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African needs and engineering expertise converge
The Faculty of Engineering at the North-West University (NWU) participated in the World Association of Industrial and Technological Research Organizations (WAITRO) Summit 2024, which took place in Nanjing, China from 13 to 15 November. The summit’s theme, “From innovation to impact: Strategies for sustainable solutions”, highlighted the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/faculty-theology-initiative-improves-pass-rates-matrics
Faculty of Theology initiative improves pass rates of matrics
Two Potchefstroom secondary schools are reaping the benefits of an initiative of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Theology aimed at improving study methods and motivating learners. According to Prof Fazel Ebrihiam Freeks, project leader, there has been a definite improvement in the pass rates of Grade 12 learners at Promosa…My research focus includes strengths-based approaches to health promotion and well-being for gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM).
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Xander Flemming
My research focus includes strengths-based approaches to health promotion and well-being for gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM).My navorsingsfokus sluit sterkpunte-gebaseerde benaderings tot gesondheidsbevordering en welstand vir gay, biseksuele en ander mans wat seks met mans het (GBMSM) in.
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Xander Flemming
My navorsingsfokus sluit sterkpunte-gebaseerde benaderings tot gesondheidsbevordering en welstand vir gay, biseksuele en ander mans wat seks met mans het (GBMSM) in.https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-achieves-b1-nrf-rating-research-systems-thinking
NWU academic achieves B1 NRF rating for research in systems thinking
Prof Roelien Goede, director of the Unit for Data Science and Computing at the North-West University (NWU), has been awarded a B1 rating by the National Research Foundation (NRF). This is in recognition of her contributions to critical systems thinking and its applications in information systems and information systems education. The B1 rating…https://news.nwu.ac.za/botany-professor-and-leading-scholar-forbs-publishes-respected-journal-series
Botany professor and leading scholar on forbs publishes in respected journal series
Prof Frances Siebert from the subject group Botany at the North-West University (NWU) was recently invited to publish in the Annual Reviews journal series. This paper is the first from the NWU’s Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management (UESM) in this highly regarded publication series on ecology, evolution and systematics. Annual Reviews…https://news.nwu.ac.za/swip-project-brings-isindebele-wikipedias-main-platform
SWiP project brings isiNdebele to Wikipedia’s main platform
The SADiLaR-Wikipedia-PanSALB (SWiP) project is an important collaborative project that has seen key partners coming together to drive the digital ascent of isiNdebele, one of the low-resource languages in the country. This collaborative initiative by the South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLaR) at the North-West University (…https://news.nwu.ac.za/academic-honoured-nurse-researcher-award
Academic honoured with Nurse Researcher Award
Prof Leepile Sehularo, a professor of Psychiatry and Mental Health Nursing at the North-West University (NWU), has received the Nurse Researcher Award at the South African Nursing Council (SANC) Nursing Excellence Awards. The ceremony took place at The Capital Menlyn Maine in Pretoria on 8 November 2024. This award celebrates significant…https://news.nwu.ac.za/huge-cambridge-honour-prof-paul-smit
Huge Cambridge honour for Prof Paul Smit
He has found a home away from home. Prof Paul Smit, associate professor for Labour Relations Management at the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences at the North-West (NWU), has been elected to Life Membership of Clare Hall, University of Cambridge, during their most recently held governing body meeting. Clare Hall is a college for advanced…https://news.nwu.ac.za/speaker-north-west-provincial-legislature-earns-phd
Speaker of North West Provincial Legislature earns PhD
The Speaker of the North West Provincial Legislature, Desbo Mohono, recently graduated from the North-West University (NWU) with a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Agricultural Economics. The degree was conferred at a graduation ceremony held on the Potchefstroom Campus on 28 November 2024. Reflecting on her achievement, Dr Mohono said her…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/af/fakulteit-natuur-en-landbouwetenskappe/fnas-direkteure
FNAS Direkteure
[accordion] Skool vir Chemiese en Fisiese Wetenskappe Direkteur: Prof Lebo Katata-Seru Anjunk Direkteur: Prof Cobus Kriek Skool vir Biologiese Wetenskappe Direkteur: Vacant Adjunk Direkteur: Prof Oziniel Ruzvidzo Skool vir Geo- en Ruimtelike Wetenskappe Direkteur: Prof Stuart Piketh Skool vir Wiskundige en Statistiese…https://news.nwu.ac.za/society-atmospheric-sciences-awards-highest-honour-field-nwu-researcher
Society of Atmospheric Sciences awards highest honour in the field to NWU researcher
In a world of extreme climate change where air pollution is rife and people’s health is at stake, it has become paramount to predict the impact of chemical processes within the Earth’s atmosphere to plan measures for the future. A researcher at the North-West University (NWU) has made it his life’s labour to study atmospheric sciences. Prof…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nursings-undergraduate-research-day-showcasing-future-healthcare-scientists
Nursing’s undergraduate research day: showcasing future healthcare scientists
The 2024 final-year Nursing students at the North-West University (NWU) recently took the spotlight as they displayed their research projects during the undergraduate research day, which took place on the Potchefstroom and Mahikeng campuses on separate days. This annual event was collaboratively led by Francois Watson, senior lecturer at the…https://commerce.nwu.ac.za/af/ekonomiese-wetenskappe/inligtingstelsels
Inligtingstelsels
[accordion], Jou Pad na Uitnemendheid, Inligtingstelsels behels die ontleding en organisasie van besigheidsinligting deur die toepassing van tegnologie. Dit vermeng kernkonsepte van bestuur, bedryf, en inligtingstelselsteorie met rekenaarwetenskaps- en ingenieursmetodes en -tegnologieë om ʼn organisasie se data doeltreffend te bestuur. Met ons BCom in Inligtingstelsels sal jy deel word…, Kernvakke , Vakke sluit onder meer in: Inleiding tot Rekenaars en Programmering Inleiding tot Programmering Objekgeoriënteerde Programmering Rekenaarorganisasie en -argitektuur Stelselontleding Inleiding tot Netwerke Elektroniese Besigheid Inleiding tot Databasisse Stelselontwerp Webprogrammering Projekbestuur vir Inligtingstelsels Inligtingstelselsekuriteit…, Graadopsies, BCom in Inligtingstelsels Duur van Graad: 3 jaar, voltyds Aangebied by op die Mahikeng Kampus [M] Kurriculuim kode: 5GVH01 BCom in Inligtingstelsels - Uitgebreide Program Duur van Graad: 4 jaar, voltyds Aangebied op die Mahikeng Kampus [M] kurriculuim kode: 5XVH01 , Toelatingsvereistes, BCom in Inligtingstelsels APS: 24 Wiskunde: Vlak 4 (50%), of Wiskundige Geletterdheid: Vlak 5 (60%) Engels: Vlak 4 (50%) BCom in Inligtingstelsels - Uitgebreide Program APS: 21 Wiskunde: Vlak 3 (450%), of Wiskundige Geletterdheid: Vlak 4 (50%) Engels: Vlak 3 (40%) , Loopbaangeleenthede , Besigheidsanalis OHB-spesialis Webinhoudbestuurder Projekbestuurder Databasisanalis Databasisadministrateur Toepassingsontwikkelaar IS-sekuriteitsbestuurder E-ondernemingsbestuurder Toepassing-analis Data-analis Inligtingstelselsbestuurder IT-konsultant IT tegniese ondersteuning-beampte IS/IT-ouditeur Stelselontleder , Nagraadse studies, Nagraadse studie in Inligtingstelsels sluit in: BCom Honneursgraad MCom en PhD Hierdie nagraadse kwalifikasies word aangebied in Mahikeng [M] [/accordion] Jaarboekhttps://news.nwu.ac.za/professor-ype-poortinga-urges-cross-cultural-psychology-focus-global-unity
Professor Ype Poortinga urges cross-cultural psychology to focus on global unity
Professor Ype Poortinga, emeritus professor at Tilburg University and the University of Leuven, delivered an insightful lecture at the Optentia Research Unit at the Vanderbijlpark Campus. His talk, titled “Exploring the History of Cross-Cultural Psychology: The Primacy of Method over Theory,” explored the evolution of research methods in cross-…https://news.nwu.ac.za/tarryn-williams-recognised-oebs-prestigious-30-under-30-programme