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Howzat! met KFC mini-krieket by NWU
Oct 20, 2017 - ʼn Horde klein krieket-karnallies gewapen met kolwe, beenskutte en paaltjies het onlangs op die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se kampus in Vanderbijlpark toegesak om met hulle mini-krieketvernuf te spog. Meer as 20 skole van regoor Suid-Gauteng is deur mini-krieketspanne tussen die ouderdomme van ses en nege by die KFC Mini-Cricket Festival…
Howzat! Friendship and fun the KFC mini-cricket way
Oct 20, 2017 - A crowd of little tykes sporting cricket bats, pads and wickets recently descended on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark to showcase their mini-cricket skills. More than 20 schools from across the South Gauteng region were represented by teams of mini-cricketers between the ages of six and nine who took part in the…
NWU student to attend international nursing convention
Oct 20, 2017 - Matumelo Motaung, a nursing student at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng will attend the Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) 44th Biennial Convention in Indianapolis, USA from 28 October to 1 November 2017. She will represent the South African Nursing Students Association (SANSA), a non-profit organisation of nursing…
NWU School of Tourism hosts Tourism Lekgotla
Oct 23, 2017 - The School of Tourism in the Faculty of Humanities at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, in conjunction with the North West Provincial Department of Tourism, hosted a Tourism Lekgotla on 20 October 2017. The theme of the Lekgotla was “Growth in Domestic Tourism”. The keynote speaker at the Lekgotla was Ms Desbo Mohono,…
NWU hosts successful pertraction workshop
Oct 23, 2017 - The Focus Area: Chemical Resource Beneficiation and the Technology Transfer and Innovation Support Office of the North-West University (NWU) proudly hosted a Pertraction Metal Refinery Workshop on 11 October 2017. They did this in collaboration with PX Technologies®, DRA Global, MEMCON, the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) and the Advanced…
NWU empowers staff members
Oct 25, 2017 - Successfully completing a qualification and graduating is a milestone many a person look forward to. On 12 October a total of 18 staff members from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campuses in Mahikeng, Potchefstroom and Vanderbijlpark celebrated the completion of their business administration course with a private graduation ceremony.…
NWU honours medical pioneer
Nov 11, 2021 - The North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng conferred an honorary doctorate to seasoned cardiologist, author and academic, Prof Kubedi Patrick Mokhobo, during its recent spring graduation ceremony. Prof Mokhobo is credited for being the first African cardiologist in African countries such as Swaziland, Lesotho and South Africa., as…
Social participation in the inclusive classroom under the spotlight
Oct 25, 2017 - “We all like to be loved and accepted, just the way we are.” These words from Prof Susanne Schwab, newly appointed extraordinary professor at the Optentia research focus area on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark, ring true for people from all walks of life, in every situation. It is especially true when spoken in…
NWU honours Transport and Logistics graduates
Oct 26, 2017 - Transport Economics and Logistics Management on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng honoured the BCom Transport Economics and Logistics Management graduates at a gala dinner on 24 October 2017 at the Mmabatho Palms Hotel and Resort. As part of honouring their newly capped graduates, Ms Karen Visser, the programme manager, …
Cognitive education expert returns to NWU as extraordinary professor
Oct 26, 2017 - Prof Mary Grosser took the difference between advanced performance and academic achievement as the point of departure during her very first lecture as extraordinary professor in the Optentia research focus area on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark. The learning environment within South African classrooms is a cause…
NWU academic to be keynote speaker at international psychology conference
Oct 30, 2017 - Prof Erhabor Idemudia, a research professor in the Faculty of Humanities at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng has been invited to be a keynote speaker at the International conference of the Nigerian Psychological Association to be held in Abuja, Nigeria from 5-10 November 2017. The theme of the conference is ‘Psychology,…
NWU expert to speak at mathematical conferences
Oct 30, 2017 - Prof Masood Khalique, an expert in mathematical sciences from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, will be a speaker at the 2017 International Conference on Mathematics and its Applications to be held on 13–15 November 2017 at Government College University Lahore, Pakistan. The conference aims to provide a platform for…
Little African Scientist addressing learners’ urgent science needs
Oct 30, 2017 - Foundation-level learners in the country are not exposed nearly enough to science and this should urgently be addressed. Research has found that, by the time children in rural South African schools reach Grade 3, they are already three years behind their peers in most other countries. This gap grows as they progress through school - to the…
Eric is a man on a mission: to bring change to the African continent
Oct 31, 2017 - > His plan of action? To actively take part in impactful discussions, to make the most of every opportunity that comes his way, to be involved in his community, and above all, to never stop acquiring new knowledge. This alumnus of the North-West University (NWU) is the head of corporate, private and diaspora banking at Procredit Bank in…
The link between climate change and money
Nov 01, 2017 - The North-West University (NWU) recently hosted a climate change public lecture on its campus in Potchefstroom. The issue on climate change was looked at from a legal, environmental science, engineering and a financial perspective.Dr Michelle Barnard who is a senior lecturer at the Faculty of Law, Ncobile Nkosi, a social-environmental…
NWU’s top researchers are a hard act to follow
Nov 01, 2017 - The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences again took top honours at this year’s Excellence in Research Awards on 27 October. The faculty won the titles of Most Productive Senior Researcher and Most Productive Junior Researcher, just as they did last year. Many outstanding staff members from other…
NWU astrophysicist selected as a member of ASSAF
Nov 01, 2017 - Prof Rodney Medupe, an astrophysicist and professor on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, was recently selected and inaugurated as a member of the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf). He was inaugurated alongside 40 other leading scientists during ASSAf’s annual awards ceremony on 11 October 2017. ASSAf’s core…
NWU and UNHCR host international symposium on statelessness The Faculty of Law on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, in conjunction with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is hosting an international symposium o
Nov 01, 2017 - The Faculty of Law on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, in conjunction with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is hosting an international symposium on The International Human Right to a Nationality, the Prevention of Statelessness and the Protection of Stateless Individuals in the 21st Century from…
Five inaugural lectures in five months at NWU Health Sciences
Nov 01, 2017 - An inaugural lecture is an once-in-a-lifetime experience for an academic, but at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Health Sciences, five of these unique events have taken place in the space of just five months. Between May and September 2017, five of the faculty’s professors stepped up to the podium, one by one, and delivered…