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SEW 2019: meer as idees – optrede!
Jul 24, 2019 - Met die nasionale bekendstelling van Studente-entrepreneurskapsweek (SEW) wat op 1 Augustus 2019 plaasvind, is hoëronderriginstellings regoor die land gereed om bewustheid van die belangrikheid van entrepreneurskap as ’n lewensvatbare loopbaanopsie te skep. Dit is ook die geval by die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU). Hierdie nasionale inisiatief…https://news.nwu.ac.za/sew-2019-beyond-ideas-action
SEW 2019: beyond ideas, into action!
Jul 24, 2019 - With the national launch of the Student Entrepreneurship Week (SEW) set to take place on 1 August 2019, institutions of higher learning across the country are ready to raise awareness of the importance of entrepreneurship as a viable career option. This is also the case at the North-West University (NWU). This national initiative was piloted…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-assists-invention-reflective-livestock-spray-paint
NWU assists with invention of reflective livestock spray paint
Jul 25, 2019 - The spirit of the North-West University (NWU) is reflected in the way the university unlock the future for people and enable them to make their dreams come true. It is the NWU’s purpose to excel in innovative learning and teaching and cutting-edge research to benefit society. The NWU’s Technology Transfer and Innovation Support (TTIS)…https://news.nwu.ac.za/workshop-teaches-reliable-data-collection-land-use
Workshop teaches reliable data collection on land use
Jun 10, 2019 - Accurate data collection is one of the most crucial elements of research and the North-West University (NWU) has always prided itself on the excellent quality of its research. Fittingly, the NWU was chosen to host this year’s Collect Earth workshop, presented by the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), the European Union (EU…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-students-come-out-numbers-career-fairs
NWU students come out in numbers to career fairs
Jul 25, 2019 - The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Career Centre is pulling out all the stops when it comes to equipping its students with the necessary knowledge that is needed for the world of work. The centre hosted its annual engineering and natural and agricultural sciences career fairs on the campus in Potchefstroom on 17 and 18 July respectively…https://news.nwu.ac.za/former-nwu-students-return-after-studying-medicine-cuba
Former NWU students return after studying medicine in Cuba
Jul 25, 2019 - The North-West University (NWU) may not have a *medical school yet, but is certainly doing its part to help bridge the shortage of medical practitioners in the country. According to the Health Professions Council of South Africa, the country has more than 37 300 registered doctors, and approximately 12 300 of them are qualified as specialists…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-kebalepile-reigns-supreme
NWU’s Kebalepile reigns supreme
Jul 25, 2019 - Kebalepile Ramafoko, a third-year BA psychology and languages student at the North-West University (NWU), has proven that with hard work, passion and a bit of luck dreams do come true. The 20-year-old beauty from Witbank was recently crowned as Miss Mpumalanga. Apart from the title she walked away with a car, a bursary from the Premier’s…https://news.nwu.ac.za/mba-winter-study-school-learns-renowned-experts
MBA Winter Study School learns from renowned experts
Jul 26, 2019 - The Prestige Day of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) annual week-long MBA Winter Study School took place on 24 July 2019 in Potchefstroom. During a stimulating programme 180 MBA students bonded with fellow students, listened to interesting lectures and took part in management skills workshops. Top-notch speakers addressed the students on…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-juta-mock-trials-it-time-scales-justice-tip
NWU-Juta mock trials: It is time for the scales of justice to tip
Aug 12, 2019 - The exciting final of the annual North-West University (NWU) mock trials, hosted by the Faculty of Law with the support of Juta, will take place on 20 August at the Sanlam Auditorium on the campus in Potchefstroom. It will be preceded by the equally thrilling semi-finals on 19 August. The presiding officers for the finals and semi-finals are…https://news.nwu.ac.za/vergeet-my-nie-promises-be-unforgettable-affair
Vergeet my nie promises to be an unforgettable affair
Jul 26, 2019 - “Life is not merely a series of meaningless accidents or coincidence, but rather a tapestry of acts that culminate in an exquisite, sublime plan.” This quote sums up the whole concept of the new romantic Afrikaans film Vergeet my nie, directed by André Felts and scripted by Tarryn-Tanille Prinsloo. The film is based on a 90’s love story of…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-noble-boys-trump-ukzn-again
NWU Noble Boys trump UKZN again
Jul 26, 2019 - The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Noble Boys didn’t have to wait too long for their fancy footwork to reward and propel them into the lead against their coastal challengers, the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN). Only 10 minutes into their first game of the 2019 Varsity Football season, the Noble Boys drew blood. The NWU’s jersey number 14…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-students-provide-warmth-nicu-babies-klerksdorp-hospital
NWU students provide warmth to NICU babies at Klerksdorp Hospital
Jul 29, 2019 - Student midwives at the School of Nursing Science (SONS) at the North-West University (NWU) recently donated baby blankets to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at the Klerksdorp Hospital. Sr Ingrid van der Walt, lecturer at the SONS, says this was part of their community engagement project supporting developmental care of premature and…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-soccer-institute-grows-its-own-timber
NWU Soccer Institute grows its own timber
Jul 29, 2019 - It’s exciting for fans to see former players at the helm of the team they have played for. The North-West University (NWU) has tasked three former players of the Soccer Institute to lead the team in the coming 2019 Varsity Football tournament as part of the Growing Our Own Timber project. The three former players are Vuyolwethu Sambo, who now…https://news.nwu.ac.za/inflation-and-impact-interest-rates-quo-vadis-trade-explores-and-predicts-short-term-possibilities
Inflation and impact on interest rates, quo vadis? Trade explores and predicts short-term possibilities
Jul 29, 2019 - The decision by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) on 17 July to reduce the repo rate by 0,25% from 6,75% to 6,50% has sparked a debate on possibilities of future reductions in interest rates. “The SARB through its MPC has the mandate and responsibility to keep the inflation rate between the target band…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-spreads-goodwill-mandela-day
NWU spreads goodwill on Mandela Day
Jul 30, 2019 - Every year on 18 July, Nelson Mandela’s birthday, South Africans are called to contribute 67 minutes of community service to honour Madiba’s legacy and to show their commitment to making the world a better place. This year, on 18 July 2019, the North-West University (NWU) joined the rest of South Africa in this noble cause. Staff and students…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-prof-phaswana-mafuya-appointed-nrf-board
NWU’s Prof Phaswana-Mafuya appointed to NRF board
Jul 30, 2019 - The North-West University (NWU) prides itself on appointing academics that are not only the best in their fields, but are also dedicated to making a difference in society. Proof positive of this, the Minister of Science and Technology recently appointed the NWU’s deputy vice-chancellor for research and innovation, Prof Refilwe Phaswana-Mafuya,…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-student-will-be-singing-gospel-usa
NWU student will be singing gospel in the USA
Jul 30, 2019 - Final-year education student Tshepo Tshepido Mothobi from the North-West University (NWU) is one of three local South African gospel artists who won a trip to perform in the United States of America (USA). The Klerksdorp born Tshepo entered the Sing Gospel in the USA competition along with 247 other hopeful singers, and after reaching the top…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-celebrates-national-science-week-talk-mendeleev-periodic-table
NWU celebrates National Science Week with talk on Mendeleev Periodic Table
Jul 30, 2019 - The United Nations General Assembly, during its 74th Plenary Meeting on 20 December 2017, proclaimed 2019 as the International Year of the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements (IYPT 2019). As we commemorate the 150th anniversary of the establishment of the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements by the Russian scientist Dmitri Mendeleev, the North-…https://news.nwu.ac.za/eskom-continues-drag-down-south-african-economy
Eskom continues to drag down the South African economy
Jul 31, 2019 - Another bail-out of the financially strapped state-owned enterprise Eskom will have dire consequences for the South African economy. This warning comes from economic experts Lerato Mothibi and Prof Danie Meyer from the North-West University (NWU). The risk-rating agencies Fitch and Moody’s recently warned that the national electricity provider…https://news.nwu.ac.za/why-are-so-few-south-african-women-exclusively-breastfeeding-their-infants