UFS Department of Social Work

07/09/2026

09/07/2026

Join the Webinar intended for academics, students and practitioners.

https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/319642921582168?p=Iuj7AKtaFyl5btwKfQ

01/07/2026

Please welcome Dr. Neo Ravhuhali! 💐
She joins the Department of Social Work as a Lecturer and Field Instruction Coordinator from 1 July 2026.

Here’s to new ideas, great teaching, and growing together towards a department that’s locally rooted and globally competitive.

29/06/2026

Three days of ideas, collaboration, and impact come to an end. The IASSW International Conference on Social Work and Social Development in Kenya, attended by Drs. Merlene Esau and Mariëtte van Straaten, reminds us why this work matters.

16/06/2026

Today Prof Mpumelelo Ncube wrapped up a successful 2-day seminar on 'International Social Work-Bridging Theory and Practice' with MA students at FH Erfurt University.

Drawing on Social Development, Supervision & Management, and Social Science Research, he traced the line from theory to practice, showing how frameworks become action in the field.

The students’ reflections were profound. One landed especially hard indicating the challenges of learning in English, a language they don’t use formally, since German remains their only formal academic language. Indeed, it’s a linguistic injustice no one should endure. And yet, for millions of children across Africa, that’s the daily reality from their first day of school through graduation.

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University of the Free State

09/06/2026

For South Africa and Africa in general, the challenge is not simply to mark Africa Month and Youth Month as symbolic events, but to use them as opportunities for deep reflection on how the country and continent can nurture an empowered generation of young people capable of shaping national and continental futures through intentional and structured social transformation, writes University of the Free State’s Prof Mpumelelo E Ncube.

Read more: https://ufsweb.co/3RWdpwL

27/05/2026

UFS hosts a colloquium addressing the growing gap between social work training and employment opportunities in South Africa.

22/05/2026

Proud to host the ASASWEI Executive Committee yesterday.

Their presentation of the new strategic framework and programmes of action reaffirms our shared commitment to strengthening social work education and student support in South Africa.

22/04/2026

Proud lecturer moment 👏 Today in Supervision and Management module, the 4th years ran the show. They took turns presenting revision material to their classmates. Great way to see what they know, get everyone involved, and build confidence for the real world.

Learning by teaching — it just hits different
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