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Wilmarié du Plessis
Wilmarié du Plessis has been a lecturer at the NWU since 2012. She completed her doctoral studies 2021/22 at the NWU. Wilmarié teaches both undergraduate and postgraduate students and is responsible for supervising students with their master’s and doctoral studies. Furthermore, she is involved in community projects relating to the field of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/expert/yolandi-breet
Yolandi Breet
Prof Yolandi Breet is an associate professor and researcher in the field of Cardiovascular physiology and is also the subject leader of Physiology. Her research focuses on factors leading to the development of hypertension and cardiovascular disease. Her specific interests include large artery stiffness and early vascular aging. She holds a Y-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/expert/tamrin-veldsman
Tamrin Veldsman
Tamrin Veldsman is a lecturer, and emerging expert, in the School of Human Movement Sciences in the Subject Group: Biokinetics at the North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus) in South Africa. Tamrin is a registered biokineiticist with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) and serves as the chairperson for the North-West…http://news.nwu.ac.za/expert/gisele-mah
Gisele Mah
Gisele is an Associate professor at the Faculty of Economic and Management Scienceshttp://news.nwu.ac.za/expert/roland-goldberg
Roland Goldberg
I consider myself to be an expert in the field of Consumer Behaviour. I have obtained my B.Com Degree in Chartered Marketing; B.Com (Hons) in Marketing Management and Entrepreneurship; M.Com in Marketing Management (Focussed on Consumer Behaviour); and my Ph.D in Marketing Management. In addition to my academic qualifications, I have extensive…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-hoof-en-visekanselier-vereer-met-aanstelling-adjunkprofessor-topuniversiteit-vs
NWU hoof en visekanselier vereer met aanstelling as adjunkprofessor by topuniversiteit in VS
Die droom van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) om ’n internasionaal erkende universiteit te wees, het onlangs ’n hupstoot gekry deur die aanstelling van sy hoof en visekanselier as adjunkprofessor by een van die topuniversiteite in die Verenigde State van Amerika. Die Kollege vir Ingenieurswese by die North Carolina State University (NCSU) het…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-principal-and-vice-chancellor-honoured-appointment-adjunct-professor-top-us-university
NWU principal and vice-chancellor honoured with appointment as adjunct professor at top US university
The dream of the North-West University (NWU) to be an internationally recognised university was recently given a boost by the appointment of its principal and vice-chancellor as adjunct professor at one of the top universities in the United States of America. The College of Engineering at the North Carolina State University (NCSU) has appointed…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-says-public-service-strike-will-have-very-negative-effects-sa
NWU academic says public service strike will have very negative effects on SA
Workers in the public sector are furious with government, accusing it of negotiating “in bad faith” after wage negotiations collapsed following the employer’s 3% wage offer. Only one of the unions represented, the South African Democratic Teachers Union, has accepted the offer. Thousands of workers were expected to picket countrywide to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/kersfees-het-inderdaad-vroeg-aangebreek
Kersfees het inderdaad vroeg aangebreek
By Sandile Mahlangu Die NWU Simfonie-orkes het onlangs ’n Christmas Comes Early-konsert by die NWU Sanlam Ouditorium op die Potchefstroomkampus gehou. Die orkes het die Noordwes-gemeenskap met Kersliedjies en ’n Kersfees-speellys vir die Kersfeesseisoen voorberei. André Oosthuizen, die orkes se dirigent, sê “die konsert was om die werk te…http://news.nwu.ac.za/christmas-came-early-indeed
Christmas came early indeed
By Sandile Mahlangu The NWU Symphony Orchestra recently held a Christmas Comes Early concert at the NWU Sanlam Auditorium at the Potchefstroom Campus. The orchestra was preparing the North West community for the Christmas season with Christmas carols and a Christmas playlist. André Oosthuizen, the orchestra conductor, said “the concert…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-hosts-international-conference-information-literacy
NWU hosts International Conference on Information Literacy
The North-West University (NWU) recently hosted the second International Conference on Information Literacy (ICIL) on the Potchefstroom Campus. Since the Covid-19 pandemic prevented the holding of the conference in 2021, many sighed with relief when things returned to normal and restrictions were eased. This conference was an opportunity for…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/mediumtermynbegroting-beleidsverklaring-ontvang-n-slaagpunt
Mediumtermynbegroting-beleidsverklaring ontvang ’n “slaagpunt”
Dit is ’n slaagpunt. Dit is die gevolgtrekking van ’n paneel kundiges wat deur die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se Besigheidskool ontvang is en gevra is of die 2022 Mediumtermynbegroting-beleidsverklaring (MTBBV) ’n “druip-” of “slaagsyfer” moet ontvang. Die Minister van Finansies, Enoch Godongwana, het op Woensdag 26 Oktober die MTBBV gelewer…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-se-intelligente-stelsels-navorsingsgroep-besig-om-intelligensie-te-ontwikkel-om-vervoerprobleme
NWU se Intelligente Stelsels-navorsingsgroep is besig om intelligensie te ontwikkel om vervoerprobleme op te los
Rekenaars word al hoe noodsaakliker in die moderne samelewing, met ’n geweldige invloed oor hoe mense probleme skep en oplos. Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se Intelligente Stelsels-navorsingsgroep se missie is om volgendegeslagoplossings te ontwikkel wat sal help om vervoerprobleme met behulp van tegnologie op te los. Geleë in die Skool vir…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-intelligent-systems-research-group-developing-intelligence-solve-transportation-problems
NWU's Intelligent Systems Research Group is developing intelligence to solve transportation problems
Computers are becoming essential in modern society with a tremendous influence on how humans create and solve problems. The North-West University's (NWU’s) Intelligent Systems research group is on a mission to develop next-generation solutions that will help solve transportation problems using technology. Within the School of Electrical,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-die-eerste-plek-suid-afrika-met-ingenieurswese
NWU is in die eerste plek in Suid-Afrika met ingenieurswese
Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) is die beste keuse onder plaaslike universiteite vir studie op die gebied van ingenieurswese. Die jongste ranglys vir vakke deur Times Higher Education (THE) plaas die NWU aan die bopunt van die leer op hierdie gebied en beklemtoon die NWU se ander vakaanbiedings van gehalte. Volgens THE se World University…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-engineering-number-one-south-africa
NWU’s engineering is number one in South Africa
The North-West University (NWU) is the best choice among local universities for studies in the field of engineering. The latest subjects ranking by Times Higher Education (THE) places the NWU at the top of the ladder in this field, and highlights the NWU’s other quality subject offerings. According to THE’s World University Rankings by Subject…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/jo-ane-en-alan-nwu-se-atletiektrots
Jo-Ané en Alan is NWU se atletiektrots
Sy is die heersende, verdedigende en onbetwiste spiesgooikampioen van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU), en Jo-Ané van Dyk is onlangs weer as die Potchefstroomkampus se Sportvrou van die Jaar aangewys. Dié uitnemende spiesgooier het weereens in 2022 haar staal op die internasionale verhoog gewys, waar sy Suid-Afrika by die Afrikaspele, die…http://news.nwu.ac.za/jo-ane-and-alan-are-athletics-pride-nwu
Jo-Ané and Alan are the athletics pride of the NWU
She is the current, defending and undisputed javelin champion of the North-West University (NWU), and Jo-Ané van Dyk was recently crowned the Potchefstroom Campus Sportswoman of the Year again. This excellent javelin thrower showed her steel on the international stage once more in 2022 when she represented South Africa at the African Games, the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/tlhokomelo-shares-her-sunshine
Tlhokomelo shares her sunshine
By Ontiretse Motingwa Tlhokomelo Khusu from Matatiele in the Eastern Cape is a second-year student doing a BSoc with psychology degree at the North-West University (NWU), and she finds joy in putting words together. This year, Tlhokomelo published an English poetry book titled Sunshine. “I started writing letters to my mother when I was…http://news.nwu.ac.za/indigenous-games-music-and-dance-promote-health-and-wellbeing