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Kundigheid kom na ons mense toe
Die Noordwes-Universiteit se Besigheidskool het hulle eerste Think Tank voor ’n lewendige gehoor in Somerset-Wes gehou waar die Minister van Finansies se nasionale begrotingstoespraak deur ’n paneel kundiges ontleed en bespreek is. Hierdie inisiatief vorm deel van ’n reeks skakeltoere wat die skool vir 2022 beplan het. Meer as 150 mense het die…http://news.nwu.ac.za/taking-expertise-our-people
Taking expertise to our people
The North-West University Business School held their first face-to-face Think Tank in front of a live audience in Somerset West where the Minister of Finance’s national budget speech was analysed and unpacked by a panel of experts. This initiative forms part of a series of roadshows that the school has in the pipeline for 2022. More 150 people…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-masters-students-passion-leads-book-about-wetlands
NWU master’s student’s passion leads to book about wetlands
Kirsty Kyle, a master’s student at the North-West University (NWU), has recently published an educational children’s book and, after receiving sponsorship for the printing, donated the books to under-privileged schools. The book, Discovering Wetlands with Piffy, Zenzi and Lucky, is published in isiZulu and English, and is aimed at primary…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/maatskaplike-innoveerders-kan-nou-digitale-storievertelling-gebruik-om-hulle-oplossings-te-deel
Maatskaplike innoveerders kan nou digitale storievertelling gebruik om hulle oplossings te deel
Danksy die bekendstelling van die Digitale Storievertellingspilpunt van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU), het maatskaplike innoveerders nou ’n spliternuwe platform waar hulle oplossings vir hulle gemeenskappe se uitdagings kan deel. Befondsing wat van die Europese Unie se program Erasmus+ (https://erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu/opportunities-under-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/social-innovators-can-now-use-digital-storytelling-share-their-solutions
Social innovators can now use digital storytelling to share their solutions
Thanks to the launch of the Digital Storytelling Hub of the North-West University (NWU), social innovators now have a brand-new platform where they can share solutions to their communities’ challenges. Funding received from the European Union programme Erasmus+ (https://erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu/opportunities-under-erasmus) made the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/protecting-our-children
Protecting our children
According to the South African Crimes Statistics, there were 943 murders and 24 000 sexual offences against children from April 2019 until March 2020. Although these statistics are slightly lower than the previous year, the data still leaves a lot to be desired. In light of national Child Protection Week, which is commemorated annually…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-joins-move-health
NWU joins in the move for health
Over the years there has been a significant increase in the number of people who suffer from lifestyle diseases. This is mostly due to unhealthy eating, alcohol intake, smoking and a lack of physical activity. To this end, the Africa Unit for Transdisciplinary Health Research (AUTHeR) at the North-West University (NWU) has partnered with the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/die-toekoms-van-die-nwu-besigheidskool-projek-proton
Die toekoms van die NWU Besigheidskool – Projek Proton
Prof Jan van Romburgh het sy visie vir die NWU Besigheidskool vir die volgende vyf jaar gekoester, beplan en bepeins. Hy het onlangs sy visie in die vorm van ’n vars en innoverende metafoor – naamlik Projek Proton – gedeel. Hy het al sy kollegas, die adviesraad, en ander belangrike figure van die NWU Besigheidskool uitgenooi om sy vooruitsigte te…http://news.nwu.ac.za/future-nwu-business-school-project-proton
The future of the NWU Business School – Project Proton
Prof Jan van Romburgh nourished, planned and pondered over his vision for the NWU Business School for the next five years. He recently shared this vision in the form of a fresh and innovative metaphor – namely Project Proton. He invited all his colleagues, the advisory board, and other important figures from the NWU Business School to share his…http://news.nwu.ac.za/charne-headed-japan
Charné is headed to Japan
The 2021 Olympic Games are almost here and 22-year-old NWU hockey captain Charné Maddocks from Kimberley was selected for the South African Hockey team that will be headed to Tokyo, Japan in July. Charné is currently completing her BEd Honours degree majoring in special needs at the North-West University. The selection process took…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-mahikeng-campus-host-secretariat-waternet
NWU Mahikeng Campus to host secretariat of WaterNet
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus has been chosen to host the Southern African Development Community (SADC) subsidiary, WaterNet during its 2022 to 2026 strategy implementation period. WaterNet is a regional network of university departments and research and training institutes specialising in water. The network aims to build…http://news.nwu.ac.za/should-2021-south-african-local-government-elections-be-synchronised
Should the 2021 South African local government elections be synchronised?
Should this year’s local government elections be postponed and run together with the provincial and national elections as a single event in 2024? This question is currently being discussed widely and was also the main question during a webinar hosted by the North-West University (NWU)’s Faculty of Law on 20 May 2021. The title of the webinar…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-animal-health-hospital-bolsters-service-offerings
NWU animal health hospital bolsters service offerings
As of 1 June, animal owners living within a 25-kilometre radius of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus can look forward to more services from the institution’s animal hospital. The Dale Bieghle Animal Health Hospital, as it is formally known, is part of the subject group Animal Health in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural…http://news.nwu.ac.za/university-collaboration-reaches-promising-covid-19-vaccine-results
University collaboration reaches promising Covid-19 vaccine results
Walter Sisulu University (WSU) and the North-West University (NWU) jointly announced "very promising first results" from preclinical trials on a new Covid-19 vaccine candidate on Tuesday, 8 June. The WSU Medical School has a rich history of producing quality medical doctors and nurses for the South African and international health systems…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/innoverende-navorsing-gee-aandag-aan-die-mishandeling-van-bejaardes
Innoverende navorsing gee aandag aan die mishandeling van bejaardes
Mishandeling van bejaardes is ’n onderwerp in ons samelewing wat dikwels misken word. Vir een PhD-student in Maatskaplike Werk het dit nie ongemerk verbygegaan nie. Gcotyiswa Mtiya-Thimla het haar PhD in Maatskaplike Werk aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) (2020) voltooi, waar sy haar navorsing op die mishandeling van bejaardes gefokus het. Sy…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-vanderbijlpark-campus-welcomes-prof-modise
NWU Vanderbijlpark Campus welcomes Prof Modise
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark Campus leadership recently gave Prof David Mxolisi Modise, the acting deputy vice-chancellor (DVC) of the campus, a warm welcome. Prof Linda Du Plessis, acting principal and vice-chancellor, introduced Prof Modise to campus management and staff. Prof Modise assumed his new position…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-soccer-institute-alumnus-back-play-top-league
NWU Soccer Institute alumnus back to play in the top league
After joining Mpumalanga-based TS Galaxy FC, North-West University (NWU) Soccer Institute alumnus Orebotse “Bobo” Mongae is back to play in South Africa’s top league, the DSTV Premier Soccer League. The talented middle fielder has joined TS Galaxy on a 30-month contract. Bobo - as he is affectionately known - is no stranger to South African…http://news.nwu.ac.za/president-ramaphosa-would-do-well-focus-electricity-issues
President Ramaphosa would do well to focus on electricity issues
A North-West University (NWU) professor believes that – should power cuts continue as they have – more people will lose jobs, threatening the livelihoods of many in the country. This is especially true of small, medium and micro enterprises that are currently not coping. Prof David Daw, an energy expert, was weighing in ahead of President…http://news.nwu.ac.za/mental-health-and-lgbt-healthcare-providers-should-step
Mental health and LGBT: healthcare providers should step up
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals are often stigmatised and discriminated against. This population is expected to experience poorer mental health outcomes compared with heterosexual and cis-gendered people*, a phenomenon healthcare providers need to take note of and act upon. This was a finding of a study done by Prof…http://news.nwu.ac.za/new-era-nwu-boosts-its-student-housing-portfolio