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NWU – the home of tennis
The North-West University (NWU) will be home to a number of national and international tennis players during February. Last year the university was announced as the official venue for the week one and week two tennis tournaments of the Ilana Kloss international events. These tournaments form part of the International Tennis Federation (ITF)…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/leef-sy-droom-uit-doer-ver-duitsland
Leef sy droom uit doer ver in Duitsland
Al ons drome kan waar word as ons die moed het om dit na te jaag. Dit is waar vir Mattheus van Niekerk,, ’n alumnus van die NWU se Fakulteit Ingenieurswese. Mattheus het van 2009 tot 2012 aan die NWU se Potchefstroomkampus vir sy BIng in Meganiese Ingenieurswese gestudeer, en toe van 2013 tot 2014 sy studies voortgesit deur sy MIng-graad in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/living-his-dream-all-way-over-germany
Living his dream all the way over in Germany
All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them. This is true for Mattheus van Niekerk, an alumnus of the NWU Faculty of Engineering. Mattheus studied for his BEng Mechanical Engineering degree at the NWU from 2009 to 2012 on the Potchefstroom Campus, and then continued his studies by completing his MEng Mechanical…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-rising-opera-star-hits-high-notes
NWU's rising opera star hits the high notes
North-West University (NWU) alumna Thembinkosi Magagula has finally been rewarded for all her hard work and sacrifices. She was recently accepted into the Cape Town Opera (CTO) Young Artists Training Programme, the only comprehensive advanced training curriculum of its kind for young graduate singers in South Africa. The two-year…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/die-nwu-gaan-suid-afrika-se-olimpiese-atlete-geestelik-voorberei
Die NWU gaan Suid-Afrika se Olimpiese atlete geestelik voorberei
Die Sentrum vir Gesondheid en Menslike Prestasie (CHHP) by die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) het van krag tot krag gegaan sedert dit onlangs tot stand gekom het. Hierdie jongste prestasie bevestig die feit dat dit ’n dinamiese sentrum is wat erns maak met hulle taak en op die hoogste vlak bedryf word. Die CHHP het onlangs kragte saamgesnoer met…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-mentally-gear-south-africas-olympic-athletes
NWU to mentally gear up South Africa’s Olympic athletes
The Centre for Health and Human Performance (CHHP) at the North-West University (NWU) has only grown from strength to strength since its recent inception. This latest achievement confirms the fact that they are a dynamic centre with serious intent and operating at the highest level. The CHHP has recently joined forces with the South African…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/mba-somerstudieskool-tye-aan-die-verander
MBA-somerstudieskool – tye is aan die verander!
’n Rekordgetal van nie minder nie as 190 MBA-studente het onlangs die heel eerste virtuele Somerstudieskool van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se Besigheidskool bygewoon. Prof Jan van Romburgh, die pasaangestelde hoofdirekteur van die Besigheidskool, het die studente en kollegas verwelkom en die belangrikheid van ’n wedersydse verhouding…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-career-centre-save-these-dates
NWU Career Centre: Save these dates
With more than 2 000 students attending the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Virtual Career Fairs in 2020, the Career Centre promises to pull out all the stops in 2021. The centre will be hosting four virtual career fairs in March 2021. On 9 March the Accounting Virtual Fair will kick off, followed by the General Virtual Fair on 11 March, the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/innovation-hub-gee-erkenning-aan-nwu-presteerders
Innovation Hub gee erkenning aan NWU-presteerders
Twee tegnologieprojekte het onlangs erkenning ontvang tydens hierdie jaar se Innovation Hub GAP-toekennings, wat op 10 Desember 2020 gehou is. Die Innovation Hub, die innovasie-agentskap van Gauteng, is ’n volfiliaal van die Gautengse Groei- en Ontwikkelingsagentskap. Dit is deur die Gautengse provinsiale regering deur middel van sy…http://news.nwu.ac.za/innovation-hub-applauds-nwu-achievers
Innovation Hub applauds NWU achievers
Two technology projects recently received honours at this year’s Innovation Hub GAP awards that were held on 10 December 2020. The Innovation Hub, the innovation agency of Gauteng is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Gauteng Growth and Development Agency. It was established by the Gauteng Provincial Government through its Department of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/suid-afrika-post-2020-covid-19-en-die-ekonomie-deel-1
Suid-Afrika post-2020: Covid-19 en die ekonomie (deel 1)
Die jaar 2020 sal onthou word as een van ongekende onsekerheid, en dit lyk asof 2021 glad nie ’n tree agteruit gaan staan nie. Prof Raymond Parsons van die Besigheidskool by die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) gee vir ons ’n vooruitskouing van wat die nuwe jaar vir die Suid-Afrikaanse ekonomie sowel as verbruikers gaan inhou. Hierdie is die eerste van…http://news.nwu.ac.za/south-africa-post-2020-covid-19-and-economy-part-1
South Africa post-2020: Covid-19 and the economy (part 1)
The year 2020 will be remembered as one of unprecedented uncertainty, and 2021 looks set to not buck its predecessor’s trend. Prof Raymond Parsons from the Business School at the North-West University (NWU) looks ahead at what the new year will hold for the South African economy and consumers alike. This is the first part of a series of articles…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/suid-afrika-post-2020-covid-19-en-die-ekonomie-deel-2
Suid-Afrika post-2020: Covid-19 en die ekonomie (deel 2)
Dit was toe nog nie die nadraai van die storm nie. Die reën stort nog steeds neer, maar Suid-Afrika se ekonomiese skip moet in die rigting van verlore welvaart gestuur word. In hierdie tweede deel van die reeks artikels kyk prof Raymond Parsons van die Besigheidskool aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) na die wyse waarop die inperkingsmaatreëls…http://news.nwu.ac.za/south-africa-post-2020-covid-19-and-economy-part-2
South Africa post-2020: Covid-19 and the economy (part 2)
It was not the aftermath of the storm. Indeed, the rain was still pelting down, but South Africa’s economic ship needed to be steered towards lost prosperity. In this, the second part of a series of articles, Professor Raymond Parsons from the Business School at the North-West University (NWU), looks at how the easing of the lockdown restrictions…http://news.nwu.ac.za/accounting-sciences-flies-nwu-flag-high
Accounting Sciences flies the NWU flag high
When it comes to academic excellence, the North-West University (NWU) prides itself on being the best. The School of Accounting Sciences recently added another feather to the university’s cap when the school walked away with four awards during the international Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) Academic Partner Excellence…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-business-school-host-discussion-political-stability-and-democracy-africa
NWU Business School to host discussion on political stability and democracy in Africa
The North-West University (NWU) Business School will be hosting a virtual Think Tank discussion on the topic “Political stability and democracy in Africa – Opportunities and threats for business enterprises” on 18 February 2021. Prof Avitus Agbor from the NWU’s Faculty of Law and Piet le Roux, chief executive officer of the Sakeliga, will be…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-tebogo-next-generation-brave-winner
The NWU’s Tebogo is a Next Generation of Brave winner
North-West University (NWU) student Tebogo Matshehle Monogo was announced as one of the two winners of the Next Generation of the Brave competition facilitated by Adcock Ingram OTC in partnership with News24. This programme aims to assist healthcare students financially, to provide them with mentorship from academia and industry, and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-mahikeng-campus-welcomes-top-rated-researcher
NWU Mahikeng Campus welcomes top-rated researcher
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus is proud to welcome Prof Don Kurtz as an extraordinary professor. Prof Kurtz is based in the United Kingdom and is an A1-rated professor, the highest such rating in the research fraternity. The appointment of an academic of his calibre underlines the campus's commitment to excellence. 'I…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/haar-loopbaan-ingenieur-vorder-met-rasse-skrede
Haar loopbaan as ingenieur vorder met rasse skrede
“As die droom groot genoeg is, is dit nie die feite wat saak maak nie,” sê Alicia Celliers, ’n alumna van die Fakulteit Ingenieurswese by die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU). Alicia het van 2009 tot 2013 haar BEng in Meganiese Ingenieurswese voltooi. Sy is tans ’n projekingenieur by Single Destination Engineering (SDE). SDE is ’n…http://news.nwu.ac.za/making-great-strides-her-career-engineer