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Persoonlikheid kan die sleutelaanwyser vir prestasie in die werkplek wees
Prof Ankebe Kruger, voorligtingsielkundige by die Instituut vir Sielkunde en Welstand in die Sentrum vir Gesondheid en Menslike Prestasie, het onlangs ’n navorsingsprojek onder personeellede in die Fakulteit Gesondheidswetenskappe regoor al drie kampusse van die die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) geloods om deelnemers se persoonlikheid, hulle neiging…http://news.nwu.ac.za/personality-could-be-key-indicator-performance-workplace
Personality could be the key indicator for performance in the workplace
Prof Ankebe Kruger, counselling psychologist from the Institute of Psychology and Wellbeing in the Centre for Health and Human Performance, recently launched a research project among staff members in the Faculty of Health Sciences across all three campuses of the North-West University (NWU) to investigate participants’ personality, their tendency…http://news.nwu.ac.za/study-investigates-root-violence-schools
Study investigates the root of violence in schools
Teaching is often seen as a calling rather than a career. But that calling quickly turns into a nightmare when teachers are attacked by the very people they are trying to educate. Over the past few years, there have been numerous reports in the media of learners physically assaulting, stabbing and even shooting their teachers. Dr Michael…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-student-play-afcon-cup
NWU student to play in Afcon Cup
Tjipenandjambi ‘Tjipee’ Karuuombe, a second-year North-West University (NWU) mechanical engineering student, will participate in the upcoming U20 African Cup Of Nations (Afcon Cup). The brilliant defensive midfielder received a call-up from the Namibia Football Association after they witnessed his star performance while playing for the NWU’s De…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/studie-wys-hoe-kinders-fisieke-aktiwiteit-die-klaskamer-baat
Studie wys hoe kinders by fisieke aktiwiteit in die klaskamer baat
ʼn Kind se brein en liggaam baat by fisieke aktiwiteite. Dit is weer eens getoon deur ʼn Brain Breaks®-studie wat in agt lande gedoen is en waaraan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) deelgeneem het. Prof Dané Coetzee by die Skool vir Menslike Bewegingskunde het die projek van die NWU se kant af gelei. Die gesamentlike navorsing is in ’n artikel…http://news.nwu.ac.za/study-shows-how-children-benefit-physical-activity-classroom
Study shows how children benefit from physical activity in the classroom
When children are physically active, their brains and bodies benefit. This has again been demonstrated by an eight-country Brain Breaks ® study in which the North-West University (NWU) participated. From the NWU’s side, Prof Dané Coetzee at the School of Human Movement Sciences led the charge. The collective research was published in an…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nuwe-boek-vestig-die-aandag-op-migrante-en-hul-geestesgesondheidsuitdagings
Nuwe boek vestig die aandag op migrante en hul geestesgesondheidsuitdagings
Afgryslike tonele van migrante wat op see omgekom het terwyl hulle op soek is na ’n beter lewe, is ’n te algemene gesig op televisieskerms, aanlyn en in koerantberigte. Uiterste honger, onderdrukkende regerings en etniese en godsdienskonflik word as van die bydraende faktore vir die krisis genoem. ’n Akademikus van die Noordwes-Universiteit (…http://news.nwu.ac.za/new-book-highlights-migrants-mental-health-challenges
New book highlights migrants’ mental health challenges
Horrific scenes of migrants who have perished on the high seas while in search of a better life is a too-familiar sight on television screens, online and in newspaper pages. Extreme hunger, repressive governments and ethnic and religious conflicts are cited as among the contributory factors for the crises. A North-West University (NWU) academic…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-home-tennis
NWU – the home of tennis
The North-West University (NWU) will be home to a number of national and international tennis players during February. Last year the university was announced as the official venue for the week one and week two tennis tournaments of the Ilana Kloss international events. These tournaments form part of the International Tennis Federation (ITF)…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/leef-sy-droom-uit-doer-ver-duitsland
Leef sy droom uit doer ver in Duitsland
Al ons drome kan waar word as ons die moed het om dit na te jaag. Dit is waar vir Mattheus van Niekerk,, ’n alumnus van die NWU se Fakulteit Ingenieurswese. Mattheus het van 2009 tot 2012 aan die NWU se Potchefstroomkampus vir sy BIng in Meganiese Ingenieurswese gestudeer, en toe van 2013 tot 2014 sy studies voortgesit deur sy MIng-graad in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/living-his-dream-all-way-over-germany
Living his dream all the way over in Germany
All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them. This is true for Mattheus van Niekerk, an alumnus of the NWU Faculty of Engineering. Mattheus studied for his BEng Mechanical Engineering degree at the NWU from 2009 to 2012 on the Potchefstroom Campus, and then continued his studies by completing his MEng Mechanical…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-rising-opera-star-hits-high-notes
NWU's rising opera star hits the high notes
North-West University (NWU) alumna Thembinkosi Magagula has finally been rewarded for all her hard work and sacrifices. She was recently accepted into the Cape Town Opera (CTO) Young Artists Training Programme, the only comprehensive advanced training curriculum of its kind for young graduate singers in South Africa. The two-year…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/die-nwu-gaan-suid-afrika-se-olimpiese-atlete-geestelik-voorberei
Die NWU gaan Suid-Afrika se Olimpiese atlete geestelik voorberei
Die Sentrum vir Gesondheid en Menslike Prestasie (CHHP) by die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) het van krag tot krag gegaan sedert dit onlangs tot stand gekom het. Hierdie jongste prestasie bevestig die feit dat dit ’n dinamiese sentrum is wat erns maak met hulle taak en op die hoogste vlak bedryf word. Die CHHP het onlangs kragte saamgesnoer met…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-mentally-gear-south-africas-olympic-athletes
NWU to mentally gear up South Africa’s Olympic athletes
The Centre for Health and Human Performance (CHHP) at the North-West University (NWU) has only grown from strength to strength since its recent inception. This latest achievement confirms the fact that they are a dynamic centre with serious intent and operating at the highest level. The CHHP has recently joined forces with the South African…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/mba-somerstudieskool-tye-aan-die-verander
MBA-somerstudieskool – tye is aan die verander!
’n Rekordgetal van nie minder nie as 190 MBA-studente het onlangs die heel eerste virtuele Somerstudieskool van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se Besigheidskool bygewoon. Prof Jan van Romburgh, die pasaangestelde hoofdirekteur van die Besigheidskool, het die studente en kollegas verwelkom en die belangrikheid van ’n wedersydse verhouding…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/wat-n-inspirasie
Wat ʼn inspirasie!
Dr. Marli Dercksen is onlangs deur die Federasie van Afrikaanse Kultuurvereniginge met ʼn spesiale Inspirasievrou-toekenning vir haar werk in metaboliese siektes vereer. Kom vind saam meer uit oor dié merkwaardige vrou. Vertel ons bietjie wanneer jy gebore is en waar jy grootgeword het? Ek is in 1980 in Vereeniging in die Vaaldriehoek…http://news.nwu.ac.za/what-inspiration
What an inspiration!
Dr. Marli Dercksen was recently honoured with a special Woman Inspiration award for her work in metabolic diseases by the Federation of Afrikaans Cultural Societies (FAK). Lets find out more about this remarkable woman. Tell us a bit about when you were born and where you grew up? I was born in Vereeniging in the Vaal Triangle in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-career-centre-save-these-dates
NWU Career Centre: Save these dates
With more than 2 000 students attending the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Virtual Career Fairs in 2020, the Career Centre promises to pull out all the stops in 2021. The centre will be hosting four virtual career fairs in March 2021. On 9 March the Accounting Virtual Fair will kick off, followed by the General Virtual Fair on 11 March, the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/innovation-hub-gee-erkenning-aan-nwu-presteerders
Innovation Hub gee erkenning aan NWU-presteerders
Twee tegnologieprojekte het onlangs erkenning ontvang tydens hierdie jaar se Innovation Hub GAP-toekennings, wat op 10 Desember 2020 gehou is. Die Innovation Hub, die innovasie-agentskap van Gauteng, is ’n volfiliaal van die Gautengse Groei- en Ontwikkelingsagentskap. Dit is deur die Gautengse provinsiale regering deur middel van sy…http://news.nwu.ac.za/innovation-hub-applauds-nwu-achievers