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NWU bhive EDC empowers Evaton teachers
As part of its ongoing community engagement initiatives, the bhive Enterprise Development Centre (EDC) at the Nort-West University (NWU), in collaboration with the LUSA NPO, recently supported the Gr8Start Early Childhood Development (ECD) educator capacity-building programme in Evaton. The programme was designed to strengthen the skills,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nursing-student-wins-worldskills-south-africa-competition
Nursing student wins WorldSkills South Africa competition
North-West University (NWU) nursing student Mecayla Johnson will represent South Africa at the 46th International WorldSkills Competition after winning the WorldSkills South Africa Occupational Standards national competition. Mecayla represented the NWU at the national competition from 8 to 12 March 2026 in KwaZulu-Natal where she competed…http://news.nwu.ac.za/le-roux-sets-new-african-hurdles-record
Le Roux sets new African Hurdles record
NWU sprint hurdler Franco le Roux delivered a standout performance at the World Athletics Indoor Championship in Poland On Saturday 21 March. He set a new time of 7.50 seconds in the men’s 60 m hurdles, surpassing Shaun Bownes’ record of 7.52 seconds, set in Belgium in 2001, and thereby wrote his name in the history books of African athletics.…http://www.nwu.ac.za/rankings
Rankings
The North-West University (NWU) has always prided itself on its performance in international and national rankings. These rankings are good benchmarks for comparing the impact and relevance of the NWU with that of other universities, locally and abroad. 2026 [accordion] NWU is among the world’s best in agriculture and medicine 25…http://www.nwu.ac.za/af/rangordening
Rangordening
Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) was nog altyd trots op sy prestasie in internasionale en nasionale rangordening. Hierdie rangordenings is goeie norme vir die vergelyking van die impak en relevansie van die NWU met dié van ander plaaslike en buitelandse universiteite. 2025 [accordion] NWU skitter as een van Afrika se topagt…Prof Susan McKenney is a researcher, educator, consultant and designer based at the University of Twente, Netherlands. She is especially interested in exploring and supporting the interplay between curriculum development and teacher professional development. This includes the supportive role of technology in curriculum and teacher development, as…
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Susan McKenney
Prof Susan McKenney is a researcher, educator, consultant and designer based at the University of Twente, Netherlands. She is especially interested in exploring and supporting the interplay between curriculum development and teacher professional development. This includes the supportive role of technology in curriculum and teacher development, as…Prof Susan McKenney is a researcher, educator, consultant and designer based at the University of Twente, Netherlands. She is especially interested in exploring and supporting the interplay between curriculum development and teacher professional development. This includes the supportive role of technology in curriculum and teacher development, as…
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Susan McKenney
Prof Susan McKenney is a researcher, educator, consultant and designer based at the University of Twente, Netherlands. She is especially interested in exploring and supporting the interplay between curriculum development and teacher professional development. This includes the supportive role of technology in curriculum and teacher development, as…Prof Sara’s work centres on the design, development, and evaluation of tools that support coaching and reflection for (early career) teachers, leveraging (emerging) technologies such as classroom video, performance support systems, and AI. She often employ educational design research or design-based (implementation) research as an approach to…
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Sara van der Linden
Prof Sara’s work centres on the design, development, and evaluation of tools that support coaching and reflection for (early career) teachers, leveraging (emerging) technologies such as classroom video, performance support systems, and AI. She often employ educational design research or design-based (implementation) research as an approach to…Prof Sara’s work centres on the design, development, and evaluation of tools that support coaching and reflection for (early career) teachers, leveraging (emerging) technologies such as classroom video, performance support systems, and AI. She often employ educational design research or design-based (implementation) research as an approach to…
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Sara van der Linden
Prof Sara’s work centres on the design, development, and evaluation of tools that support coaching and reflection for (early career) teachers, leveraging (emerging) technologies such as classroom video, performance support systems, and AI. She often employ educational design research or design-based (implementation) research as an approach to…Koen Suilen is the Curriculum Lead at Fonty’s University of Applied Sciences , Centre of Expertise AI for Society, Team Blended Learning, Netherlands. Koen Suilen combines curriculum development expertise with hands-on experience in generative AI at Fontys University of Applied Sciences. As Curriculum Lead for AI and Business IT programs at Fontys…
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Koen Suilen
Koen Suilen is the Curriculum Lead at Fonty’s University of Applied Sciences , Centre of Expertise AI for Society, Team Blended Learning, Netherlands. Koen Suilen combines curriculum development expertise with hands-on experience in generative AI at Fontys University of Applied Sciences. As Curriculum Lead for AI and Business IT programs at Fontys…Koen Suilen is the Curriculum Lead at Fonty’s University of Applied Sciences , Centre of Expertise AI for Society, Team Blended Learning, Netherlands. Koen Suilen combines curriculum development expertise with hands-on experience in generative AI at Fontys University of Applied Sciences. As Curriculum Lead for AI and Business IT programs at Fontys…
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Koen Suilen
Koen Suilen is the Curriculum Lead at Fonty’s University of Applied Sciences , Centre of Expertise AI for Society, Team Blended Learning, Netherlands. Koen Suilen combines curriculum development expertise with hands-on experience in generative AI at Fontys University of Applied Sciences. As Curriculum Lead for AI and Business IT programs at Fontys…Koen DePryck, PhD, is an educator, researcher, and policy advisor with over 30 years of international experience. A leading advocate of Challenge Based Learning (CBL), he integrates and leverages CBL in higher education and adult education, digital learning, and institutional innovation. He has led major EU-funded projects, provided educational…
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Koen de Pryck
Koen DePryck, PhD, is an educator, researcher, and policy advisor with over 30 years of international experience. A leading advocate of Challenge Based Learning (CBL), he integrates and leverages CBL in higher education and adult education, digital learning, and institutional innovation. He has led major EU-funded projects, provided educational…Koen DePryck, PhD, is an educator, researcher, and policy advisor with over 30 years of international experience. A leading advocate of Challenge Based Learning (CBL), he integrates and leverages CBL in higher education and adult education, digital learning, and institutional innovation. He has led major EU-funded projects, provided educational…
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Koen de Pryck
Koen DePryck, PhD, is an educator, researcher, and policy advisor with over 30 years of international experience. A leading advocate of Challenge Based Learning (CBL), he integrates and leverages CBL in higher education and adult education, digital learning, and institutional innovation. He has led major EU-funded projects, provided educational…Prof Caroll Hermann is an associate professor and she is currently busy with research projects on AI in psychology, specifically the use of the MindJoy tutor bod, as well as other interdisciplinary technology enhanced teaching and learning projects within the TELIT-SA research focus. Seen as her research projects will yield a number of…
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Caroll Hermann
Prof Caroll Hermann is an associate professor and she is currently busy with research projects on AI in psychology, specifically the use of the MindJoy tutor bod, as well as other interdisciplinary technology enhanced teaching and learning projects within the TELIT-SA research focus. Seen as her research projects will yield a number of…Prof Caroll Hermann is an associate professor and she is currently busy with research projects on AI in psychology, specifically the use of the MindJoy tutor bod, as well as other interdisciplinary technology enhanced teaching and learning projects within the TELIT-SA research focus. Seen as her research projects will yield a number of…
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Caroll Hermann
Prof Caroll Hermann is an associate professor and she is currently busy with research projects on AI in psychology, specifically the use of the MindJoy tutor bod, as well as other interdisciplinary technology enhanced teaching and learning projects within the TELIT-SA research focus. Seen as her research projects will yield a number of…Matti Tedre is a professor at the School of Computing , University of Eastern Finland, Extraordinary Professor at North West University (RSA), and Guest Professor at TU Wien (AT). He currently spends most of his time leading Generation AI, a six-year national research program on K-12 AI education funded by the Strategic Research Council…
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Matti Tedre
Matti Tedre is a professor at the School of Computing , University of Eastern Finland, Extraordinary Professor at North West University (RSA), and Guest Professor at TU Wien (AT). He currently spends most of his time leading Generation AI, a six-year national research program on K-12 AI education funded by the Strategic Research Council…Matti Tedre is a professor at the School of Computing , University of Eastern Finland, Extraordinary Professor at North West University (RSA), and Guest Professor at TU Wien (AT). He currently spends most of his time leading Generation AI, a six-year national research program on K-12 AI education funded by the Strategic Research Council…
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Matti Tedre
Matti Tedre is a professor at the School of Computing , University of Eastern Finland, Extraordinary Professor at North West University (RSA), and Guest Professor at TU Wien (AT). He currently spends most of his time leading Generation AI, a six-year national research program on K-12 AI education funded by the Strategic Research Council…He is currently working as university lecturer at Department of teacher education. His special expertise focuses on contextual educational technologies, teacher education, and couching. Joint R&D and teaching interests in the areas of educational technologies, game-based learning, educational simulations, hybrid learning and enhanced…
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