mediacoverage in newspapers throughout thecountry.78

Conclusion12Following the wonderful experiencesof our centenary celebrationsin 2004, it was quite anadjustment for the University, its staffand its students to return to “normality”in 2005. However, the UFS did not driftinto “post-centenary blues”. The year2005 was seized as an important opportunityfor seriously contemplating thechallenges ahead. The year was broughtinto focus by the realisation that we havea duty and responsibility to build newand stronger foundations for the next 10,20 or 50 years.Flowing from this perspective, significantnew strategic initiatives werelaunched. The first is the new, fourthphase transformation project andappointment of the Transformation PlanTask Team — intended to give a deeper,more comprehensive content to the conceptof transformation. The second is theTri-Campus Project, designed to reconfigureand realign the Qwaqwa andVista Campuses in an ambitious effort tofind an optimal model for higher educationengagement in a developing society,dealing with poverty alleviation in a sustainablemanner.The third is the strategic cluster initiative,which is the beginning of aprocess to elevate the University’s qualityin scientific and academic Endeavourto a further, higher level. A fourth issport commercialisation — at this stagestill a fledgling project, but one intendedto provide excellent sports facilities tostudents and our surrounding communitiesvia innovative entrepreneurialsports initiatives.It is our dutyto build newand strongerfoundations.79

While all of these were only initiatedin 2005, with much more planning to bedone in 2006, potentially these are someof the most important strategic initiativeslaunched by the UFS in its postfinancial turnaround phase. (The financialturnaround strategy, together withseveral academic revitalisation initiatives,was launched from 2000 to 2004,with spectacular success.)The year 2005 was a good year full ofblessings for the University of the FreeState. For that we thank our heavenlyFather.Frederick C.v.N. FourieRector and Vice-Chancellor80

Honorary doctorates /EredoktorsgradeThe University of the Free Stateconferred honorary doctorates onthe following outstanding groupof people who displayed academic excellence,moral courage, a commitmentto social justice and unwavering integrityin their areas of expertise:Prof. Jaap Durand (D.Phil. (hc)) receivedan honorary doctorate in Philosophyfor his pioneering work in variousareas of the South African society.Prof. Jan Groenewald (D.Sc. (hc))was rewarded for his life-long commitmentto the establishment and developmentof Agricultural Economics as asubject field in South Africa and inAfrica and his various contributions tothe UFS.Prof. Anthon Heyns (M.D. (hc)),Chief Executive Officer of the SouthAfrican National Blood Service, receivedan honorary doctorate in Medicine. Heis a well-known international researcherin Haematology. In 2004 he received acentenary medal from the UFS for hisDie Universiteit van die Vrystaathet eredoktorsgrade toegekenaan die volgende groep toonaangewendemense wat akademiese uitmuntendheid,morele moed, toewydingaan maatskaplike geregtigheid en onwankelbareintegriteit in hulle spesialisareasgetoon het:Prof. Jaap Durand (D.Phil. (hc)) het’n eredoktorsgraad in Filosofie ontvangvir sy baanbrekerswerk op verskeie terreinein die Suid-Afrikaanse samelewing.Prof. Jan Groenewald (D.Sc. (hc)) isvereer vir sy lewenslange toewyding aandie vestiging en uitbouing van Landbouekonomieas vakgebied in Suid-Afrikaen Afrika, asook verskeie bydraes wathy aan die UV gemaak het.Prof. Anthon Heyns (M.D. (hc)),Hoof- Uitvoerende Beampte van dieSuid-Afrikaanse Nasionale Bloedoortappingsdienshet ’n eredoktorsgraad in Geneeskundeontvang. Hy is ’n bekendeinternasionale navorser in Hematologie81

strong role and national prominence asexpert and leading figure in establishingand developing Haematology at theUFS.Prof. Wilhelm Neuser received thehonorary doctor’s degree D.Theologiae(hc) for his contribution to the promotionof international Calvin research andfor his insight and personal dedicationto involving South Africans in it.Ms Maria Ramos (Ph.D. (hc)),Group Executive Head of Transnet,received an honorary doctorate inEconomics for the major contributionshe made to the establishment of a prudentfiscal and macro-economic policyin South Africa and the restoration ofthe financial credibility of the country inthe eyes of domestic and foreigninvestors.Prof. Sampie Terreblanche (D.Com.(hc)) received an honorary doctor’sdegree in Economics for the importantrole he played, and is still playing, inkeeping the debate on the need for socioeconomicand socio-political reform inSouth Africa going.en het in 2004 ’n eeufeesmedalje aan dieUV ontvang vir sy sterk rol en nasionaleprominensie as kundige en leiersfiguurin die vestiging en ontwikkeling vanHematologie.Prof. Wilhelm Neuser het die eredoktorsgraadD.Theologiae (hc) ontvangvir sy bydrae tot die bevordering van dieinternasionale Calvynnavorsing en virsy insig en persoonlike toewyding omSuid-Afrikaners daarby te betrek.Me. Maria Ramos (Ph.D. (hc)),Groep- Uitvoerende Hoof van Transnet,het ’n eredoktorsgraad in Ekonomie ontvangvir haar bydrae tot ’n omsigtigefiskale en makro-ekonomiese beleid inSuid-Afrika en die herstel van die finansiëlegeloofwaardigheid van die land indie oë van plaaslike en buitelandsebeleggers.Prof. Sampie Terreblanche (D.Com.(hc)) het ’n eredoktorsgraad in Ekonomieontvang vir die belangrike rol wathy gespeel het, en nog steeds speel, indie debat rondom die behoefte aansosio-ekonomiese en sosio-politiese hervormingin Suid-Afrika.82

UFS Council / UV-Raad – 2005Chairperson / Voorsitter: Judge /Regter S.P.B. (Faan) HanckeVice-Chairperson: Ondervoorsitter:Dr C.M. (Charles) NwailaThe Rector and Vice-Chancellor / Die Rektor enVisekanselier: Prof. F.C. van N. (Frederick) FourieVice-Rector: Academic Operations / Viserektor:Akademiese Bedryf: Prof. T. (Teuns) VerschoorVice-Rector: Academic Planning / Viserektor:Akademiese Beplanning: Prof. M. (Magda) FourieVice-Rector: Student Affairs / Viserektor:Studentesake: Dr R.E. (Ezekiel) MorakaAppointed by the Minister of Education /Deur die Minister van Onderwys aangestelProf. S.C. WaltersDr M.D. (David) MosimegeAppointed by the Premier of the Free State /Deur die Vrystaatse Premier aangestelDr C.M. (Charles) NwailaElected by the Senate / Deur die Senaat verkiesProf. D.J. (Daan) de WaalProf. D.F.M. Strauss replaced by / vervang deurProf. G.W. (Gerhardt) de KlerkMembers of the religious community /Lede van die godsdiensgemeenskapDr G.P.V. (Vickie) le RouxElected by the Alumni / Deur die Alumni verkiesJudge / Regter S.P.B. (Faan) HanckeMr / Mnr. C.J. (Jan) GroblerMs / Me. W.F. (Winifred) HoexterElected by the Donors /Deur die Donateurs aangewysDr J.M. (Kobus) LaubscherMr / Mnr. J.D. (Klippies) SteenkampElected by the academic staff who are not membersof Senate / Akademiese werknemer (nie-Senaatslede) deur akademiese werknemersverkiesProf. C.R. (Robert) DennisElected by the non-academic staff /Deur die nie-akademiese werknemers verkiesMr / Mnr. W.F. (Willem) LubbeAppointed by the Central Student RepresentativeCouncil / Deur die Sentrale StudenteraadaangewysMessrs / Mnre. A. Geldenhuys, T.A. Motloung,G. BradleyAppointed by the South African LocalGovernment Association: Free State /Deur die Suid-Afrikaanse Plaaslike OwerheidBedingingsraad: Vrystaat aangestelMr / Mnr. M.J. (Mojalefa) MatloleAppointed by Council / Deur Raad aangestelDr N. (Nathan) BagaretteMr / Mnr. J.J. (Jonathan) CrowtherMr / Mnr. D.C.M. (Dines) GihwalaDr F. de K. (Frans) KotzéMr / Mnr. E.C. (Edward) KieswetterMs / Me. B.S. (Busiswa) TshabalalaDr S.M. (Susan) VoslooIn advisory capacity: / In adviserendehoedanigheid:Mr / Mnr. V.F. (Vernon) Collett (Registrar:Student Academic Services / Registrateur:Akademiese Studentedienste )Mr /Mnr. A.K. (Anton) Fisher (Director:Strategic Communication / Direkteur:Strategiese Kommunikasie )Mr / Mnr. L.S. (Lourens) Geyer (Director:Human Resources / Direkteur: MenslikeHulpbronne)Rev. / Ds. C.D. (Kiepie) Jaftha (Chief Director:Community Service / Hoofdirekteur:Samelewingsdiens)Mr / Mnr. A. (Arie) van der Bijl (Director:Budgets / Direkteur: Begrotings )Prof. D.A. (Niel) Viljoen (Chief Director:Operations / Hoofdirekteur: Bedryf )Mr / Mnr. C.R. (Chris) Liebenberg (Director:Finance / Direkteur: Finansies)Prof. I.N. (Sakkie) Steyn (Registrar: General /Registrateur: Algemeen)Mr / Mnr. W.S. (Willem) Malherbe (Registrar:Strategic Planning / Registrateur: StrategieseBeplanning )Ms / Me. E. (Edma) Pelzer (Director: PhysicalResources and Special Projects / Direkteur:Fisiese Hulpbronne en Spesiale Projekte)Mr / Mnr. P.M.B. (Billyboy) Ramahlele (Director:Diversity / Direkteur: Diversiteit )Secretariat / SekretariaatMrs / Mev. E.C. Bezuidenhoudt83

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