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Mental Health Awareness Day 2019: make every step count!
Mental health encapsulates so much more than a mere catchphrase of our time. In fact, it is one of the most important wellness factors to consider since it affects everybody regardless of age, gender, social standing or profession. With this in mind, the North-West University’s (NWU) Alumni Office and Health Care Centre in Vanderbijlpark will…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-summit-focuses-human-capital-fourth-industrial-revolution
NWU summit focuses on human capital in Fourth Industrial Revolution
The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) is changing the way businesses create value, and how people work and individuals interact and communicate with each other. It goes without saying that the 4IR will also have a huge impact on South Africa’s economy. Taking into account the country’s current unemployment rate of 26,7%, the big question…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-legal-scholars-present-paper-decolonization-and-africanisation-law-curriculum
NWU legal scholars present paper on decolonization and Africanisation of law curriculum
Two students from the North-West University (NWU) presented a joint paper on the decolonisation and Africanisation of the law curriculum at the annual South African Law Deans’ Association (SALDA) Law Students’ Conference. Fourth-year LLB-students Bophelo Seleke and Leo Maphosa, president of the Student Campus Council on the campus in Mahikeng…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-expert-joins-external-review-panel-ethiopia
NWU expert joins external review panel in Ethiopia
The Ethiopian Civil Services University (ECSU) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, recently invited Prof Ravinder Rena, a professor in economics and internationalization and project leader at the North-West University (NWU) Business School, to be part of an external programme review panel. This panel was tasked with evaluating the university’s…http://news.nwu.ac.za/how-mandela-day-came-about
How Mandela Day came about
It’s that time of the year again when social media feeds will be flooded with pictures and videos of good Samaritans doing their bit for Mandela Day. 67 Minutes for Mandela is in its 10th year of existence, and is still going strong. On 18 July 2008, while the late Nelson Mandela was celebrating his 90th birthday in London, he said: “It is…http://news.nwu.ac.za/biogas-brilliance-scores-nwu-enactus-team-second-place
Biogas brilliance scores NWU Enactus team a second place
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Enactus team secured the second position in the ideation challenge competition during the annual EnactusZA National Competition that took place at the Sandton Convention Centre on 8 and 9 July 2019. This competition brings together the top student, academic and business leaders from around the country.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-invests-sa%25E2%2580%2599s-community-oriented-primary-health-care
NWU invests in SA’s community-oriented primary health care
The North-West University (NWU) in partnership with the University of Pretoria will be training community health workers (CHWs) and staff from the North West Provincial Department of Health on community-oriented primary care (COPC). The NWU’s Africa Unit for Trans disciplinary Health Research (AUTHeR), under the leadership of Prof Petra…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-leopards-lair-competition-entry-deadline-extended
NWU’s Leopards Lair Competition: entry deadline extended
The North-West University (NWU) believes in the transformative power of entrepreneurship, not only in terms of a re-envisioned world of work, but also as a driving force of renewed economic growth. With this said, the third annual rendition of the popular NWU Leopards Lair Competition provides students from across the NWU’s geographical…http://news.nwu.ac.za/workshop-teaches-reliable-data-collection-land-use
Workshop teaches reliable data collection on land use
Accurate data collection is one of the most crucial elements of research and the North-West University (NWU) has always prided itself on the excellent quality of its research. Fittingly, the NWU was chosen to host this year’s Collect Earth workshop, presented by the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), the European Union (EU…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-students-come-out-numbers-career-fairs
NWU students come out in numbers to career fairs
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Career Centre is pulling out all the stops when it comes to equipping its students with the necessary knowledge that is needed for the world of work. The centre hosted its annual engineering and natural and agricultural sciences career fairs on the campus in Potchefstroom on 17 and 18 July respectively…http://news.nwu.ac.za/former-nwu-students-return-after-studying-medicine-cuba
Former NWU students return after studying medicine in Cuba
The North-West University (NWU) may not have a *medical school yet, but is certainly doing its part to help bridge the shortage of medical practitioners in the country. According to the Health Professions Council of South Africa, the country has more than 37 300 registered doctors, and approximately 12 300 of them are qualified as specialists…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-kebalepile-reigns-supreme
NWU’s Kebalepile reigns supreme
Kebalepile Ramafoko, a third-year BA psychology and languages student at the North-West University (NWU), has proven that with hard work, passion and a bit of luck dreams do come true. The 20-year-old beauty from Witbank was recently crowned as Miss Mpumalanga. Apart from the title she walked away with a car, a bursary from the Premier’s…http://news.nwu.ac.za/mba-winter-study-school-learns-renowned-experts
MBA Winter Study School learns from renowned experts
The Prestige Day of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) annual week-long MBA Winter Study School took place on 24 July 2019 in Potchefstroom. During a stimulating programme 180 MBA students bonded with fellow students, listened to interesting lectures and took part in management skills workshops. Top-notch speakers addressed the students on…http://news.nwu.ac.za/wellness-north-west-communities-priority
Wellness of North West communities a priority
It is a disturbing fact that approximately 61% of the North West population is classified as impoverished. This shocking figure is the biggest contributing factor to the inadequate wellness of communities in this province, and according to the government it is an important social, economic and political developmental challenge. The government…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-walks-away-science-oscar
NWU academic walks away with a Science Oscar
Prof Elvis Fosso-Kankeu from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Chemical and Minerals Engineering walked away with the Engineering Research Capacity Development Award at the recent NSTF-South32 Awards. The national NSTF-South32 Awards are the largest science, engineering, technology (SET) and innovation awards in South Africa. They…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-part-groundbreaking-astronomical-initiative
NWU is part of groundbreaking astronomical initiative
The ASTRI-Horn Cherenkov Telescope has detected the Crab Nebula with TeV energies, and the North-West University (NWU) played a part in achieving this. The Crab Nebula is the remnant of a supernova in the constellation of Taurus and TeV stands for Terra Electron Volts, which is a unit of measurement. The Crab Nebula was first seen with TeV…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/fakulteit-intervensie-slaan-eerstejaarspaniek-hok
Fakulteit intervensie slaan eerstejaarspaniek hok
Dit is waar: om ‘n eerstejaarstudent by ‘n universiteit te wees, kan een van die mees opwindende, maar stresvolste oorgange wees wat ‘n jongmens sal ervaar. Dit is daarom bloot natuurlik dat jy dalk oorweldig deur jou omgewing, die verantwoordelikhede wat saam met jou nuwe vryheid kom en die druk wat daarmee gepaard gaan, sal voel. Met hierdie…http://news.nwu.ac.za/faculty-intervention-successfully-reduces-first-year-panic
Faculty intervention successfully reduces first-year panic
It is true: to be a first-year student at university can be one of the most exciting, but also the most stressful times in a young adult’s life. It is therefore natural that you might feel overwhelmed by your new surroundings, the responsibilities associated with personal freedom and the pressure that goes with it. In light of this, the North-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-leads-way-transport-economics-and-logistics-management
NWU leads the way in transport economics and logistics management
With Transport Month almost at an end, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Karen Visser, a lecturer in transport economics, explains why this is such an important field and how the university is building the workforce of South Africa. How it all started The NWU’s subject group Transport Economics and Logistics Management was established in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-confers-africa%25E2%2580%2599s-first-phd-iks-focussing-african-indigenous-astronomy