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June is for Youth, June is for Pride
Pride Month is observed every June, with its main aim being to simultaneously honour the movement for LGBTQIA+ rights and celebrate the community’s culture. Kurt Naicker, senior lecturer at the Vanderbijlpark Campus, shares his thoughts on the experiences of the LGBTQIA+ community. Can you imagine how difficult it is to wake up in the morning,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/mental-health-and-disability-spotlight
Mental health and disability in the spotlight
By Menziwa Msibi The North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Nursing, in collaboration with the North West Department of Basic Education, recently presented a disability workshop at Orion in Rustenburg. The workshop was attended by employees with disabilities from the department, representing all the districts in the North West province…http://news.nwu.ac.za/celebrating-mid-year-achievements-mad-hatter-style
Celebrating mid-year achievements - mad hatter style
Staff from the North-West University's (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark Campus recently gathered at the Big Lapa for a mid-year event to celebrate their hard work and dedication. The mad hatter-themed event was a playful and whimsical affair, with colleagues donning colourful and creative hats, props and decorations to mark the occasion. Anna…http://news.nwu.ac.za/electoral-matters-under-spotlight
Electoral matters under the spotlight
As next year’s much-anticipated national elections draw closer and election fever starts to build, electoral matters will soon be taking centre stage. Naledi Modise, a political science lecturer from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus, believes the current format of the Electoral Amendment Bill, as well as the legal challenges…http://news.nwu.ac.za/research-unit-strengthens-partnership-university-crete
Research unit strengthens partnership with University of Crete
By Menziwa Msibi Representatives from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Education and Human Rights in Diversity (Edu-HRight) research unit, recently embarked on a visit to the University of Crete in Greece to strengthen the two institutions’ longstanding research partnership. Prof Charl Wolhuter, Prof Ewelina Niemczyk and Prof Johan Botha…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-colab-help-om-gemeenskapsradio-omroepers-te-bemagtig
NWU CoLab help om gemeenskapsradio-omroepers te bemagtig
Die CoLab van die Skool vir Kommunikasie aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) en die nasionale elektroniese media-instituut van Suid-Afrika (National Electronic Media Institute of South Africa, NEMISA) het in 2019 hande gevat en ’n 12 maande lange leerlingskapprogram begin om aan gemeenskapsradio-omroepers ’n NKR-vlak 5-kwalifikasie te bied. Die…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-colab-helps-empower-community-radio-presenters
NWU CoLab helps empower community radio presenters
By Sandile Mahlangu The CoLab of the School of Communication at the North-West University (NWU) and the National Electronic Media Institute of South Africa (NEMISA) joined hands in 2019 and began a 12-month learnership programme to offer community radio presenters an NQF Level 5 qualification. The two entities identified a need in community…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-blink-weer-uit-die-qs-world-university-rankings-nou-tiende-afrika
NWU blink weer uit in die QS World University Rankings ― nou tiende in Afrika
Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) het ’n groot verbetering getoon in die jongste Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings waar hulle posisie op die ranglys verbeter het – plaaslik, in Afrika en wêreldwyd. Die NWU se prestasie op hierdie ranglys was vir die afgelope vyf jaar konsekwent en die jongste resultate bevestig die universiteit…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-excels-again-qs-world-university-rankings-now-tenth-africa
NWU excels again in QS World University Rankings – now tenth in Africa
The North-West University (NWU) has shown great improvement in the latest Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings ― moving up in ranking position locally, in Africa and globally. The NWU’s performance in these rankings has been consistent for the past five years and the latest results affirm the university’s position among the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/discourse-explores-equal-and-quality-education-rural-areas
Discourse explores equal and quality education in rural areas
The research unit for Education and Human Rights in Diversity (Edu-HRight) recently organised a significant discourse in collaboration with the Legal Perspectives, Governance and Democracy research subarea and the Education Law subject group at the North-West University (NWU). The discourse aimed to shed light on the various factors crucial for…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/prof-bismark-tyobeka-aan-die-hoof-van-usaf-se-befondsingstrategiegroep
Prof Bismark Tyobeka aan die hoof van USAf se Befondsingstrategiegroep
Universiteite Suid-Afrika (USAf) het die hoof en visekanselier van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU), prof Bismark Tyobeka, as voorsitter van sy Befondsingstrategiegroep aangewys. Hy sal ook as lid van USAf se uitvoerende komitee (ExCo) dien. Die aanstelling is onmiddellik van krag, en prof Tyobeka sal hierdie posisie tot 31 Desember 2025 beklee…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nuwe-boek-ondersoek-hoer-onderwys-die-lig-van-n-pandemie
Nuwe boek ondersoek hoër onderwys in die lig van ’n pandemie
Die Covid-19-pandemie het verwoesting agtergelaat en die hoëronderwyssektor is nie gespaar nie. Dit is die gevolgtrekking waartoe ’n nuwe boek, getiteld Higher Education in the Face of a Global Pandemic, gekom het. Die mederedakteurs daarvan was prof Petronella Jonck van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) en prof Emnet Tadesse Woldegiorgis van die…http://news.nwu.ac.za/new-book-investigates-higher-education-face-pandemic
New book investigates higher education in the face of a pandemic
The Covid-19 pandemic left nothing but devastation in its wake, and the higher-education sector was not spared. This is the conclusion drawn in a new book titled Higher Education in the Face of a Global Pandemic, co-edited by Prof Petronella Jonck from the North-West University (NWU) and Prof Emnet Tadesse Woldegiorgis from the University of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/revolutionising-agriculture-industrial-engineering-efficient-farms
Revolutionising agriculture: industrial engineering for efficient farms
Prof Rojanette Coetzee, an academic at the North-West University’s (NWU's) Faculty of Engineering, recently established a research forum that will use industrial engineering methods to help farmers. Assisted by research assistants Herme Nel and Jorinda Marais, the Industrial Engineering in Agriculture (IE@Agri) Forum aims to apply industrial…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-lecturer-becomes-first-family-bag-phd
NWU lecturer becomes first in family to bag a PhD
The recent autumn graduations at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark Campus brought a momentous achievement for one employee in particular – Dr Bonelwa Sidumo. Dr Sidumo, a statistics lecturer and emerging researcher, received her PhD in operational research. The 33-year-old was born and bred in Centane, a rural town in the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/bbp-groeisyfers-vir-die-eerste-kwartaal-van-2023
BBP-groeisyfers vir die eerste kwartaal van 2023
Volgens prof Raymond Parsons van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) Besigheidskool is die goeie nuus dat die BBP-groei van 0,4% in die eerste kwartaal van 2023, ná die hersiene -1,1%-groei in die vierde kwartaal van 2022, die Suid-Afrikaanse ekonomie in staat gestel het om ’n tegniese resessie – met ander woorde twee agtereenvolgende kwartale van…http://news.nwu.ac.za/dp-growth-figures-first-quarter-2023
DP growth figures for the first quarter of 2023
According to Prof Raymond Parsons from the North-West University (NWU) Business School, the good news is that GDP growth of 0,4% in the first quarter of 2023, following on the revised -1,1% growth in the fourth quarter of 2022, has enabled the South African economy to avoid a technical recession – in other words, two consecutive quarters of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/adele-and-tete-gunning-comrades-gold
Adele and Tete gunning for Comrades gold
It is a tale etched in South African athletics folklore. One-hundred-and-two-years ago, an ultramarathon was born to celebrate comradery and the indomitable human spirit in the wake of the devastation caused by the First World War. It is an 87701 km odyssey of pain and perseverance. It is the Comrades Marathon. It again starts at dawn and ends…http://news.nwu.ac.za/subject-group-chemistry-paves-way-research-support-and-scholarships-postgrads
Subject group Chemistry paves the way for research support and scholarships for postgrads
By Menziwa Msibi The subject group Chemistry at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus hosted the National Research Foundation (NRF) and the Sasol Foundation during a visit on 2 June 2023. The purpose of this visit was to reinforce the visiting parties’ commitment to support and enhance research capabilities by providing…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/die-noordwes-universiteit-verhoog-die-gesondheidsprofiel-suider-afrika