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Goals all the way for NWU Vanderbijlpark
Netball as a competitive sporting code on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark is going from strength to strength. A total of 13 players took part in the Gauteng Championships that recently took place at the Isak Steyl Stadium in Vanderbijlpark. The players represented the Sedibeng u.19 and u.21 teams respectively and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/another-feather-louis-kotz%25C3%25A9%25E2%2580%2599s-hat
Another feather in Louis Kotzé’s hat
Prestigious achievements are no longer uncommon for Prof Louis Kotzé, although this humble research professor in environmental law at the Faculty of Law at the North-West University (NWU) will differ from anyone who says so. In January last year he was informed that his application for European Commission Horizon 2020 Marie Curie funding had…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-reigns-supreme-ussa-athletics-championship
NWU reigns supreme at USSA Athletics Championship
When it comes to university athletics, the North-West University (NWU) is ranked as South Africa’s top track and field contender. During the recent USSA Athletics Championship that took place at the DP de Villiers Stadium in Sasolburg, the NWU took top honours with a medal tally of 33 (13 gold, 13 silver and seven bronze medals). The…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-mind-sports-over-matter
NWU: Mind (sports) over matter
You already know that sports are beneficial to your physical health. But did you also know that it positively affects your mental health? Mind Sports – a family of sports in which the objective is to test mental strength and prowess rather than physical strength – is proving to be a very popular sporting code on the North-West University’s (NWU’…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-and-german-university-solidify-their-partnership
NWU and German university solidify their partnership
“Great things in business are never done by one person; they're done by a team of people." This quote by Steve Jobs rang true at the third public lecture within the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Research and Innovation Seminar Series. The NWU, together with Justus Liebig University Giessen in Germany, decided to celebrate their 10-year…http://news.nwu.ac.za/new-frontier-creative-arts-and-law-project
A new frontier: The Creative Arts and Law project
“All aspects of society are effected by law therefore we encourage interdisciplinary cooperation,” explains one of the most popular lecturers at the North-West University (NWU), René Koraan. That is why the Faculty of Law, in conjunction with the Faculty of Education, launched the Creative Arts and Law project. The project is a creative…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/%25E2%2580%2598n-blink-toekoms-wag-vir-slimkop-franco
‘n Blink toekoms wag vir slimkop Franco
Franco Bosman is ʼn man met ʼn plan. Tydens die onlangse Toekennings vir Studente-uitnemendheid van die Fakulteit Ekonomiese en Bestuurswetenskappe op die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se kampus in Vanderbijlpark, is Franco aangewys as die beste GR-student in die 2017-derdejaarsgroep, met ‘n gemiddeld van 94%. As ʼn huidige honneursstudent in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/bright-future-awaits-clever-franco
A bright future awaits clever Franco
Franco Bosman is a young man on a mission. At the recent Student Excellence Awards of the Faculty Economic and Management Sciences on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark, Franco was announced as the top CA student in the 2017 third-year group, with an average of 94%. He is currently an honours student in the same…http://news.nwu.ac.za/qhubekela-phambili-project-brings-hope-unemployed
Qhubekela Phambili project brings hope to the unemployed
Prof Roland Blonk from Tillberg University in the Netherlands recently met with researchers from the Optentia research focus area on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark. Together with the NWU’s unemployment research threesome, Melinda du Toit, Rachel Paver and Leoni van der Vaart, Prof Blonk presented a workshop to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-science-centre-hosts-south-african-youth-water-prize-competition
NWU Science Centre hosts South African Youth Water Prize competition
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Science Centre on the campus in Mahikeng, in collaboration with the Department of Water and Sanitation, hosted the provincial South African Youth Water Prize (SAYWP) competition on 25 May 2018. The SAYWP competition is a science and technology-based project which aims to provide South African youth the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/phd-study-paving-way-higher-education-inmates
PhD study paving the way to higher education for inmates
We tend to forget that the purpose of incarceration is not only for justice to be served, but also to rehabilitate offenders and ensure that they can rejoin society as contributing members of their communities. Hazel Buyisiwa Petula Matiwane understands this well, and it was this understanding that earned her a PhD at the recent Autumn…http://news.nwu.ac.za/phd-study-re-theorises-linguistic-vitality
PhD study re-theorises linguistic vitality
Jean-Louis Ndoutoume Mendene received his PhD in education management at the recent Autumn Graduation Ceremonies of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark. Professional development may prove quite difficult if one is based far away from the institution where you want to study. In his thesis entitled, “Guidelines for the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-council-chair-presides-over-international-convention
NWU Council chair presides over international convention
The chairperson of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Council, Dr Bismark Tyobeka, presided over the international Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA’s) sixth Joint Convention Review Meeting. The meeting on the safety of spent fuel management and radioactive waste management started on 21 May in Vienna, Austria and will conclude on 1 June. Dr…http://news.nwu.ac.za/golden-key-welcomes-new-academic-achievers
Golden Key welcomes new academic achievers
The recent new member recognition ceremony of the Golden Key International Honour Society saw a total of 233 students from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark being welcomed into the society. In her address, Dorette Visser Parsons, director of Golden Key South Africa, congratulated the students on their membership to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-iks-centre-commemorates-africa-day
NWU IKS Centre commemorates Africa Day
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) Centre on its campus in Mahikeng took part in the 2018 Africa Day Celebrations held on the Thojene Farm in Rustenburg on 26 May 2018. Africa Day is the annual commemoration of the foundation of the Organisation of African Unity on 25 May 1963. It is celebrated in various…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-annual-career-fair-huge-success
NWU Annual Career fair a huge success
The North West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Potchefstroom recently hosted its Annual Career Fair. The Accounting Fair took place on 8 May, the General Fair on 9 May and the Law Fair on 10 May 2018. Career fairs benefit students by giving them the opportunity to get first-hand information and have face-to-face interaction with employers.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-pioneer-africa
NWU is a pioneer in Africa
The North-West University (NWU) is one of the pioneers in nutrition research in Africa. The leading role the NWU’s Centre of Excellence for Nutrition (CEN) plays in the collaboration with the University of Ghana (UG) and the Nutricia Research Foundation (NRF), can attest to that. The second phase of this collaboration to establish and further…http://news.nwu.ac.za/mba-graduation-day-double-gold-cream-crop
MBA graduation day: Double gold for the cream of the crop
The North-West University (NWU) Business School had a successful graduation day, and made history this year with two top achievers scoring gold. Suretha Griesel, a dentist from Pretoria, and Theshan Govendar, a senior engineer from Anglo American, each received a gold medal for best overall achievers in the MBA programme.ABSA is the main…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-participates-world-media-economics-and-management-conference
NWU academic participates in World Media Economics and Management conference
Prof Ravinder Rena, a North-West University (NWU) academic in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, was invited to be a panel speaker and chairperson of a technical session at the recent World Media Economics and Management Conference (WEMC). The conference theme was “Media Management in the Age of Tech Giants: Collaboration or Co-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/sa-agricultural-sector-%25E2%2580%2593-political-chess-piece