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#8 University of the Free State (UFS) - Bloemfontein


Before 2001, the University of the Free State (UFS) had already undergone two name changes. The most recent was to “reflect the real character of the university and its environment.” Based in the country’s judicial capital of Bloemfontein, the University is made of three campuses spread across the city. It hosts more than 33,000 students, including more than 2,000 foreign students.
In 2005, three institutions merged to form the University of Johannesburg (UJ). The result is four campuses at various locations across the city, including Auckland Park and Soweto. UJ now caters to over 48,000 enrolled students across its four campuses – with its international student count more than doubling in recent years to a total of 2,000 students.
The university has invested heavily in research output in recent years, with over 20 research centres and more than 130 rate researchers. The university was recently awarded 120 postdoctoral research fellowships (mainly in the Science and Humanities faculties), with an aim to expand this number to 200 by 2020.
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