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Special Guest Lecture by Dr Mathews Phosa
The Faculty of Engineering is thrilled and privileged to have Dr. Mathews Phosa for a stimulating guest lecture. About Dr. Mathews: Dr Mathews Phosa is a prominent political and business leader in South Africa. He played a key role in the country’s negotiations that led to the peaceful end of four decades of apartheid rule in 1994 and…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/natural-sciences/crb-hosts-successful-workshop
CRB hosts successful workshop
The CRB from the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences hosted a successful pertraction workshop on the Potchefstroom Campus recently. Read more about it via the following two links Engineering News NWU Newshttp://news.nwu.ac.za/new-chairperson-council-north-west-university-nwu-announced
New chairperson of the Council of the North-West University (NWU) announced
At the meeting of the NWU Council on 16 March 2017, Dr Mzubanzi Bismark Tyobeka was elected as the new chairperson who will steer the Council for the next three years. This follows the expiry of the previous chairperson, Adv Johan Kruger's term of office at the end of March 2017. He did not avail himself for re-election. Dr Tyobeka, who was…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-recognises-outstanding-lecturers
NWU recognises outstanding lecturers
Good work never goes unnoticed. This was emphasised during the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Institutional Teaching Excellence Awards ceremony (ITEA) which took place on 20 April in Potchefstroom. The annual event gives recognition to the best lecturers of the NWU. This year top honours went to a lecturer of the Potchefstroom Campus. Prof…http://news.nwu.ac.za/student-wins-vc-medal-research-deep-learning-space-weather
Student wins VC Medal with research on deep learning in space weather
Jacques Beukes of the MUST Deep Learning research group at the Faculty of Engineering is the 2021 winner of a North-West University (NWU) Vice-Chancellor’s Medal for his dissertation “Interpretability of deep neural networks for SYM-H prediction”. Eight vice-chancellor’s medals are awarded annually to the best master’s-degree students at the NWU.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/enhanced-research-collaboration-agenda-nwu-nrf-meeting
Enhanced research collaboration on agenda at NWU-NRF meeting
The principal and vice-chancellor of the North-West University (NWU), Prof Bismark Tyobeka, welcomed a delegation from the National Research Fund (NRF), led by the chief executive officer, Prof Fulufhelo Nelwamondo, during a meeting held on Monday, 8 July. The aim of the meeting was to foster collaboration, share strategic insights, and to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/achieving-africas-vision-why-universities-must-return-serving-society
Achieving Africa’s vision: why universities must return to serving society
By Prof Ushotanefe Useh Universities in Africa stand at a crossroads today. While they continue to produce research, award degrees and rank in global academic listings, an uncomfortable question lingers: are they truly serving the societies that fund and sustain them? Are their graduates solving the most pressing problems of the continent, or…http://engineering.nwu.ac.za/engineering/innovation-support-office
Innovation Support Office
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Research
We encourage operational efficiency through: Energy optimisation Environmental management Maintenance and reliability improvements (line-of-sight) Simulation and production improvements Software development Tax incentives and disincentives Practical industry interactionhttp://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-proactively-addresses-sa%25E2%2580%2599s-skills-deficit
NWU proactively addresses SA’s skills deficit
Is mathematics keeping you up at night? Are you worried that your mathematics results are going to prevent you from realising your dream to study further after completing your school career? If so, the Bridging The Mathematical Gap (BTMG) learning programme is just for you. Since the inception of this learning programme four years ago by the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/bridging-mathematical-gap-%25E2%2580%2593-offering-matriculants-second-chance-success
Bridging the Mathematical Gap – offering matriculants a second chance at success
Four years since the inception of the Bridging The Mathematical Gap (BTMG) learning programme at the North-West University’s (NWU's) Vanderbijlpark Campus, many learners have not only overcome towards anxiety for mathematics, but are also flourishing as students pursuing their university studies within the BCom and BSc fields. Many of these…http://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…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/studywell/about-us
About Us
, StudyWell: Student Well-Being Initiative, Scientific insight. Practical impact. Student well-being at the centre. At StudyWell, we believe research should do more than inform, it should empower. We are committed to building healthier, more supportive university experiences through collaboration, innovation, and evidence-based practices. , What is the StudyWell Initiative?, StudyWell, founded by Prof Karina Mostert (Registered Industrial and Organisational Psychologist), is a specialised research initiative within Management Cybernetics, a collaborative research entity formed between the Faculty of Economic and Management Science and the Faculty of Engineering at the North-West University. We aim to design a research…, Our Focus, At StudyWell, we are committed to developing real-time, evidence-based tools and strategies that will enable the North-West University to proactively support student well-being. Our work is grounded in the Study Demands-Resources (SD-R) theory (Bakker & Mostert, 2024), a framework that helps us understand how the interaction between various…, Our Approach, Multidisciplinary, practice-integrated research and stakeholder collaboration. StudyWell is built on a multidisciplinary, research- and practice-integrated approach, grounded in organisational psychology. Our core team consists of Industrial and Organisational Psychologists, working in close collaboration with research psychologists, technical…http://news.nwu.ac.za/public-lecture-explores-ideal-municipality-post-2026-elections
Public lecture explores the ideal municipality post-2026 elections
By Mzwandile Ndlovu For South Africa to prosper municipalities must become engines of social justice that engage with citizens, deliver on services and sustainable development and are held accountable for their governance. This was the crux of the message from a public lecture hosted by the North-West University’s (NWU’s) subject group…http://engineering.nwu.ac.za/crced-pretoria/contact-us
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Tel: 012 809 0412 Email: 10728023@nwu.ac.za Address: 77 Tijger Vallei Office Park 13 Pony Street Tijger Vallei PretoriaJudit Oláh is a professor at the Faculty of Economics and Business University of Debrecen. She is a full-time professor at WSB University. She is an editorial member of a number of international journals: Amfiteatru Economic, Polish Journal of Management Studies, Economics and Sociology, Forum Scientiae Oeconomia, Pragmata tes Oikonomias, Central…
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Judit Oláh
Judit Oláh is a professor at the Faculty of Economics and Business University of Debrecen. She is a full-time professor at WSB University. She is an editorial member of a number of international journals: Amfiteatru Economic, Polish Journal of Management Studies, Economics and Sociology, Forum Scientiae Oeconomia, Pragmata tes Oikonomias, Central…http://www.nwu.ac.za/mynwu/nwu-women-leadership-our-ambassadors
NWU Women in Leadership: Our ambassadors
Rorisang Machailo (read more) × Rorisang Machailo I am a mother of three, a wife, a psychiatric nurse and a deputy director of the school of nursing in MC. I started in NWU as a simulation laboratory manager in 2016 after a vast clinical and regulatory experience including Gauteng’s Mental Health…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/crb/laboratories
Laboratories
The CRB focuses on adding value to the SA national mineral and chemical resource base found in the North-West and Southern Gauteng provinces. This can be divided into two key knowledge areas, i.e. metal-based resources (such as the platinum group metals and chromium) and carbon-based resources (such as petrochemicals, plant oils and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/north-west-university-honours-its-outstanding-researchers
North-West University honours its outstanding researchers
The NWU honoured the best of its best researchers and innovators during a virtual awards evening on 3 December 2020. Many outstanding staff members were acknowledged at the event for achieving excellence in research during 2019, including researchers with new NRF ratings. The winners of the vice-chancellor’s medal for the best…http://www.nwu.ac.za/af/e-jaarboek-2008