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NWU alumnus recognised for his role in sport
The Department of Arts, Culture, Sports, and Recreation, in collaboration with the North West Sports Confederation, recently honoured North-West University (NWU) alumnus Keorapetse Mashimo for his contribution to sport. He was announced the Sports Volunteer of the Year as well as Sports Administrator of the Year during the North West Sports…https://news.nwu.ac.za/southern-african-premiere-your-hundred-year-life-film-about-rethinking-ageing-21st-century
Southern African premiere of Your Hundred Year Life: A Film about Rethinking Ageing in the 21st Century
The North-West University's (NWU's) Optentia research unit and Corporate Relations and Marketing present the Southern African premiere of “Your Hundred Year Life: A Film about Rethinking Ageing in the 21st Century” at Killarney Cinema on 4 April 2023. This groundbreaking documentary, created by Dutch financial entrepreneur, filmmaker and…https://news.nwu.ac.za/six-km-sanitary-pads-may-score-nwu-record
Six km of sanitary pads may score NWU a record
By Phenyo Mokgothu and Mafumane Tlhapi The North-West University (NWU) GoAllOut and Golden Key student chapters on its Mahikeng Campus attempted the Guinness World Record for the longest line of sanitary pads on 25 March 2023. Spanning a distance of 6 km, a total of 60 000 pads were laid in line to advocate against period poverty. This attempt…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-water-expert-presents-water-policy-brief-un-conference
NWU water expert presents water policy brief at UN Conference
Prof Frank Winde, a professor in environmental science at the North-West University (NWU), recently presented a Water Policy Brief at the United Nations (UN) Water Conference that took place at the UN Headquarters in New York. This was the first global water conference in nearly 50 years and stakeholders across the globe were welcome to…https://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/af/auther/m-en-phd-verbruikerswetenskappe
M en PhD in Verbruikerswetenskappe
ʼn Nagraadse kwalifikasie in Verbruikerswetenskappe gee u die geleentheid om u kennis van verbruikersgedrag te verbeter en om die nodige vaardighede te ontwikkel om navorsing te doen oor verbruikers om sodoende verbruikers se besluite te verstaan. Insig aangaande verbruikers is tans ʼn gesogte vaardigheid in die industrie aangesien dit…https://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/af/etiekkantoor/evalueringsondersteuningsdokumente
Evalueringsondersteuningsdokumente
Evalueringsondersteuningsdokumente: Reviewer Report Form for applications Reviewer Response to Monitoring Reportshttps://news.nwu.ac.za/repositories-pivotal-language-preservation
Repositories pivotal for language preservation
by Birgit Ottermann Two researchers from the South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLaR) at the North-West University (NWU) share their findings on the existence, use and importance of language repositories in the latest issue of the Journal of the Digital Humanities Association of Southern Africa (DHASA), a peer-reviewed open-…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-hosts-inter-university-networking-session-academics
NWU hosts inter-university networking session for academics
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Industrial Psychology and Human Resource Management (IPS & HRM) recently hosted an academic networking brunch with academics from the University of Johannesburg (UJ), WITS University and the University of Pretoria. The purpose of the event was to build research collaborations, get more moderators…https://news.nwu.ac.za/mahikeng-campus-can-now-house-more-students
Mahikeng Campus can now house more students
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus can now house more students on campus thanks to the new student housing project. During registration 1 404 beds were ready for occupation. This is in addition to 324 beds that were made available at the beginning of the 2022 academic year, which makes a total of 1 788 new beds. The extra…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/die-noordwes-universiteit-voer-n-stryd-teen-seldsame-siektes
Die Noordwes-Universiteit voer ’n stryd teen seldsame siektes
Seldsame siektes kom meer algemeen voor as wat jy dink. Dit klink soos ’n oksimoron, nie waar nie? Nie vir die 4,1 miljoen suid-Afrikaners wat in hulle leeftyd deur seldsame siektes geraak is of geraak sal word nie. Vir talle kan dit ’n doodsvonnis wees, vir ander is dit ’n lewensveranderende diagnose. Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) is daartoe…https://news.nwu.ac.za/north-west-university-combatting-rare-diseases
North-West University is combatting rare diseases
Rare diseases are more common than you might think. It sounds like an oxymoron, doesn’t it? Not to the 4,1 million South Africans who have been or will be affected by rare diseases in their lifetime. For many it can be a death sentence, for others it is a life-altering diagnosis. Not only is the North-West University (NWU) committed to ensuring…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/eenheid-vir-voortgesette-opleiding-n-konstante-die-verskaffing-van-geleenthede-vir-die-opgradering
Eenheid vir Voortgesette Opleiding ’n konstante in die verskaffing van geleenthede vir die opgradering van vaardighede
Tyd is ’n kommoditeit wat nie oral ewe volop is nie. Die tyd wat jy het, moet optimaal benut word, veral in ’n vinnige wêreld waar die deurlopende ontwikkeling van ’n mens se vaardighede noodsaaklik is om in die werkplek relevant te bly. Ons woon in ’n wêreld waar stagnasie baie nadelig vir ons toekoms is. Dit is waar die Eenheid vir Voortgesette…https://news.nwu.ac.za/unit-continuing-education-constant-providing-upskilling-opportunities
Unit for Continuing Education a constant in providing upskilling opportunities
Time is a commodity that does not enjoy equal distribution. What time you have should be optimised, especially in a fast-paced world where the continuous evolution of one’s skills is necessary to stay relevant in the workplace. We live in a world where stagnation is detrimental to our futures. This is where the Unit for Continuing Education (UCE)…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-joins-judging-panel-vodacom-journalist-year-awards-again
NWU academic joins judging panel for Vodacom Journalist of the Year Awards again
North-West University (NWU) Prof Gilbert Motsaathebe was once again invited to be a judge for the Vodacom Journalist of the Year national awards. The awards ceremony took place late last year. These premier awards recognise the best journalists across the country and across media platforms in various categories such as investigative journalism,…https://news.nwu.ac.za/maties-arrest-eagles-dream-start