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SEW 2019: meer as idees – optrede!
Met die nasionale bekendstelling van Studente-entrepreneurskapsweek (SEW) wat op 1 Augustus 2019 plaasvind, is hoëronderriginstellings regoor die land gereed om bewustheid van die belangrikheid van entrepreneurskap as ’n lewensvatbare loopbaanopsie te skep. Dit is ook die geval by die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU). Hierdie nasionale inisiatief…http://news.nwu.ac.za/sew-2019-beyond-ideas-action
SEW 2019: beyond ideas, into action!
With the national launch of the Student Entrepreneurship Week (SEW) set to take place on 1 August 2019, institutions of higher learning across the country are ready to raise awareness of the importance of entrepreneurship as a viable career option. This is also the case at the North-West University (NWU). This national initiative was piloted…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-assists-invention-reflective-livestock-spray-paint
NWU assists with invention of reflective livestock spray paint
The spirit of the North-West University (NWU) is reflected in the way the university unlock the future for people and enable them to make their dreams come true. It is the NWU’s purpose to excel in innovative learning and teaching and cutting-edge research to benefit society. The NWU’s Technology Transfer and Innovation Support (TTIS)…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/geestesgesondheid-bewustheidsdag-2019-laat-elke-tre%25C3%25AB-tel
Geestesgesondheid-bewustheidsdag 2019: laat elke treë tel!
Geestesgesondheid omvat soveel meer as bloot ’n treffrase van ons tyd. Dit is trouens een van die belangrikste welstandsfaktore om te oorweeg, aangesien dit almal raak, ongeag hulle ouderdom, geslag, sosiale posisie of professie. Daarmee in gedagte gaan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se Alumni-kantoor en die Gesondheidsorgsentrum in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/mental-health-awareness-day-2019-make-every-step-count
Mental Health Awareness Day 2019: make every step count!
Mental health encapsulates so much more than a mere catchphrase of our time. In fact, it is one of the most important wellness factors to consider since it affects everybody regardless of age, gender, social standing or profession. With this in mind, the North-West University’s (NWU) Alumni Office and Health Care Centre in Vanderbijlpark will…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-summit-focuses-human-capital-fourth-industrial-revolution
NWU summit focuses on human capital in Fourth Industrial Revolution
The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) is changing the way businesses create value, and how people work and individuals interact and communicate with each other. It goes without saying that the 4IR will also have a huge impact on South Africa’s economy. Taking into account the country’s current unemployment rate of 26,7%, the big question…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-legal-scholars-present-paper-decolonization-and-africanisation-law-curriculum
NWU legal scholars present paper on decolonization and Africanisation of law curriculum
Two students from the North-West University (NWU) presented a joint paper on the decolonisation and Africanisation of the law curriculum at the annual South African Law Deans’ Association (SALDA) Law Students’ Conference. Fourth-year LLB-students Bophelo Seleke and Leo Maphosa, president of the Student Campus Council on the campus in Mahikeng…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-expert-joins-external-review-panel-ethiopia
NWU expert joins external review panel in Ethiopia
The Ethiopian Civil Services University (ECSU) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, recently invited Prof Ravinder Rena, a professor in economics and internationalization and project leader at the North-West University (NWU) Business School, to be part of an external programme review panel. This panel was tasked with evaluating the university’s…http://news.nwu.ac.za/how-mandela-day-came-about
How Mandela Day came about
It’s that time of the year again when social media feeds will be flooded with pictures and videos of good Samaritans doing their bit for Mandela Day. 67 Minutes for Mandela is in its 10th year of existence, and is still going strong. On 18 July 2008, while the late Nelson Mandela was celebrating his 90th birthday in London, he said: “It is…http://news.nwu.ac.za/biogas-brilliance-scores-nwu-enactus-team-second-place
Biogas brilliance scores NWU Enactus team a second place
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Enactus team secured the second position in the ideation challenge competition during the annual EnactusZA National Competition that took place at the Sandton Convention Centre on 8 and 9 July 2019. This competition brings together the top student, academic and business leaders from around the country.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-invests-sa%25E2%2580%2599s-community-oriented-primary-health-care
NWU invests in SA’s community-oriented primary health care
The North-West University (NWU) in partnership with the University of Pretoria will be training community health workers (CHWs) and staff from the North West Provincial Department of Health on community-oriented primary care (COPC). The NWU’s Africa Unit for Trans disciplinary Health Research (AUTHeR), under the leadership of Prof Petra…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-leopards-lair-competition-entry-deadline-extended
NWU’s Leopards Lair Competition: entry deadline extended
The North-West University (NWU) believes in the transformative power of entrepreneurship, not only in terms of a re-envisioned world of work, but also as a driving force of renewed economic growth. With this said, the third annual rendition of the popular NWU Leopards Lair Competition provides students from across the NWU’s geographical…http://news.nwu.ac.za/decolonisation-afrikaans-topic-inaugural-christo-van-rensburg-memorial-lecture
Decolonisation of Afrikaans the topic of inaugural Christo van Rensburg memorial lecture
The first memorial lecture for Prof Christo van Rensburg was recently presented with great success on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Potchefstroom. Prof Van Rensburg was one of the most well-known Afrikaans language experts and received the CJ Langenhoven prize for language science in 2018 for his work in identifying, noting…http://news.nwu.ac.za/exciting-research-be-shared-femmegineering-celebration
Exciting research to be shared at the Femmegineering celebration
The days of men dominating the engineering scene is still an evident and alarming fact. Despite an improvement in recent years, there remains a serious shortage of women pursuing careers in engineering. The North-West University (NWU) aims to change this - one semester at a time… The NWU’s Faculty of Engineering will once again host the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/hair-raising-truth-about-uranium-exposure-south-africa
Hair-raising truth about uranium exposure in South Africa
A novel international research project focusing on human exposure to uranium in South African gold mining areas, has concluded that residents living in and near gold mining areas are exposed to elevated environmental levels of uranium. The latter eventually finds its way into the human body giving way to adverse health effects. The…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/alumni-kantoor-betrek-gegradueerdes-deur-loopbaanontwikkelingsondersteuning
Alumni-kantoor betrek gegradueerdes deur loopbaanontwikkelingsondersteuning
Getrou aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se sorgsaamheidsetiek gaan die Alumni-kantoor, in samewerking met die Loopbaansentrum, op Woensdag 7 Augustus ’n loopbaanbemagtigingsdag vir lede van die alumnigroep op die kampus in Vanderbijlpark aanbied. Die doel van die dag is om aan gegradueerde werksoekers die geleentheid te bied om ’n…http://news.nwu.ac.za/alumni-office-engages-graduates-through-career-development-support
Alumni Office engages graduates through career development support
True to the North-West University’s (NWU) ethic of care, the Alumni Office on the campus in Vanderbijlpark, together with the Career Centre, will host a Career Empowerment Day for members of the alumni fraternity on Wednesday, 7 August 2019. The aim of the day will be to afford graduate jobseekers the opportunity to attend a CV writing and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-neem-die-voortou-met-internasionale-konferensie-oor-inligtinggeletterdheid
NWU neem die voortou met internasionale konferensie oor inligtinggeletterdheid
In sy poging om bekend te staan as ’n internasionale universiteit wat vir betrokke vakkundigheid onderskei word, gaan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) in September die 2019-weergawe van die Internasionale Konferensie oor Inligtingsgeletterdheid (ICIL) aanbied. Die tema van hierdie jaar se konferensie is “Inligtingsgeletterdheid oor alle sfere…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-takes-lead-international-conference-information-literacy
NWU takes the lead with international conference on information literacy
In its endeavor to be known as an international university distinguished for engaged scholarship, the North-West University (NWU) will host the 2019 rendition of the International Conference on Information Literacy (ICIL) in September. The theme of this year’s conference is “Information literacy in all spheres of life”. The event will see…http://news.nwu.ac.za/reappointment-sarb-governor-builds-confidence-sa-economy