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Provisional programme
Objective of the PhD Support Programme To provide additional training, next to what you receive at your home institution, to 1st and 2nd year nutrition PhD students in a number of core methodological subjects that are indispensable for each PhD student. By attending the course you will be able to improve your skills in planning and…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/supporting-nutrition/msc-scholarship-information-20192020
M.Sc. Scholarship information 2019/2020
M.Sc. Scholarship Candidates can apply for a scholarship to do a MSc degree in nutrition or dietetics at either CEN (NWU) or at the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics (University of Ghana) depending on their location. The candidate will have to meet the requirements of the specific university for admission to postgraduate studies…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/supporting-nutrition/qualifications-msc-scholarship
Qualifications for M.Sc Scholarship
CEN - NWU Successful candidates will register for a MSc in Nutrition (Qualification code: 8CW P01) or a MSc in Dietetics (Qualification code: 8DB P01) depending on their undergraduate qualification. Students will be expected to do the structured degree option. Master of Science in Dietics (Qualification code: 8DB P01) […http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/supporting-nutrition-and-education/phd-support-program
Support Program for PhD students 2026
6th Edition of the Support Program for PhD Students July – October 2026 North-West University Potchefstroom South Africa BACKGROUND This 6th edition of the Support Program for PhD Students is part of a cooperation between the Centre of Excellence for Nutrition (CEN) at the…
My research investigates strengths-based approaches to promoting well-being among marginalised populations, explores how positive psychology can be applied and reimagined within the African context to highlight resilience and agency, and examines how strengthening health system leadership can support responsive healthcare…
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Xander Flemming
My research investigates strengths-based approaches to promoting well-being among marginalised populations, explores how positive psychology can be applied and reimagined within the African context to highlight resilience and agency, and examines how strengthening health system leadership can support responsive healthcare…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/supporting-nutrition/introducing-speakers
Introducing speakers
Prof Edith Feskens She is a professor in Global Nutrition at Wageningen University (Netherlands). She was trained as a nutrition scientist and epidemiologist, and has >30 years’ experience in nutritional epidemiology. Until 2005 she worked at the Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment and was involved in…Research interests include Social Psychology, Community psychology and Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL). In terms of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning she’s focused on supporting first years, large classes, use of technology, developing graduateness, flipped learning, blended learning, community-based learning, excellent teaching on…
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