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NWU student walks away with prestigious Mandela Rhodes Scholarship
North-West University (NWU) student Nadia Van der Merwe is beaming with pride. The 22-year-old third-year student, who is studying towards a BSocSc degree in psychology and anthropology, recently scooped the coveted Mandela Rhodes Scholarship. The scholarship offers young leaders from anywhere on the African continent the opportunity…http://news.nwu.ac.za/gift-keeps-giving
The gift that keeps on giving
Dr Imtiaz Ismail Sooliman, founder of the humanitarian organisation Gift of the Givers and holder of an NWU honorary doctorate, was announced Social Justice Champion for 2021. He obtained his honorary doctorate from the NWU in 2019, and received the 2021 Social Justice Champion Award at the third annual social justice summit and international…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/regter-bess-nkabinde-ontvang-n-eredoktorsgraad-van-die-nwu
Regter Bess Nkabinde ontvang ’n eredoktorsgraad van die NWU
Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) het op 21 Oktober 2021 vir regter Bess Nkabinde met ’n eredoktorsgraad vereer vir haar buitengewone bydrae tot die regsberoep en tot maatskaplike geregtigheid in Suid-Afrika. Sy is genomineer deur die Fakulteit Regte, met wie sy noue bande het, nie net vir haar noemenswaardige bydrae tot ons land se regswetenskap…http://news.nwu.ac.za/justice-bess-nkabinde-receives-honorary-doctorate-nwu
Justice Bess Nkabinde receives an honorary doctorate from the NWU
The North-West University (NWU) honoured Justice Bess Nkabinde with an honorary doctorate on 21 October 2021 for her exceptional contribution to the legal profession and to social justice in South Africa. She was nominated by the Faculty of Law, with which she maintains close ties, not only for her significant contribution to our country’s…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/janneman-malan-se-betowering-duur-voort
Janneman Malan se betowering duur voort
Niemand – nie eers Janneman Malan self nie – sal onder enige illusie wees dat sy Bradmanese gemiddelde in die eendagwedstryde vir die Proteas sal voortduur nie. Gewone sterflinge kan nie sulke prestasies volhou nie (tensy jy natuurlik sir Don Bradman is – hoewel die Aussie-legende nooit witbalkrieket gespeel het nie). Hierdie 25-jarige…http://news.nwu.ac.za/reading-literacy-nwu-closes-gap-between-theory-and-practice
Reading literacy: NWU closes gap between theory and practice
“Teaching reading is rocket science.” This quote by Louisa Moats underlines the importance of reading literacy, and that is why researchers and teacher educators from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Education are taking the lead to promote reading literacy in the foundation phase. They are of the opinion that the reality of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/flexibility-and-staying-positive-are-key-boosting-tourism
Flexibility and staying positive are key to boosting tourism
A North-West University (NWU) academic at the School of Tourism Management is calling for fresh and innovative thinking to boost the local tourism sector, which has declined by almost 80% since 2019. Prof Peet van der Merwe says there has recently been a slight increase in international visitors to South Africa, but nowhere near the volumes…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/die-stryd-teen-gbv
Die stryd teen GBV
Suid-Afrika word elke paar maande geskud deur ’n storie van geslagsgebaseerde geweld (GBV) wat die meeste van ons verstom laat. Die liggaam van ’n finalejaarstudent in die Regte is onlangs in ’n verminkte toestand in ’n plastieksak buite Oos-Londen gevind. Haar seksmaat is vir die beweerde misdaad in hegtenis geneem. Hierdie insident het skokgolwe…http://news.nwu.ac.za/fight-against-gbv
The fight against GBV
Every few months South Africa is rocked by a gender-based violence (GBV) story that leaves most citizens in disbelief. Recently a final year law student’s mutilated body was found in a plastic bag in East London. Her intimate partner was arrested for the alleged crime. This incident sent shockwaves across the country and intensified the need for…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-baanbreker-lei-internasionale-vereniging-vir-stelselwetenskap
NWU baanbreker lei internasionale vereniging vir stelselwetenskap
Die wêreld is ’n betowerende plek vol interessante gebeure en voorvalle. Dit vind nie in isolasie plaas nie, en om die ingewikkeldhede van enige gebeurtenis of interaksie ten volle te verstaan, is dit belangrik om die “groter prentjie” daaragter te ondersoek. Dit is kortliks waaroor stelselwetenskap gaan. Dit gee aan die navorser die gereedskap…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-trailblazer-heads-international-society-systems-sciences
NWU trailblazer heads International Society for the Systems Sciences
The world is a mesmerising place filled with interesting events and occurrences. These do not happen in isolation, and to fully understand the intricacies of any given event or interaction, it is necessary to investigate the “bigger picture” surrounding it. This, in a nutshell, is what systems science is all about. It provides the researcher…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/studente-plaas-nwu-onder-die-allerbestes-op-ranglys
Studente plaas NWU onder die allerbestes op ranglys
Studente plaas die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) onder die room van die oes van Suid-Afrikaanse universiteite wat studente-ervaring en afkampusleer betref. Dit is volgens die pasvrygestelde StuDocu World University Ranking 2021. Die NWU het ’n indrukwekkende hoë afkampusleer-telling van 9 uit 10 ontvang en is in die algehele vierde plek in die…http://news.nwu.ac.za/students-rank-nwu-among-best-best
Students rank NWU among the best of the best
Students rank the North-West University (NWU) among the cream of the crop of South African universities when it comes to student experience and remote learning. This is according to the newly released StuDocu World University Ranking 2021. The NWU received an impressively high remote-learning score of 9 out of 10 and ranked fourth overall in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/three-new-extraordinary-professors-join-nwus-self-directed-learning-research-unit
Three new extraordinary professors join NWU’s Self-Directed Learning research unit
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Education recently announced the appointment of three extraordinary professors who will be collaborating and doing research within the Self-Directed Learning research unit. They are Prof Ann Haley MacKenzie (Miami University, USA), Prof Trudi E Jacobson (University at Albany, State University of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/boosting-nutrition-fight-good-health
Boosting nutrition in the fight for good health
A collaborative effort by various health organisations and government is underway to step up individual and public efforts to encourage healthier eating as South Africa grapples with an increase in people suffering from diabetes, cancer and hypertension. This year’s National Nutrition Week, from 9 to 15 October, encouraged people to “Eat…http://news.nwu.ac.za/upcoming-nwu-webinar-series-will-focus-caring-preterm-infants
Upcoming NWU webinar series will focus on caring for preterm infants
With 17 November being World Prematurity Day, Prof Welma Lubbe from the North-West University (NWU) is inviting all healthcare professionals to participate in a unique webinar series. From 2 November to 7 December, Prof Lubbe, a neonatal nurse and midwife specialist, and Annelie van der Westhuyzen, a speech-language therapist and audiologist,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/waternet-span-oop-vir-waterskeidingservarings-die-nwu
WaterNet-span oop vir waterskeidingservarings by die NWU
Vanaf Januarie 2022 sal die sekretariaat van die streekswaternavorsingsnetwerk genaamd WaterNet as deel van ’n vyfjaarooreenkoms by die Mahikengkampus van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) gestasioneer wees. Ons het met die uitvoerende bestuurshoof van WaterNet, medeprofessor Jean-Marie Kileshye Onema, gesels om ’n beter begrip te kry van hierdie…http://news.nwu.ac.za/waternet-team-open-watershed-experiences-nwu
WaterNet team open to watershed experiences at NWU
From January 2022, the secretariat of the regional water research network known as WaterNet will be based at Mahikeng Campus of the North-West University (NWU) as part of a five-year agreement. We caught up with the WaterNet executive management head, associate professor Jean-Marie Kileshye Onema, to obtain a better understanding of the 79-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/fakulteit-ingenieurswese-se-vindingrykheid-n-sleutel-tot-phd-suksesse
Fakulteit Ingenieurswese se vindingrykheid ’n sleutel tot PhD-suksesse
Vindingrykheid het die wêreld opgebou, vernuf onderhou dit en ons verbeelding sal dit die toekoms in neem. Dit is duidelik uit van die interessante en belangrike PhD’s wat die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se Fakulteit Ingenieurswese in 2021 opgelewer het. Op die gebied van chemiese ingenieurswese het Innocentia Erdogan haar PhD vir haar tesis “…http://news.nwu.ac.za/faculty-engineerings-ingenuity-key-phd-successes