University of the Free State - Bloemfontein, South Africa

Unit or Programme:
Institution/Centre Disaster Management Training and Education Centre for Africa (DiMTEC)
Expertise:
Disaster Risk Management Training
Unit Director:
Professor Abiodun Ogundeji
Contact details:
Professor Abiodun Ogundeji
Professor Alice Ncube
Tel:
+2751 4013352
+2751 4019701
Email:
ogundejiaa@ufs.ac.za
Ncubea@ufs.ac.za

The University of the Free State (UFS) has a proud history as one of the oldest, most respected institutions of higher education in South Africa. It opened its doors in Bloemfontein in 1904 as the Grey University College, with six students in the Humanities. Today it is a multi-campus institution, with two diverse campuses in Bloemfontein and one in Qwaqwa in the scenic Eastern Free State, accommodating close to 40 000 students in its seven faculties, with an increasing number of international students and associates, and an ever-widening scope of active involvement in and contribution to its surrounding communities. For more information on this institution please click here