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Space, billionaires and our new age of going to the heavens
There was a time when superpowers fought proxy wars and the world teetered on the brink of oblivion. There was a time when men rode behemoths called Redstone, Atlas, Titan and Saturn to the heavens underneath hundreds of thousands of pounds of thrust, and the names Sputnik, Laika, Gagarin, Shepard and Glenn reverberated around the eastern and…https://news.nwu.ac.za/communities-benefit-nwus-development-projects
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…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/nwu-sarao-winter/contact-and-organiser-information
Contact and Organiser Information
Contact us: For any enquiries, please send an e-mail to: radio-interf@nwu.ac.za Organisers: Ruby van Rooyen Main Organiser SARAO James Chibueze Main Organiser North-West University, Centre for…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/robotics
Robotics GEAR | Home
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Undergraduate study options
Computer Science Education [accordion collapsed] Overview This subject group is responsible for the training of education students for the degree Baccalaureus Education (BEd) and the Post-Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) in the subjects Information Technology Education and Computer Applications Technology Education. There are no…
Botany Publications
Publications of Botany staff for 2014-2015 1. Botha M, Siebert SJ, Van den Berg J, Maliba BG, Ellis S. 2015. Plant and arthropod diversity patterns of maize agro-ecosystems in two grassy biomes of South Africa. Biodiversity and Conservation 24(7): 1797-1824 2. Davoren E, Siebert SJ, Cilliers SS, Du Toit MJ…
Africa Day
"Africa Day is intended to celebrate and acknowledge the successes of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU now the AU) from its creation on May 25, 1963, in the fight against colonialism and apartheid, as well as the progress that Africa has made while reflecting upon the common challenges that the continent faces in a global…https://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/hypertension-africa-research-team-hart/symposium-cloned
Symposium - Cloned
HART Symposium A decade of hypertension research: Reflecting on the past to strengthen the future 19 - 20 September 2022 Prof Neil Poulter London, UK Biosketch × Prof. Neil Poulter Professor of Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine Imperial College London London, United Kingdom Professor Neil Poulter qualified at St Mary’s…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/unit-data-science-and-computing/our-research
Our research
Recent publications (2022) Moyo, B., Huisman, M. and Drevin, L. 2022. Towards the Development of a Contingent Use of Systems Development Methodologies Model, Advances in Information Systems Development: Springer, pp. 273-289. Moyo, B., Huisman, M. and Drevin, L. 2022. The state of systems development methodologies use within the…
Climate Change, Air Quality and Impacts
Sub-programme leader: Prof Roelof Burger (Roelof.Burger@nwu.ac.za) Overview The Air Quality and Impacts sub-programme is aimed at providing key information to support the development of sustainable air quality policies and practices in Southern Africa. The influence of activities associated with human and industrial development…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-donors-beseeched-help-address-current-inadequate-funding-structure-support-postgraduate-studies
NWU donors beseeched to help address the current inadequate funding structure to support postgraduate studies
There is an urgent need to address the problem of inadequate funding for postgraduate studies in South Africa. This was the recurring consensus during the recent North-West University (NWU) donor event held in Sandton, Johannesburg. Speakers included Dr Anna Mokgokong, chancellor of the NWU; Dr Bismark Tyobeka, principal and vice-chancellor; and…https://library.nwu.ac.za/icil-2019-programme
ICIL 2019 - Conference Programme
PDF of conference programme Guidelines for presenters and session chairs, Sunday 22 September 2019, 15:00-18:00 Registration and arrival coffee/tea - Library Foyer [Building 13], Monday 23 September 2019, 7:30 Registration and coffee/tea [Foyer, Building 6] 9:00 Welcoming [Samancor Auditorium, Building 6] 9:30 International keynote: Prof. Serap Kurbanoglu Information Literacy in the Post-Truth Era [Samancor Auditorium, Building 6] Chairperson: Mathew Moyo 10:15 Questions - keynote 10:30 Coffee/tea & Poster presentations [Buidling 6]…, Tuesday 24 September 2019, 7:30 Registration and coffee/tea [Foyer, Building 6] 9:00 International keynote: Prof. Thomas P. Mackey Building Communities of Trust: Metaliterate Learning for a Post-Truth Society [Samancor Auditorium, Building 6] Chairperson: Jako Olivier 9:45 Questions - keynote Parallel sessions Samancor Auditorium [Building 6] Old Mutual Auditorium […, Wednesday 25 September 2019, 7:30 Registration and coffee/tea [Foyer, Building 6] 9:00 International keynote: Prof. Irina Zhilavskaya Future of Media and Information Literacy: Russian perspective [Samancor Auditorium, Building 6] Chairperson: Bosire Onyancha 10:00 Questions - keynote Parallel sessions Samancor Auditorium [Building 6] Old Mutual Auditorium [Building 6…, Thursday 26 September 2019, 7:30 Registration and coffee/tea [Foyer, Building 6] 9:00 International keynote: Prof. Trudi E. Jacobson Creating Shareable Knowledge: Exploring the Synergy between Metaliteracy and Open Pedagogy [Samancor Auditorium, Building 6] Chairperson: Serap Kurbanoglu 9:45 Questions - keynote 10:00 South Africa National Convention Bureau - Bid Support…, Friday 27 September 2019, Optional excursions, Poster presentations, Library enhancing user information skills through Information Literacy: A case study of the University of Limpopo Library Abigail Shoroma Wow! Faculty Information Literacy: Do they also need training? The Case of a University in United Arab Emirates Mary Sengati-Zimba , Presentation types, Keynotes: 45-minute presentation with 15 minutes for discussion/questions Papers/Doctoral forum: 20-minute presentation with 10 minutes for discussion/questions PechaKucha: 6-minute presentation with 4 minutes for remarks/questions [The last 5 minutes of the sessions will be used to move between rooms.]https://engineering.nwu.ac.za/solar-car/news
News
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Language Technology new
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3MC Conference on Biomathematics: Plenary talks
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3MC Conference 2024: Plenary talks
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Continental progress key to everyone’s progress/wellbeing?
The North-West University (NWU) is currently partnering with the Jomo Kennyata University in Kenya and aims to use Kenya’s health facilities to trial and possibly market three of its recently developed Covid-19 solutions. “We don’t have the luxury of making a difference only in South Africa. We think of making a difference in Africa and the rest…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/hydrometallurgy/current-research-focus
Current Research Focus
In an effort to create more sustainable outcomes for the mining and energy industries, the Hydrometallurgy research group is teaming up with the NWU Minerals Beneficiation research group at the Faculty of Engineering's Centre of Excellence for Carbon based Fuels (CoE for CbF) to conduct joint research as a cluster. This cluster is well-equipped to…
Membrane Technology: Publications and Patents
Publications: • P.G. Randall, H.M. Krieg & A.E.J. McGill, 1992. Calibration comparison between South African and Federal Grain Inspections services and European calibrations. South African Journal of Food Science and Nutrition, 4(2), 33-35. • H.M. Krieg, V.M. Linkov & J.C. Breytenbach,…