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Academic and student recognised at 2024 South African Women in Science Awards
Aug 21, 2024 - North-West University (NWU) academic Prof Olubukola Oluranti Babalola and PhD student Sinenhlanhla Mthembu were recognised at the 2024 South African Women in Science Awards (SAWiSA) on 15 August in Mbombela. Prof Babalola was named the first runner-up in the Distinguished Women Research category, while Sinenhlanhla won the DSI Esther…http://news.nwu.ac.za/study-explores-experiences-nursing-curriculum
Study explores experiences of the nursing curriculum
Apr 26, 2023 - A master’s-degree study conducted by North-West University (NWU) student Katlego Botlhoko from the School of Nursing explores the experiences of nurse educators with regard to the new diploma in general nursing (R171) curriculum in North West. The diploma in general nursing is a three-year programme, leading to registration with the South…http://news.nwu.ac.za/crop-science-students-experience-real-life-commercial-crop-production-and-processing
Crop Science students experience real life commercial crop production and processing
Apr 26, 2023 - The North-West University’s (NWU’s) subject group Crop Science, in partnership with the Mpumalanga Department of Agriculture, recently took final-year students on an excursion to Malelane in the Mpumalanga province for intensive physical training on commercial crop production and various crop processing technologies. The Mpumalanga Department…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/innoveerders-geinspireer-om-die-navorsing-ook-te-kommersialiseer
Innoveerders geïnspireer om dié navorsing ook te kommersialiseer
Apr 26, 2023 - Ná ’n week lange residensiële program in die Verenigde Koninkryk het twee innoveerders van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) onlangs met nuwe energie teruggekeer om kommersialisasie op die gebied van die geesteswetenskappe, die kunste en sosiale wetenskappe (HASS) te bevorder. Prof Henk Louw, ’n medeprofessor in Akademiese Geletterdheid in die…http://news.nwu.ac.za/innovators-inspired-commercialise-research-too
Innovators inspired to commercialise this research too
Apr 26, 2023 - After a week-long residential programme in the United Kingdom, two innovators from the North-West University (NWU) recently returned with renewed vigour to promote commercialisation in the fields of the humanities, arts and social sciences (HASS). Prof Henk Louw, an associate professor of Academic Literacy in the Faculty of Humanities, and Dr…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-gaan-groen
NWU gaan groen
Apr 28, 2023 - Die omgewing sluit alle lewende en nielewende dinge in, en ons kan sien hoe negatiewe impakte die omgewing benadeel. Mense moet die omgewing verstaan, en ook die impak van mense se gedrag wat klimaatsverandering veroorsaak en tot gronderosie, swak luggehalte en ondrinkbare water lei. Ten einde groter bewustheid oor die omgewing te skep, het die…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-goes-green
NWU goes green
Apr 28, 2023 - The environment encompasses all living and non-living things, and we see how negative impacts harm the environment. Human beings need to understand the environment and the impact of human behaviour that causes climate change, resulting in soil erosion, poor air quality and undrinkable water. With the aim of creating greater consciousness about…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-help-met-bewusmaking-oor-die-belangrikheid-van-slange
NWU help met bewusmaking oor die belangrikheid van slange
Apr 28, 2023 - Ons as mense word geleer dat ons alle lewende dinge moet respekteer, maar dit kan ’n sensitiewe saak wees as dit by slange kom. Hierdie reptiele word dikwels as gevaarlike en bose wesens uitgebeeld en dit beïnvloed mense se houding teenoor hulle, wat veroorsaak dat mense nog banger vir hulle is omdat hulle nie baie kennis oor slange het nie…http://news.nwu.ac.za/raising-awareness-about-importance-snakes
Raising awareness about the importance of snakes
Apr 28, 2023 - As human beings, we are taught that we should respect all living things, but this can be a sensitive matter where snakes are concerned. These reptiles are often portrayed as dangerous and evil creatures and this influences people’s attitude towards them, making them more feared because people do not have a lot of knowledge about snakes.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/pad-way-projek-ten-bate-van-die-gemeenskap
Pad the Way-projek ten bate van die gemeenskap
Apr 28, 2023 - Die GoAllOut-organisasie se studente-afdeling by die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) het ’n gemeenskapsdiensprojek, genaamd Pad the Way, geïnisieer. Die doelwitte van die Pad the Way-projek is om ’n bewustheid te kweek vir die belangrikheid van persoonlike higiëne vir vroue, om menstruasie-armoede hok te slaan, en om regeringsleiers aan te moedig…http://news.nwu.ac.za/pad-way-project-benefit-community
Pad the Way project to benefit the community
Apr 28, 2023 - The GoAllOut Organisation student chapter at the North-West University (NWU) has initiated a community service project called Pad the Way. The goals of the Pad the Way project are to increase awareness of the importance of personal hygiene for women, combat period poverty, and to encourage government leaders to make it mandatory for all schools…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/gemeenskappe-baat-die-nwu-se-ontwikkelingsprojekte
Gemeenskappe baat by die NWU se ontwikkelingsprojekte
Apr 28, 2023 - Suid-Afrika ervaar moeilike uitdagings wat vereis dat die volgende geslag universiteitsgegradueerdes opgeleide leiers met uitgebreide vermoëns moet wees om met gemeenskappe saam te werk sodat probleme opgelos kan word en daar verandering kan kom. Vier projekte van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) wat in vennootskap met gemeenskappe…http://news.nwu.ac.za/communities-benefit-nwus-development-projects
Communities benefit from NWU’s development projects
Apr 28, 2023 - South Africa faces difficult challenges that require the next generation of university graduates to be skilled leaders with extensive abilities to collaborate with communities to solve problems and create change. Four North-West University (NWU) projects carried out in partnership with communities exemplify how collaboration with…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/die-fynere-punte-van-die-ontwikkeling-van-aanlyn-multimedia-leerplatforms
Die fynere punte van die ontwikkeling van aanlyn multimedia-leerplatforms
Apr 28, 2023 - Die sleutel tot ’n uitgebreide leerervaring met behulp van multimedia en aanlyn leerplatforms is om deelname onder Generasie Z-studente – mense wat tussen 1997 en die vroeë 2010’s gebore is – aan te moedig. Dit is een van die bevindings van ’n navorsingspan van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) nadat hulle die besonderhede van die ontwikkeling…http://news.nwu.ac.za/excelsior-mens-residence-incident-may-2023
Excelsior Men’s residence incident May 2023
May 23, 2023 - The North-West University (NWU) has noted a video that has been shared on some social media platforms regarding some of our students’ urination incident. The incident is alleged to have occurred on Saturday, 20 May 2023, at our Potchefstroom Campus. We condemn this alleged incident harshly. Our Protection Services Department is investigating the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/potential-partnership-berry-farmers-could-bear-fruit
Potential partnership with berry farmers could bear fruit
May 24, 2023 - Berries for export are a juicy market and could become even more so if berry farmers have partners such as the North-West University (NWU). Wanting to see first-hand how a potential partnership could bear fruit for economic growth in the province, a top-level NWU delegation recently visited the Madikwe Berry Farm. Prof Mzubanzi Bismark…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-prepares-students-world-work
NWU prepares students for the world of work
May 24, 2023 - By Zandile Nkosi The North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Industrial Psychology and Human Resource Management (IPS & HRM) recently hosted a work readiness workshop at the Vanderbijlpark Campus with great success. Dr Thapelo Chaacha, programme leader for the Human Resource Management programme, says the event aimed to give third-year…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-students-get-first-hand-experience-nampo-harvest-day
NWU students get first-hand experience at Nampo Harvest Day
May 24, 2023 - By Menziwa Msibi Third- and fourth-year students from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Engineering attended the annual NAMPO Harvest Day that took place from 16 to 19 May 2023 at NAMPO Park in Bothaville. The students were accompanied by Prof Rojanette Coetzee and her postgraduate students Hermé Nel and Jorinda Marais. The…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-nooi-gemeenskapsvennote-uit-om-n-netwerk-van-kundiges-aan-te-sluit
NWU nooi gemeenskapsvennote uit om by ’n netwerk van kundiges aan te sluit
May 24, 2023 - Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) waardeer die noodsaaklike werk van niewinsgewende organisasies (NWO’s) en die impak wat hulle op die verskaffing van ondersteuning aan omliggende gemeenskappe het. Die universiteit nooi al sy bestaande gemeenskapsvennote asook alle ander plaaslike NWO’s – insluitende skole, geloofsgebaseerde en…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-invites-community-partners-join-network-experts