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Ikateleng donor spends the day with fundraising team
Feb 22, 2022 - The Department of Development and Fundraising at the NWU recently hosted one of the loyal donors of the Ikateleng project in Potchefstroom. During the visit the group manager of Corporate Marketing and Communication at NWK in Lichtenburg, Johan Bezuidenhout, received feedback on the results of the learners and continued support for 2022 was…http://news.nwu.ac.za/why-invention-and-innovation-are-not-same
Why invention and innovation are not the same
Feb 21, 2022 - Invention and innovation are two separate concepts, and the difference is important, especially to aspiring entrepreneurs. This was one of the key messages to emerge from an entrepreneurship workshop for women, titled “The entrepreneurial woman – building an innovative enterprise”. Leonie Greyling, senior manager in enterprise development at…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-gereed-vir-2022-akademiese-jaar
NWU gereed vir 2022- akademiese jaar
Feb 21, 2022 - Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) het op Vrydag 18 Februarie sy amptelike akademiese opening op sy Mahikengkampus aangebied. As gevolg van Covid-19-regulasies het talle van die ander NWU-personeel en nuwe sowel as terugkerende studente die geleentheid virtueel bygewoon. Uitvoerende dekane van die NWU se agt fakulteite het ook hulle onlangse…http://news.nwu.ac.za/no-limitations-quadriplegic-brandon
No limitations for quadriplegic Brandon
Apr 06, 2022 - Bertie Jacobs There are 23 metres between the bridge and the water of the Vaal River just outside Bothaville. The fall lasted just more than two seconds. Those two seconds on 8 August 2020 changed Brandon Moolman’s life irrevocably. Before he – and his friends next to him – decided spontaneously to jump from the bridge that afternoon, he lived…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/die-nwu-se-kernnavorsing-het-n-wereldwye-impak
Die NWU se kernnavorsing het ’n wêreldwye impak
Apr 05, 2022 - Baanbrekerswerk, veeleisende jare van onderrig en leer en gespesialiseerde navorsing het oor die afgelope dekade en ’n half daartoe gelei dat die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) nou as Suid-Afrika se pionier op die gesofistikeerde gebied van kerningenieurswese beskryf word. Dit volg ná die onlangse voltooiing van die maksimum gekontrakteerde tydperk…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-nuclear-research-makes-global-impact
NWU’s nuclear research makes a global impact
May 03, 2022 - Groundbreaking work, demanding years of teaching and learning and specialised research have over the past decade and a half led to the North-West University (NWU) now being described as the South African pioneer in the sophisticated field of nuclear engineering. This follows after the recent completion of the maximum contracted period of 15 years…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/sadilar-en-nwu-stel-die-digitale-humaniora-oop-opvoedkundige-hulpbronne-se-kampioene-inisiatief
SADiLaR en NWU stel die Digitale Humaniora Oop Opvoedkundige Hulpbronne se Kampioene-inisiatief bekend
Apr 11, 2022 - Die Suid-Afrikaanse Sentrum vir Digitale Taalhulpbronne (SADiLAR) en die UNESCO-leerstoel vir Multimodale Leer en Oop Opvoedkundige Hulpbronne (OOH) aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) het tans hulle eerste inname by hulle Kampioene-inisiatief van Digitale Humaniora (DH) OOH. Volgens prof Jako Olivier, NWU UNESCO-leerstoel vir Multimodale Leer…http://news.nwu.ac.za/sadilar-and-nwu-launches-digital-humanities-open-educational-resources-champions-initiative
SADiLaR and NWU launches Digital Humanities Open Educational Resources Champions Initiative
May 03, 2022 - The South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLaR) and the UNESCO Chair on Multimodal Learning and Open Educational Resources (OER) at the North-West University (NWU) are having the first intake of their Digital Humanities OER Champions Initiative. According to Prof Jako Olivier, NWU UNESCO Chair on Multimodal Learning and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumnus-elected-ussa-football-chairperson
NWU alumnus elected USSA Football chairperson
Apr 06, 2022 - Phenyo Mokgothu North-West University (NWU) Soccer Institute alumnus Kegoikantse “Machesa” Kgomo has recently been elected as chairperson of University Sports South Africa (USSA) Football for the 2022-2024 period. The election took place during the USSA Football biannual general meeting at the University of Pretoria Sports Centre.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-selected-global-young-academy
NWU academic selected to the Global Young Academy
May 03, 2022 - Phenyo Mokgothu North-West University (NWU) academic from the Indigenous Knowledge Systems Centre, Prof Adeyemi Oladapo Aremu, has been selected to the Global Young Academy (GYA) from June 2022 until May 2027. Selection for the GYA is highly competitive, as this prestigious international academy only consists of 200 members. As each member…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/eagles-hou-halfeind-deur-oop
Eagles hou halfeind-deur oop
Apr 07, 2022 - Bertie Jacobs Jinne, dit gaan verdeksels naby wees. Die NWU Eagles het Maandagaand 4 April in ʼn papsopnat Bloemfontein hulle uitspeelronde-hoop aan die brand gehou deur die CUT Ixias met 33–14 te klop. Dit was ʼn gepaste geskenk vir afrigter André Pretorius, wat die Eagles in sy vyftigste wedstryd gebrei het. Sy twee voormalige…http://news.nwu.ac.za/eagles-keep-door-semi-finals-open
Eagles keep door to semi-finals open
Apr 07, 2022 - Bertie Jacobs Oh my goodness, it is going to be a very close call. On Monday evening, 4 April the Eagles kept their playoff hopes alive in a sopping wet Bloemfontein by beating the CUT Ixias by 33–14. This was a fitting gift to coach André Pretorius, who coached the Eagles in his fiftieth game. His two former Springbok teammates and fellow…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-facing-race-week-what-do-you-have-say
NWU Facing Race Week: What do you have to say?
Apr 07, 2022 - By Zenoyise John The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Humanities will host Facing Race Week (FRW) 2022, a mixture of virtual and in-person activities in which race and race-related issues will be discussed, from 11-14 April 2022. The annual forum will kick off with a music performance, followed by a presentation on technology and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-historian-maps-way-south-african-heritage
NWU historian maps the way to South African heritage
Dec 02, 2021 - An academic and historian of the North-West University (NWU) is part of a community engagement project that documents all South Africa’s heritage sites and places of interest (POIs) by listing the location and explaining the meaning of all South African POIs on the Road Trip SA app. Emile Coetzee, lecturer in History at the School of Social…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/pers-dui-uitnemendheid-herinnerings-en-bo-alles-hoop-aan
Pers dui uitnemendheid, herinnerings en, bo alles, hoop aan
Dec 08, 2021 - Gedurende die maand Desember gaan die drie hoofhekke van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se kampusse in Mahikeng, Potchefstroom en Vanderbijlpark as simboliese gebaar van deursettingsvermoë tydens die Covid-19-pandemie pers verlig word. Die ligte sal op Woensdag 1 Desember aangeskakel word en die projek sal die hele maand duur. Sedert die…http://news.nwu.ac.za/purple-signifies-excellence-remembrance-and-above-all-hope
Purple signifies excellence, remembrance and above all, hope
Dec 08, 2021 - During the month of December, the three main gates of the campuses of the North-West University (NWU) in Mahikeng, Potchefstroom and Vanderbijlpark will be illuminated in purple as a symbolic gesture of perseverance during the Covid-19 pandemic. The lighting will start on Wednesday, 1 December for the duration of the month. Since the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-school-nursing-and-stakeholders-join-hands-fight-against-gender-based-violence
NWU School of Nursing and stakeholders join hands in the fight against gender-based violence
Dec 06, 2021 - The School of Nursing at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus is collaborating with various stakeholders to commemorate and support 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence (GBV). 16 Days of Activism Against GBV is an international campaign to challenge violence against women and girls. The campaign runs every year from…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/slegter-groeisyfers-bevestig-skade-aan-die-ekonomie
Slegter groeisyfers bevestig skade aan die ekonomie
Dec 08, 2021 - “Die groeisyfers van die bruto binnelandse produk (BBP) vir die derde kwartaal van 2021 is swakker as wat verwag is indien dit saam met die onlangse rekordwerkloosheidsgetalle geneem word. Dit bevestig veral watter ernstige skade die burgerlike onrus van vroeër hierdie jaar en die hardnekkige beurtkrag aan die Suid-Afrikaanse ekonomie gedoen…http://news.nwu.ac.za/worse-growth-figures-confirm-damage-economy
Worse growth figures confirm damage to economy
Dec 08, 2021 - “The worse-than-expected gross domestic product (GDP) growth figures for the third quarter of 2021, if taken together with the recent record unemployment numbers, confirm in particular the serious damage that the civil unrest earlier this year and the persistent load shedding have done to the South African economy.” In commenting on the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-school-music-does-it-d-i-y-style