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NWU hosts Defusing Anxiety webinar for staff
With South Africa having been on lockdown due to Covid-19 for more than 90 days, the North-West University NWU) is calling on all its staff members to attend this online mental health workshop. The “Defusing Anxiety - Dealing with Covid-19” webinar will help staff cope with the loss of everyday social connections that have left many…https://news.nwu.ac.za/impact-covid-19-elite-sports-people
Impact of Covid-19 on elite sports people
It is safe to say that everyone’s life has been influenced in some way or another by the stringent Covid-19 lockdown regulations. This includes the professional people who on a daily basis entertain us in the sports stadia – our sports people. Over the past 10 weeks, Prof Pieter Kruger, director of the North-West University’s Institute of…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/jong-alumni-afdeling-kondig-nuwe-leierskapstruktuur-aan
Jong Alumni-afdeling kondig nuwe leierskapstruktuur aan
As sterk en toegewyde leierskap ’n vereiste vir ’n geslaagde alumni-afdeling is, dan is die Vaal Alumni-afdeling van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) goed op dreef. Die afdeling het onlangs sy leierskapstruktuur vir die 2020/2021-termyn aangekondig, en dit is duidelik dat die verkose span van tien alumni gretig is om hulle impak te laat geld.…https://news.nwu.ac.za/young-alumni-chapter-announces-new-leadership-structure
Young Alumni chapter announces new leadership structure
If strong and dedicated leadership is a requirement for a successful alumni chapter, then the Vaal Alumni Chapter of the North-West University (NWU) is off to a great start. The chapter recently announced its leadership structure for the 2020/2021 term and it is clear that the elected team of ten alumni is eager to make their impact felt.…https://news.nwu.ac.za/insights-debt-relief-measures-low-income-earners
Insights into debt relief measures for low-income earners
Debt relief is important in the current credit-driven South African society where consumers live off credit for their day-to-day needs. North-West University (NWU) LLD candidate and temporary lecturer Phemelo Magau examined debt relief measures for low-income earners during his LLM degree research. In his dissertation titled “A Statutory…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-students-lead-digitisation-ngo-space
NWU students lead digitisation in the NGO space
Technology plays a very important role in every organisation and should be accessible to all, allowing them to operate more effectively. Taking heed of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) mission of implementing an ethic of care and community engagement through innovation, a group of students recently helped the Obakeng Disability Centre, a…https://news.nwu.ac.za/making-difference-one-chess-piece-time
Making a difference one chess piece at a time
Daniel Asiwe, a North-West University (NWU) final-year industrial psychology and labour relations student, recently hosted a successful online chess tournament for a great cause. The chess tournament aimed to create awareness about women and children who do not have the means to purchase sanitary products, and attracted players from all over…https://news.nwu.ac.za/trade-maps-out-plans-future
TRADE maps out plans for the future
The Trade and Development (TRADE) research entity in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences at the North-West University (NWU) met online to plan the entity’s strategy for the next five years. Prof Danie Meyer, director of TRADE, says the planning session on 26 June was held to update TRADE’s five-year strategic plan. “The vision of…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-hosts-virtual-golf-day
NWU hosts virtual golf day
Dust off those golf clubs that have been sitting in the garage for the past four months – the North-West University (NWU) is hosting a virtual golf day. The NWU Virtual Golf Day will be held on 18 July and will be open to all staff, students and members of the public. To participate, register yourself on Wufoo (https://nwuevent.wufoo.com/…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/ilze-volg-haar-sportdroom-voluit
Ilze volg haar sportdroom voluit
Ilze du Plessis glo dat jou ingesteldheid bepaal of jou lewenspad met dorings of met roosblare besaai sal word. En kyk jy na die rits prestasies wat dié 18-jarige eerstejaarstudent aan die Vanderbijlparkkampus van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) al op die sportveld verwerf het, word dit duidelik dat sy op sukses gefokus is. “Teleurstellings…https://news.nwu.ac.za/ilze-goes-all-out-follow-her-sports-dream
Ilze goes all out to follow her sports dream
Ilze du Plessis believes that your attitude determines whether your path through life is going to be thorny or strewn with rose petals. And if you look at the long list of accomplishments this 18-year-old first-year student at the Vanderbijlpark Campus of the North-West University (NWU) has achieved on the sports field, it is clear that she is…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumnus-appointed-isaca-board
NWU alumnus appointed to ISACA board
Dr Cameron Modisane, a North-West University (NWU) alumnus, was recently appointed to the ISACA South African chapter board of directors. ISACA stands for Information Systems Audit and Control Association and is an international professional association focused on IT governance. It aims to help business technology professionals and their…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-se-leopard%25E2%2580%2599s-lair-kompetisie-%25E2%2580%2593-sperdatum-vir-inskrywings-kom-nader
NWU se Leopard’s Lair-kompetisie – sperdatum vir inskrywings kom nader _
Die sperdatum vir inskrywings vir die 2020-weergawe van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se gewilde Leopard’s Lair-besigheidskompetisie kom nader, en alle studentepreneurs word uitgenooi om deel te neem. As jy meen dat jy ’n innoveerder met ’n unieke besigheidsidee is, is hierdie kompetisie net vir jou, en bied jou die geleentheid om jou…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-leopard-lair-competition-%25E2%2580%2593-entry-deadline-looming
NWU’s Leopard Lair Competition – entry deadline looming
The deadline for entries for the 2020 version of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) popular Leopard’s Lair Business Competition is approaching, and all studentpreneurs are invited to take part. If you consider yourself to be an innovator with an out-of-the-box business idea, this competition is just for you and offers you the opportunity to…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/alumnus-publiseer-openbarende-lewensbeskrywing-oor-geestesgesondheid
Alumnus publiseer openbarende lewensbeskrywing oor geestesgesondheid
Toe dr Kleinjan Redelinghuys, ’n postdoktorale navorsingsgenoot van Optentia en kundige in bedryfsielkunde, onlangs sy boek, Unfiltered: Grappling with mental illness, gepubliseer het, het hy twee doelwitte gestel. Die eerste was om te skryf oor ’n kant van homself wat mense nog nooit gesien het nie – ’n kwesbare, sukkelende en deurmekaar kant…https://news.nwu.ac.za/alumnus-publishes-tell-all-mental-health-memoir
Alumnus publishes tell-all mental-health memoir
When Dr Kleinjan Redelinghuys, an Optentia postdoctoral research fellow and expert in industrial psychology, recently published his book, Unfiltered: Grappling with mental illness, he was guided by two objectives. The first was to write about a side of himself that people have never seen before – a vulnerable, struggling and messy side. The…https://news.nwu.ac.za/be-mindful-anger-during-covid-19-lockdown
Be mindful of anger during the Covid-19 lockdown
With South Africa having been in lockdown for more than 100 days already, people are experiencing a variety of emotions, ranging from sadness, fear, anxiety and loneliness to anger. People experiencing anger came into focus when businessman Vusi Thembekwayo shared an emotion-laden video that went viral on social media a few days ago. Vusi, a…https://news.nwu.ac.za/innovative-plan-nwu-career-fair
Innovative plan for NWU Career Fair
The North-West University will present a virtual career fair for the year 2020. Employers and Students present will have the opportunity to share career related information with each other, in a more innovative way. The virtual career fair will replace the annual traditional career fair that is presented annually on every campus. NWU is…https://news.nwu.ac.za/give-back-mandela-day
Give back on Mandela Day
It’s that time of the year when people from across the globe celebrate the late Nelson Mandela’s birthday by spending 67 minutes in giving back to their communities. In November 2009, the United Nations officially declared Nelson Mandela’s birthday as an international day, thereby honouring his legacy. Mandiba spent 67 years of his life…https://news.nwu.ac.za/poster-award-29th-european-biomass-conference-and-exhibition