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Robofest 2017: NWU-kampus haal robotika uit die wetenskapklas uit
Die opwinding wat met die Suid-Afrikaanse weergawe van Robofest 2017 gepaard gegaan het, voorspel 'n skouspelagtige internasionale kampioenskap in Junie. Op Saterdag, 4 Maart 2017, het die Vanderbijlparkkampus van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) in samewerking met Trophy Robotics die 2017 Kampioenskappe van die Suid-Afrikaanse Nasionale Robofest…http://news.nwu.ac.za/robofest-2017-nwu-vaal-takes-robotics-beyond-science-class
Robofest 2017: NWU Vaal takes robotics beyond science class
If the excitement of the South African rendition of Robofest 2017 was anything to go by, then the stage is set for a stellar international championship in June. On Saturday, 4 March 2017, the Vanderbijlpark Campus of the North-West University (NWU Vaal) hosted the South African National Robofest 2017 Championship in collaboration with Trophy…http://news.nwu.ac.za/optentia-workshop-investigate-work-music-social-and-restorative-intervention
Optentia workshop to investigate the work of music as social and restorative intervention
The Optentia Research Focus Area on the Vanderbijlpark Campus of the North-West University (NWU Vaal) will welcome Dr Carina Venter from Oxford University in England on 22 March this year. Dr Venter will be hosting a workshop entitled: Ambiguous Intervention – The work of music in unequal times. The workshop will take the form of a series…http://news.nwu.ac.za/jonker-brothers-soar-greater-heights
Jonker brothers soar to greater heights
Many pairs of brothers have made their mark in the history of aviation. Just think of the Wright brothers, the Bell brothers and the Taylor brothers. However, the Jonker brothers from Potchefstroom are second to none and in the past 10 years have stirred up the world glider market with their business, Jonker Sailplanes. Their revolutionary JS1…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/geweld-teen-immigrante-strem-ekonomiese-integrasie-afrika
Geweld teen immigrante strem ekonomiese integrasie in Afrika
Die opvlamming van geweld teen immigrante in Johannesburg en Pretoria het skokgolwe deur die kontinent gestuur en aanleiding gegee tot oproepe vir robuuste dialoog en proaktiewe intervensies om xenofobie uit te roei. Suid-Afrikaners vaar die strate in om te protesteer teen die teenwoordigheid van ongedokumenteerde Zimbabwiërs, Pakistani's en…http://news.nwu.ac.za/anti-immigrant-violence-adjourns-african-economic-integration-efforts
Anti-immigrant violence adjourns African economic integration efforts
The resurgence of anti-immigrant violence in Johannesburg and Pretoria has send shockwaves across the continent and prompted calls for robust dialogue and pro-active interventions to stamp out xenophobia. As South Africans take to the street to protest against the presence of undocumented Zimbabweans, Pakistanis and Nigerians – who they accuse…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/internasionale-ekonometriekundige-gaan-hoofrede-lewer-sosiale-wetenskappe-konferensie
Internasionale ekonometriekundige gaan hoofrede lewer by Sosiale Wetenskappe-konferensie
Die Noordwes-Universiteit se Vanderbijlparkkampus (NWU Vaal) vat hande met die Sosiale Wetenskappe-navorsingsvereniging in Turkye om later vanjaar die 8ste Internasionale Konferensie oor Sosiale Wetenskappe (ICSS) aan te bied. Die konferensie sal van 23-25 Augustus 2017 in Durban gehou word en sal deur afgevaardigdes van regoor die wêreld…http://news.nwu.ac.za/international-econometrics-expert-deliver-keynote-address-social-sciences-conference
International econometrics expert to deliver keynote address at Social Sciences Conference
The North-West University’s Vanderbijlpark Campus (NWU Vaal) is joining hands with the Social Sciences Research Society in Turkey to host the 8th International Conference on Social Sciences (ICSS) later this year. The conference will take place in Durban from 23 – 25 August 2017 and will see delegates from around the world in attendance…http://news.nwu.ac.za/mother-language-day-celebration-%25E2%2580%2593-how-nwu-builds-future
Mother Language Day celebration – this is how the NWU builds for the future
By Prof Dan Kgwadi, vice-chancellor of the NWU. We've recently celebrated International Mother Language Day (IMLD). The theme for this year’s IMLD is Towards sustainable futures through multilingual education, which places the role of educational institutions in promoting mother-tongue education firmly in the spotlight. The Pan-South African…http://news.nwu.ac.za/node/22574
Amakhosi at home at NWU Vaal
The football club of the North-West University’s Vanderbijlpark Campus has signalled their intentions for the remainder of the season by announcing the signing of four new players from the ranks of the Kaizer Chiefs Football Academy. Four players from the academy enrolled at the Vanderbijlpark Campus to further their studies and to don the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-advancing-interdisciplinary-and-multidisciplinary-studies-within-social-sciences
NWU advancing interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary studies within social sciences
The North-West University’s Vanderbijlpark Campus is joining hands with the Social Sciences Research Society in Turkey to host the 8th International Conference on Social Sciences (ICSS) later this year. The conference will take place in Durban from 23 – 25 August 2017 and will see delegates from around the world in attendance. ICSS represents…http://news.nwu.ac.za/no-compromise-quality-and-safety-prof-dan-kgwadi
No compromise on quality and safety - Prof Dan Kgwadi
The Vanderbijlpark Campus of the North-West University (NWU Vaal) recently welcomed in excess of 1 500 new first year students into the fold during the 2017 Welcome Day. The Welcome Day saw students being accompanied by their parents, guardians and loved ones to meet the Vice-Chancellor – Prof Dan Kgwadi, and the different management and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-student-selected-science-today-candidate
NWU Student selected as Science Today candidate
A PhD student from the Department of Biological Science at the Mahikeng Campus of the North-West University (NWU), Theodora Ekwomadu, was selected as one of the Science Today 2016 candidates. Science Today, formerly Science Voices, is a science-writing project run by award-winning science journalist, Sarah Wild. Postgraduate science students…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-professor-speaks-4th-biannual-international-group-theory-conference
NWU professor speaks at the 4th Biannual International Group Theory Conference
Mathematician and research professor of the Mahikeng Campus of the North-West University (NWU), Prof Jamshid Moori, was recently invited to speak at the fourth conference of the Biannual International Group Theory Conference (BIGTC) in Kuala Lumpur. Jamshid, of the School of Mathematical Sciences in the Faculty of Agriculture, Science and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/%25E2%2580%259Ceverything-place-move-forward-unitary-university%25E2%2580%259D-%25E2%2580%2593-prof-dan-kgwadi
“Everything is in place to move forward as a unitary university” – Prof Dan Kgwadi
“As a University we are now awaiting the approval of the Minister of Higher Education and Training which will confirm our new statute and allow us to fully implement the structure. We have put everything in place to move forward as a unitary university.” This is the message from Prof Dan Kgwadi, Vice-Chancellor of the North-West University,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/stalwarts-receive-recognition-long-service-loyalty-0
Stalwarts receive recognition for long service loyalty
During the recent Official Academic Opening ceremony of the Vanderbijlpark Campus of the North-West University (NWU Vaal), several staff members received long service awards for uninterrupted and loyal service to the university. When calculating the accumulated years of service, it amounts to 385 years of combined skills and knowledge. Long…http://news.nwu.ac.za/ikateleng-laying-foundation-bright-futures
Ikateleng: laying the foundation for bright futures
Thabiso Blessing Khanyile may not have attended one of South Africa's best performing secondary schools, but he can without a doubt compete with the best. For Thabiso, who attended the Ikateleng Project at the Vanderbijlpark Campus of the North-West University (NWU Vaal), the sky is the limit after obtaining full marks for mathematics during the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/together-we-will-write-next-chapter-%25E2%2580%2593-prof-linda-du-plessis
Together we will write the next chapter – Prof Linda du Plessis
The North-West University’s Vanderbijlpark Campus celebrated the official opening of the academic year on Wednesday, 8 February 2017. During this auspicious occasion, the Campus Rector – Prof Linda du Plessis, delivered a keynote address. Her address: “A fresh chapter in our book” focused on the valiant efforts made to ensure that the 2016…http://news.nwu.ac.za/sabpp-celebrates-nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-academic-excellence-and-launches-student-chapter-charter
SABPP celebrates NWU’s academic excellence and launches Student Chapter Charter
The North-West University‘s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, in conjunction with the South African Board for People Practices, (SABPP) hosted a Talent Management Awards ceremony on 20 April 2017 at Leopard Park. The event was aimed at awarding outstanding performance in the Faculty of Commerce and Administration, with a specific focus on students…http://news.nwu.ac.za/absa-partners-nwu-through-r7m-scholarship-venture