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Prioritising physical activity on a global level
During the second congress of the BRICS Council of Exercise and Sports Science (BRICSCESS) recently held in Cape Town, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Prof Hans de Ridder was named as the new president of this global organisation. The purpose of BRICSCESS is to promote communication, interaction and cooperation among all academies,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/finalejaarpiekniek-alles-was-die-moeite-werd
Finalejaarpiekniek: alles was die moeite werd!
Meer as 200 finalejaarstudente van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se kampus in Vanderbijlpark het onlangs op die lowergroen walle van die Vaalrivier saamgetrek om saam met vriende te kuier en hulle laaste paar weke op die kampus te geniet voordat hulle gradueer. Die finalejaarpiekniek is ’n jaarlikse gebeurtenis wat aan senior studente die…http://news.nwu.ac.za/final-year-picnic-tassel-was-worth-hassle
Final-year picnic: the tassel was worth the hassle!
More than 200 final-year students at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark recently took to the lush green banks of the Vaal River to catch up with friends and enjoy their last few weeks on the campus before graduation. The final-year picnic is an annual event that offers senior students an opportunity to come together…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/rugbyklub-sluit-sportjaar-op-ho%25C3%25AB-noot-af
Rugbyklub sluit sportjaar op hoë noot af
Wanneer jy 75 persent van jou driejaar-regrukplan se doelwitte in een jaar behaal, het daar een van twee dinge gebeur: óf jou mikpunte was te lag, óf jy het ‘n uitsonderlike seisoen beleef. In die geval van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) Vaal Rugbyklub is die tweede scenario van toepassing. Dié klub het onlangs sy jaarlikse…http://news.nwu.ac.za/rugby-club-ends-year-high-note
Rugby club ends year on a high note
When you achieve 75 per cent of the objectives of your three-year turnaround plan in one year, one of two things happened: either your goals were set too low, or you had an exceptional season. In the case of the North-West University (NWU) Vaal Rugby Club the second scenario applies. This club recently held its prize-giving function at which…http://news.nwu.ac.za/moody%25E2%2580%2599s-sa-must-get-its-house-order-avoid-universal-junk-status
Moody’s: SA must get its house in order to avoid universal junk status
“Moody's decision to reduce the outlook for its credit rating of the South African government from 'stable' to 'negative' is not unexpected in the light of the country’s weak economy and deteriorating public finances.” This is according to Prof Raymond Parsons, a well-known economist and academic from the North-West University (NWU)…http://news.nwu.ac.za/student-counselling-and-development-hosts-stakeholder%25E2%2580%2599s-appreciation-day
Student Counselling and Development hosts stakeholder’s appreciation day
The Student Counselling and Development Centre (SCDC) and Health Care Centre on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng hosted its first-ever stakeholder appreciation event on 20 November 2019. The main purpose of the day was to acknowledge the role and support that different stakeholders in and around Mahikeng play towards…http://news.nwu.ac.za/healthcare-supercharged
Healthcare, supercharged!
After two successful years of the Starfish project, presented by the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Nursing, some 50 professionals and workers in the healthcare sector recently attended a function in Potchefstroom to reflect on the year that has been, and to share the successes of the project. Established in collaboration with the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-stalwart-honored-ifip
NWU Stalwart honored by the IFIP
Dr Lynette Drevin, Associate professor and subject chair at the School of Computer Science and Information Systems at the North West University (NWU) was awarded an IFIP Service Award during the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) General Assembly which was held from the 25th-28th June in Lisbon, Portugal The IFIP is a…http://news.nwu.ac.za/majority-mpc-decision-disappointing-and-unduly-cautious
Majority MPC decision is disappointing and unduly cautious
“It is disappointing that the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) majority view is unable to contemplate reducing the repo rate, although the space now clearly exists to act positively.” This is according to Prof Raymond Parsons, a well-known economist and academic from the North-West University (NWU) Business School. “The fact that the MPC…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-hosts-stimulating-debate-decolonising-curriculum
NWU hosts stimulating debate on decolonising the curriculum
The student unrests around fee increases and free higher education in recent years created deep fissures in the South African higher education environment. One of the issues that was raised was a debate around decolonising the curriculum. With this in mind, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Humanities hosted a colloquium on 18…http://news.nwu.ac.za/renewal-term-vice-chancellor-nwu
Renewal of the term of the vice-chancellor of the NWU
The first term of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) vice-chancellor, Prof Dan Kgwadi, will come to an end in May 2020. His first term started on 1 April 2014. The NWU Council reappointed Prof Kgwadi for another four years as NWU vice-chancellor during its meeting on 21 November 2019. Council thanked Prof Kgwadi for his service during his…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-hosts-training-course-measurement-hazardous-chemicals-workplaces
NWU hosts training course on measurement of hazardous chemicals in workplaces
Occupational hygiene is the art and science dedicated to the anticipation, recognition, evaluation, communication and control of environmental hazards in or arising from workplaces that can result in injury, illness, impairment, or affect the well-being of workers and community members. The African Union Development Agency New Partnership for…http://news.nwu.ac.za/sp%25E2%2580%2599s-revised-outlook-sa-reinforces-need-speedier-fiscal-and-structural-reforms
S&P’s revised outlook on SA reinforces the need for speedier fiscal and structural reforms
“The decision by rating agency Standard & Poor (S&P) to reduce its outlook on South Africa from stable to negative was widely expected, and the markets have to a large extent already adjusted their prices accordingly.” This is according to Prof Raymond Parsons, a well-known economist and academic from the North-West University (NWU)…http://news.nwu.ac.za/sport-participation-school-%25E2%2580%2593-have-we-lost-plot
Sport participation at school – have we lost the plot?
In this opinion piece, Prof JP Rossouw, a research fellow and former director of the Education and Human Rights in Diversity research unit at the North-West University (NWU), examines society’s approach to sport participation in school. In international sport columns, two Irish commentators recently did their best to discredit the excellent…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-does-its-bit-safeguard-quality-medicine
NWU does its bit to safeguard the quality of medicine
The North-West University (NWU) not only strives to offer quality education in a South African context, but also has a huge drive to spread this expertise further around the world. Three years ago, the NWU’s Faculty of Health Sciences, through its World Health Organisation Collaboration Centre for the Quality Assurance of Medicine (WHO-CC),…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-trumps-limpopo-team-qualify-nedbank-cup
NWU trumps Limpopo team to qualify for Nedbank Cup
The North-West University (NWU) Soccer Institute outplayed Limpopo-based outfit Kingborn FC by eight goals to zero in the Nedbank Cup Play-offs. They now qualify to play in the last 32 of the Nedbank Cup. The NWU team went through a series of qualifiers to reach the main draw. They beat the Red Lions by 4-1 in the North West Provincial Nedbank…http://news.nwu.ac.za/polish-prof-better-relationships-boost-small-business
Polish prof: Better relationships boost small business
The building of long-term relationships is key to the success of small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs). This is according to Prof Sebastian Kot, one of four extraordinary professors from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences. Prof Kot and his colleagues, Prof Andrzej Sztando, Prof Beata Slusarczyk…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-engineering-hosts-best-best
NWU Engineering hosts the best of the best
Every year, final-year students in electrical, electronic and computer engineering at South African academic universities and universities of technology are required to complete an intensive design project. The best student project nominated by these educational institutions competes against other presentations in the National Student Project…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-slimstasie-help-gemeenskap-om-weerslim-te-wees