Free State University
| Universiteit van die Vrystaat Yunivesithi ya Freistata |
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Grey College(1904–1906) |
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| Motto | In Veritate Sapientiae Lux (In Truth is the Light of Wisdom) |
| Type | Public university |
| Established | 1904 |
| Chancellor | Dr Khotso Mokhele |
| Vice-Chancellor | Francis Petersen |
| Rector | Francis Petersen |
| Students | 37,000 |
| Location | Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa |
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South Campus (Bloemfontein) Bloemfontein Campus (Main Campus (informally)) QwaQwa Campus (QwaQwa,Free State Province) |
| Language | English and Afrikaans (until 2017–18 year period) |
| Nickname | Kovsies |
| Website | http://www.ufs.ac.za/ |
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Grey College(1904–1906)
Grey University College (1906-1940s)
University College of the Orange Free State (1940s–1950)
South Campus (Bloemfontein) Bloemfontein Campus (Main Campus (informally))
The University of the Free State is a multi campus public university in Bloemfontein, the capital of the Free State and the judicial capital of South Africa.
The long-held dream of an institution of higher education in the Free State became a reality in 1904 when the Grey College first accepted matriculants for a full B.A. course. In 1906 the tertiary part of Grey College became known as the Grey University College (GUC), but shortly thereafter the school and college parted ways. In 1910, the Parliament of the Orange River Colony passed legislation declaring the GUC an official educational institution in the fields of the Arts and Sciences.
Initially, the medium of instruction was English, but later this changed to be bilingual and included Afrikaans. The name was changed to the University College of the Orange Free State—the Afrikaans version of this name change is the source of the word used to this day to refer to students of the University ("Kovsies"). In the late 1940s, the medium of instruction was changed to Afrikaans. The University was declared a full-fledged, independent university in 1950, and the name was again changed to the University of the Orange Free State.
In 1993, it adopted a system of parallel-medium tuition. Today, all classes are offered in Afrikaans and English. Subsequent to the adoption in 1999 of a new university statute, the UFS entered a significant growth period. Today, the University of the Free State boasts more students than ever in its history.
In February 2001, the University's name changed to the University of the Free State, which was adopted to reflect the real character of the institution and its environment. In 2004, the University celebrated its centenary.
The university's Bloemfontein Campus is near the city centre. The university also has two additional satellite campuses. One is also situated in Bloemfontein, referred to as South Campus, and the other in QwaQwa that was, until 2003, part of the University of the North.
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