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[accordion collapsed] Dates for IRIMS training 2025 Please take note of the dates for IRIMS training sessions in 2025. Please be aware that changes might occur during the finalization of the calendar: 20 February 2025: 14:00 – 17:00 19 May 2025: 10:00 – 13:00 21 August 2025: 10:00 – 13:00 6 November 2025: 10:00 – 13:00…https://news.nwu.ac.za/empowering-masterclass-side-business-success-willem-gous
Empowering masterclass on side business success with Willem Gous
Aspiring entrepreneurs from the Vanderbijlpark Campus of the North-West University (NWU), alongside members of the local community, recently gathered for an enlightening masterclass led by successful entrepreneur and author Willem Gous. The event focused on equipping participants with the knowledge, tools and mindset required to successfully…https://news.nwu.ac.za/vanderbijlpark-campus-set-host-purple-con
Vanderbijlpark Campus is set to host Purple Con
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark Campus is set to host Purple Con, a vibrant celebration of anime, gaming and pop culture inspired by the renowned Comic-Con. Organised by the NWU Anime Student Society in collaboration with the Faculty of Humanities and the Sports department, this one-day convention will take place on 26 July…https://www.nwu.ac.za/content/dates-home-page
Important Dates
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Belangrike datums
Universiteitskalender.js-quickedit-page-title.page-header { display: none; } 2024 2024 Universiteitskalender (pdf weergawe) (gepubliseer op 3 Desember 2023) 2024 Raamwerk vir Akademiese Kalender (bygewerk op 16 November 2023) 2025 NWU-gebeure (aanlyn-kalender) 2025 Raamwerk vir Akademiese Kalender (bygewerk op 14 Oktober 2024…https://www.nwu.ac.za/date/guest-lecture-prof-giel-scholtz-sustainable-climate-smart-beef-cattle-breeding-strategies
Guest Lecture by Prof Giel Scholtz: Sustainable Climate-smart Beef Cattle Breeding Strategies Ensure Food Security
You are cordially invited to a Guest Lecture by Prof Giel Scholtz on Sustainable Climate-smart Beef Cattle Breeding Strategies Ensure Food Security. Bio: Michiel Matthys Scholtz obtained the BSc Agric. Animal Breeding (1975) at the University of Pretoria, BSc Agric. Hons Animal Breeding and Genetics (1976) at the University of Stellenbosch…https://www.nwu.ac.za/date/ai-webinar-sig-educational-technologies
AI Webinar - SIG: Educational Technologies
The SAERA Educational Technologies SIG cordially invites you to a webinar on AI and Higher Education. Abstract: The advent of artificial intelligence (AI) in higher education presents challenges for how the sector should think about research, curriculum work, and pedagogy. In this article, the authors performed a thought experiment to…
Articles Published 2015
Cini, F., Van Der Merwe, P. & Saayman, M. 2015. Tourism students’ knowledge and tenets towards ecotourism. Journal of teaching in travel and tourism, 15 (1): 74-91. NWU-RO-2015-2167 De Klerk, S. 2015. The creative industries: An entrepreneurial bricolage perspective. Management Decision, 53(4), 828-842. NWU-RO-2015-0781 De Witt, L. Van der…
Articles Published 2014
Athanasopoulos, G., Deng, M., Li, G. & Song, H. 2014. Modelling substitution between domestic and outbound tourism in Australia: A system-of-equations approach. Tourism Management, 45,159-170. Botha, K., Slabbert, E. & Viviers, P. 2014. Towards a ticket purchase behaviour model for South African arts festivals. Journal of Contemporary…
Articles Published 2016
Borstlap, H. & Saayman, M. Managing an art exhibition: more than just hanging art on walls. Journal of Contemporary Management, 13:793-817. NWU-RO-2016-0817 Botha, E., Saayman, M. & Kruger M. 2016. Expectations versus experience - The Kruger National Park's interpretation services from a regional approach. Journal of Ecotourism, 15(2):…Lindie du Plessis spesialiseer in toerisme-mededingendheid en -bestuursaspekte. Sy is toegewyd aan die ontwikkeling van haar studente en volg ʼn innoverende benadering ten opsigte van klasaanbieding deur gemengde leer te integreer. Prof du Plessis is dinamies betrokke in die industrie deur bystand te verleen aan verskeie toerismeprojekte, soos die…
Lindie du Plessis
Lindie du Plessis spesialiseer in toerisme-mededingendheid en -bestuursaspekte. Sy is toegewyd aan die ontwikkeling van haar studente en volg ʼn innoverende benadering ten opsigte van klasaanbieding deur gemengde leer te integreer. Prof du Plessis is dinamies betrokke in die industrie deur bystand te verleen aan verskeie toerismeprojekte, soos die…Lindie du Plessis specialises in tourism competitiveness and management issues. She is dedicated to the development of her students and follows an innovative approach towards class presentations by integrating blended learning. Prof Du Plessis has been dynamically involved in the industry by assisting in various tourism projects, such as the…
Lindie du Plessis
Lindie du Plessis specialises in tourism competitiveness and management issues. She is dedicated to the development of her students and follows an innovative approach towards class presentations by integrating blended learning. Prof Du Plessis has been dynamically involved in the industry by assisting in various tourism projects, such as the…PROF K BOTHA Karin Botha is ʼn medeprofessor i die Skool vir Toerismebestuur aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (.Sy verwerf in 2003 haar graad in Toerismebestuur en Sielkunde, gevolg deur haar honneursgraad in 2004, MCom in 2009 en PhD in 2012, almal in Toerismebestuur. As navorser in die entiteit TREES (Tourism Research in Economic Environs and…