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Studie toon dat 45% van jong gegradueerdes meen dat hulle onderindiensgeneem is
Jun 23, 2021 - Ná jare van die spreekwoordelike bloed, sweet en trane wat met studie gepaard gaan, kan die meeste gegradueerdes nie wag om met hulle loopbane te begin nie. Met werkloosheid in Suid-Afrika so hoog as wat dit tans is, is dit nie altyd ’n gegewe dat jy jou droomwerk sal kry nie. Hoewel talle gekwalifiseerde gegradueerdes werk kan kry, is daar…http://news.nwu.ac.za/study-shows-45-young-graduates-consider-themselves-be-underemployed
Study shows 45% of young graduates consider themselves to be underemployed
Jun 23, 2021 - After years of the proverbial blood, sweat and tears that go into studying, most graduates cannot wait to start their careers. With unemployment in South Africa as high as it is currently, getting your dream job is not always guaranteed. While many qualified graduates are able to find employment, some end up underemployed. Dr Precious Mncayi, a…http://news.nwu.ac.za/expert/lusilda-schutte
Lusilda Schutte
Jan 22, 2024 - Professor Lusilda Schutte is an Associate Professor at the Africa Unit for Transdisciplinary Health Research of the North-West University and a registered and practicing Clinical Psychologist. Building on a Bachelor’s degree with Mathematics, Statistics, and Psychology as majors, Prof Schutte holds a Doctoral degree in Psychology from the North…http://news.nwu.ac.za/expert/ncobile-nkosi
Ncobile Nkosi
Jun 14, 2021 - I would describe myself as a physical geographer with a detailed understanding of atmospheric sciences and geomorphology. However, I have a deep appreciation of human geography and its impact on the physical part of geography. The title of my MSc study was “Quantifying particulate emissions from domestic burning in the KwaDela Township, Mpumalanga…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/daar-meer-aan-wind-en-sonkrag-elektrisiteit
Daar is meer aan wind- en sonkrag as elektrisiteit
Jun 23, 2021 - Hernubare energiebronne soos son en wind het in die afgelope dekade groot veld gewen om “groen” energie aan die land se kragnetwerk te verskaf. Om selfonderhoudend te wees met die gebruik van hernubare elektrisiteit, is metodes nodig om energie te stoor, aangesien son- en windkrag natuurlikerwys fluktueer en nie konstante bronne van energie is nie…http://news.nwu.ac.za/theres-more-wind-and-solar-power-electricity
There’s more to wind and solar power than electricity
Jun 23, 2021 - In the past decade, renewable energy sources such as solar and wind have made some inroads in supplying “green” energy to the country’s power grid. To be self-sustainable with the use of renewable electricity, methods of energy storage are required, as solar and wind are naturally fluctuating and not constant sources of energy. This is one of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/gebruik-bestuurstegnologie-om-die-grondwetlike-reg-op-water-te-verseker
Gebruik bestuurstegnologie om die grondwetlike reg op water te verseker
Jun 23, 2021 - Intelligente waterbestuurstegnologie kan die antwoord op sommige van Suid-Afrika se wateruitdagings wees. Dit is die mening van Nicolene Steyn, een van die jongste PhD-studente by die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se Fakulteit Regte, wat glo dat slimtegnologie kan help om die reg op water te verseker. Haar studie, ’n lessenaargebaseerde ondersoek…http://news.nwu.ac.za/using-management-technology-ensure-constitutional-right-water
Using management technology to ensure the constitutional right to water
Jun 23, 2021 - Intelligent water management technologies could be the answer to some of South Africa’s water challenges. This is the view of Nicolene Steyn, one of the youngest PhD students at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Law, who believes smart technologies could help ensure the right to water. Her study, a desktop-based investigation of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-anthropologist-highlights-5-practical-steps-towards-inclusive-ecology-studies
NWU anthropologist highlights 5 practical steps towards inclusive ecology studies
May 28, 2021 - We live in a vast world of knowledge and yet many scientific fields predominantly emphasise the contributions of Western knowledge. The importance of decolonising ecology to broaden the reach and impact of the field in an ethical way is the topic of a paper that an anthropologist from the North-West University has co-authored for the 17 May 2021…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-student-scoops-another-golden-key-award
NWU student scoops another Golden Key award
May 25, 2021 - North-West University (NWU) student Obriel Takunda Maposa recently added another Golden Key International Honour Society award to his list. He was announced one of three South African winners of the society’s Professional Development Award. Last year he also secured first prize for the Golden Key Ubuntu Scholarship Programme worth R30 000. The…http://news.nwu.ac.za/continental-progress-key-everyones-progresswellbeing
Continental progress key to everyone’s progress/wellbeing?
Jun 02, 2021 - The North-West University (NWU) is currently partnering with the Jomo Kennyata University in Kenya and aims to use Kenya’s health facilities to trial and possibly market three of its recently developed Covid-19 solutions. “We don’t have the luxury of making a difference only in South Africa. We think of making a difference in Africa and the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/new-nwu-centre-children-developmental-delays-will-focus-whole-family
New NWU centre for children with developmental delays will focus on the whole family
May 26, 2021 - When children have disabilities or developmental delays, the whole family can be affected. This is why the Care2Kids division of the Centre for Health and Human Performance at the North-West University (NWU) is embracing a family-focused intervention. Explaining the need for a family-centred approach, Hanlie Degenaar, a speech-language…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/annemie-bester
Annemie Bester
May 26, 2021 - Dit is ’n weeksdag. Die oggenddou begin verdwyn en Johannesburg is nog half aan die slaap. Die relatiewe kalmte bring ʼn lafenis voordat die dag se storm losbars. Geen kalmte egter vir Annemie Bester nie. Waar sy by Emirates Airline Park – oftewel Ellis Park in volksmond – indraai, wil sy op geen ander plek wees nie. Wat voorlê, is ʼn geskrum…http://news.nwu.ac.za/annemie-bester
Annemie Bester
May 26, 2021 - It is a weekday. The morning dew is melting and Johannesburg is still half asleep. The relative calm is peaceful before the storm of the day hits. However, no calm for Annemie Bester. Where she turns into Emirates Airline Park – still called Ellis Park by the fans – she does not want to be anywhere else. What lies ahead is scrumming, mauls,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-eagles-haal-halfeindstryd-van-varsitybeker
NWU Eagles haal halfeindstryd van Varsitybeker
May 26, 2021 - Drama. Dit was die waarmerk van die NWU Eagles se mars tot die halfeindstryd van die Varsitybeker ná hul die CUT Ixias 35-32 Dinsdagmiddag geklop het. Dit was ʼn taai tweestryd, soos die eindtelling getuig, met die uiteindelike wenners wat behoorlik moes walgooi om die heldhaftige Vrystaters te stuit. Dit was die tweede keer in minder as ʼn…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-eagles-varsity-cup-semi-final
NWU Eagles in Varsity Cup semi-final
May 26, 2021 - Drama. That was the hallmark of the North-West University (NWU) Eagles march into the semi-finals of the Varsity Cup after they beat the CUT Ixias 35-32 on Tuesday afternoon. It was a hard-fought contest, as the scoreline shows, with the eventual winners showing ample resolve to keep the plucky Free Staters at bay. It was the second time…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/kriptogeldeenhede-n-suksesverhaal
Kriptogeldeenhede: ’n suksesverhaal?
May 27, 2021 - Dit wil voorkom of die wêreld van bitcoin hier is om te bly, ten spyte van talle voorspellings dat dit enige oomblik in duie gaan stort. Elon Musk het oor die naweek beweer dat met ’n keuse tussen kriptogeldeenhede en fiatgeldeenhede soos die dollar, euro en die jen, sy voorkeur vir eersgenoemde is. Bitcoin, die grootste van ten minste 4 …http://news.nwu.ac.za/cryptocurrencies-dressed-success
Cryptocurrencies: dressed for success?
May 27, 2021 - The world of bitcoin appears to be here to stay, despite many forecasts that the ride is going to end at any moment. Over the weekend, Elon Musk argued that in a choice between cryptocurrencies and fiat currencies such as the dollar, euro and the yen his preference was for the former. Bitcoin, the largest of at least 4 000 cryptocurrencies,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-student-national-top-20-famelabr-2021
NWU student in the national top 20 of FameLab® 2021
Aug 25, 2021 - North-West University (NWU) master’s student Letago Kgomoeswana has made it to the national top 20 of FameLab®, one of the biggest science communication competitions in the world. FameLab® is an international science communication competition that promotes science and technology by creating a platform for young scientists to find their…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-bodybuilders-secure-eight-spots-upcoming-national-competition