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NWU participates in African World Heritage Day commemoration
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) recently took part in the two-day African World Heritage Day celebrations, hosted by the provincial Department of Rural, Environment, and Agricultural Development at the Taung Skull Fossil Site. The theme of the celebrations was “Celebrating our African Heritage”. The…http://news.nwu.ac.za/tehilla-takes-healing-music-world
Tehilla takes healing music to the world
North-West University (NWU) alumnus, Lebogang Jackson Ntsoti, is taking the world by storm with his music. The singer-song writer and master of ceremonies was born in Khuma in Klerksdorp in the North West Province, but spent most of his childhood in Matatiela in the Eastern Cape – a place he refers to as his home away from home. Lebogang…http://news.nwu.ac.za/investor-behaviour-focus-noteworthy-doctoral-degree
Investor behaviour the focus of noteworthy doctoral degree
During the recent Autumn Graduation Ceremony of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark, the degree Philosophiae Doctor in economic and management sciences was awarded to Zandri Dickason. In her thesis “Modelling investor behaviour in the South African context”, Zandri developed a model to analyse investor behaviour more…http://news.nwu.ac.za/innovation-public-administration-prof-hofisi%25E2%2580%2599s-motto
Innovation in public administration is Prof Hofisi’s motto
It was Albert Einstein who said: “If at first, an idea is not absurd, then there is no hope for it.” Prof Costa Hofisi from the Faculty of Humanities of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark fully agrees with this statement. During his recent inaugural lecture, he argued the value of such “absurd” ideas, namely innovation…http://news.nwu.ac.za/double-phd-pride-leoni-van-der-vaart
Double PhD pride for Leoni van der Vaart
Leoni van der Vaart is a dynamic 33-year old researcher who is blazing a trail of excellence – nationally and internationally – in the field of industrial psychology. Leoni received her PhD in industrial psychology during the recent autumn graduation ceremony at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark. Her PhD is part of a…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-host-annual-career-fair
NWU host annual Career Fair
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng hosted an annual Career Fair on 16 May 2018 at the Multi-Purpose Hall. Career fairs provide students the opportunity to understand more about the range of careers in their field of study, to network with interested employers, and to motivate them to engage actively in the process of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/faculty-engineering-bridging-gender-gap
Faculty of Engineering is bridging the gender gap
Innovation is blind to gender and special skills does not allow for prejudice. Nowhere was this more evident than at the third iteration of the Faculty of Engineering at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Femmegineering workshop. Participants from North West, Gauteng and Free State was shown why a career in engineering might just suit them…http://news.nwu.ac.za/findings-phd-study-empower-malawian-policy-makers
Findings of PhD study to empower Malawian policy-makers
The choice of food security measures has a significant value in identifying the food security status of a household, especially with regard to female-headed households in the South Eastern region of Malawi. This is according to the research findings of Hannah Mayamiko Dunga, who recently obtained her doctoral degree during the Autumn…http://news.nwu.ac.za/research-contributes-understanding-key-sectors-contributing-led
Research contributes to the understanding of key sectors contributing to LED
A doctoral research study which is hailed for contributing profoundly to the field of Local Economic Development (LED), has found that community service, trade, construction, finance and electricity sectors would contribute most to economic development and growth in the Limpopo province’s Capricorn region. In his study, Analysis of key…http://news.nwu.ac.za/proposed-financial-decision-making-model-guard-against-accounting-shames
Proposed financial decision-making model to guard against accounting shames
With the recent accounting disgraces suffered by KPMG and Steinhoff still fresh in South Africans’ minds, Dr Matthys (Thys) Swanepoel from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Accounting Sciences, proposes a new integrated financial decision-making model using the principle of lean accounting. Dr Swanepoel developed the new model as…http://news.nwu.ac.za/entrepreneurship-101-grow-you-go
Entrepreneurship 101: Grow as you go!
Ask any seasoned entrepreneur and they will tell you: there is no magic recipe for success. Yes, the potential rewards of business ownership are many, but so are the challenges. With this in mind the North-West University’s (NWU’s) bhive Enterprise Development Centre (EDC) – a dynamic entrepreneurial hub within the Faculty of Economic and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumni-calling-all-johannesburg-based-alumni
NWU Alumni: Calling all Johannesburg-based alumni
If you graduated from the North-West University (NWU) and live in and around Johannesburg, Gauteng, make sure to diarise 23 May 2018. The university, through its Stakeholder Relations Directorate, will be hosting a social gathering for alumni at the Capital Hotel in Sandhurst, Sandton. The aim of the event is to inform Johannesburg-based…http://news.nwu.ac.za/short-learning-programme-empowers-unemployed-youth
Short learning programme empowers unemployed youth
The North-West University’s Unit for Continuing Education (UCE), and the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences recently joined forces with the Culture, Art, Tourism, Hospitality, and Sport Sector Education and Training Authority (CATHSSETA) to facilitate a skills training programme within the hospitality sector. The short learning…http://news.nwu.ac.za/faculty-engineering-designing-better-future
Faculty of Engineering designing a better future
There is a shortage of special skills in the country and engineering is no exception. The Faculty of Engineering at the North-West University (NWU) is not only addressing this need, but is also ensuring that the seeds are planted for future growth in this all-important field. “Our faculty is involved in the community in many ways,” explains…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-talks-small-tangible
NWU academic talks small but tangible
North-West University (NWU) academic and now full professor in microbial biotechnology, Prof Olubukola Oluranti Babalola, delivered her inaugural lecture titled “Small but tangible, let the feasting begin” on 18 May 2018. In attendance at the public lecture was Prof Sonia Swanepoel, who attended on behalf of the NWU vice-chancellor, Prof…http://news.nwu.ac.za/uarm-delivers-five-master%25E2%2580%2599s-graduandi-during-autumn-graduation-ceremony
UARM delivers five master’s graduandi during Autumn Graduation Ceremony
The Autumn Graduation Ceremony of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark saw the Centre for Applied Risk Management (UARM) celebrate the graduation of five MARM graduates. These graduates represent the third cohort of MARM alumni since the inception of the two-year part-time programme in 2014. “We are extremely proud of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/comment-nwu-vice-chancellor-rsg-discussion-between-theo-venter-and-carl-niehaus
Comment from the NWU Vice-Chancellor on the RSG discussion between Theo Venter and Carl Niehaus
The management of the North-West University (NWU) became aware of the discussion on RSG on 5 June 2018, during which certain statements were made by Mr Theo Venter. In response to these, Mr Carl Niehaus, who was also part of the discussion, accused Mr Venter of still holding on to racist convictions. In the course of the discussion, Mr…http://news.nwu.ac.za/social-entrepreneur-looks-future
Social entrepreneur looks to the future
Did you know that there are only 6 000 days to 2035? Why is this relevant or significant you may ask? These questions were posed by Dr Wendy Luhabe, renowned social entrepreneur, pioneer in the economic empowerment of women and thought leader, during her public lecture at the North-West University (NWU) on fuelling innovation and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumnus-features-forbes-30-under-30-list
NWU alumnus features on Forbes 30 Under 30 List
Remember the name Jack Mthembu, because you will most definitely hear more about this dynamic young entrepreneur in the near future. This 27 year-old alumnus of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark has just been included in the Forbes Africa business magazine’s influential annual 30 Under 30 young entrepreneurs listing…http://news.nwu.ac.za/law-firm-teams-nwu-help-students