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Communities benefit from NWU’s development projects
South Africa faces difficult challenges that require the next generation of university graduates to be skilled leaders with extensive abilities to collaborate with communities to solve problems and create change. Four North-West University (NWU) projects carried out in partnership with communities exemplify how collaboration with…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/die-fynere-punte-van-die-ontwikkeling-van-aanlyn-multimedia-leerplatforms
Die fynere punte van die ontwikkeling van aanlyn multimedia-leerplatforms
Die sleutel tot ’n uitgebreide leerervaring met behulp van multimedia en aanlyn leerplatforms is om deelname onder Generasie Z-studente – mense wat tussen 1997 en die vroeë 2010’s gebore is – aan te moedig. Dit is een van die bevindings van ’n navorsingspan van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) nadat hulle die besonderhede van die ontwikkeling…http://news.nwu.ac.za/excelsior-mens-residence-incident-may-2023
Excelsior Men’s residence incident May 2023
The North-West University (NWU) has noted a video that has been shared on some social media platforms regarding some of our students’ urination incident. The incident is alleged to have occurred on Saturday, 20 May 2023, at our Potchefstroom Campus. We condemn this alleged incident harshly. Our Protection Services Department is investigating the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/potential-partnership-berry-farmers-could-bear-fruit
Potential partnership with berry farmers could bear fruit
Berries for export are a juicy market and could become even more so if berry farmers have partners such as the North-West University (NWU). Wanting to see first-hand how a potential partnership could bear fruit for economic growth in the province, a top-level NWU delegation recently visited the Madikwe Berry Farm. Prof Mzubanzi Bismark…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-prepares-students-world-work
NWU prepares students for the world of work
By Zandile Nkosi The North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Industrial Psychology and Human Resource Management (IPS & HRM) recently hosted a work readiness workshop at the Vanderbijlpark Campus with great success. Dr Thapelo Chaacha, programme leader for the Human Resource Management programme, says the event aimed to give third-year…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-students-get-first-hand-experience-nampo-harvest-day
NWU students get first-hand experience at Nampo Harvest Day
By Menziwa Msibi Third- and fourth-year students from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Engineering attended the annual NAMPO Harvest Day that took place from 16 to 19 May 2023 at NAMPO Park in Bothaville. The students were accompanied by Prof Rojanette Coetzee and her postgraduate students Hermé Nel and Jorinda Marais. The…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-nooi-gemeenskapsvennote-uit-om-n-netwerk-van-kundiges-aan-te-sluit
NWU nooi gemeenskapsvennote uit om by ’n netwerk van kundiges aan te sluit
Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) waardeer die noodsaaklike werk van niewinsgewende organisasies (NWO’s) en die impak wat hulle op die verskaffing van ondersteuning aan omliggende gemeenskappe het. Die universiteit nooi al sy bestaande gemeenskapsvennote asook alle ander plaaslike NWO’s – insluitende skole, geloofsgebaseerde en…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-invites-community-partners-join-network-experts
NWU invites community partners to join a network of experts
The North-West University (NWU) appreciates the essential work of non-profit organisations (NPOs) and their impact on support provided to surrounding communities. The university extends an invitation to all its existing community partners as well as all other local NPOs ― including schools, faith-based and local government organisations – to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/sabpp-honours-students
SABPP honours students
The South African Board for People Practices (SABPP) recently honoured students who successfully registered as members of the board’s student chapter during a ceremony held at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Potchefstroom Campus. The SABPP is the professional quality and standards body for the human resources profession. According to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/groot-projek-bou-leierskapskapasiteit-die-nigeriese-voedingsektor
Groot projek bou leierskapskapasiteit in die Nigeriese voedingsektor
Die enkele grootste belegging in voedingleierskapsontwikkeling wat daar nog ooit op die Afrika-vasteland was, dra vrug, en die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) speel ’n belangrike rol daarin. Die program van R20 miljoen, Leadership Development for Accelerated Progress in Nutrition in Nigeria (LEDA-NN), wat deur die Bill en Melinda Gates-stigting…http://news.nwu.ac.za/major-project-builds-leadership-capacity-nigerian-nutrition-sector
Major project builds leadership capacity in the Nigerian nutrition sector
The single largest investment in nutrition leadership development ever on the African continent is bearing fruit, and the North-West University (NWU) is playing an important part in it. The Leadership Development for Accelerated Progress in Nutrition in Nigeria (LEDA-NN) project of R20 million, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/die-nwu-besigheidskool-ontvang-nog-n-internasionale-akkreditasie
Die NWU Besigheidskool ontvang nog ’n internasionale akkreditasie
Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) Besigheidskool het onlangs sy akkreditasie by die vereniging vir besigheidskole in Afrika (Association of African Business Schools, AABS) ontvang. Die NWU Besigheidskool is deur die senior bestuurder vir Akkreditasie en Kwaliteit, dr Lungile Ntsizwane, verteenwoordig by die 2023 AABS Connect-konferensie, wat deur…http://news.nwu.ac.za/another-international-accreditation-awarded-nwu-business-school
Another international accreditation awarded to the NWU Business School
The North-West University (NWU) Business School recently received its accreditation from the Association of African Business Schools (AABS). The NWU Business School was represented at the 2023 AABS Connect Conference, hosted by the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) in Accra, by the senior manager for Accreditation and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/internasionale-museumdag-nwu-museum-bring-hulde-aan-die-geskiedenis-met-n-interaktiewe-uitstalling
Internasionale Museumdag: NWU Museum bring hulde aan die geskiedenis met ’n interaktiewe uitstalling
Deur Sandile Mahlangu Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) Museum het op 18 Mei Internasionale Museumdag op die Potchefstroomkampus gevier. Hierdie dag word elke jaar regoor die wêreld gevier en die museum het besluit om dinge ’n bietjie anders aan te pak. Om sy ryk geskiedenis te vier, het hulle ’n uitstalling op die grondvlak van die museum…http://news.nwu.ac.za/international-museum-day-nwu-museum-honours-history-interactive-exhibition
International Museum Day: NWU Museum honours history with interactive exhibition
By Sandile Mahlangu The North-West University (NWU) Museum celebrated International Museum Day on 18 May at the NWU’s Potchefstroom Campus. With this day being celebrated across the globe every year, the museum decided to do things a little differently. To celebrate its rich history, they introduced an exhibition on the ground level of the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/op-wereld-hipertensiedag-vra-navorsers-vir-n-bewustheid-en-voorkoming-van-hipertensie
Op Wêreld Hipertensiedag vra navorsers vir ’n bewustheid en voorkoming van hipertensie
Ter erkenning van Wêreld Hipertensiedag het die NWU se Hipertensie in Afrika-navorsingspan (HART) ’n bloeddrukmoniteringsgeleentheid as deel van die Mei Metingsmaand-inisiatief gereël. Die doel van die geleentheid was om ’n bewustheid oor hipertensie, of hoë bloeddruk, te kweek en lig te werp op die belangrikheid van vroeë opsporing en voorkoming…http://news.nwu.ac.za/researchers-advocate-hypertension-awareness-and-prevention-world-hypertension-day
Researchers advocate hypertension awareness and prevention on World Hypertension Day
In recognition of World Hypertension Day, the NWU Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART) organised a blood pressure monitoring event as part of the May Measurement Month initiative. The event aimed to raise awareness about hypertension or high blood pressure, shedding light on the importance of early detection and prevention. Distinguished…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-appoints-alumnus-and-consul-general-professor-practice
NWU appoints alumnus and consul-general as professor of practice
Dr Bobby Moroe, North-West University (NWU) alumnus and the consul-general of South Africa in Lagos, Nigeria, has been appointed as a professor of practice in the research focus area Afrocentric Governance of Public Affairs (AGoPA) from 1 June 2023 to 31 May 2026. In his new role, Dr Moroe will play an active part in training both undergraduate…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/impak-van-voedingsprojek-gaan-deur-leierskapsontwikkeling-voort
Impak van voedingsprojek gaan deur leierskapsontwikkeling voort
Die werklike betekenis van ’n projek kan dikwels gemeet word aan die volhoubaarheid daarvan lank nadat dit voltooi is. Kundiges van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) maak betekenisvolle bydraes in Nigerië as deel van die heel grootste belegging in voedingleierskapsontwikkeling in Afrika tot op hede. Hulle doelwit is nou om die voetspoor van die…http://news.nwu.ac.za/impact-nutrition-project-continues-through-leadership-development