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NWU welcomes new SRC members
Sep 13, 2022 - The North-West University (NWU) welcomes its newly elected Student Representative Council (SRC) that officially took office on 6 September. The incumbent SRC will serve for a period of one year under the leadership of the SRC president, Yikumba Andreas, a graduate in Management Sciences and Marketing Management, and a current bachelor’s degree…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-verwelkom-nuwe-vsr-lede
NWU verwelkom nuwe VSR-lede
Sep 08, 2022 - Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) verwelkom sy pas verkose Verteenwoordigende Studenteraad (VSR), wie se termyn amptelik op 6 September begin het. Die huidige VSR sal vir ’n tydperk van een jaar onder die leierskap van die VSR-voorsitter, Yikumba Andreas, ’n gegradueerde in Bestuurswetenskappe en Bemarkingbestuur en tans ’n…http://news.nwu.ac.za/seminar-focuses-peer-empowerment-and-peer-mentoring-develop-work-ready-graduates
Seminar focuses on peer empowerment and peer mentoring to develop work-ready graduates
Sep 08, 2022 - “There is a growing dissatisfaction among South African employers towards the type of graduates that are currently being produced by higher education institutions, because they lack problem-solving, teamwork and critical thinking skills.” This is according to Dr Quatro Mgogo, a senior lecturer in the School of Communication at the North-West…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-chartered-accountant-cream-rises-top
NWU’s chartered accountant cream rises to the top
Sep 08, 2022 - The Chartered Accountancy programme of the North-West University (NWU) is truly a force to be reckoned with. This after the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) released its Initial Test of Competence (ITC) results, in which the NWU’s class of 2021 achieved a remarkable 100% combined pass rate in the January and June 2022 ITC…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/die-room-van-nwu-se-geoktrooieerde-rekenmeesters-weer-bo
Die room van NWU se geoktrooieerde rekenmeesters is weer bo
Sep 08, 2022 - Die Geoktrooieerde Rekenmeesterskap-program van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) is werklik ’n krag om mee rekening te hou. ’n Mens kan dit sien nadat die Suid-Afrikaanse Instituut vir Geoktrooieerde Rekenmeesters (SAIGR) die uitslae bekend gemaak het van sy Aanvanklike Toets van Bevoegdheid (ITC), waarin die NWU se klas van 2021 ’n merkwaardige…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/naledi-sit-steeds-die-son-agterna
Naledi: Sit steeds die son agterna
Sep 08, 2022 - Soos met alle pogings om die samelewing te verbeter en om dit wat uiters waardevol is, te bewaar, begin dit met innovasie in hernubare energie, en die Sasol Sonkrag-uitdaging bevorder dit. Die sleutelwoord is “uitdaging”, en die Ingenieurswese-span van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) het al keer op keer bewys dat hulle opgewasse is vir die taak.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-and-france-strengthen-ties
NWU and France strengthen ties
Sep 29, 2022 - On, Wednesday, 28 September 2022, the NWU chancellor Dr Anna Mokgokong and NWU principal and vice- chancellor, Dr Bismark Tyobeka, met with the French ambassador. The delegation was led by Mr Aurelien Lechevallier, French ambassador and Ms Nelly Hazelbrouck, general secretary for Cooperation and Cultural Affairs at the French Embassy.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/congratulations-comrades-champs-tete-and-adele
Congratulations, Comrades champs Tete and Adele!
Sep 18, 2023 - They did it again! Tete Dijana and Adele Broodryk are on top of the ultramarathon world after both athletes delivered superlative Comrades 2023 performances. Dijana won the men’s division in a record time of 5:14.01, which is the second consecutive win for the employee of Mi7, an external security service provider to the NWU, who can be found…http://news.nwu.ac.za/ju-jitsu-maestro-selected-represent-south-africa-brazil
Ju-Jitsu maestro selected to represent South Africa in Brazil
Jun 12, 2023 - Elvis Moyo, North-West University (NWU) final-year PhD candidate in applied radiation sciences, has been selected as part of the Ju-Jitsu national team that is set to participate in the World Morganti Ju-Jitsu championship. The championship will take place in Brazil on 23 October 2023. Elvis earned his place in the national team after competing…http://news.nwu.ac.za/faculty-humanities-embraces-teaching-technology
Faculty of Humanities embraces teaching with technology
Jun 12, 2023 - The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Humanities (FHUM) recently hosted a Teaching with Technology Showcase on the Potchefstroom Campus. More than 40 academics representing the six schools in the faculty attended this face-to-face event, allowing lecturers the opportunity to demonstrate how they actively use technology in their modules…http://news.nwu.ac.za/practitioners-learn-about-power-music
Practitioners learn about the power of music
Jun 13, 2023 - By Menziwa Msibi Music plays an important role in early childhood development. It enhances cognitive abilities, support language development, promotes social and motor skills and nurture creativity and imagination, among others. This is why the NWU recently hosted a workshop for practitioners from various Early Childhood Development (ECD)…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumnus-puts-her-best-foot-forward
NWU alumnus puts her best foot forward
Jun 13, 2023 - North-West University (NWU) alumnus Refiloe Mohono collaborated in establishing a shoe and foot care brand known as Complete Comfort. This brand offers three sprays designed specifically for shoes and foot care. The flagship product of Complete Comfort is a natural antifungal, antibacterial and antiseptic shoe and foot spray. It effectively…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/groot-toekenning-bevorder-samewerkende-navorsing-die-geesteswetenskappe
Groot toekenning bevorder samewerkende navorsing in die Geesteswetenskappe
Jun 13, 2023 - Twee navorsers van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) het ’n spesiale toekenning ontvang wat hulle samewerkende navorsing nasionaal en internasionaal ’n hupstoot sal gee. Dr Yolandi Coetser en dr Laura Phillips, navorsers by die Maatskaplike Transformasie-navorsingsfokusarea van die NWU, het elkeen feitlik ’n miljoen rand se befondsing by die…http://news.nwu.ac.za/major-grant-furthers-collaborative-research-humanities
Major grant furthers collaborative research in the Humanities
Jun 13, 2023 - Two researchers from the North-West University (NWU) have received a special grant that will boost their collaborative research nationally and internationally. Dr Yolandi Coetser and Dr Laura Phillips, researchers from the Social Transformation research focus area at the NWU, each received nearly a million rand in funding from the National…http://news.nwu.ac.za/taiwanese-representative-visits-nwu
Taiwanese representative visits NWU
Jun 14, 2023 - On Tuesday 13 June, representative Oliver Liao from the Taipei Liaison Office in the Republic of South Africa visited the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Potchefstroom Campus for a tour of the DST HySA Infrastructure Centre of Competence. This centre is co-hosted by the NWU and the Council for Scientific and Instustrial Research (CSIR). Oliver…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/roei-bosindringing-uit
Roei bosindringing uit
Jun 14, 2023 - Bosindringing is ’n wêreldwye uitdaging, maar deur die multimiljoenrand-RIBS-projek word hierdie groot bydraer tot gronddegradering met hernude ywer aangepak. RIBS is ’n akroniem wat vir “Rangeland Improvement through Bush Control and Sustainable Intensification to mitigate Climate Change and improve Livelihoods and Food Security in Southern…http://news.nwu.ac.za/cutting-back-bush-encroachment
Cutting back on bush encroachment
Jun 14, 2023 - Bush encroachment is a global challenge, but through the multi-million rand RIBS project, this major contributor to land degradation is being tackled with renewed vigour. RIBS is an acronym for “Rangeland Improvement through Bush Control and Sustainable Intensification to mitigate Climate Change and improve Livelihoods and Food Security in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/fokus-op-innovasie-van-ideevorming-tot-kommersialisasie
Fokus op innovasie: van ideevorming tot kommersialisasie
Jun 14, 2023 - Die Tegnologie-oordrag- en Innovasie-ondersteuningskantoor (TTIS-kantoor) van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) neem die leiding om te verseker dat innovasie op die voorpunt van sy aktiwiteite en regoor alle sfere van die instelling bly. In hierdie tweede video-aflewering (kyk hier na die eerste video), kyk ons spesifiek na navorsing en innovasie…http://news.nwu.ac.za/focus-innovation-ideation-commercialisation
Focus on innovation: from ideation to commercialisation
Jun 14, 2023 - The Technology Transfer and Innovation Support (TTIS) Office of the North-West University (NWU) is leading the charge in ensuring that innovation remains at the forefront of its activities and across all spheres of the institution. In this second video installment (watch the first video here), we look specifically at research and innovation…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/professor-se-wye-fokus-lei-tot-internasionale-samewerkings-en-suksesvolle-nns-gradering