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Golden Key welcomes new academic achievers
The recent new member recognition ceremony of the Golden Key International Honour Society saw a total of 250 students from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark being welcomed into the fold. In her address, Dr Elmie Castleman, director for the Southern African region of the society, congratulated the students…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/phd-studie-bevind-dat-sosiale-entrepreneurskap-%25C5%2589-ingesteldheid
PhD-studie bevind dat sosiale entrepreneurskap ʼn ingesteldheid is
Prof Chimwenwe Chipeta se gesig het gestraal van trots toe sy vrou haar PhD in entrepreneurskap tydens die onlangse PhD-gradeplegtigheid op die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se kampus in Vanderbijlpark verwerf het. Met ʼn postdoktorale navorsingsgenoot by die Universiteit van die Witwatersrand, wat getroud is met ʼn professor in korporatiewe…http://news.nwu.ac.za/world-applauds-nwu-student-innovative-food-security-solution
World applauds NWU student for innovative food security solution
The North-West University (NWU) has done it again! During the World Exhibition for Incentive Travel (IMEX), the NWU’s dedication to research excellence and social justice was reaffirmed when Emilé Coetzee – an honours student within the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences – was crowned as the winner of the 2019 Future Leaders Forum.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/two-nwu-researchers-running-science-oscars
Two NWU researchers in the running for Science Oscars
Researchers from the North-West University (NWU) have done it again. The finalists for the 2018/2019 NSTF-South32 Awards have finally been announced, and this year two esteemed researchers from the NWU have been nominated. The “Science Oscars”, also known as the NSTF-South32 Awards, aim to recognise and applaud researchers and academics that…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-duo-wins-24-hour-hackathon-competition
NWU duo wins 24-hour hackathon competition
North-West University (NWU) students, Matt Lourens and Dehan Opperman, have proven that they are the cream of the crop when it comes to statistics, programming and mathematics. The duo, who are busy with their master’s degrees in business analytics and data mining respectively, recently came first in the second MiWay 24-hours Actuarial…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-astrophysicists-help-unlock-secrets-universe
NWU’s astrophysicists help unlock secrets of the universe
The high-energy astrophysics group at the Centre for Space Research at the North-West University (NWU) is playing an important role in key science programmes at the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) that will be built in Chile. The final agreements between the CTA Observatory and the European Southern Observatory were signed late last year to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/students-represent-nwu-meeting-nobel-laureates
Students represent NWU at meeting with Nobel Laureates
Few scientific gatherings are as prestigious as the famous annual Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting. Two students from the North-West University (NWU) have the honour of being chosen to attend the 2019 event. In the wake of the Second World War, the science community was reunited by the efforts of Count Lennart Bernadotte, grandson of King Gustaf V…http://news.nwu.ac.za/new-drug-discoveries-are-triple-offensive-against-malaria-and-tb
New drug discoveries are a triple offensive against malaria and TB
Researchers from three South African universities are unleashing the power of oxygen in a triple-drug treatment strategy against disease-causing parasites and bacteria. Oxygen is the key to life – and that applies as much to parasites and bacteria that cause malaria, tuberculosis (TB) and certain other related diseases as it does to humans and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/hunting-generates-most-profit-game-farmers
Hunting generates most profit for game farmers
When it comes to game farming, hunting and breeding yield the highest production output and highest capital layout, but also generate the most profit. This was the findings of a ground-breaking study that the North-West University’s (NWU) Tourism Research in Economics, Environs and Society (TREES) recently conducted on game farming. This…http://news.nwu.ac.za/2019-research-day-puts-emerging-researchers-limelight
2019 Research Day puts emerging researchers in the limelight
The importance of research and its application in the community is being thrust into the limelight, especially in the midst of global debates about the role of universities flaring up again. Prof Refilwe Phaswana-Mafuya, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) deputy vice-chancellor for research and innovation, recently convened a series of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/major-funding-awarded-large-scale-collaborative-projects-nwu
Major funding awarded to large-scale collaborative projects at NWU
“In this period of economic austerity, governments are forced to cut their spending and budgets in order to remain financially viable or sustainable. Universities are therefore more and more challenged to find alternative means to meet the growing demands of financial resources to fulfil the academic project.” Prof Refilwe Phaswana Mafuya,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-map-staff-complete-caregiver-master-training
NWU on the map as staff complete caregiver master training
Staff from the North-West University's (NWU's) campus in Mahikeng are among the first in South Africa to complete the World Health Organisation's (WHO) Caregiver Skills Training programme for autism and related disabilities. Most children with autism and other developmental disabilities live in low- and middle-income countries; however,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/game-thrones-does-not-play-rules
Game of Thrones does not play by the rules
Game of Thrones breaks all the rules of film making. That is why it is such a huge success. “There are rules and laws of film making that you have to abide by, unless you want to create a specific effect,” says Phil Pretorius from the School of Communication Studies on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark. He partly…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/slimfoonspeletjie-slimjan-verwerf-doktorsgraad
Slimfoonspeletjie-slimjan verwerf doktorsgraad
So jy dink jou soete Candy Crush-oorwinnings maak van jou ʼn slimfoon-slimjan? Dink weer. Tydens die herfsgradeplegtighede van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se kampus in Vanderbijlpark het ʼn 26-jarige pas sy PhD in selfoonspeletjies verwerf! Dylan Price speel vir solank as wat hy kan onthou al videospeletjies – van die dag wat hy sy eerste…http://news.nwu.ac.za/mobile-gamer-completes-ultimate-quest-phd
Mobile gamer completes the ultimate quest: a PhD
So you think you are somewhat of a champion when it comes to Candy Crush? Think again! A 26-year old just received his PhD in mobile gaming during the recent autumn graduation ceremonies at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark. Dylan Price has been gaming for as long as he can remember – from the day he got his first…http://news.nwu.ac.za/super-elroy-wins-two-oceans
Super Elroy wins Two Oceans
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) long-distance champion, Elroy Gelant, walked away with the laurels in the Two Oceans half marathon in Cape Town. Elroy’s time of 01:03:20 shows that the 32-year old assistant at the NWU’s People and Culture department is well on track to reach his goals for 2019. Next in his sight is the Denmark Marathon…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/die-nwu-se-franco-bosman-slaan-saigr-eksamen-vir-%25C5%2589-ses
Die NWU se Franco Bosman slaan SAIGR-eksamen vir ʼn ses
Die uitslae van die Suid-Afrikaanse Instituut vir Geoktrooieerde Rekenmeesters (SAIGR) se Aanvanklike Toets van Bevoegdheid (“Initial Test of Competence”, ITC-eksamen) het vir die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se Skool vir Rekeningkundige Wetenskappe baie gegee om op trots te wees. Die NWU het nie net ʼn 94%-slaagsyfer behaal vir kandidate wat…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-franco-bosman-hits-saica-exam-six
The NWU’s Franco Bosman hits SAICA exam for a six
The results of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants’ (SAICA’s) Initial Test of Competence (ITC exam) has given the School of Accounting Sciences at the North-West University (NWU) a lot to be proud of. Not only did the NWU achieve a 94% pass rate for first-time candidates, but it also boasts two students in the top 10, one…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumni-appointed-municipality-demarcation-board
NWU alumni appointed to Municipality Demarcation Board
President Cyril Ramaphosa recently appointed two North-West University (NWU) alumni to the Municipality Demarcation Board (MDB). Monnapula Motlogelwa and Albert Kekesi will be part of the MDB for a period of five years. Monnapula holds a BJuris and LLB degree from the NWU. He is a practicing advocate and a member of the Johannesburg Society…http://news.nwu.ac.za/abe-bailey-travel-bursary-%25E2%2580%2593-chance-lifetime-students-visit-uk-1