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Three lecturers chosen as TAU fellows
Three North-West University (NWU) academics have been chosen for the South African Teaching Advancement at University (TAU) Fellowship Programme. It is a great honour to be selected by the TAU panel and confirms that the NWU’s academics have a well-deserved reputation for their expertise, hard work and dedication. The three lecturers who have…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-ontwerpers-skitter-weer-eens-groot-kompetisies
NWU-ontwerpers skitter weer eens by groot kompetisies
NWU-ontwerpers skitter weer eens by groot kompetisies Studente en gegradueerdes van die NWU se Grafiese Ontwerp-vakgroep het weer eens geskitter toe hulle in die onlangse internasionale Loerie-toekennings en nasionale Pendoring-toekennings talle oorwinnings behaal en benoemings ontvang het. Hulle het ook in verskeie ander kompetisies uitgeblink…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-designers-shine-once-again-major-competitions
NWU designers shine once again in major competitions
Students and graduates of the NWU’s Graphic Design subject group have again dazzled with numerous wins and nominations in the recent international Loerie Awards and national Pendoring Awards. They have also excelled in various other competitions. Their impressive creativity and skills have shone especially bright in the two major competitions,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/create-news-6
NWU designers shine once again in major competitions
NWU designers shine once again in major competitions Students and graduates of the NWU’s Graphic Design subject group have again dazzled with numerous wins and nominations in the recent international Loerie Awards and national Pendoring Awards. They have also excelled in various other competitions. Their impressive creativity and skills have…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-business-school-examines-north-west-provinces-response-covid-19-crisis
NWU Business School examines North West province’s response to Covid-19 crisis
On 24 November 2020 the North-West University (NWU) Business School hosted a webinar exploring how institutions in the North West Province – including provincial government departments and the NWU – responded to the Covid-19 crisis. According to Theo Venter from the Business School the purpose of the webinar was to learn from their…http://news.nwu.ac.za/passing-away-queen-mother-royal-bafokeng-nation
Passing away of the Queen Mother of the Royal Bafokeng nation
The North-West University (NWU) community is deeply saddened by the news of the passing away of the Queen Mother of the Royal Bafokeng nation, Semane Bonolo Molotlegi. Since the King of the Royal Bafokeng, Kgosi Leruo Tsekedi Molotlegi became the second chancellor of the NWU in 2009 (and served for two terms until 2019), a very strong working…http://news.nwu.ac.za/purple-colour-excellence-also-remembrance
Purple is the colour of excellence, but also of remembrance
During the month of December, the three main gates of the North-West University’s campuses in Mahikeng, Potchefstroom and Vanderbijlpark will be illuminated in purple for a specific reason. The colour purple symbolically runs through the veins of every staff member, student and stakeholder of the North-West University (NWU). Since its…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/pers-die-kleur-van-uitnemendheid-maar-ook-van-herinnering
Pers is die kleur van uitnemendheid, maar ook van herinnering
Gedurende die maand Desember gaan die drie hoofhekke van die Noordwes-Universiteit se kampusse in Mahikeng, Potchefstroom en Vanderbijlpark om ’n bepaalde rede pers verlig word. Die kleur pers loop simbolies deur die are van elke personeellid, student en belanghebber van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU). Sedert pers in 2018 as die NWU se…http://news.nwu.ac.za/purple-colour-excellence-also-remembrance-0
Purple is the colour of excellence, but also of remembrance
During the month of December, the three main gates of the North-West University’s campuses in Mahikeng, Potchefstroom and Vanderbijlpark will be illuminated in purple for a specific reason. The colour purple symbolically runs through the veins of every staff member, student and stakeholder of the North-West University (NWU). Since its…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-empowers-taxi-industry-stakeholders-ahead-lekgotla
NWU empowers taxi-industry stakeholders ahead of lekgotla
The North-West University (NWU) has played a significant role in the run-up to the national taxi lekgotla through academic assistance and inputs during the recent district and provincial lekgotlas. This comes after the North West provincial Department of Community Safety and Transport Management approached the university’s Department of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-female-rugby-team-wins-leopards-virtual-rugby-tournament
NWU female rugby team wins Leopards virtual rugby tournament
The female rugby team on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus was crowned the winners of the Leopards Rugby Virtual League tournament on 25 October 2020. The NWU team won the league with 3 104 votes and 24 points. With the lockdown still being a reality, the Leopards Rugby Club decided to host a virtual tournament to keep the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-takes-student-assessment-online
NWU takes student assessment online
Despite various challenges in 2020 due to the national lockdown and Covid-19 pandemic, the North-West University (NWU) is celebrating yet another teaching and learning milestone for itself. It is moving student assessment to a new online platform. Lecturers officially started using the new Cirrus e-assessment platform on 1 October, enabling…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-host-virtual-career-fair
NWU to host virtual career fair
With the unemployment rate at an alarming 30,1% in South Africa, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Career Centre is pulling out all the stops to ensure that its graduates find employment. On 21 October the Career Centre will host a virtual career fair for all NWU students from 09:00 to 16:00. The career fair is aimed at exposing students to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/what-does-weather-hold
What does the weather hold?
We had an uncommonly cold winter that had our teeth chattering. Now, with spring in full swing, Hector Chikoore, an associate professor at the North-West University (NWU) who specialises in meteorology, climatology and climate change, looks back on the past season and gazes ahead at what the weather has in store for us. 1. Did we have an…http://news.nwu.ac.za/importance-support
The importance of support
On average it takes a gender-based-violence victim seven attempts before they leave a toxic relationship. It becomes easier for a victim to sum up the courage to finally walk out – and stay away – when they receive support from family and friends. Tebello Mabusela, a lecturer at the School of Psychosocial Health of the North-West University (…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/sal-jy-jou-plasings-op-sosiale-media-ook-op-n-reklamebord-uitbasuin
Sal jy jou plasings op sosiale media ook op ’n reklamebord uitbasuin?
Moenie enigiets op sosiale media publiseer as jy nie gewillig is om dit op ’n reklamebord langs ’n snelweg te sien nie. Die doen van die “reklamebordtoets” wanneer jy by sosiale media betrokke is, is goeie raad van Emma Sadleir, ’n voorste kundige oor sosialemediareg en stigter van die Digital Law Company, wat instellings en groepe oor…http://news.nwu.ac.za/are-you-prepared-publish-your-social-media-post-billboard
Are you prepared to publish your social media post on a billboard?
Do not publish anything on social media if you are not willing to see it on a billboard next to a busy highway. Doing the “billboard test” when engaging with social media is sound advice from Emma Sadleir, a leading expert on social media law and founder of the Digital Law Company, which advises institutions and groups on the risks and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/cfam-papprojek-deur-rotary-international-vereer
CFAM-papprojek deur Rotary International vereer
Miljoene Suid-Afrikaners het gely onder die impak van die nasionale inperkingsregulasies wat as gevolg van die koronaviruspandemie ingestel is. ’n Plaaslike Potchefstroomse ingenieursmaatskappy, CFAM Technologies, wat ’n newemaatskappy van die Fakulteit Ingenieurswese van die Noordwes-Universiteit is, het die bul by die horings gepak om te…http://news.nwu.ac.za/cfam-porridge-project-rewarded-rotary-international
CFAM Porridge Project rewarded by Rotary International
Millions of South Africans suffered under the impact of the national lockdown regulations introduced because of the coronavirus pandemic. A local Potchefstroom engineering company, CFAM Technologies, which is a spin-off company of the Faculty of Engineering of the North-West University, grabbed the bull by the horns to ensure that residents in and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/maintaining-healthy-relationships