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NWU Faculty of Humanities honours staff members
The North-West University's (NWU’s) Faculty of Humanities recently hosted its annual Recognition and Celebration Function, an event aimed at honouring support and long-serving staff members. The event took place onboard the Liquid Lounge boat on the Vaal River, where employees were treated to a delicious lunch. Forty-eight staff members…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-student-chosen-expert-train-competitors-prestigious-brics-skills-challenge
NWU student chosen as expert to train competitors in prestigious BRICS Skills Challenge
Sibongiseni Buthelezi, a third-year BSc computer science, mathematics and statistics student at the North-West University (NWU), has been chosen as one of the experts to train competitors taking part in the Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) Future Skills Challenge that will take place in China from 1 to 6 November. In this…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-receives-prestigious-international-fellowship
NWU academic receives prestigious international fellowship
The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation’s selection committee has recently awarded Dr Brews Soyapi, a senior lecturer at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Law, a Georg Forster Research Fellowship for postdoctoral research. The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation grants research fellowships to scientists and scholars from abroad…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-addresses-mental-health-workplace
NWU academic addresses mental health in the workplace
Dr Luce Pretorius, an academic in the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Social Work subject group, was recently invited to be a speaker at the Mine Health and Safety Council (MHSC) Tripartite Summit. The event was attended by approximately 1 200 delegates and was also broadcasted online. Dr Pretorius presented a session on “Mental Health in the…Professor Adelman se primêre areas van onderrig en navorsing is klimaatsverandering en internasionale ontwikkelingsreg en menseregte. Hy het grade van die Universiteit van die Witwatersrand, Harvard Universiteit en Warwick Universiteit. Hy is tydens die stryd teen apartheid verban, aangehou en verban. Hy is 'n besoekende professor aan die Noordwes…
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Sam Adelman
Professor Adelman se primêre areas van onderrig en navorsing is klimaatsverandering en internasionale ontwikkelingsreg en menseregte. Hy het grade van die Universiteit van die Witwatersrand, Harvard Universiteit en Warwick Universiteit. Hy is tydens die stryd teen apartheid verban, aangehou en verban. Hy is 'n besoekende professor aan die Noordwes…Indiensneming Rekord
Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife, KwaZulu-Natal, Suid-Afrika.
Bestuurderbewaringsbeplanning (voorheen getiteld - Hoof van Geïntegreerde Omgewingsbestuur en Beskermde Gebiedsbeplanning: Wetenskaplike Dienste).
Oktober 2013 tot op hede.
Hierdie pos lei drie eenhede van personeel wat die hersiening van omgewingsimpakbeoordelings wat in die…
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Andrew Blackmore
Indiensneming Rekord Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife, KwaZulu-Natal, Suid-Afrika. Bestuurderbewaringsbeplanning (voorheen getiteld - Hoof van Geïntegreerde Omgewingsbestuur en Beskermde Gebiedsbeplanning: Wetenskaplike Dienste). Oktober 2013 tot op hede. Hierdie pos lei drie eenhede van personeel wat die hersiening van omgewingsimpakbeoordelings wat in die…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-school-music-honours-students-bursary-winners-concert
NWU School of Music honours students at Bursary Winners’ concert
By Oldrin Masowa Where words fail to deliver the message, music becomes the answer. The North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Music hosted its annual Bursary Winners’ concert to recognise and honour its students for their achievements on 25 October. Bursaries were awarded to both undergraduate and postgraduate full-time music students, as…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-students-get-practical-perspective-safety-management
NWU students get a practical perspective on safety management
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Management Sciences, in partnership with ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA), recently hosted a guest lecture for undergraduate BCom safety management students and lecturers at the Vanderbijlpark Campus. Mr Dieter Sauer, AMSA senior manager for health and safety, together with Lesley Ramela, AMSA GMR 2.…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-sisterhood-foundation-launches-breast-cancer-awareness-day
NWU SisterHood Foundation launches Breast Cancer Awareness Day
Oldrin Masowa According to statistics, every day one in 27 South African women is at risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer. This particularly affects those between the ages of 15 and 60 as most women – especially those from disadvantaged rural areas – can’t afford mammograms. This is why the North-University University’s (NWU’s) SisterHood…https://news.nwu.ac.za/expert/prof-phil-van-schalkwyk
Prof Phil van Schalkwyk
Phil van Schalkwyk completed an MA in Afrikaans and Dutch Literature, Cum Laude, at the PU for CHE. In 2004 he obtained a PhD in General Theory of Literature at the North-West University. Mainly active in the field of Comparative Literature, his research focuses on rhetorical constructions and relationality in Afrikaans, South African and Dutch…https://news.nwu.ac.za/expert/nkengafac-villyen-motze
Nkengafac Villyen Motze
Prof Nkengafac Villyen Motaze (M.D, M.Sc., PhD) is a Cameroonian medical epidemiologist currently based at Medicine Usage in South Africa (MUSA). In 2007, Villyen completed his medical studies in Yaoundé, Cameroon and worked for four years in the North West province of Cameroon before moving to Cape Town in 2012 where he completed his masters in…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-hosts-first-ever-agri-career-fair-soil-science
NWU hosts the first ever Agri-Career Fair for Soil Science
By Oldrin Masowa The North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Agricultural Sciences hosted its first ever Agri-Career fair on 19 October on the Potchefstroom Campus. During the event, final-year students presented the findings of their soil science research and had the opportunity to network with the agricultural industry. “The aim of the fair…https://news.nwu.ac.za/expert/tafadzwa-matiza
Tafadzwa Matiza
I am one of the first African researchers to explore Nation Branding (NB) in tourism. Nation branding [also referred to as place branding] is a niche multi-disciplinary field of study within conventional marketing management. It involves the evaluation and management, thereafter of the image, perception and positioning [awareness and reputation]…https://news.nwu.ac.za/expert/tobie-van-dyk
Tobie van Dyk
Prof. Tobie van Dyk is an extensively published author of applied linguistic work, focusing on academic literacies theory and practice, academic reading and writing development, and in particular academic language ability testing. He is considered an authority in particularly the fields of academic literacies and language testing – all focus areas…https://news.nwu.ac.za/expert/chantelle-gray
Chantelle Gray
Chantelle Gray is a contemporary Continental philosopher whose interests span critical algorithm studies, queer theory, experimental music studies, cognitive studies, decolonisation, environmental studies, animal liberation, anarchism and Continental philosophy, especially the work of Deleuze and Guattari. The interdisciplinary nature of her work…https://news.nwu.ac.za/expert/dr-janien-linde
Dr Janien Linde
Dr. Janien Linde is a senior lecturer in Afrikaans and Dutch Literature at the Potchefstroom campus of the North-West University. She was appointed in January of 2015. She held a similar position at the University of Johannesburg during 2012 and 2013. She completed BA and BA Honours degrees Masters in Afrikaans and Dutch literature. She obtained a…https://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/nina-brink
Nina Brink
Nina Brink is a lecturer in Afrikaans linguistics at the North-West University's Potchefstroom Campus. She achieved a BA in Communication Studies, and BA Hons and MA in Afrikaans and Dutch (Linguistics) at the North-West University. Her specific research focus is on Afrikaans children's language acquisition and development. This is an…https://news.nwu.ac.za/expert/elize-s-van-eeden
Elize S van Eeden
In my personal career development I became a regional history expert.mAfter my postgraduate work, my research in regional history gradually matured towards four central foci. Initially, I focused on (i) Gold mining as the region’s economic driver and (ii) Local economic developments and related environmental distortions. Once I had a more…https://news.nwu.ac.za/expert/gerhard-b-van-huyssteen
Gerhard B van Huyssteen
Gerhard van Huyssteen (51) is a professor of Afrikaans linguistics and computer linguistics at the North-West University. His research focuses mostly on construction grammar (specifically Afrikaans morphology, and swearing in Afrikaans), with application in language standardization, and the development of human language technology (HLT) resources…https://news.nwu.ac.za/expert/rose-hayeshi