Central SA
UFS appoints Executive Director of Student Affairs─── 13:30 Fri, 25 Jun 2021
The current Dean of Students at the University of Zululand and President of Judo South Africa, Themba Hlasho, has been appointed as a new Executive Director of Student Affairs at the University of the Free State (UFS) in Bloemfontein.
This is according to the UFS website. Hlasho is expected to resume his duties on 1 July 2021.
UFS Rector and Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Francis Peterson, spoke highly about the valuable experience that Hlasho has in leading and providing strategic direction to student service divisions, amongst other things. Hlasho has 25 years of education experience that started in the 1980s at the then Port Elizabeth Technicon as the Head of Student Residences.
According to the UFS website, Hlasho is currently persuing a Doctoral Degree in Sport Sciences, after completing a B Com Degree at the Vista University in 1994, before qualifying with an M Phil from the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in 2006.
“My goal is to build open dialogue relationships with student bodies to better understand their plight, which will then be used as a leveller for enhanced positive working partnerships with colleagues in finding effective student solutions. I look forward to joining the UFS and to further develop the student affairs portfolio,” said Hlasho.
OFM News/Kekeletso Mosebetsi
