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Ntokozo to represent South Africa at Brazilian summer school
North-West University PhD candidate Ntokozo Happy Msiza is one of only four young people that have been selected to represent South Africa at an agricultural summer school at the University of São Paulo in Brazil. The summer school will take place from 21 July to 4 August, and is a joint effort between the board of the National Youth…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/seminaar-van-die-brics-network-universiteit-ondersoek-dringende-uitdagings
Seminaar van die BRICS Network-universiteit ondersoek dringende uitdagings
Klimaatsverandering, toegang tot tegnologie, energie en sosio-ekonomiese struikelblokke is maar net ’n paar van die kritieke uitdagings wat die mensdom tans in die gesig staar. Afgevaardigdes van die BRICS*-nasies het persoonlik en virtueel by die 2023-seminaar van die BRICS Network-universiteit opgedaag om vennootskappe te vestig en deur…http://news.nwu.ac.za/brics-network-university-seminar-explores-pressing-challenges
BRICS Network University seminar explores pressing challenges
Climate change, access to technology, energy and socioeconomic hurdles are just some of the critical challenges humanity is currently facing. Delegates from the BRICS* nations converged in person or virtually on the 2023 BRICS Network University seminar to build partnerships and find solutions to shared problems through collaboration and the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/students-celebrate-youth-month-style
Students celebrate Youth Month in style
By Sandile Mahlangu With the country having commemorated Youth Month last month, some North-West University (NWU) students celebrated the event differently this year. Four students from the university got an opportunity to embrace being a young person in our country and shared it with the rest of the world through commercial radio stations –…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/ses-stroop-vir-tennisster-johann
Ses–stroop vir tennisster Johann
Dit is nou 148 jaar gelede sedert die Fransman Pierre Babolat natuurlike derms – dié van ’n bees – geneem het om snare vir ’n tennisraket te maak. Nou gebruik die topgekeurde manlike tennisspeler by die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) sy Babolet Pure Drive-raket om sy opponente op tennisbane regoor die land rond te jaag. Trouens, die 20-jarige…http://news.nwu.ac.za/six-love-tennis-star-johann
Six–love for tennis star Johann
It has been 148 years since Frenchman Pierre Babolat took natural gut–derived from cow intestine – to make tennis racket strings. Now, the top-ranked male tennis player at the North-West University (NWU) is using his Babolet Pure Drive racket to run opponents ragged on courts across the country. In fact, 20-year-old Johann Coetzee, who…http://news.nwu.ac.za/lecturers-unpack-entrepreneurial-learning
Lecturers unpack entrepreneurial learning
By Menziwa Msibi Academics from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Education, in collaboration with the Department of Basic Education (DBE), recently participated in an Entrepreneurial Learning Workshop and Employability Task Team (EEETT). The purpose of the workshop was to contribute to a shared understanding of what…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/rachael-veroorsaak-groot-golwe-die-oop-water
Rachael veroorsaak groot golwe in die oop water
As jou knieë lam word as jy daaraan dink dat jy 10 km moet stap, dink net hoe jou arms sal kla as jy daardie afstand moet swem. Vir Rachael Humphries is dit maar net nog ’n dag in haar waterkantoor. Trouens, hierdie BA-student in Gesondheidswetenskappe aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU), wat in Randburg gebore is en aan The King’s School Robin…http://news.nwu.ac.za/rachael-making-open-water-waves
Rachael is making open water waves
If your knees start trembling at the thought of walking 10 km, imagine how your arms would protest if you had to swim it. For Rachael Humphries, it is another day at the aquatic office. In fact, this Bachelor of Health Sciences student at the North-West University (NWU), who was born in Randburg and matriculated from The King’s School Robin…http://news.nwu.ac.za/alumnus-donates-thought-provoking-artwork-nwu-library
Alumnus donates thought-provoking artwork to NWU Library
Retired professor Jan Buscop donated 4 paintings to NWU and these artworks will be hosted in the library. More about retired professor Jan Buscop Prof Buscop was born in the Netherlands and emigrated in 1978 to South Africa. He completed his PhD at UNIBO and was appointed as senior lecturer in 1993 and retired in 2019. Currently he…http://news.nwu.ac.za/discourse-explores-equal-and-quality-education-rural-areas-0
Discourse explores equal and quality education in rural areas
The research unit for Education and Human Rights in Diversity (Edu-HRight) recently organised a significant discourse in collaboration with the Legal Perspectives, Governance and Democracy research subarea and the Education Law subject group at the North-West University (NWU). The discourse aimed to shed light on the various factors crucial for…http://news.nwu.ac.za/academic-receives-prestigious-botany-award
Academic receives prestigious botany award
North-West University (NWU) academic Prof Oladapo Aremu recently received the Economic Botany Excellence Award (EBEA) at the joint conference of the Society for Economic Botany (SEB) and the Society of Ethnobiology at Emory University Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The EBEA – also called the Mid-Career Excellence Award – is made annually to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/empowering-employees-create-safe-and-conducive-environment
Empowering employees to create a safe and conducive environment
The North-West University’s (NWU's) Safety, Health and Environment department recently organised a comprehensive two-day training workshop to enhance workplace safety and promote a culture of health and wellbeing. The workshop’s aim was to equip permanent employees with the necessary theoretical and practical knowledge to qualify as safety,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/programme-will-boost-female-leadership-higher-education
Programme will boost female leadership in higher education
The North-West University's (NWU’s) People and Culture division will be launching a Women in Leadership Programme on 25 August 2023 at the Riverside Sun Hotel in Vanderbijlpark. This programme is part of the NWU’s strategic initiatives led by the principal and vice-chancellor, Prof Bismark Tyobeka, and aligns with the university’s…http://news.nwu.ac.za/sadilar-uj-externship-highlights-career-possibilities-digital-humanities
SADiLaR-UJ externship highlights career possibilities in digital humanities
A group of linguistics and language practice students from the University of Johannesburg (UJ) recently attended an online workshop with staff from the South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLaR) to learn more about the career possibilities in the field of digital humanities. This one-day externship – an online internship –…http://news.nwu.ac.za/preparing-students-fourth-industrial-revolution
Preparing students for the Fourth Industrial Revolution
The School of Accounting Sciences at the North-West University (NWU) is going to empower newly qualified and existing accountants to keep up with the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR). This event will be hosted at the Tsebonokeng Hall on the Vanderbijlpark Campus on 4 August from 11:00 to 16:00. The project, led by Kurt Naicker, a senior…http://news.nwu.ac.za/sadilar-celebrates-successful-4th-rail-workshop-croatia
SADiLaR celebrates the successful 4th RAIL workshop in Croatia
The South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLaR) at the North-West University (NWU) hosted a successful fourth workshop on Resources for African Indigenous Languages (RAIL) in Dubrovnik, Croatia. The annual workshop, which took place on 6 May 2023 as part of the 17th Conference of the European Chapter of the Association for…http://news.nwu.ac.za/jeniques-generosity-brings-joy-her-feline-friends
Jenique’s generosity brings joy to her feline friends
Jenique Botha, a compassionate and dedicated 20-year-old student from the North-West University (NWU), recently made a heart-warming gesture by donating cat food at the Cat Shack and Edenvale Ferals. Known for its exceptional boarding services for cats when their owners are away, the Cat Shack goes above and beyond by actively participating in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/empowering-female-leaders-strive-excellence
Empowering female leaders to strive for excellence
In anticipation of Women's Month, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark Campus, in collaboration with ArcelorMittal South Africa Limited, recently hosted a breakfast event themed "Women of Steel". Hosted by Prof Linda du Plessis, vice-principal and deputy vice-chancellor for planning and Vanderbijlpark Campus operations, the event…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-psychologist-accompany-sa-team-world-games