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NWU secures automated greenhouse to advance food security research
The Food Security and Safety (FSS) research niche area at North-West University (NWU) has secured a state-of-the-art automated greenhouse that will strengthen research capacity, support student training and expand crop production studies under controlled conditions. The initiative is meant to equip students with both skillsets to operate both…http://news.nwu.ac.za/munnik-finishes-seventh-world-indoor-championships
Munnik finishes seventh at the World Indoor Championships
Middle-distance runner Luan Munnik, competing in his first World Indoor Championships in Poland, finished seventh in the men’s 3000 m final heat on Saturday 21 March, achieving a personal best time of 7:37.94. The NWU star rose to the occasion and showed no fear on the global stage. For Luan, who had faced injury challenges and had not been…http://news.nwu.ac.za/economic-recovery-south-africa-will-likely-be-interrupted-year
Economic recovery in South Africa will likely be interrupted this year
As was expected, in the light of the prevailing elevated global economic uncertainties, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has again left interest rates unchanged for now. Prof. Raymond Parsons, economist from the North-West University (NWU) Business School, says the decision on 26 March is an…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/communication/history-art-and-visual-studies
History of Art
[accordion collapsed] What is History of Art? History of Art makes an important contribution towards developing insight into the visual arts as emerging from and reflecting different historical and geographic contexts. It gives students a deeper understanding of the complex, shifting relationships between cultural expression…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/communication/development-communication
Development Communication
[accordion collapsed] What does a development communication practitioner do? Development communication refers to empowerment and development, mostly in a community context. A communication practitioner who specialises in development communication must be able to develop strategies to communicate with and on behalf of non-…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/communication/video
Documentary video
Documentary video Documentary video is a specialist field focusing on planning, executing and polishing audio-visual narratives with a factual character. Planning – or preproduction, does not only entail writing stories, but also production research, how to compile a proposal, set a budget, and apply ethical and legal aspects in…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/communication/contact-us
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Languages
The 2022 applications for the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture language bursary are now open. This bursary is specifically aimed at making a contribution toward full-time undergraduate as well as full-time and part-time Honours and MA students of language studies at the North-West University. See if you qualify…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/vinco
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The research niche ViNCO (Visual Narratives and Creative Outputs through Interdisciplinary and Practice-Led Research) contributes to current discourse on South African and African visual narratives and the histories and visions that shape them. Our students and researchers work towards creating, imagining, exploring, inquiring and…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/vinco/previous-projects
Previous projects
Research Niche: Visual Narratives and Creative Outputs through Interdisciplinary and Practice-Led Research (VINCO) Tracking creative creatures (2007-2009) Tracking creative creatures is an interdisciplinary exploration, which originated out of a need for research possibilities within the…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/vinco/disappearance-2015-2017
Disappearance (2015-2017)
Disappearance consists of three broad main components, namely: (i) creative outputs as research outputs, (ii) community engagement and (iii) formal explicit format research outputs. The project has its departure point in the perspectives regarding the relationship…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/nwu-desmond-tutu-school-medicine/contact-and-governance
Contact and governance
The NWU Desmond Tutu School of Medicine project team appreciates your response and feedback: medicalschool@nwu.ac.za petra.bester@nwu.ac.za Leadership profiles Executive Dean of NWU Health Sciences Prof AF Kotzé Chief Director: NWU Desmond Tutu School of Medicine Prof Binu Luke Operations Lead Prof Petra…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/languages/south-african-sign
South African Sign Language
Available on the Potchefstroom Campus Used by almost one million deaf and hearing South Africans, South African Sign Language (SASL) is the official language of the South African deaf community and has linguistic rules just like all other spoken languages do. This study programme is designed for people who would like to…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/ilma/contact-us
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Physical Address: Indigenous Language Media in Africa (ILMA) ADC Building Rooms 211 & 208 Mahikeng Campus Contact Number: +27 (0)18 389 2369 +27 (0)18 389 2238 Email: Kgomotso.bosilong@nwu.ac.za abiodun.salawu@nwu.ac.zahttp://humanities.nwu.ac.za/ilma/subprogrammes
Subprogrammes
[accordion collapsed] African Language Journalism The nature, content and language use of African-language journalism form part of the focus of this subprogramme. Journalism practice in African-language media is also studied to understand the peculiarities, challenges and prospects for improvement. African-…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/ilma/postgraduate-studies
Postgraduate Studies
The entity accepts students who want to work towards obtaining an honours, master’s or PhD degree, with their research focused on any aspect of the entity’s subprogrammes. They can be registered in any relevant department of the institution, but their supervisors must be members of the research entity.http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/ilma/research-projects