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Die Sentrum vir die Voorsetting van Professionele Ontwikkeling bied verskeie kort- (sertifikaat-) kursusse aan. Ons reël ook funksies en sertifikaatseremonies. Het jy ’n konferensie in gedagte? Ons kan jou help om die funksie te reël.http://www.nwu.ac.za/af/content/es-elektroniese-dienste-kontak-ons
EES- Elektries en Elektroniese Dienste - Kontak Ons
Elektries enElektroniese Dienste Kontak Ons Posadres: Elektries en Elektroniese Dienste …http://www.nwu.ac.za/af/content/p-es/index_a.html
ES- Elektroniese Dienste - Oor Ons
Elektriese en Elektroniese Dienste Verwelkoming van die departementshoof Oor Ons Welkom by Elektriese en Elektroniese Dienste. My naam is Danie Stoop. EED verskaf dienste aan feitlik elke persoon wat die Potchefstroom-geriewe van die NWU gebruik, sonder dat almal dit werklik besef. Ons dienste vergesel jou…http://news.nwu.ac.za/hidden-cost-broken-funding-system-south-africas-public-universities
The hidden cost of a broken funding system: South Africa’s public universities
Prof Linda du Plessis, Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Teaching and Learning at the North-West University (NWU), explains why the ongoing dysfunction within the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) and various Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETAs) is not only jeopardising the futures of vulnerable students but also placing…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/die-verskuilde-koste-van-n-gebroke-befondsingstelsel-suid-afrika-se-openbare-universiteite
Die verskuilde koste van ’n gebroke befondsingstelsel: Suid-Afrika se openbare universiteite
Prof Linda du Plessis, Senior Adjunk-visekanselier: Onderrig-en-Leer aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU), verduidelik waarom die voortdurende wanfunksionering van die Nasionale Studente Finansiële Hulpskema (NSFAS) en verskeie Sektorale Onderwys- en Opleidingsowerhede (SETAs) nie net die toekoms van kwesbare studente in gevaar stel nie, maar ook…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-honours-prof-christa-rautenbach-chancellors-medal
NWU honours Prof Christa Rautenbach with the Chancellor’s Medal
Her transformative leadership through her editorship of the Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal stands as a beacon of achievement in the vision and mission of the North-West University (NWU) to be a pre-eminent university in Africa. Her achievements in legal academia and journal development have earned Prof Christa Rautenbach the NWU Chancellor’s…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-vereer-prof-christa-rautenbach-met-die-kanseliersmedalje
NWU vereer prof Christa Rautenbach met die Kanseliersmedalje
Haar transformatiewe leierskap deur haar redakteurskap van die Potchefstroomse Elektroniese Regsblad is ’n baken van prestasie in die visie en missie van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) om ’n toonaangewende universiteit in Afrika te wees. Haar prestasies in die regsakademie en vaktydskrifontwikkeling het aan prof Christa Rautenbach die NWU se…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/gemeenskapsielkunde-uitgawe-oorbrug-globale-krisisse-en-plaaslike-aksie
Gemeenskapsielkunde-uitgawe oorbrug globale krisisse en plaaslike aksie
Personeellede, studente en belanghebbers van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) het op 2 Oktober die bekendstelling van die tweede uitgawe van die boek, Community Psychology: Global Crisis, Local Realities, and Action Global Crises, op die Potchefstroomkampus gevier. Verskeie bydraers het tydens die geleentheid kort aanbiedings gedoen, wat elkeen…http://news.nwu.ac.za/launch-new-community-psychology-edition-bridges-global-crises-and-local-action
Launch of new Community Psychology edition bridges global crises and local action
Staff members, students and stakeholders of the North-West University (NWU) gathered on the Potchefstroom Campus on 2 October to celebrate the launch of the second edition of the book Community Psychology: Global Crisis, Local Realities, and Action Global Crises. The event highlighted the collaborative spirit underpinning the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-desmond-tutu-school-medicine-cements-future-north-west-department-health-partnership
NWU Desmond Tutu School of Medicine cements future with North West Department of Health partnership
The future of the North-West University’s (NWU) Desmond Tutu School of Medicine was further consolidated on Tuesday, 24 June 2025, with the signing of a memorandum of agreement (MoA) between the NWU and the North West Department of Health (NWDoH) on the university’s Potchefstroom Campus. “It is a privilege to be able to celebrate another…http://news.nwu.ac.za/floyd-shivambu-and-fight-his-political-future
Floyd Shivambu and the fight for his political future
Enigmatic and erratic, bold and belligerent. Floyd Shivambu walks the line between chaos and command like few other South African politicians do, with both his detractors and supporters asking: What is next for Floyd? As has become the norm, Shivambu has recently evoked the ire of yet another of his political homes – the MK Party (MKP) – when…http://news.nwu.ac.za/new-artificial-intelligence-gospel
The new artificial intelligence gospel
Generative artificial intelligence has learnt to mimic the divine. It now produces not only music, prose and images once thought uniquely human, but also digital deities: chatbots that speak in the first person as God. Christianity boasts AI Jesus, Virtual Jesus, Text with Jesus and Ask Jesus. Buddhism has Norbu AI, Islam has Brother Junaid.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/south-africas-local-power-play
South Africa’s local power play
South Africa’s municipalities are rediscovering an old habit: generating their own electricity. In a country long dominated by Eskom, the lumbering state utility, the city of eThekwini has announced an ambitious strategy to reduce its reliance on the national grid by 40% by 2030. With Eskom’s ageing infrastructure, crippling debt and load-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/foreigners-sa-jails-deportation-complicated
Foreigners in SA jails: Deportation is… complicated
Correctional Services Minister, Dr Pieter Groenewald, recently stated his intention to deport foreign criminals in South African jails back to their countries of origin. The Minister said that about 26 000 foreigners are either serving sentences in South African prisons or are awaiting sentencing. This places a massive burden on taxpayers,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/research-unlocks-local-trees-feed-value-goats
Research unlocks local tree’s feed value for goats
A tree long overlooked as goat feed could help farmers in the North West Province boost meat production and cut feed costs, new research from the North-West University (NWU) has found. NWU researchers from the subject group Animal Sciences at the Mahikeng Campus, led by primary author Onke Hawu, say the Searsia lancea tree, commonly known as…http://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-bismark-appointed-chairperson-sabs-board
Prof Bismark appointed chairperson of SABS Board
He is known for setting the highest standards for himself, and now Prof Bismark Tyobeka, principal and vice-chancellor of the North-West University (NWU), has been entrusted with doing the same for the country. As the newly appointed member and chairperson of the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS), he will steer an institution that plays a…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-host-hefma-2025-annual-conference-under-theme-innovating-campus-spaces
NWU to host HEFMA 2025 Annual Conference under the theme “Innovating Campus Spaces”
The North-West University (NWU) is proud to host the Higher Education Facilities Management Association (HEFMA) 2025 Annual Conference, a flagship event that will bring together leaders and professionals from across the higher education, training and infrastructure sectors. Set to take place from 13 to 16 October 2025, the conference will…http://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-linda-du-plessis-rebukes-dawie-roodts-university-closure-comments
Prof Linda du Plessis rebukes Dawie Roodt’s university closure comments
South Africa has too many public universities, and most of them should be closed. Furthermore, only 10% of the population should pursue a university education, “while there is a big shortage at other skill levels”. These are some of the comments recently made by economist Dawie Roodt, who also labelled South Africa’s primary education sector as…http://news.nwu.ac.za/breaking-hiv-bottleneck-why-sub-saharan-africa-must-lead-way
Breaking the HIV bottleneck: Why sub-Saharan Africa must lead the way
· African nations must build their own research capacity, rather than relying solely on Western institutions and donors. · Africa remains largely overlooked in HIV sequencing research, despite bearing the greatest burden. · It is time for Africa to reclaim agency over its health future. · Global HIV research is biased towards the West: 54…http://news.nwu.ac.za/global-warming-places-africas-wildlife-peril