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Golden Key awards staff with honorary membership
Four staff members of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark were recently awarded honorary membership to the Golden Key International Honour Society. These staff members were applauded for their commitment towards academic excellence and the role they play as mentors and guardians to the student populace. According to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-researchers-take-hands-polish-and-german-counterparts
NWU researchers take hands with Polish and German counterparts
A delegation of researchers from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences recently visited several international universities in Poland and Germany. The aim of the visits was to foster and build collaborative relationships between the institutions of higher learning. The delegation – that was made up of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/former-nwu-soccer-institute-player-joins-psl-team
Former NWU Soccer Institute player joins PSL team
Former North-West University (NWU) Soccer Institute player, Orebotse “Bobo” Mongae, is making a move to the South African Premier Soccer League’s (PSL) Baroka FC in the coming season. Tebogo Ramasilo, Bobo’s representative, confirmed that his client is moving from the Botswana Premier League (BPL) outfit, Jwaneng Galaxy FC, to the PSL. This…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-experts-weigh-emfuleni%25E2%2580%2599s-soma
NWU experts weigh in on Emfuleni’s SOMA
On 11 June 2018 the executive mayor of the Emfuleni Local Municipality will deliver his State of the Municipality Address (SOMA) in Vanderbijlpark. Emfuleni is one of South Africa’s defaulting councils, with the municipality not having had a clean audit in about five years. The Auditor-general recently stated that Emfuleni was the fourth…http://news.nwu.ac.za/north-west%25E2%2580%2599s-learners-are-robotics-champions
North West’s learners are robotics champions
Robotics is a fast-growing field worldwide and learners from the North West province are not lagging behind. The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Science Centre on the campus in Mahikeng, whose Techno Youth Programme equips learners with computer, communication and problem-solving skills, has been watching with pride as these skills are put to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-coach-appointed-provincial-swimming-coach
NWU coach appointed as provincial swimming coach
Swimming is very much a sport of observation and to be a swimming coach you have to be a great observer. You should also be a great motivator, know all about the latest swimming techniques and development, and most importantly, have passion. These are just some of the qualities that Marike Van Oort, head swimming coach of the North-West…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-winter-school-levelling-playing-field-class-2019
NWU Winter School: levelling the playing field for the Class of 2019
This year more than 700 Grade 12 learners will take part in the annual Winter School initiative of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark. According to Prof Linda du Plessis, the deputy vice-chancellor for planning and Vanderbijlpark campus operations, the annual winter school aims to assist learners to prepare for their…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-part-new-dst-nrf-education-research-group
NWU part of new DST-NRF Education Research Group
Academic staff members from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences recently joined the DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Mathematical and Statistical Sciences’ newly established Education Research Group. This research group aims to bring together those interested in statistics education research –…http://news.nwu.ac.za/international-expert-shares-insight-research-proposal-writing
International expert shares insight into research proposal writing
Experience has shown that large numbers of people who start a master’s or a PhD degree seldom finish their degrees within the budgeted time frames of the respective programmes. In some instances postgraduate students fail to complete their studies in entirety and are forced to leave academia empty-handed and discouraged. In a concerted…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-uesm-researchers-blazing-trail-excellence
NWU UESM: Researchers blazing a trail of excellence
In line with the vision of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management (UESM) in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, experts are conducting research that is not only fundamental and applied, but also market-orientated. Located in Potchefstroom, the UESM supports the optimal utilisation of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/preservation-languages-nwu-under-spotlight
Preservation of languages at NWU under the spotlight
As part of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Language Awareness Week, library staff at the campus in Mahikeng recently attended a presentation on a study titled "The linguistic-cultural impact of Boloka: are all NWU official languages equal?"Boloka is the NWU institutional repository that hosts electronic theses, dissertations, journals, and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-vanderbijlpark-calling-all-bed-alumni
NWU Vanderbijlpark: calling all BEd alumni
Are you a teaching professional? Do you need information on career advancement opportunities? Did you obtain your teaching qualification from the North-West University (NWU)? If you answered yes to these questions, you should diarise 23 June 2018! The NWU’s Alumni Office in Vanderbijlpark is hosting a get together for all BEd alumni in the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/good-capitalism-bad-capitalism-role-business-south-africa
Good Capitalism, Bad Capitalism: The Role of Business in South Africa
With South Africa having turned the corner politically and President Ramaphosa promising a ‘new dawn’, many people are cautiously optimistic about the prospects of an economic turnaround in the country. However, in looking forward to a better future, it is important to remember – and extract relevant lessons from – the past, to which most of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/marine-biology-nwu-tsitsikamma-national-park-marine-living-lab
Marine biology at the NWU: the Tsitsikamma National Park Marine Living Lab
Undergraduate and postgraduate students from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Biological Sciences recently undertook the annual Estuarine and Nearshore Marine Ecology Living Lab excursion. This year saw participants visit the Tsitsikamma National Park. The excursion was presented by several academic staff members of the School of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-examines-free-online-access
NWU examines free online access
In the ever-changing world of emerging technologies, the North-West University (NWU) is looking at publishing its research differently to keep up with the times. Prof Refilwe Phaswana-Mafuya, the deputy vice-chancellor for research and innovation, invited Dr Pierre de Villiers, managing director of AOSIS publishers, to present the sixth…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-scores-impressive-four-stars-its-latest-qs-rating
NWU scores an impressive Four Stars in its latest QS rating
Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) has awarded the North-West University (NWU) an overall four star rating in its latest assessment. The NWU was previously awarded three stars in 2012. Prof Dan Kgwadi, vice-chancellor, says this four star rating confirms the NWU’s progress in realising its dream of becoming an internationally recognised university in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-discusses-virtue-rice
NWU discusses the virtue of rice
With a number of farmers in the North-West province currently struggling to produce maize due to climate change and global warming, it is clear that South Africa needs crop diversification in order to promote food security. The North-West University (NWU), together with the North West Department of Agriculture (NWDA), is in the process of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/faculty-engineering-towards-integrated-energy-approach
Faculty of Engineering: Towards an integrated energy approach
Energy needs across the globe are rising while fossil fuels are being depleted. Since fossil fuels result in various detrimental emissions, new and renewable energy sources can alleviate the drain on our natural resources and help in the mitigation of the harmful emissions. Viewed in isolation, neither of these energy sources may solve the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/aksiegebaseerde-navorsing-lei-tot-positiewe-omgewingsverandering
Aksiegebaseerde navorsing lei tot positiewe omgewingsverandering
Klimaatsverandering is nie iets wat ver weg, in ander streke en met ander mense gebeur nie – dit is ’n verskynsel wat ’n impak op almal, oral het. Dit is ’n les waaraan graad 7-leerders blootgestel word deur middel van ’n navorsingsprojek waarby navorsers van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se kampus in Vanderbijlpark betrokke is. Hierdie…http://news.nwu.ac.za/action-based-research-brings-positive-environmental-change