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The importance of sharing STEM possibilities with rural communities
The world of nuclear science is full of possibilities and the Centre for Applied Radiation Science and Technology (CARST) at the Mahikeng Campus of the North-West University (NWU) is doing its part to ensure a better life for all. To mark Youth Month, CARST, in collaboration with the National Nuclear Regulator, headed to Setlagole in North West…http://news.nwu.ac.za/faculty-hosts-succesful-international-conference
Faculty hosts succesful international conference
The North-West University's (NWU’s) Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences recently played host to the fourth International Conference of the HR Division of the Academy of Management (HRIC2023). Held at the Sun City Convention Centre, the conference was jointly organised by the NWU’s School of Industrial Psychology and Human Resources…http://news.nwu.ac.za/excelling-it-and-computer-science-students-receive-laptops
Excelling IT and computer science students receive laptops
Loop , a subsidiary of Lightstone , recognises the importance of investing in our students' future. The company recently donated laptops and laptop bags worth approximately R60 000 to four IT and computer sciences students at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark Campus. “We carefully selected the recipients based on their academic…http://news.nwu.ac.za/towards-sustainable-future-north-west-university
Towards a sustainable future with the North-West University
Our world is unrecognisable from that of just a few decades ago and great strides have been made to reduce disparities hampering global growth and prosperity. However, new challenges have arisen and we have yet to find answers to so many vexing questions. These include climate change, poverty and inequality, access to education, and environmental…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/verken-suid-afrika-se-unieke-en-interessante-erfenis
Verken Suid-Afrika se unieke en interessante erfenis
Het jy al ooit oor die betekenis van ’n monument langs die pad gewonder? Dalk het jy al in ’n dorp stilgehou wanneer jy op reis is en gewonder waar die dorp se besienswaardighede is. Reisigers het vroeër reisgidse en kaarte gebruik, maar daardie tyd is verby, danksy apps soos Road Trip SA. Die Suid-Afrikaanse maatskappy Value Apps Edms Bpk het…http://news.nwu.ac.za/explore-south-africas-unique-and-intriguing-heritage
Explore South Africa's unique and intriguing heritage
Have you ever pondered the significance of a monument by the roadside? Perhaps you have stopped in a town on a road trip and wondered where the town's points of interest were. Travellers once used guidebooks and maps, but those days are long gone thanks to apps such as the Road Trip SA app. By collaborating with Emile Coetzee, a North-West…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nuwe-benadering-tot-praktiese-onderwys-nie-net-kinderspeletjies-nie
Nuwe benadering tot praktiese onderwys is nie net kinderspeletjies nie
Dit lyk of LEGO®-blokkies in die klaskamer net so onweerstaanbaar is vir leerders as vir voordiensonderwysers, wat ontdek dat speel en leer op die ou end nie so veel van mekaar verskil nie. Navorsers by die Fakulteit Opvoedkunde aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) gebruik hierdie helderkleurige plastiekblokkies vir die praktiese komponent van…http://news.nwu.ac.za/new-approach-practical-education-isnt-just-childs-play
New approach to practical education isn’t just child’s play
LEGO® bricks in the classroom are proving irresistible to learners and pre-service teachers alike, who discover that play and learning are not so different. Researchers in the Faculty of Education at the North-West University (NWU) are using the brightly coloured plastic bricks for the practical component of pre-service teacher training…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/agterplaastuin-vennootskap-skiet-wortel-betyds-vir-nelson-mandela-dag
Agterplaastuin-vennootskap skiet wortel – betyds vir Nelson Mandela-dag
In ’n tyd waar voedselonsekerheid ’n dwingende bekommernis is, bied gemeenskapstuine ’n praktiese oplossing deur toegang tot vars, voedsame kos te verhoog. Hierdie tuine bemagtig individue en gemeenskappe om beheer van hulle voedselproduksie te neem, en om die afhanklikheid te verminder van duur en dikwels ongesonde voedselalternatiewe wat by die…http://news.nwu.ac.za/backyard-garden-partnership-springs-time-nelson-mandela-day
Backyard garden partnership springs up in time for Nelson Mandela Day
In an era where food insecurity is a pressing concern, community gardens offer a practical solution by increasing access to fresh, nutritious food. These gardens empower individuals and communities to take control of their food production, reducing dependence on expensive and often unhealthy store-bought alternatives. All this is captured in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/bemagtiging-van-onderwys-bring-tegnologiekennis-na-verarmde-klaskamers
Bemagtiging van onderwys: bring tegnologiekennis na verarmde klaskamers
In ’n 4IR-wêreld maak die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) seker dat leerders by agtergeblewe skole nie agterbly nie, en dat hulle die gereedskap en kennis het om aan die uitdagings van die immerveranderende werksomgewing te voldoen. Daarmee in gedagte het die Fakulteit Opvoedkunde op die NWU se Mahikengkampus ’n gemeenskapsprojek geïnisieer,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/empowering-education-bringing-technological-knowledge-impoverished-classrooms
Empowering education: bringing technological knowledge to impoverished classrooms
In a 4IR world, the North-West University (NWU) is ensuring that learners at disadvantaged schools are not left behind and have the tools and knowledge to meet the challenges of the ever-changing world of work. To this end, the Faculty of Education at the NWU’s Mahikeng Campus has initiated a community project, “A service-learning project for…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/hoerskoolleerders-leer-meer-oor-die-gevolge-van-klimaatsverandering
Hoërskoolleerders leer meer oor die gevolge van klimaatsverandering
Leerders van die StudyXpress Hoërskool in Potchefstroom het die geleentheid gekry om self te sien watter tipes besoedeling en drywers van klimaatsverandering in hul omgewing aangetref word. Die groep leerders en ’n wetenskaponderwyser het onlangs die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se Welgegund atmosferiese metingstasie vir ’n veldlesing oor…http://news.nwu.ac.za/high-school-learners-learn-more-about-consequences-climate-change
High-school learners learn more about the consequences of climate change
Learners from the StudyXpress High School in Potchefstroom got the opportunity to see for themselves what types of pollution and climate change enforcers are found in their environment. The group of learners and a science teacher recently visited the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Welgegund atmospheric measurement station for a field lecture on…http://news.nwu.ac.za/brics-network-university-seminar-build-strengthen-partnerships
BRICS Network University Seminar to build, strengthen partnerships
The North-West University (NWU) will be hosting the 2023 BRICS Network University Seminar from 5 to 6 July on the NWU’s Potchefstroom Campus. BRICS is an acronym denoting the various global partnerships between Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. Delegates from universities across South Africa will attend the seminar in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/pitso-oor-beleidsonsekerheid-en-die-pad-vorentoe-vir-die-ekonomie
Pitso oor beleidsonsekerheid en die pad vorentoe vir die ekonomie
Prof Raymond Parsons het tydens die vierde Pitso vir 2023 die Beleidsonsekerheidsindeks van die NWU Besigheidskool vir die tweede kwartaal bespreek. Dit het ’n insiggewende bespreking oor die implikasies daarvan vir die ekonomie aan die gang gesit. Die kundiges het na die huidige stand van die indeks gekyk en die potensiële oplossings ondersoek…http://news.nwu.ac.za/pitso-policy-uncertainty-and-way-forward-economy
Pitso on policy uncertainty and the way forward for the economy
During the fourth Pitso for 2023, Prof Raymond Parsons shared the Policy Uncertainty Index of the NWU Business School for the second quarter, which sparked an insightful discussion on its implications for the economy. The experts delved into the current standing of the index and explored potential remedies for prevailing crises that hinder much-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/bodybuilding-team-claims-fifth-ussa-championship-title
Bodybuilding team claims fifth USSA championship title
The bodybuilding team from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark Campus once again emerged victorious in the national University Sports South Africa (USSA) championship for 2023. This is the fifth time the team scooped the top spot, despite facing stiff competition from other teams. This year the event took place at Forte Hare…http://news.nwu.ac.za/ntokozo-represent-south-africa-brazilian-summer-school
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