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NWU academic joins judging panel for Vodacom Journalist of the Year Awards again
North-West University (NWU) Prof Gilbert Motsaathebe was once again invited to be a judge for the Vodacom Journalist of the Year national awards. The awards ceremony took place late last year. These premier awards recognise the best journalists across the country and across media platforms in various categories such as investigative journalism…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/eenheid-vir-voortgesette-opleiding-n-konstante-die-verskaffing-van-geleenthede-vir-die-opgradering
Eenheid vir Voortgesette Opleiding ’n konstante in die verskaffing van geleenthede vir die opgradering van vaardighede
Tyd is ’n kommoditeit wat nie oral ewe volop is nie. Die tyd wat jy het, moet optimaal benut word, veral in ’n vinnige wêreld waar die deurlopende ontwikkeling van ’n mens se vaardighede noodsaaklik is om in die werkplek relevant te bly. Ons woon in ’n wêreld waar stagnasie baie nadelig vir ons toekoms is. Dit is waar die Eenheid vir Voortgesette…http://news.nwu.ac.za/unit-continuing-education-constant-providing-upskilling-opportunities
Unit for Continuing Education a constant in providing upskilling opportunities
Time is a commodity that does not enjoy equal distribution. What time you have should be optimised, especially in a fast-paced world where the continuous evolution of one’s skills is necessary to stay relevant in the workplace. We live in a world where stagnation is detrimental to our futures. This is where the Unit for Continuing Education (UCE)…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/die-noordwes-universiteit-voer-n-stryd-teen-seldsame-siektes
Die Noordwes-Universiteit voer ’n stryd teen seldsame siektes
Seldsame siektes kom meer algemeen voor as wat jy dink. Dit klink soos ’n oksimoron, nie waar nie? Nie vir die 4,1 miljoen suid-Afrikaners wat in hulle leeftyd deur seldsame siektes geraak is of geraak sal word nie. Vir talle kan dit ’n doodsvonnis wees, vir ander is dit ’n lewensveranderende diagnose. Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) is daartoe…http://news.nwu.ac.za/north-west-university-combatting-rare-diseases
North-West University is combatting rare diseases
Rare diseases are more common than you might think. It sounds like an oxymoron, doesn’t it? Not to the 4,1 million South Africans who have been or will be affected by rare diseases in their lifetime. For many it can be a death sentence, for others it is a life-altering diagnosis. Not only is the North-West University (NWU) committed to ensuring…http://news.nwu.ac.za/mahikeng-campus-can-now-house-more-students
Mahikeng Campus can now house more students
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus can now house more students on campus thanks to the new student housing project. During registration 1 404 beds were ready for occupation. This is in addition to 324 beds that were made available at the beginning of the 2022 academic year, which makes a total of 1 788 new beds. The extra…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/ingenieursvindingrykheid-van-nwu-se-superses
Ingenieursvindingrykheid van NWU se superses
They are the best of the best … of the best, sir. Die vorige sin het wel sy oorsprong in die 1997-wetenskapfiksiekomedie Men in Black, maar dit is ’n onweerlegbare feit dat die sestal van Joshua van Zyl, Etienne Kruger, Niël Gertenbach, Jean du Toit, Rynhardt Engelbrecht en Henri Kock ’n megatrefferspan van ingenieurs uitmaak. Hierdie ses NWU-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/engineering-ingenuity-nwus-super-six
Engineering ingenuity from NWU’s super six
They are the best of the best … of the best, sir. The preceding sentence might find its origins in the 1997 science-fiction comedy Men in Black, but there is no denying that the sextet of Joshua van Zyl, Etienne Kruger, Niël Gertenbach, Jean du Toit, Rynhardt Engelbrecht and Henri Kock are a blockbuster engineering team. In December 2022, these…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-and-cput-host-world-association-sport-management-conference
NWU and CPUT to host World Association of Sport Management Conference
The North-West University (NWU), in collaboration with the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT), was awarded the bid to host the prestigious World Association of Sport Management (WASM) conference in March 2026. The conference is hosted every three years, and this will be the fifth conference, hosted for the first time on African soil…http://news.nwu.ac.za/postdoctoral-fellow-launches-book-development-international-law
Postdoctoral fellow launches book on the development of international law
Dr Nicolaas Buitendag, a postdoctoral fellow at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Law, recently launched a book titled States of exclusion: A critical systems theory reading of international law. This open-access scholarly book published by Aosis scrutinises the inclusivity or lack thereof in the historical development of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-ikateleng-project-marks-its-35th-anniversary
NWU’s Ikateleng project marks its 35th anniversary
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) flagship Ikateleng project is still going strong after 35 years, empowering school children from disadvantaged backgrounds. Ikateleng, which means empower yourself, provides supplementary teaching in mathematics, economics, business studies, accounting, life science, physical science and English to high…http://news.nwu.ac.za/optentia-host-top-international-scientist
Optentia to host top international scientist
The North-West University’s (NWU's) Optentia research unit will host a top international scientist, Prof Alexandre JS Morin, on its Vanderbijlpark Campus on 29 May 2023. Prof Morin will present a hybrid workshop on structural equation modelling, targeted at academics and master’s and PhD students who use quantitative data-analysis techniques to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/phd-student-embarks-exchange-programme-belgium
PhD student embarks on exchange programme to Belgium
Ryan du Toit, a PhD student in psychology from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Health Sciences, will soon leave for Belgium, after he has been selected for an international priority country exchange programme. The exchange programme comprises a fully paid scholarship, starting in September 2023 until the end of January 2024.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/recognition-sign-language-progress-step-inclusivity
Recognition of Sign Language a progress step for inclusivity
North-West University (NWU) academic Prof Moses Phooko has lauded the National Assembly’s approval of South African Sign Language as the 12th official language on 2 May 2023. The South African Constitution previously provided for 11 official languages, which include Sepedi, Sesotho, Setswana, siSwati, Tshivenda, Xitsonga, Afrikaans, English,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-klim-tot-die-top-44-van-universiteite-wereldwyd
NWU klim tot by die top-4,4% van universiteite wêreldwyd
Die voortgesette styging van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) op wêreldwye ranglyste het hulle tot in die top-4,4% van universiteite wêreldwyd geneem. Dit is volgens die 2023-uitgawe van die Global 2000-ranglys wat deur die Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) gepubliseer is. Dit is ’n verbetering van die top-4,5% vir 2022/2023 en die top 4,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-ascends-top-44-global-universities
NWU ascends to top 4,4% of global universities
The continued climb of the North-West University (NWU) in global rankings has taken it to the top 4,4% of global universities. This is according to the 2023 edition of the Global 2000 list of rankings published by the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR). It is an improvement from being in the top 4,5% for 2022/2023 and in the top 4,7% in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/students-put-entrepreneurial-theory-practice
Students put entrepreneurial theory into practice
By Sandile Mahlangu The School of Management Sciences at the North-West University (NWU) hosted its first entrepreneurship market day for the third-year Business Management students on 9 May at the NWU's Potchefstroom Campus. The purpose of the market day was to expose students to the practical side of the work they have been learning as…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/studente-entrepreneurs-meld-vir-oefenkamp-aan
Studente-entrepreneurs meld vir oefenkamp aan
Om ’n idee in ’n florerende besigheid te ontwikkel, kan soos ’n onmoontlike taak voel, maar die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) verskaf die kundigheid en ondersteuning om voornemende entrepreneurs in die regte rigting te stuur. Studente-entrepreneurs van al die fakulteite aan die universiteit het op 12 Mei aan ’n oefenkamp vir beginners/nuwe…http://news.nwu.ac.za/student-entrepreneurs-report-boot-camp
Student entrepreneurs report for boot camp
Transforming an idea into a thriving business may seem like a daunting task, but the North-West University (NWU) gives the expertise and support to point aspiring entrepreneurs in the right direction. Student entrepreneurs from all the faculties at the university participated in a start-up and side-hustle boot camp on 12 May. The event was a…http://news.nwu.ac.za/security-officer-defies-odds-graduate