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NWU South African Symposium on Teacher Education for Inclusion: All teachers can teach all children
Jun 12, 2017 - The second South African Symposium on Teacher Education for Inclusion was recently hosted by the Optentia research focus area on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark and the Faculty of Education Sciences on the NWU’s campus in Potchefstroom. Following the success of the first symposium in 2015, it was clear that…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/jongklomp-wen-internasionale-innoveringstoekenning-vir-robotikaprojek
Jongklomp wen internasionale innoveringstoekenning vir robotikaprojek
Jun 13, 2017 - Drie elfjarige kinders van Vanderbijlpark – Izabelle Bothma, Ewald Harmse en Wilmar Pretorius – het ’n robot ontwerp wat reddingspanne kan help om iemand te vind wat onder die sneeu toegeval is. Hulle vindingrykheid het vir hulle die innoveringstoekenning by die onlangse Robotika Wêreldkampioenskap gewen. Maar hoe hou hierdie merkwaardige…https://news.nwu.ac.za/youngsters-win-international-innovation-award-robotics-project
Youngsters win international Innovation Award for robotics project
Jun 13, 2017 - Three 11-year old youngsters from Vanderbijlpark – Izabelle Bothma, Ewald Harmse and Wilmar Pretorius – designed a robot that will be able to assist rescuers in finding individuals trapped under snow. Their ingenuity earned them the Innovation Award at the recent Robotics World Championships. But how does this remarkable invention relate to…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/hulpverlening-aan-knysna-en-ander-storm-geteisterde-gebiede
Hulpverlening aan Knysna en ander storm geteisterde gebiede
Jun 13, 2017 - Lede van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se kampusgemeenskap in Vanderbijlpark word aangemoedig om nie-bederfbare produkte, toiletware, komberse en water te versamel ter ondersteuning van die slagoffers van die onlangse brandkrisis in die Tuinroete. Dié insamelingsprojek word in samewerking met DHL-koeriergroep aangebied. Volgens Sunelia…https://news.nwu.ac.za/assistance-knysna-and-other-storm-stricken-areas
Assistance to Knysna and other storm stricken areas
Jun 13, 2017 - Members of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus community in Vanderbijlpark are opening their hearts to assist victims of the devastating fires in the Southern Cape. Staff members are rallying behind national relief efforts by donating non-perishable items, toiletries, blankets and water in support of the victims of the recent wildfires…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-nursing-students-cares-community-0
NWU nursing students cares for the community
Jun 13, 2017 - Nursing students from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng recently reached out to a local school as part of their community care initiative. The students reached out to CN Lekalake Middle School in Unit 5, Mahikeng, to donate sanitary products and to talk to young women about risky sexual behavior. Under the supervision…https://news.nwu.ac.za/qatar-airways-ban-sign-things-come
Qatar Airways ban the sign of things to come
Jun 13, 2017 - Terrorism is the biggest threat facing the international tourism sector. This is according to Prof Melville Saayman of the research unit TREES (Tourism Research in Economic Environs and Society) at the North-West University (NWU). On June 5, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain severed ties with Qatar, citing the country's…https://news.nwu.ac.za/draught-ox-expert-receives-master%25E2%2580%2599s-degree-75
Draught-ox expert receives master’s degree at 75
Jun 14, 2017 - Ever since he was a little boy he learnt how to work with draught-oxen by listening to the “old people” and fundi, and today he is one of the few experts in the country on this topic. Marius Oosthuysen recently received his master’s degree from the North-West University (NWU) at the age of 75. He was the oldest student to receive his master’s…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-committed-towards-growing-its-own-academic-timber
NWU committed towards growing its own academic timber
Jun 14, 2017 - “The North-West University (NWU) is committed to producing professionals to assume advanced careers within academia. Our postgraduate students will be the research leaders, faculty, and professional practitioners of tomorrow and as such the stewards of the university’s ethos of innovative learning and teaching and cutting-edge research.” This…https://news.nwu.ac.za/florist-yolanda-eventually-blossoms-education
Florist Yolanda eventually blossoms in education
Jun 14, 2017 - One cannot help but wonder whether Yolanda Fourie knew in her matric year at the Transvalia High School what was lying ahead in her future. Did she ever while working as florist among the flowers, think about where she would blossom one day? Did it cross her mind that one day she would stand on a stage at a North-West University (NWU) graduation…https://news.nwu.ac.za/why-board-games-are-more-just-fun-and-games
Why board games are more than just fun and games
Jun 15, 2017 - If you only think of board games in terms of time well spent with family and friends, roll the dice again. Board games and their development play a vital role in how the new generation of learners, the so-called millennials, learn and acquire new information and skills. In light of this, a very successful workshop on table-top and electronic…https://news.nwu.ac.za/youth-day-message-you-will-be-known-choices-you-make
Youth day message: You will be known by the choices you make
Jun 15, 2017 - As South Africans prepare to celebrate Youth Day on 16 June, it is important to take stock of how far the country has come and how far it still has to go. In her message to the campus community, Prof Linda du Plessis, acting rector of the North-West University’s (NWU) campus in Vanderbijlpark, focuses on the importance of choice and more so…https://news.nwu.ac.za/we-are-here-and-now
We are the here and now
Jun 15, 2017 - On 16 June it is Youth Day, a day when we celebrate the spirit of our children. But we shouldn’t. We should mourn for them on account of us. The most tragic thing in this world is a child with prejudice. It is a repelling thought: a child with prejudice. How unspeakably sad is that? Even more so when you think that for every child that harbours…https://news.nwu.ac.za/fires-damage-more-just-knysnas-infrastructure
Fires damage more than just Knysna's infrastructure
Jun 19, 2017 - The devastating fires that recently wreaked havoc in large parts of the Southern Cape has subsided, with Knysna, Plettenberg Bay and Bitou the areas that were most affected. The damage, however, is far from done. An estimated 10 000 people were displaced due to the fires, with damages – including infrastructure – estimated at as much as R4…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-has-rich-harvest-doctorates
NWU has rich harvest of doctorates
Jun 19, 2017 - A total of 108 doctorates, 484 master’s degrees and two honorary doctorates were awarded during the autumn graduation ceremonies of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Potchefstroom. An internationally renowned economist and a legal expert on customs and excise legislation - Prof Ludo Cuyvers from Belgium and Adv Altus Joubert SC –…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-researchers-receive-r9m-study-heart-disease-africa
NWU researchers receive R9m to study heart disease in Africa
Jun 23, 2017 - Non-communicable or lifestyle diseases will be the most common cause of death in Africa by 2030, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Researchers from the North-West University (NWU) are at the heart of a novel, R80 million public-private collaboration to boost South Africa’s medical research capabilities. The NWU's researchers…https://news.nwu.ac.za/how-grow-crops-and-generate-energy-same-time
How to grow crops and generate energy at the same time
Jun 19, 2017 - A smart solar-powered partnership between the North-West University (NWU) and a German renewable energy company is empowering communities to grow food while generating energy. Co-financed by the German government, this partnership between the Faculty of Engineering and SUNfarming, one of Germany’s 10 major photovoltaic project development…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/dothraki-en-ander-subkulturele-tale-%25E2%2580%2593-die-fokus-van-%25E2%2580%2599n-unieke-phd-studie
Dothraki en ander subkulturele tale – die fokus van ’n unieke PhD-studie
Jun 19, 2017 - “Me zisosh disse”. Dit is net ’n vleiswond. Dit sal beslis goeie nuus wees as jy gewond is en een van dié taal se moedertaalsprekers is. Dit is Dothraki en is die fantasietaal wat vir die televisiereeks Game of Thrones geskep is. Die taal word vandag gepraat deur ’n beduidende getal mense wat aan ’n subkulturele groep in die samelewing behoort…https://news.nwu.ac.za/dothraki-and-other-sub-cultural-languages-%25E2%2580%2593-focus-unique-phd-study
Dothraki and other sub-cultural languages – the focus of a unique PhD study
Jun 23, 2017 - “Me zisosh disse”. It is just a flesh wound. This would certainly be good news if you were wounded and one of the native speakers of the language used in this sentence. It is Dothraki and it is the fantasy language that was created for the television series Game of Thrones. Today, the language is spoken by a significant number of people who…https://news.nwu.ac.za/new-study-shows-effects-visual-therapy-children-dcd