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Social work students have their day in court
“I’m nervous, but I am prepared.” These are the words of a second-year social work student, ready to face a real attorney in the children’s court. As part of a simulation, the second-year social work students on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark visits the children’s court every year to gain practical experience.…https://news.nwu.ac.za/red-carpet-rolled-out-new-golden-key-members-0
Red carpet rolled out for new Golden Key members
The Golden Key Society has welcomed 204 new members during an event held at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng. More than 700 guests attended the event, aimed at honouring academic excellence. Five NWU students – Jenneh Baindu Koroma, Zuko Mrwetyana, Simapulasi Munansangu, Lesego Sole and Kingsley Wright – also walked…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/sew2018-plaas-studente-entrepreneurskap-op-die-voorgrond
SEW2018 plaas studente-entrepreneurskap op die voorgrond
Vir die tweede agtereenvolgende jaar het die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) – in samewerking met die Departement van Hoër Onderwys en Opleiding (DHOO) – ’n baie geslaagde entrepreneurskapweek vir studente aangebied. Die inisiatief vir die Studente-entrepreneurskapweek (SEW) het in 2017 tot stand gekom en verteenwoordig ’n nasionale veldtog vir…https://news.nwu.ac.za/sew2018-sets-student-entrepreneurship-centre-stage
SEW2018 sets student entrepreneurship on centre stage
For the second year running the North-West University (NWU) – in collaboration with the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) – hosted a very successful Student Entrepreneurship Week. The Student Entrepreneurship Week (SEW) initiative came about in 2017 and represents a national campaign for entrepreneurship development which is…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-gemeenskap-ondersteun-kansa-relay-life
NWU-gemeenskap ondersteun KANSA Relay for Life
Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se kampus in Vanderbijlpark en die Kankervereniging van Suid-Afrika (KANSA) het ’n belangrike mylpaal gevier deur die naweek van 15-16 September 2018 hande te vat en saam die sesde jaarlikse Vanderbijlparkstreek se KANSA Relay for Life aan te bied. Daar was weer ’n keer deelnemers en ondersteuners van regoor die…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-supports-annual-cansa-relay-life
NWU supports annual CANSA Relay for Life
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark and the Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA) celebrated a momentous milestone when they took hands to host the sixth annual Vanderbijlpark region CANSA Relay for Life event from 15 to 16 September 2018. The event once again saw participants and supporters from across the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/bokang-ncube
Bokang Ncube
I am currently employed on a temporary basis by the North-West University teaching undergraduate (first year) and post graduate (honours) modules: Introductory Statistics and Multivariate Analysis. Among other tasks, I am currently supervising two honours and one Masters students. I have interest in interdisciplinary research, especially using…https://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/alinka-mostert
Alinka Mostert
As a lecturer of fourth year accounting students I have extensive knowledge about international financial reporting. I am currently doing research on heritage assets in the public sector and my expertise extends to financial reporting by government.https://news.nwu.ac.za/international-centre-will-fight-neuromuscular-diseases
International centre will fight neuromuscular diseases
The North-West University (NWU) will play a prominent role in establishing a new International Centre for Genomic Research in Neuromuscular Disease, and South Africa’s participation in this virtual centre. The centre will bring scientists, academics and clinicians from six nations in four continents together in the fight against neuromuscular…https://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/anina-marx
Anina Marx
Anina Marx completed her BCOM Chartered Accounting Honours degree in 2011 at the North West University, Potchefstroom Campus. She did her SAICA articles from 2012-2014 at KPMG in Johannesburg. She passed both board exams during her articles. She qualified as a Chartered Accountant at the end of her articles. In February 2015 she was appointed as a…https://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/ashley-deon-pietersen
Ashley Deon Pietersen
I am Ashley Deon Pietersen and a qualified Professional Accountant (Registered with SAIPA, qualified in 2017). I also did my Masters degree in Taxation and my study was in connection with sin taxed items. I did my articles at BR Rekenmeesters and throughout my three years of articles I have been exposed to a variety of tasks such as: Income Tax…https://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/david-dyason
David Dyason
David Dyason is a lecturer in Economics in the School of Economics at the North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus). He holds an MCom in Economics from the North-West University, which focused on manufacturing exports and transport costs from South Africa's secondary cities. David is currently busy with his PhD studies, which involve…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/fakulteit-neem-die-voortou-om-jong-vroulike-studente-te-bemagtig
Fakulteit neem die voortou om jong vroulike studente te bemagtig
Wyle Kofi Annan het gesê dat die bemagtiging van vroue die doeltreffendste instrument is om enige nasie te ontwikkel. Met hierdie stelling in gedagte is die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se Fakulteit Opvoedkunde in Vanderbijlpark hard aan die werk om te verseker dat geen jong dame klasse moet misloop omdat sy haar maandstonde het en nie sanitêre…https://news.nwu.ac.za/faculty-takes-lead-empowering-young-female-students
Faculty takes the lead in empowering young female students
It was the late Kofi Annan who said that the empowerment of women is the most effective tool for the development of any nation. With this in mind, members of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Education in Vanderbijlpark are hard at work to ensure that no young lady needs to skip class because of her period and a lack of sanitary…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-launches-innovative-literary-project-visually-impaired-persons
NWU launches an innovative literary project for visually impaired persons
The subject group Creative Writing of the North-West University (NWU) took on a Byderhand project together with the Pioneer School for the visually impaired in Worcester. This project was introduced in an excellent manner in Worcester on 30 August 2018 with the opening of the multisensory garden at the Pioneer School. Byderhand, an…https://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/tlhalitshi-volition-montshiwa
Tlhalitshi Volition Montshiwa
Tlhalitshi Volition Monsthiwa holds a PhD in Statistics. He has published papers on missing data imputation, efficiency of count data models, and on questionnaire development and evaluation. Dr Montshiwa is supervising both Masters and PhD students and his area of interest is on multivariate techniques with application to teaching and learning…https://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/suretha-van-wyk
Suretha van Wyk
Obtained my CA(SA) qualification in 1991. Completed my articles at PWC and after my Articles work at KPMG for 10 years as manager and then as senior manager. During my time at KPMG, I have gained valuable experience auditing big listed companies and Pension funds. After KPMG, I have worked as Internal audit manager at a listed company for three…https://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/sonja-grater
Sonja Grater
Sonja Grater is an associate professor in the School of Economics at the North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus). She lectures undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the field of international trade, and also gained practical experience in the freight forwarding industry before joining the University. Prof Grater's research is…https://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/olive-stumke
Olive Stumke
I have experience in lecturing accounting and auditing. I aim to involve students in such a way that they understand the topics being lectured rather than to memorise facts. In my quest to instil life-long learning, I do research on how to integrate basic IT skills in the core modules of Accountancy.https://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/lisebo-tseane-gumbi