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NWU hosts public lecture in remembrance of Sol Plaatje
Indigenous Language Media in Africa, a research niche area on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng hosted a public lecture on 25 April 2019 to celebrate one of South Africa’s most accomplished political and literary figures, Solomon Thekisho Plaatje. The lecture, themed “Remembering Sol Plaatje: Restoring Mahikeng to the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/suid-afrika-se-presidentsvrou-woon-nwu-gradeplegtigheid
Suid-Afrika se presidentsvrou woon NWU-gradeplegtigheid by
“Ons mense moet vaardighede aanleer en hulself opvoed. Dit is die enigste manier hoe ons internasionaal kan kompeteer, ons regmatige rol op ons kontinent kan inneem en ons mense sal ophef.” Só sê die presidentsvrou van Suid-Afrika, dr Tshepo Motsepe, wat onlangs een van die gradeplegtighede van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se kampus in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/south-africa%25E2%2580%2599s-first-lady-attends-nwu-graduation
South Africa’s First Lady attends NWU graduation
“Our people need to acquire skills and educate themselves. This is the only way we can compete globally, play our rightful role on the continent and uplift our people.” These are the words of the First Lady of South Africa, Dr Tshepo Motsepe, who recently attended one of the graduation ceremonies on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/franick-en-win%25C3%25A9-%25E2%2580%2593-vinkel-en-koljander-vang-graad
Franick en Winé – vinkel en koljander vang graad
ʼn Tweeling trek altyd aandag, en so is dit ook die geval met Franick en Winé Steyn. Vyftien jaar nadat dié twee graad 1 saam aangedurf het, het die susters onlangs ook hul gradedag saam gevier tydens die herfsgradeplegtigheid op die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se kampus in Vanderbijlpark. Wat die omvang van die twee se prestasie nog meer…http://news.nwu.ac.za/franick-and-win%25C3%25A9-%25E2%2580%2593-two-peas-graduating-pod
Franick and Winé – two peas in a graduating pod
Twins always attracts special attention, and it is no different when it comes to Franick and Winé Steyn. Fifteen years after starting Grade 1 together, the sisters recently celebrated their graduation achievements by proudly taking to the stage during the North-West University’s (NWU’s) autumn graduation ceremony in Vanderbijlpark. What made…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/fakulteit-poog-om-eerstejaarpaniek-hok-te-slaan
Fakulteit poog om eerstejaarpaniek hok te slaan
Dis waar: om ʼn eerstejaarstudent by ʼn universiteit te wees, kan een van die mees opwindende, maar stresvolste oorgange wees wat ʼn jongmens kan ervaar! Dit is daarom bloot natuurlik dat jy dalk oorweldig sal voel deur jou nuwe omgewing, die verantwoordelikhede geassosieer met persoonlike vryheid en die druk wat daarmee gepaard gaan. In die lig…http://news.nwu.ac.za/faculty-intervention-aims-reduce-first-year-panic
Faculty intervention aims to reduce first-year panic
It is true: being a first-year student at university is one of the most exciting and stressful transitions you may ever experience! It is therefore only natural that you might find yourself feeling overwhelmed with your new surroundings, the responsibilities associated with personal freedom and the pressure to live up to the high standards set…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-student-leaders-continue-make-their-mark
NWU student leaders continue to make their mark
Student leaders at institutions of higher learning are often perceived as lacking academic impact and therefore not completing their studies in time. The Minister of Higher Education and Training, Naledi Pandor, also recently made a clarion call to student leaders to complete their studies in the allotted period. Fortunately the North-West…http://news.nwu.ac.za/face-masks-great-cause
Face masks for a great cause
North-West University (NWU) alumnus Ofentse Rabaji has truly proven how one man’s waste can be another man’s treasure. The 27-year-old who holds a master’s degree in environmental management, has been making face masks for the less fortunate, by using scrap cotton fabric. Ofentse also sells these masks to members of the public for as little…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-student-reaches-out-local-community-their-time-need
NWU student reaches out to local community in their time of need
Through the help of local business owners in the small village of Logagane in the North West Province, North-West University (NWU) student Julius Mabebe is putting food on the table of struggling households in the village during the lockdown. Julius says donations from the local businesses exceeded his expectations and it shows that they take…http://news.nwu.ac.za/make-your-cv-stand-out
Make your CV stand out
Since the lockdown commenced, a number of businesses have had to close indefinitely, leaving thousands of South Africans unemployed. With so many people in the job market, jobseekers have to find new ways to stand out from the crowd. Dr Peet Roos, Ms Suzanne de Swart and Mr Mphinyana Nemasitoni from the Career Centre at the North-West…http://news.nwu.ac.za/house-proudfoot-built
The House that Proudfoot Built
The Yankee Stadium was known as the House that Ruth Built, after legendary slugger Babe Ruth, and the United Center in Chicago is synonymous with Michael Jordan’s exploits during the 1980s and 1990s. Can it be said that the North-West University’s Rugby Institute in Potchefstroom is the House that Matt Proudfoot Built? It seldom happens that…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-again-ranked-among-cream-crop
NWU again ranked among the cream of the crop
The consistent good achievements of the North-West University (NWU) in world rankings is further celebrated with the announcement that it has been ranked in the top 4,7% of 20 000 universities globally. This newest ranking was done by the Centre for World University Rankings (CWUR). The CWUR published their list of leading universities for…http://news.nwu.ac.za/postgraduate-students-can-now-apply-2021-rhodes-scholarship
Postgraduate students can now apply for the 2021 Rhodes Scholarship
Are you a postgraduate student? Would you like to further your studies at Oxford University? If so, now is your chance! Online applications for the 2021 Rhodes Scholarships for Southern Africa opened on 1 June 2020. The Rhodes Scholarships are targeted at young South Africans aged between 19 and 25 years – graduates who are academically…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-soccer-institute-alumnus-extends-contract-supersport-fc
NWU Soccer Institute alumnus extends contract with SuperSport FC
Former North-West University (NWU) Soccer Institute goalkeeper Boalefa Pule has signed a contract extension with SuperSport United FC until 2023. The NWU Diploma of Sports Science graduate has been with the club since 2011. Boalefa is better remembered for his heroics in helping the Tshwane giants to clinch the Nedbank Cup during the 2015/…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-se-leopard%25E2%2580%2599s-lair-kompetisie-%25E2%2580%2593-topstudentepreneur-deel-advies
NWU se Leopard’s Lair-kompetisie – topstudentepreneur deel advies
Die sperdatum vir inskrywings vir die 2020-weergawe van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se gewilde Leopard’s Lair-besigheidskompetisie kom nader, en alle studentepreneurs word uitgenooi om deel te neem. As jy meen dat jy ’n innoveerder met ’n unieke besigheidsidee is, is hierdie kompetisie net vir jou, en bied jou die geleentheid om jou…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-leopard-lair-competition-%25E2%2580%2593-top-studentpreneur-shares-advice
NWU’s Leopard Lair Competition – top studentpreneur shares advice
The deadline for entries for the 2020 version of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) popular Leopard’s Lair Business Competition is approaching, and all studentpreneurs are invited to take part. If you consider yourself to be an innovator with an out-of-the-box business idea, this competition is just for you and offers you the opportunity to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-se-optentia-spog-met-%25E2%2580%2599n-nuwe-phd-verhoudingsdinamiek-en-ontwikkeling
NWU se Optentia spog met ’n nuwe PhD in Verhoudingsdinamiek en Ontwikkeling
In nog ’n eerste vir die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) het die Optentia-navorsingsfokusarea onlangs die byvoeging van ’n innoverende nuwe doktorsgraad in Verhoudingsdinamiek en Ontwikkeling by sy reeds indrukwekkende nagraadse repertoire gevoeg. Die program, Philosophiae Doctor in Sosiale Wetenskappe met Verhoudingsdinamiek en Ontwikkeling, is die…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-optentia-boasts-new-phd-relational-dynamics-and-development
NWU’s Optentia boasts new PhD in Relational Dynamics and Development
In another first for the North-West University (NWU), the Optentia research focus area recently announced the addition of an innovative new doctoral degree in Relational Dynamics and Development to its already impressive postgraduate repertoire. The programme, Doctor of Philosophy in Social Sciences with Relational Dynamics and Development, is…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-hosts-virtual-run-and-cycle-challenge