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Maties stuit Eagles se droombegin
Daar kom die Noordwes-Universiteit Eagles se droombegin vir hulle Varsitybeker-veldtog tot ʼn einde. ʼn Naelskraapse 31–28 nederlaag teen Maties Maandagaand 6 Maart op die Fanie du Toit-sportterrein beteken dat die Eagles se segetog van twee agtereenvolgende oorwinnings nou iets van die verlede is, maar dit het op ’n stadium gelyk of die teendeel…https://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/af/etiekkantoor/wetenskaplike-komitees
Wetenskaplike Komitees
Wetenskaplike komitees template en Strukture: SOP for selection, appointment and functioning of the RECs of the Faculty of Health Sciences Guidelines for scientific or proposal committee review reports Template for declaration by Scientific Committee - No Ethics Template for feedback SC - Environmental Impact Template…https://news.nwu.ac.za/academic-reappointed-press-council
Academic reappointed to Press Council
Prof Mpho Chaka, deputy dean for teaching and learning at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Humanities, has been reappointed as a public representative and adjudicator at the Press Council of South Africa for a period of five years. The Press Council, the Press Ombud and the Appeals Panel form an independent coregulatory mechanism…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/ingenieursvindingrykheid-van-nwu-se-superses
Ingenieursvindingrykheid van NWU se superses
They are the best of the best … of the best, sir. Die vorige sin het wel sy oorsprong in die 1997-wetenskapfiksiekomedie Men in Black, maar dit is ’n onweerlegbare feit dat die sestal van Joshua van Zyl, Etienne Kruger, Niël Gertenbach, Jean du Toit, Rynhardt Engelbrecht en Henri Kock ’n megatrefferspan van ingenieurs uitmaak. Hierdie ses NWU-…https://news.nwu.ac.za/engineering-ingenuity-nwus-super-six
Engineering ingenuity from NWU’s super six
They are the best of the best … of the best, sir. The preceding sentence might find its origins in the 1997 science-fiction comedy Men in Black, but there is no denying that the sextet of Joshua van Zyl, Etienne Kruger, Niël Gertenbach, Jean du Toit, Rynhardt Engelbrecht and Henri Kock are a blockbuster engineering team. In December 2022, these…https://news.nwu.ac.za/postdoctoral-fellow-launches-book-development-international-law
Postdoctoral fellow launches book on the development of international law
Dr Nicolaas Buitendag, a postdoctoral fellow at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Law, recently launched a book titled States of exclusion: A critical systems theory reading of international law. This open-access scholarly book published by Aosis scrutinises the inclusivity or lack thereof in the historical development of…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-ikateleng-project-marks-its-35th-anniversary
NWU’s Ikateleng project marks its 35th anniversary
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) flagship Ikateleng project is still going strong after 35 years, empowering school children from disadvantaged backgrounds. Ikateleng, which means empower yourself, provides supplementary teaching in mathematics, economics, business studies, accounting, life science, physical science and English to high school…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-and-cput-host-world-association-sport-management-conference
NWU and CPUT to host World Association of Sport Management Conference
The North-West University (NWU), in collaboration with the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT), was awarded the bid to host the prestigious World Association of Sport Management (WASM) conference in March 2026. The conference is hosted every three years, and this will be the fifth conference, hosted for the first time on African soil…https://news.nwu.ac.za/commemorating-international-womens-day
Commemorating International Women’s Day
Women around the globe continue to face challenges in accessing decent work opportunities and gender equality, while contending with gender-based violence and a myriad of other exclusionary practices. This was the recurring theme during International Women’s Day commemorations on 8 March 2023, hosted by the North-West University (NWU) in…https://news.nwu.ac.za/entries-open-national-press-club-nwu-journalist-year-competition
Entries open for National Press Club-NWU Journalist of the Year competition
The National Press Club (NPC) is calling all members to enter the National Press Club-North-West University (NWU) Journalist of the Year competition. “With this competition we want to encourage excellent journalism and communication and reward excellence,” says chairperson Antoinette Slabbert. Slabbert says the journalism awards were very…https://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/af/etiekkantoor/animcare-evalueringsondersteuningsdokumente
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Afrika-pluimbalkampioenskapstoernooi in Benoni
Afrika se toppluimbalspelers – waaronder drie studente van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) – het van 13 tot 29 Februarie by die John Barrable-saal in Benoni aan die Oos-Rand bymekaargekom om vas te stel wie ’n pluimbalraket die beste kan swaai. Die geleentheid was die All Africa-pluimbalkampioenskap en die NWU-studente was Deidré Jordaan, Diané…https://news.nwu.ac.za/african-badminton-champions-clash-benoni
African badminton champions clash in Benoni
Africa’s top badminton players – among them three North-West University (NWU) students – converged on the John Barrable Hall in Benoni on the East Rand from 13 to 19 February to determine who wields a badminton racket the best of them all. The event was the All Africa Badminton Championships and the NWU students were Deidré Jordaan, Diané Olivier…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-appointed-associate-fellow
NWU academic appointed as an associate fellow
Prof Ewelina Niemczyk from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Education and member of the Edu-HRight research unit has been appointed an associate fellow at the University of Westminster in London. She says this is another important link to foster sustainable collaboration between the two institutions. Prof Steve Greenfield from…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/ronel-emms-daar-kan-boeke-oor-haar-geskryf-word
Ronel Emms: “Daar kan boeke oor haar geskryf word.”
Sy is die onbetwiste moederfiguur van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se Rugbyinstituut. Sy is een van die helde agter die skerms. Sy is die vriendelike gesig wat jou eerste groet. Sy is Ronel Emms, en sy het net soveel aandeel aan die Rugbyinstituut se bultende trofeëkas as al dáái drieë wat goud ingesamel het. As sekretaresse van die…https://news.nwu.ac.za/ronel-emms-you-can-write-books-about-her
Ronel Emms: “You can write books about her.”
She is the undisputed mother figure of the Rugby Institute at the North-West University (NWU). She is one of the heroes behind the scenes. She is the friendly face who greets you first. She is Ronel Emms, and her share in the Rugby Institute’s bulging trophy case is just as big as that of all those tries behind the gold. As the secretary to the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/boek-ondersoek-die-rol-van-musiek-emosies
Boek ondersoek die rol van musiek in emosies
Musiek kan ’n mens se gemoed kalmeer. Daar word gesê “musiek maak die woedende monster stil”. Dit kan byvoorbeeld ’n omgewing van kalmte, romanse, leer en kreatiwiteit skep. ’n Nuwe boek deur prof Conroy Cupido, ’n akademikus van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU), kyk hoe vier visuele kunstenaars oorspronklike kunswerke geskep het oor die betekenis…https://news.nwu.ac.za/book-explores-role-music-emotions
Book explores the role of music in emotions
Music can alter our mood, as the phrase “music calms the savage beast” illustrates, for example. It can set the scene for calmness, romance, learning and creativity. A new book by North-West University (NWU) academic Prof Conroy Cupido explores how four visual artists created original artworks about the meaning they attach to music and how the…https://theology.nwu.ac.za/hsasg-international-conference/accommodation-papa