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Vyf vroue, vier geslagte, een groot nalatenskap
Vrouemaand is die ideale geleentheid om te kyk na die geweldige vooruitgang wat vroue in die onderwys teweeg gebring het en ’n nalatenskap van akademiese prestasies oor geslagte heen te vier. Watter eer is dit nie om die inspirerende reise van vier geslagte van vroulike gegradueerdes, van wie drie meestersgrade het, te vier nie. Hierdie stories is…http://news.nwu.ac.za/five-women-four-generations-one-powerful-legacy
Five women, four generations, one powerful legacy
Women's Month is the ideal opportunity to reflect on the tremendous strides made by women in education and celebrate an intergenerational legacy of academic achievements. What an honour it is to share the inspiring journeys of four generations of female graduates, with three holding master’s degrees. These stories testify to the power of education…http://news.nwu.ac.za/bodybuilding-team-rakes-awards-provincials
Bodybuilding team rakes in awards at provincials
The bodybuilding team from the North-West University (NWU)'s Vanderbijlpark Campus had a successful run at the University Sports South Africa (USSA) provincials, walking away with eight trophies and three medals. The team's impressive performance included five first-place finishes, one second place, and two third places. The team's success…http://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-bismark-looks-sas-nuclear-future
Prof Bismark looks at SA’s nuclear future
You don’t have to be able to split the atom to know that South Africa – and the world – is facing an energy crisis and that urgent answers are needed to address this pressing problem. That is why the principal and vice-chancellor of the North-West University (NWU), Prof Bismark Tyobeka, will be part of a panel discussion titled Global Nuclear…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-verwelkom-gebaretaal-suid-afrika-se-familie-van-amptelike-tale
NWU verwelkom gebaretaal in Suid-Afrika se familie van amptelike tale
Dit moes al lankal gebeur het, maar op Woensdag 19 Julie het Cyril Ramaphosa, die Suid-Afrikaanse president, Suid-Afrikaanse Gebaretaal as Suid-Afrika se 12de amptelike taal erken. Dit maak Suid-Afrika slegs die vierde land in Afrika om gebaretaal as ’n amptelike taal te erken, en volgens dr Keaobaka Seshoka, direkteur van die Taaldirektoraat…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-welcomes-sign-language-south-africas-official-language-family
NWU welcomes sign language to South Africa’s official language family
It was a long time coming, but on Wednesday, 19 July, Cyril Ramaphosa, the South African president, officially recognised South African Sign Language as South Africa’s 12th official language. This makes South Africa only the fourth country in Africa to recognise sign language as an official language and, according to Dr Keaobaka Seshoka,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/north-west-high-court-judges-lead-nwu-juta-mock-trials
North West High Court judges lead NWU-Juta Mock Trials
A full bench of North West High Court judges presided over the annual North-West University (NWU)-Juta Mock Trial finals held at the High Court in Mahikeng on 7 August 2023. Leading the panel was Deputy Judge President Tebogo Djaje, accompanied by esteemed justices Francies Reid, André Petersen and Myron Dewrance. North West Judge President…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-potchefstroomkampus-se-donasies-van-die-studente-joolgemeenskapsdiens-2023
NWU Potchefstroomkampus se donasies van die Studente Joolgemeenskapsdiens 2023
Die Studente Joolgemeenskapsdiens (SJGD) is ’n gemeenskapsbetrokkenheidsinisiatief van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) wat op die Potchefstroomkampus gebaseer is en is die grootste studentegedrewe gemeenskapsbetrokkenheidsinisiatief in die suidelike halfrond. Dit is ’n unieke tradisie van die NWU wat jy op min ander plekke sal aantref. Die…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-potchefstroom-campus-student-rag-community-service-donations-2023
NWU Potchefstroom Campus Student RAG Community Service donations 2023
The Student RAG Community Service (SRCS) is a community engagement initiative of the North-West University (NWU) based on the Potchefstroom Campus and is the largest student-driven community engagement initiative in the southern hemisphere. It is a unique NWU tradition that you will find in few other places. This tradition encapsulates the spirit…http://news.nwu.ac.za/academic-lauds-transport-departments-nanotechnology-road-rescue
Academic lauds Transport Department's nanotechnology road rescue
North-West University (NWU) academic and professor in chemistry, Prof Lebo Seru, has praised the Department of Transport’s announcement that they will be embarking on a pioneering plan to reinforce collapsing roads in the North West province through the innovative application of nanotechnology. The department has committed to launching a pilot…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-dr-sweetness-had-face-lot-sour
NWU’s Dr Sweetness had to face a lot of sour
It took only a few seconds for her to lose weeks of her life. After her Toyota Yaris had crashed head-on into a bakkie, she was trapped in a cocoon of unconsciousness and when she awoke her world had irrevocably changed. Torturous years of rehabilitation were to follow. Initially she was forgetful, frightened, frantically searching and frequently…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-laying-down-environmental-law
NWU is laying down the environmental law
When Prof Louis Kotzé, research professor at the Faculty of Law of the North-West University (NWU) utters the words “planetary crisis”, it takes a moment to comprehend the magnitude of what he is talking about. In an unimaginable vastness – the extent of which is inconceivable to the layman’s mind – there floats a little blue dot. This dot…http://news.nwu.ac.za/school-accounting-sciences-explores-distributive-tax-justice
School of Accounting Sciences explores distributive tax justice
A delegation from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Accounting Sciences recently attended the International Tax Conference on Distributive Tax Justice in the Global Economy. The conference, hosted by the University of Pretoria’s Department of Taxation, brought together leading experts from around the world to discuss the challenges…http://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-bismark-sustainable-energy-future
Prof Bismark: On to a sustainable energy future
A sustainable energy future is at the forefront of the list of research and innovation priorities of the North-West University (NWU), as is building and maintaining partnerships to help achieve this. Therefore, the NWU is playing host to the 4th AFRA-NEST General Assembly and 3rd Regional Meeting of Vice-Chancellors, which is currently being held…http://news.nwu.ac.za/innovative-and-creative-teaching-and-learning-strategies-are-key-success
Innovative and creative teaching and learning strategies are the key to success
The Faculty of Humanities at the North-West University (NWU) recently hosted an insightful Teaching and Learning colloquium at Khaya Ibhubesi Conference Centre in Parys. The theme of the event was "Transforming teaching and learning in the Humanities: Critical reflection on shifting pedagogies in the post-Covid era”. The colloquium saw more…http://news.nwu.ac.za/rap-rumble-showcases-hip-hop-talent
Rap Rumble showcases hip-hop talent.
By Zandile Nkosi River FM, the radio station on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark Campus, recently teamed up with energy drink company Red Bull to host a hip-hop talent show - Rap Rumble - at the campus student centre. The talent show embodied the NWU’s diversity, and contestants showcased their various linguistics skills by…http://news.nwu.ac.za/helping-social-workers-schools-navigate-complex-legal-frameworks-and-policies
Helping social workers at schools to navigate complex legal frameworks and policies
Dr Marelize Vergottini, a senior lecturer in social work at the North-West University (NWU), aims to support social workers at schools by equipping them with the necessary skills and know-how to navigate the legal framework in their everyday work-life. She recently held several two-day workshops for school social workers in Vanderbijlpark,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/sadilar-director-honoured-international-conference
SADiLaR director honoured at international conference
The executive director of the South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLaR) at the North-West University (NWU), Prof Langa Khumalo, was recently honoured for his contribution to multilingualism at the 1st International Conference on Language, Multilingualism, and Decolonisation Practices in Higher Education. Organised by the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-prof-bismark-tyobeka-we-need-invest-nuclear-expertise-or-lose-it
NWU’s Prof Bismark Tyobeka: We need to invest in nuclear expertise, or lose it
The global energy dependency clock is ticking, and in South Africa it is doing so at a dizzying pace. What started as an impending energy crisis more than a decade ago has morphed into a situation that can only be described as akin to an irrevocable catastrophe. According to Prof Bismark Tyobeka, principal and vice-chancellor of the North-West…http://news.nwu.ac.za/faculty-education-launches-busy-bee-kindness-corner