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GeeXpo 2018: begogel jou sinne en leef jou wetenskapfantasieë uit
Droom jy van ’n loopbaan in wetenskap en tegnologie? Indien wel, is die GeeXpo 2018 net vir jou! Teken Saterdag 13 Oktober in jou dagboek aan en maak seker dat jy aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se grootste jaarlikse wetenskap- en inligtingstegnologie-expo deelneem. Wat GeeXpo so ’n onvergeetlike ervaring maak, is die feit dat dit baie…http://news.nwu.ac.za/geexpo-2018-blowing-minds-and-tickling-science-fancies
GeeXpo 2018: blowing minds and tickling science fancies
Are you dreaming of a career in science and technology? If so, GeeXpo 2018 is just for you! Diarise Saturday, 13 October and make sure you take part in the North-West University’s (NWU’s) largest annual science and information technology expo. What makes GeeXpo such an unforgettable experience it the fact it is much more than a traditional talk…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/kommoditeitsrisikobestuur-studente-oes-ervaring
Kommoditeitsrisikobestuur: studente oes ervaring
Ekonomiese onstabiliteit het die wyse verander waarop maatskappye bedryf word. Die dae waar besluite uitsluitlik met behulp van voorspellings en projeksies geneem is, is lankal iets van die verlede. Risikobestuur het ’n integrale deel van goeie bestuur en beheer geword. Dit geld ook vir graanbemarking en ‑verhandeling waar.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/commodity-risk-management-students-grain-experience
Commodity risk management: students g(r)ain experience
Economic instability has changed the way in which companies operate. Long gone are the days when decisions were made solely with the help of forecasts and projections. Risk management has become an integral part of good management and governance. This is also true for grain marketing and trading. Risk management students from the North-West…http://news.nwu.ac.za/having-grit-goes-long-way
Having grit goes a long way
It is the year 2000. The share price of a multi-billion dollar Fortune 500 company peaks at $90. Their recruitment strategy reads: Hire the best, fire the rest. At the time it seemed to work, only it didn’t. That company was Enron. “Grit” is a positive, non-cognitive trait based on an individual’s perseverance - combined with a passion for a…http://news.nwu.ac.za/caring-connections-enable-resilience
Caring connections enable resilience
“My teacher loves me.” “My social worker is like my mother, she cares.” “My neighbour cares for me; he doesn’t want me to go hungry.” These quotes illustrate that caring connections matter for the resilience of South African adolescents facing chronic, unthinkable levels of hardship. Prof Linda Theron’s research among young people has shown the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/sew2018-sets-student-entrepreneurship-centre-stage
SEW2018 sets student entrepreneurship on centre stage
For the second year running the North-West University (NWU) – in collaboration with the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) – hosted a very successful Student Entrepreneurship Week. The Student Entrepreneurship Week (SEW) initiative came about in 2017 and represents a national campaign for entrepreneurship development which is…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-gemeenskap-ondersteun-kansa-relay-life
NWU-gemeenskap ondersteun KANSA Relay for Life
Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se kampus in Vanderbijlpark en die Kankervereniging van Suid-Afrika (KANSA) het ’n belangrike mylpaal gevier deur die naweek van 15-16 September 2018 hande te vat en saam die sesde jaarlikse Vanderbijlparkstreek se KANSA Relay for Life aan te bied. Daar was weer ’n keer deelnemers en ondersteuners van regoor die…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-supports-annual-cansa-relay-life
NWU supports annual CANSA Relay for Life
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark and the Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA) celebrated a momentous milestone when they took hands to host the sixth annual Vanderbijlpark region CANSA Relay for Life event from 15 to 16 September 2018. The event once again saw participants and supporters from across the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/bokang-ncube
Bokang Ncube
I am currently employed on a temporary basis by the North-West University teaching undergraduate (first year) and post graduate (honours) modules: Introductory Statistics and Multivariate Analysis. Among other tasks, I am currently supervising two honours and one Masters students. I have interest in interdisciplinary research, especially using…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/alinka-mostert
Alinka Mostert
As a lecturer of fourth year accounting students I have extensive knowledge about international financial reporting. I am currently doing research on heritage assets in the public sector and my expertise extends to financial reporting by government.http://news.nwu.ac.za/international-centre-will-fight-neuromuscular-diseases
International centre will fight neuromuscular diseases
The North-West University (NWU) will play a prominent role in establishing a new International Centre for Genomic Research in Neuromuscular Disease, and South Africa’s participation in this virtual centre. The centre will bring scientists, academics and clinicians from six nations in four continents together in the fight against neuromuscular…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/anina-marx
Anina Marx
Anina Marx completed her BCOM Chartered Accounting Honours degree in 2011 at the North West University, Potchefstroom Campus. She did her SAICA articles from 2012-2014 at KPMG in Johannesburg. She passed both board exams during her articles. She qualified as a Chartered Accountant at the end of her articles. In February 2015 she was appointed as a…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/ashley-deon-pietersen
Ashley Deon Pietersen
I am Ashley Deon Pietersen and a qualified Professional Accountant (Registered with SAIPA, qualified in 2017). I also did my Masters degree in Taxation and my study was in connection with sin taxed items. I did my articles at BR Rekenmeesters and throughout my three years of articles I have been exposed to a variety of tasks such as: Income Tax…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/fakulteit-neem-die-voortou-om-jong-vroulike-studente-te-bemagtig
Fakulteit neem die voortou om jong vroulike studente te bemagtig
Wyle Kofi Annan het gesê dat die bemagtiging van vroue die doeltreffendste instrument is om enige nasie te ontwikkel. Met hierdie stelling in gedagte is die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se Fakulteit Opvoedkunde in Vanderbijlpark hard aan die werk om te verseker dat geen jong dame klasse moet misloop omdat sy haar maandstonde het en nie sanitêre…http://news.nwu.ac.za/faculty-takes-lead-empowering-young-female-students
Faculty takes the lead in empowering young female students
It was the late Kofi Annan who said that the empowerment of women is the most effective tool for the development of any nation. With this in mind, members of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Education in Vanderbijlpark are hard at work to ensure that no young lady needs to skip class because of her period and a lack of sanitary…http://news.nwu.ac.za/library-heeds-national-call-foster-entrepreneurial-culture
Library heeds national call to foster entrepreneurial culture
Did you know that South Africa has alarmingly low levels of entrepreneurial activity in spite of its high unemployment rate? One of the reasons for this negative trend can be ascribed to a fear of failure – or simply put: a lack of preparatory entrepreneurial skills training. With this in mind, the library on the North-West…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-launches-innovative-literary-project-visually-impaired-persons
NWU launches an innovative literary project for visually impaired persons
The subject group Creative Writing of the North-West University (NWU) took on a Byderhand project together with the Pioneer School for the visually impaired in Worcester. This project was introduced in an excellent manner in Worcester on 30 August 2018 with the opening of the multisensory garden at the Pioneer School. Byderhand, an…http://news.nwu.ac.za/robust-debate-during-4th-annual-nwu-leadership-summit
Robust debate during 4th annual NWU Leadership Summit
Each and every one of us, as active citizens in South Africa, need to speak out about the serious lack of authentic leadership. Having said this, the challenges facing the country – such as unemployment, crime, gender-based inequalities, inadequate infrastructure and issues pertaining to land reform – can only be addressed when leaders are…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/verandering-noodsaak-innovasie-en-groei-%25E2%2580%2593-prof-linda-du-plessis