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NWU student leaders continue to make their mark
Student leaders at institutions of higher learning are often perceived as lacking academic impact and therefore not completing their studies in time. The Minister of Higher Education and Training, Naledi Pandor, also recently made a clarion call to student leaders to complete their studies in the allotted period. Fortunately the North-West…http://news.nwu.ac.za/face-masks-great-cause
Face masks for a great cause
North-West University (NWU) alumnus Ofentse Rabaji has truly proven how one man’s waste can be another man’s treasure. The 27-year-old who holds a master’s degree in environmental management, has been making face masks for the less fortunate, by using scrap cotton fabric. Ofentse also sells these masks to members of the public for as little…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-student-reaches-out-local-community-their-time-need
NWU student reaches out to local community in their time of need
Through the help of local business owners in the small village of Logagane in the North West Province, North-West University (NWU) student Julius Mabebe is putting food on the table of struggling households in the village during the lockdown. Julius says donations from the local businesses exceeded his expectations and it shows that they take…http://news.nwu.ac.za/make-your-cv-stand-out
Make your CV stand out
Since the lockdown commenced, a number of businesses have had to close indefinitely, leaving thousands of South Africans unemployed. With so many people in the job market, jobseekers have to find new ways to stand out from the crowd. Dr Peet Roos, Ms Suzanne de Swart and Mr Mphinyana Nemasitoni from the Career Centre at the North-West…http://news.nwu.ac.za/house-proudfoot-built
The House that Proudfoot Built
The Yankee Stadium was known as the House that Ruth Built, after legendary slugger Babe Ruth, and the United Center in Chicago is synonymous with Michael Jordan’s exploits during the 1980s and 1990s. Can it be said that the North-West University’s Rugby Institute in Potchefstroom is the House that Matt Proudfoot Built? It seldom happens that…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-again-ranked-among-cream-crop
NWU again ranked among the cream of the crop
The consistent good achievements of the North-West University (NWU) in world rankings is further celebrated with the announcement that it has been ranked in the top 4,7% of 20 000 universities globally. This newest ranking was done by the Centre for World University Rankings (CWUR). The CWUR published their list of leading universities for…http://news.nwu.ac.za/postgraduate-students-can-now-apply-2021-rhodes-scholarship
Postgraduate students can now apply for the 2021 Rhodes Scholarship
Are you a postgraduate student? Would you like to further your studies at Oxford University? If so, now is your chance! Online applications for the 2021 Rhodes Scholarships for Southern Africa opened on 1 June 2020. The Rhodes Scholarships are targeted at young South Africans aged between 19 and 25 years – graduates who are academically…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-soccer-institute-alumnus-extends-contract-supersport-fc
NWU Soccer Institute alumnus extends contract with SuperSport FC
Former North-West University (NWU) Soccer Institute goalkeeper Boalefa Pule has signed a contract extension with SuperSport United FC until 2023. The NWU Diploma of Sports Science graduate has been with the club since 2011. Boalefa is better remembered for his heroics in helping the Tshwane giants to clinch the Nedbank Cup during the 2015/…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-se-leopard%25E2%2580%2599s-lair-kompetisie-%25E2%2580%2593-topstudentepreneur-deel-advies
NWU se Leopard’s Lair-kompetisie – topstudentepreneur deel advies
Die sperdatum vir inskrywings vir die 2020-weergawe van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se gewilde Leopard’s Lair-besigheidskompetisie kom nader, en alle studentepreneurs word uitgenooi om deel te neem. As jy meen dat jy ’n innoveerder met ’n unieke besigheidsidee is, is hierdie kompetisie net vir jou, en bied jou die geleentheid om jou…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-leopard-lair-competition-%25E2%2580%2593-top-studentpreneur-shares-advice
NWU’s Leopard Lair Competition – top studentpreneur shares advice
The deadline for entries for the 2020 version of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) popular Leopard’s Lair Business Competition is approaching, and all studentpreneurs are invited to take part. If you consider yourself to be an innovator with an out-of-the-box business idea, this competition is just for you and offers you the opportunity to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-se-optentia-spog-met-%25E2%2580%2599n-nuwe-phd-verhoudingsdinamiek-en-ontwikkeling
NWU se Optentia spog met ’n nuwe PhD in Verhoudingsdinamiek en Ontwikkeling
In nog ’n eerste vir die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) het die Optentia-navorsingsfokusarea onlangs die byvoeging van ’n innoverende nuwe doktorsgraad in Verhoudingsdinamiek en Ontwikkeling by sy reeds indrukwekkende nagraadse repertoire gevoeg. Die program, Philosophiae Doctor in Sosiale Wetenskappe met Verhoudingsdinamiek en Ontwikkeling, is die…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-optentia-boasts-new-phd-relational-dynamics-and-development
NWU’s Optentia boasts new PhD in Relational Dynamics and Development
In another first for the North-West University (NWU), the Optentia research focus area recently announced the addition of an innovative new doctoral degree in Relational Dynamics and Development to its already impressive postgraduate repertoire. The programme, Doctor of Philosophy in Social Sciences with Relational Dynamics and Development, is…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-hosts-virtual-run-and-cycle-challenge
NWU hosts virtual run and cycle challenge
The North-West University (NWU) is calling on all running and cycling enthusiasts to take part in its bigger and better online sporting challenges. On 20 June the NWU will host the second Virtual Fun Run/Walk and on 21 June the Virtual Cycle challenge for students, staff and members of the public. “After the 5 km fun run that was hosted last…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-hosts-online-concert-all
NWU hosts online concert for all
The North-West University (NWU) understands how difficult life is at the moment for both musicians and their fans. With concert venues across the country on lockdown, the NWU has found a way for students, staff and members of the public to enjoy musical performances from the safety of their own homes. The NWU will be hosting a virtual concert,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/three-nwu-alumni-among-top-35-miss-south-africa-contestants
Three NWU alumni among the top 35 Miss South Africa contestants
A beauty pageant is defined as a competition that judges its contestants on their physical beauty. However, over the past few years these pageants have developed a different image. The Miss South Africa competition is a leadership platform for ambitious young South African women. Through the pageant process, contestants receive world-renowned…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-hands-chemistry-experts-produces-sanitisers
NWU’s hands-on Chemistry experts produces sanitisers
Amid the global pandemic hand washing with soap or using sanitiser has become one of the top measures recommended to help curb the spread of the virus, creating unprecedented levels of demand for alcohol-based sanitisers. In response, four academics and two laboratory technicians in the subject group Chemistry at the North-West University’s (…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/die-nuwe-onbekende-w%C3%AAreld-van-werk
Die nuwe (onbekende) wêreld van werk
Die wêreld van werk ná die Covid-19-pandemie gaan anders wees as die een waaraan ons gewoond is. Dit is die mening van prof Bennie Linde, ’n professor in arbeidsverhoudinge aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se Skool vir Bedryfsielkunde en Mensehulpbronbestuur in die Fakulteit Ekonomiese en Bestuurswetenskappe. Prof Linde voorspel dat die…http://news.nwu.ac.za/new-unfamiliar-world-work
The new (unfamiliar) world of work
The world of work after the Covid-19 pandemic will differ from the one we are used to. This is the opinion of Prof Bennie Linde, a professor in labour relations at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School for Industrial Psychology and Human Resource Management in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences. Prof Linde predicts that the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/exports-and-coronavirus-south-africa-catch-22-situation
Exports and the coronavirus: South Africa in a catch-22 situation
The Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted all components of the economy – all sectors in terms of demand and supply, employment, investment, growth, confidence and exports. An economist from the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences at the North-West University (NWU) says exports are critical for economic growth and are recognised as a driver…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-scientists-intensify-covid-19-fight