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Workshop Programme (Preliminary)
Date Summary Tue, 28 Oct 2025 Arrival & Welcome Reception Check-in at 26° South Hotel and informal welcome reception for networking and introductions. Wed, 29 Oct 2025 Keynotes, Group Discussions & Panels Opening session, keynote talks, Task 30…https://engineering.nwu.ac.za/iea-task-30-workshop-2025/registration
Registration
The IEA Task 30 Workshop 2025 is an invitation-only event. If you are part of the invited participants, you will receive a formal invitation emailhttps://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-celebrates-excellence-and-values-action
NWU celebrates excellence and values in action
Living out core values is not just encouraged at the North-West University (NWU) – it is celebrated. On 22 May, the university hosted a recognition and rewards ceremony to acknowledge staff and students who embody the spirit and excellence of the NWU. Now in their third year, the NWU Media and Organisational Citizenship Behaviour (OCB)…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-vier-uitnemendheid-en-waardes-aksie
NWU vier uitnemendheid en waardes in aksie
Om kernwaardes uit te leef, word nie net deur die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) aangemoedig nie, dit word gevier. Die universiteit het op 22 Mei ’n erkenning- en toekenningseremonie aangebied om erkenning te verleen aan personeel en studente wat die gees en uitnemendheid van die NWU beliggaam. Die NWU Media and Organisational Citizenship Behaviour…https://www.nwu.ac.za/content/nwu-our-publications
Our publications and videos
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Ons publikasies en video's
.print_html.first.last { display: none; } h2.block-title { font-size: 1.5em; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0.2px; padding-bottom: 0px; text-transform: none; } Alumnitydskrif Impak@NWU Geïntegreerde verslag Korporatiewe Profiel life@NWU-personeeltydskrif Navorsing@NWU NWU Quick Stats 2024-2025 (slegs in Engels…https://news.nwu.ac.za/breaking-hiv-bottleneck-why-sub-saharan-africa-must-lead-way
Breaking the HIV bottleneck: Why sub-Saharan Africa must lead the way
· African nations must build their own research capacity, rather than relying solely on Western institutions and donors. · Africa remains largely overlooked in HIV sequencing research, despite bearing the greatest burden. · It is time for Africa to reclaim agency over its health future. · Global HIV research is biased towards the West: 54% of…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-strengthens-global-ties-through-strategic-academic-mission-brazil-and-peru
NWU strengthens global ties through strategic academic mission to Brazil and Peru
The principal and vice-chancellor of the North-West University (NWU), Prof Bismark Tyobeka, will lead a high-level academic delegation on a strategic international mission to Brazil and Peru from 8 to 20 June 2025. The visit forms part of the ongoing efforts by the NWU to deepen international academic collaboration and broaden its global…https://engineering.nwu.ac.za/iea-task-30-workshop-2025/additional-activities
Additional Activities
A range of leisure and adventure activities are available at and around the 26° South Hotel for those who wish to extend their stay or explore the area in their free time. These include: Game drives and quad biking within the Cradle Moon Conservancy Hot air balloon safaris Spa treatments (offsite) Fishing adventures, mountain biking, and…https://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-rose-hayeshi-now-fellow-gates-foundation-calestous-juma-science-leadership-fellowship
Prof Rose Hayeshi now a fellow of the Gates Foundation Calestous Juma Science Leadership Fellowship
Prof Rose Hayeshi, director of the Preclinical Drug Development Platform (PCDDP) at the North-West University (NWU), has been accepted into the Calestous Juma Science Leadership Fellowship of the Gates Foundation. The Calestous Juma Science Leadership Fellowship focuses on bringing together accomplished innovators to form a community of global…https://engineering.nwu.ac.za/iea-task-30-workshop-2025/get-touch
Get in Touch
For questions or more information, contact: Kyle Meerholz Email: Kyle.Meerholz@nwu.ac.za Institution: North-West University Tel: (+27)18 2852247 Or Aline Leon Email: Aline.Leon@eifer.org Institution: ElfER Tel: (+49) 721 6105 1459https://humanities.nwu.ac.za/unit-languages-and-literature-sa-context/descriptive-linguistics
Descriptive Linguistics
Overview This sub-programme is focussed on research in what can be broadly termed "Descriptive Linguistics"; another term that has become popular on the local South Africa scene is "microlinguistics," i.e. linguistics whose main (although not exclusive) focus is the structure of language. This is meant to include the core…https://humanities.nwu.ac.za/unit-languages-and-literature-sa-context/applied-linguistics
Applied Linguistics
Overview Applied Linguistics could be considered a discipline of design, with the aim to investigate and design solutions to social problems associated with language. It includes theoretical and empirical investigations of actual and contemporary matters in which language is a central issue. These form the basis for responsibly designed…https://humanities.nwu.ac.za/unit-languages-and-literature-sa-context/literature
Literature
Overview At present the sub-programme Literature focuses on the themes of Literary textuality: Products and processes, Life Writing, Ecocriticm and Ecofeminism, Eudamonia and Metamodernism. We specialise is areas such as text production, text-edition, inter-textuality, text interpretation and relationships between text and the world. Life…https://humanities.nwu.ac.za/unit-languages-and-literature-sa-context/staff