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New forum up and running to engage communities
The placement of students in community service positions is a top priority for the North-West University’s (NWU’s) newly launched Community Engagement Stakeholders Forum. “We are very excited about the new forum. The goal is to form reciprocal relationships with our communities and develop a database of stakeholders aligned with the NWU,…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/n-ruimhartige-gebaar-kleredonasieprojek-tot-voordeel-van-gemeenskappe
ʼn Ruimhartige gebaar: Kleredonasieprojek tot voordeel van gemeenskappe
Die Gemeenskaps- en belanghebberbetrokkenheidskantoor van die Studente-kampusraad (SKR) op die Potchefstroomkampus van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) het onlangs sy jaarlikse Kaalvoetdag gehou. Die doel van hierdie geleentheid is om klere en skoene aan verskillende projekte, skole, tehuise en niewinsgewende en nieregeringsorganisasies te skenk.…https://news.nwu.ac.za/generous-gesture-clothing-donation-drive-benefits-potchefstroom-communities
A generous gesture - clothing donation drive benefits Potchefstroom communities
The Community and Stakeholder Engagement Office of the Student Campus Council (SCC) on the Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University (NWU) recently hosted its annual Barefoot Day. The purpose of this event is to donate clothing and shoes to various projects, schools, children’s homes and non-profit and non-governmental organisations.…https://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/af/phasrec/fasrek
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Kennisgewing: Vir alle navrae oor nagraadse aansoeke, kontak asb Charmaine Stone. …https://news.nwu.ac.za/why-cape-town-ruling-tourism-roost
This is why Cape Town is ruling the tourism roost
Ensuring tourists feel safe – and are safe – plays an integral role in ensuring Cape Town and the Western Cape’s success as a tourist destination. Other cities and regions would be wise to follow Cape Town and the Western Cape’s tourism blueprint. Local governments and tourism authorities should work with the private sector as a thriving…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/dit-hoekom-toerisme-die-wes-kaap-koning-kraai
Dít is hoekom toerisme in die Wes-Kaap koning kraai
Deur te verseker dat toeriste veilig voel – en veilig is – is een van die vernaamste redes vir Kaapstad en die Wes-Kaap se sukses as ʼn toerismebestemming. Dit sal ander stede en streke baat om Kaapstad en die Wes-Kaap se toersime-plan na te volg. Plaaslike regerings en toerisme-owerhede moet saam met die privaatsektor werk want ʼn florerende…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/studente-gee-hulle-mening-oor-die-belangrikheid-van-innovasie-en-entrepreneurskap
Studente gee hulle mening oor die belangrikheid van innovasie en entrepreneurskap
deur Vukosi Mathale In die dinamiese landskap van innovasie en entrepreneurskap kom studente sterk na vore met vars perspektiewe en met vindingryke idees om besighede mee te begin. Om vir kompetisies soos Leopards Lair® in te skryf, gee vir hierdie jong denkers vol aspirasies ’n plek waar hulle kan wys wat hulle kan doen. Studente het op 1…https://news.nwu.ac.za/students-speak-out-importance-innovation-and-entrepreneurship
Students speak out on the importance of innovation and entrepreneurship
by Vukosi Mathale In the dynamic landscape of innovation and entrepreneurship, students are emerging as a powerful force, armed with fresh perspectives and bold ideas to start new businesses. Pitching for competitions like Leopards Lair® has become the proving ground for these aspiring young minds. On 1 September 2023, during the North-…https://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-beiter-puts-academic-freedom-violations-under-spotlight
Prof Beiter puts academic freedom violations under the spotlight
by Menziwa Msibi North-West University (NWU) academic from the Faculty of Law, Prof Klaus Beiter recently presented a talk at the Annual Association of Human Rights Institutes (AHRI) Network Conference in Bilbao, Spain. The theme of this year’s conference was “Human rights defenders under siege”. Prof Beiter says human rights defenders…https://news.nwu.ac.za/dance-extravaganza-showcases-dance-teams-fancy-footwork
Dance Extravaganza showcases dance team’s fancy footwork
by Menziwa Msibi The ballroom and Latin dance team on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus recently hosted their fourth annual Dance Extravaganza. The main aim of the event was to raise awareness about the availability of dance as a sport at the NWU, showcasing the different styles of dancing, and to raise funds for the team…https://news.nwu.ac.za/digital-upskilling-spotlight-third-dh-ignite-regional-event
Digital upskilling in the spotlight at third DH-IGNITE regional event
The South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLaR) at the North-West University (NWU) recently hosted another successful DH-IGNITE regional event at the Premier Hotel OR Tambo in Kempton Park. Staff and students from various universities and participants from the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research and the Human Sciences…https://news.nwu.ac.za/sadilar-researcher-selected-open-seeds-ols-8-cohort
SADiLaR researcher selected for Open Seeds OLS-8 cohort
A digital humanities researcher from the South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLaR) at the North-West University (NWU) has been selected for the next cohort of the Open Life Science (OLS) Open Seeds programme. This is an international mentoring and training programme for early-stage researchers and young leaders interested in…https://news.nwu.ac.za/exploring-active-learning-new-book-paves-way-self-directed-learning-4ir
Exploring active learning: New book paves the way for self-directed learning in the 4IR
As the world undergoes rapid technological and societal transformations, educational institutions face the urgent need to reimagine their teaching and learning methodologies. In the midst of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), an online open-access book titled Problem-based Learning and Pedagogies of Play: Active Approaches Towards Self-…https://news.nwu.ac.za/soccer-institute-talent-joins-cape-town-city-fc-fnb-varsity-player-experience-2023
Soccer Institute talent joins Cape Town City FC for FNB Varsity Player Experience 2023
Lesego Motsepe, a rising star from the North-West University (NWU) Soccer Institute, was selected as one of the 10 standout talents participating in the prestigious FNB Varsity Player Experience 2023 with Cape Town City FC, a Premier Soccer League (PSL) team. The FNB Varsity Player Experience is a remarkable platform that offers male and female…https://news.nwu.ac.za/academic-chosen-international-visiting-scholar-programme
Academic chosen for International Visiting Scholar programme
Dr Ankit Katrodia, a senior lecturer in the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, has been selected for the 2023 International Visiting Scholar Programme at the Shanghai Open University (SOU). The programme is designed to facilitate collaborative research in the domains of economic and social problems, as…https://news.nwu.ac.za/sa-needs-find-its-moral-compass
SA needs to find its moral compass
A North-West University (NWU) academic says he hopes his new book on South Africa’s moral compass will open up a vigorous social debate that could unleash deep interest among willing role players to bring back hope and morality to our young democracy. Prof Koos Vorster is part of the Reformed Theology and the Development of the South African…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-launches-women-leadership-programme
NWU launches Women in Leadership Programme
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) People and Culture unit and Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL) recently collaborated to host the launch of the university's first Women in Leadership Programme. The programme launch, themed "How to thrive as an influential woman leader in higher education", took place at Vanderbijlpark Riverside Sun Hotel…https://news.nwu.ac.za/noord-vaal-cross-country-competition-broadens-its-horizons
Noord-Vaal Cross Country competition broadens its horizons
On Saturday 26 August, talented athletes from 40 secondary and six primary schools participated in the Noord-Vaal Cross Country competition hosted by the North-West University's (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark Campus and Hoërskool DR Malan in Meyerton. The event brought together talented athletes from Vanderbijlpark, Johannesburg, Pretoria, Meyerton and…https://news.nwu.ac.za/postgraduate-students-brush-statistical-software-analyse-population-data