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Gr8 Success! – ’n ernstige speletjie om vir mense sagte vaardighede aan te leer
Ontmoet vir Faith Sibiya en Carl Thomson. Hulle is twee tipiese universiteitstudente. Faith is ’n eksentrieke voetesleper en vind altyd ’n verskoning om daardie baie belangrike taak te doen… maar môre. Carl, aan die ander kant, is ’n aandagafleibare lolpot. Hulle moet albei binne ses maande hulle buiging in die werksomgewing daarbuite maak. Weet…https://news.nwu.ac.za/gr8-success-%25E2%2580%2593-serious-game-teaching-soft-skills
Gr8 Success! – a serious game for teaching soft skills
Meet Faith Sibiya and Carl Thomson. They are two typical varsity students. Faith is an eccentric foot-dragger and always finds an excuse to do that really important assignment… tomorrow. Carl, on the other hand, is an inattentive fusspot. In less than six months’ time, both of them have to set foot in the world of work. Do they know that…https://news.nwu.ac.za/dancers-put-their-best-feet-forward
Dancers put their best feet forward
The social origin of ballroom dance lies in the European court dances of the 17th and 18th centuries. Today, dance is classified as the third most popular leisure and life-style activity after soccer and rugby. No wonder then that North-West University (NWU) is a strong competitor in this popular field. The NWU’s dance club impressed with…https://news.nwu.ac.za/three-keys-unlock-loerie-success-three-students
Three keys unlock Loerie success for three students
The will to win, the desire to succeed and the urge to reach your full potential. These are three keys to unlock the door to personal excellence – and three Loerie awards. Three of our graphic design students proved this true when they walked away with one gold and one silver award and a Campaign Craft Certificate on 17 and 18 August at the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/sa%25E2%2580%2599s-fiscal-arithmetic-and-growth-outlook-remain-weak-and-vulnerable
SA’s fiscal arithmetic and growth outlook remain weak and vulnerable
The economic and fiscal strategies outlined in Tito Mboweni’s 2018 medium term budget policy statement (MTBPS) on 24 October 2018 are likely to have a mixed impact on business and the markets, given the constraints governing the fiscal framework. Although facing an unenviable task, the Finance Minister nevertheless gave a realistic assessment…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/inligting-oor-maatskaplike-dienste-net-%25E2%2580%2599n-toep-weg-vir-senior-burgers
Inligting oor maatskaplike dienste is net ’n toep weg vir senior burgers
In ’n stowwerige straat van ’n dorpie in Noordwes moedig ’n groep 12-jariges mekaar luidkeels aan terwyl hulle kgati, ’n inheemse speletjie, met ’n springtou speel. Namate die speletjie ernstiger raak, hoor een van hulle haar ouma vanuit die kombuis roep en haar vra om gou na hulle wyksraadslid se huis toe te gaan om te hoor of die maatskaplike…https://news.nwu.ac.za/social-service-information-just-app-away-senior-citizens
Social service information is just an app away for senior citizens
On a dusty street of a village in the North West Province a group of 12-year-olds are cheering each other on as they play kgati, an indigenous game using a skipping rope. As the game intensifies one of them hears her grandmother shouting from the kitchen, requesting her to go to their ward counsellor’s house and ask if social grants will be paid…https://news.nwu.ac.za/tool-talent-risk-management-may-retain-academics
Tool for talent risk management may retain academics
The voluntary turnover rate of academics ranges between 41 and 63% and at least 6 000 new academics are required to replace retiring academics within the next five years. These research statistics and estimates do not look good, do they? Fortunately a recent doctoral research study has shone the light on talent management with a view to…https://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/leandri-kruger
Leandri Kruger
Leandri Kruger’s career started in 2012 at the African Centre for Disaster Studies (North-West University) where she mainly contributed as a researcher for various international and national research projects, and as a lecturer for post graduate students. She is also the Programme Manager of the Postgraduate diploma in Disaster Risk Management,…https://news.nwu.ac.za/wendelle-epitome-academic-and-football-excellence
Wendelle is an epitome of academic and football excellence
The normal career span for a soccer player is 10 years, not taking into consideration the nature and extent of injuries sustained. Often, this is why players invest in their futures beyond football in preparation for the day when they hang up their soccer boots. Soccer Institute captain Wendelle Martin was among the 250 graduates who were…https://news.nwu.ac.za/study-helps-postgrads-cope
Study helps postgrads cope
Global research has shown that only half of enrolled master’s and PhD students actually finish their studies. Around 40% of the same group battle with mental illness such as depression and anxiety. Coincidence? Laura Weiss thinks not. Dr Laura Weiss, a postdoctoral researcher at Optentia research focus area on the North-West University’s (NWU’…https://news.nwu.ac.za/swedish-experts-collaborate-nwu
Swedish experts collaborate with NWU
Imagine the interesting discussions around the breakfast table when the husband studies role of European Union politics in Sweden and his wife gender equality in higher education. Esteemed political scientists, Prof Daniel and Dr Charlotte Silander from Linnaeus University in Sweden (LNU), recently visited the North-West University’s (NWU’s)…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-breaking-new-ground-fempreneurs
NWU breaking new ground for fempreneurs
It was a night of high-fashion and festivity, aptly befitting of the celebrated group of female entrepreneurs ready to impact the world of work. The 2018 Gala Awards of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Enterprising Women Programme saw 28 women graduating from the programme. This gala event recently took place at the Emerald Hotel in…https://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/marthie-van-der-walt
Marthie van der Walt
My post-doctoral endeavours (since 2008) took me on a journey to become an established (NRF C2-rated) researcher within the metacognition research community in mathematics education. Based on my intellectual property stemming from my Master's and doctoral studies, I could give scholarly leadership to enhance metacognition in mathematics education…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/%25E2%2580%2598n-arend-vir-fanie
‘n Arend vir Fanie
Fanie Roos, ’n dosent in sportbestuur, het onlangs die eerste verteenwoordiger van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) geword wat die gesogte Professionele Gholfspelersvereniging van Suid-Afrika (“PGA-SA”) toegespreek het. Hy het ook pas gehoor dat hy uitgenooi is na die 2019 weergawe van die Amerikaanse Professionele Gholfspelersvereniging (“PGA-…https://news.nwu.ac.za/bye-bye-birdie-fanie-lands-pga-eagle
Bye-bye birdie as Fanie lands a PGA eagle
Fanie Roos, a lecturer in sport management, recently became the first North-West University (NWU) representative to address the prestigious Professional Golfers Association of South Africa (PGA-SA). And come January 2019, he will be jetting off to Orlando, Florida, to attend the international PGA Coaching and Teaching Summit. During the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-researchers-receive-accolades
NWU’s researchers receive accolades
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Theology’s researchers are leading the pack when it comes to awards for excellence and productivity. The faculty took top honours at the vice-chancellor’s Research and Innovation Excellence Awards, winning in both the Most Productive Researcher and Most Productive Research Entity categories…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-brings-education-your-doorstep
NWU brings education to your doorstep
The North-West University (NWU) believes distance should never be an obstacle to education. This is why in an attempt to bring education right to your doorstep, the Unit for Open Distance Learning of the NWU has recently established two offices in Namibia. The NWU is proud to offer quality education to the more than 1 500 Namibian…https://news.nwu.ac.za/having-conversation-about-plagiarism
Having a conversation about plagiarism
Falsification, misrepresentation of another’s work as your own and knowingly helping others cheat or plagiarise are all forms of academic dishonesty. In the university environment this is a very serious offense and may very well result in expulsion or academic disbarment. The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Centre for Teaching and Learning…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-kundige-werp-lig-op-mededingingsintelligensie-sport