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…
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…
NWU hosts virtual run and cycle challenge
The North-West University (NWU) is calling on all running and cycling enthusiasts to take part in its bigger and better online sporting challenges. On 20 June the NWU will host the second Virtual Fun Run/Walk and on 21 June the Virtual Cycle challenge for students, staff and members of the public. “After the 5 km fun run that was hosted last…
NWU hosts online concert for all
The North-West University (NWU) understands how difficult life is at the moment for both musicians and their fans. With concert venues across the country on lockdown, the NWU has found a way for students, staff and members of the public to enjoy musical performances from the safety of their own homes. The NWU will be hosting a virtual concert,…
Three NWU alumni among the top 35 Miss South Africa contestants
A beauty pageant is defined as a competition that judges its contestants on their physical beauty. However, over the past few years these pageants have developed a different image. The Miss South Africa competition is a leadership platform for ambitious young South African women. Through the pageant process, contestants receive world-renowned…
NWU’s hands-on Chemistry experts produces sanitisers
Amid the global pandemic hand washing with soap or using sanitiser has become one of the top measures recommended to help curb the spread of the virus, creating unprecedented levels of demand for alcohol-based sanitisers. In response, four academics and two laboratory technicians in the subject group Chemistry at the North-West University’s (…
Die nuwe (onbekende) wêreld van werk
Die wêreld van werk ná die Covid-19-pandemie gaan anders wees as die een waaraan ons gewoond is. Dit is die mening van prof Bennie Linde, ’n professor in arbeidsverhoudinge aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se Skool vir Bedryfsielkunde en Mensehulpbronbestuur in die Fakulteit Ekonomiese en Bestuurswetenskappe. Prof Linde voorspel dat die…
The new (unfamiliar) world of work
The world of work after the Covid-19 pandemic will differ from the one we are used to. This is the opinion of Prof Bennie Linde, a professor in labour relations at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School for Industrial Psychology and Human Resource Management in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences. Prof Linde predicts that the…
NWU engineers tutor prospective students
Life can be difficult for Grade 11 and 12 learners who have to master challenging subjects such as mathematics in their final years in high school. It can even be more trying when a coronavirus pandemic and its resulting lockdown are added to the mix. Because mathematics is essential for a career in the engineering sciences, the NWU’s Faculty…
Three NWU researchers nominated for 'Science Oscars'
In recognition of their outstanding contributions to science, engineering, technology and innovation in South Africa, three North-West University (NWU) academics have been nominated in the 2019/2020 National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF) -South32 Awards. Esteemed researchers Prof Rose Hayeshi, Prof Frikkie van Niekerk and Prof Josef de…
Experiencing the distance.
Who could have guessed that distance education would be the compass of 2020! This is not only the alley for students and lecturers alike, but it opened up new horizons with unending possibilities and ongoing potential in the world of technological communication. Covid-19 is the new buzz word, and within days the big C became the topic of many…
Covid-19 pandemic places goalpost dreams on ice for now
Like for so many sports people the Covid-19 pandemic has called a halt to the rugby dreams of the 20-year-old Hugo Scott of the North-West University (NWU). This crack scrum half of the first rugby team on the Vanderbijlpark Campus was, among other things, looking forward to representing the campus in the company of his older brother, Hardus (23…
NWU se Avuyile span sy spiere soos die held van sy kindertyd – Arnie
Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se Avuyile Ndzimela leef sy droom uit om ’n topliggaamsbouer te wees, en daarmee bring hy op meer as een manier hulde aan die held van sy kindertyd, Arnold Schwarzenegger. Soos sy held blink die 21-jarige BA-student in Publieke Administrasie en Regeerkunde op die Vanderbijlparkkampus nie net in mededingende…
NWU’s Avuyile is flexing his muscles like childhood-hero Arnie
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Avuyile Ndzimela is living his dream of being a top bodybuilder, and in the process he is paying homage to his childhood hero, Arnold Schwarzenegger, in more ways than one. Like his idol, the 21-year-old BA student in Public Administration and Governance at the Vanderbijlpark Campus not only shines in…
Lockdown offers challenges to autists
“The current coronavirus pandemic and the subsequent lockdown have disrupted routines unexpectedly and overwhelmingly. This has caused concern across the world about the impact on the mental health of not only adults, but also of children.” Hanlie Degenaar, a senior speech-language therapist at the Institute of Psychology and Wellbeing at…
Well-being, performance and the challenges of modern life
Is there really a problem? The benefits of exercise, a healthy diet and a balanced lifestyle are undisputed in modern life, and the positive impact these have on well-being and performance is no secret. Yet obesity and weight problems have reached epidemic proportions globally. According to the World Health Organisation, at least 2,8…
NWU alumnus is one of winners the Africa-France 1 000 Entrepreneurs Challenge
North-West University (NWU) alumnus Sydwell Sihlangu and founder of Eco-Agro Enterprise Pty Ltd has been selected as one of the winners of Africa-France Summit and Digital Africa’s 1 000 Entrepreneurs Challenge competition. Through the 1 000 Entrepreneurs Challenge, up to 1 000 African entrepreneurs are identified and invited to present their…
NWU’s IT department creates Covid-19 Pre-Screening and Clinic apps
As the world continues to face the unprecedented challenges meted out by the global Covid-19 pandemic, many countries and institutions around the world are developing new and technological means of maintaining health standards and creating safe environments for people to interact in and go about their usual day-to-day business. Among these…
NWU engineers walk away with international award for tackling Covid-19
An initiative from the Faculty of Engineering at the North-West University (NWU) was recently honoured with an international award from the Covid-19 Innovation Challenge of the United Nations (UN) Africa Innovation and Investment Forum 2020. According to Jean-Paul Adam of the United Nations Africa Innovation and Investment Forum, the novel…