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Economic and Management Sciences Senior Registration
Mar 04, 2024 - Senior Registration Senior Registration, SENIOR REGISTRATION & CURRICULUM CONTROL, WHEN, WHERE AND HOW: Qualification changes: First semester ONLY from 5 February until 1 March 2024 NO APPLICATIONS RECEIVED BEFORE 5 FEBRUARY WILL BE PROCESSED (please send your applications according to schedule in order to prevent the overflow of staff emails Applications for qualification changes from other Faculty to F-EMS as well as…, MARK THE SUBJECT LINE IN YOUR EMAIL, : Qualification change + student number Register here [accordion], Important information regarding ADD and DROP of modules first semester 2024, If you are not allowed to add additional modules during web registration? You may add module yourself between, DIY open from 5 February until 1 March 2024 by visiting; https://diyservices.nwu.ac.za/adds-and-drops DIY poster DIY approved: Student receives new registration certificate and eFundi is linked DIY request rejected: Student receives an…, How to change your field of study (5 February – 1 March 2024) – Follow these steps, Please ensure that you meet the minimum requirements put out for the degree here Download your student record here Compare student record with THE NEW CURRICULUM document Mark (√) all modules already passed. Mark (√) new modules for registration 2024 (maximum 6 modules per semester). Complete ALL necessary areas, SAVE the signed document (during…, Important financial and bursary information, Minimum fees have to be paid in advance ( https://services.nwu.ac.za/student-accounts-and-bursaries/payable-fees ) Also make sure that your outstanding 2023 university account is fully settled, as you will not be allowed to register for 2024 if any 2023 fees are outstanding EFT payments take 2-3 business days to be added to your account…, Contact details of administrators: General enquiries, Please only contact one administrator per inquiry, you do not need to CC all administrators., Mahikeng, Undergraduate Faculty Administrator Mmakadi Seemise Email: mmakadi.seemise@nwu.ac.za Senior Faculty Administrator Rebecca Mheta Email: disekwane.mheta@nwu.ac.za , Potchefstroom, Undergraduate Faculty Administrator Melanie Roodt Email: melanie.roodt@nwu.ac.za Lebo Ramatsa lebo.ramatsa@nwu.ac.za Senior Faculty Administrator Linda Grimbeek Email: linda.grimbeek@nwu.ac.za, Vanderbijlpark, Undergraduate Faculty Administrator Anna-Marie van der Elst Email: anna-marie.vanderelst@nwu.ac.za Senior Faculty Administrator Anna-Marie van der Elst Email: annamarie.vanderelst@nwu.ac.za [/accordion]http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/firstyear_registration
FIRST YEAR'S REGISTRATION
Jun 19, 2025 - 1st years, Congratulations! You are officially one step closer to your dream career, and we at the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences cannot wait to embark on this journey with you. , IMPORTANT DATES Registration from 20 to 24 January 2024 Faculty Day on 7 February 2024 Classes commence on 10 February 2025 REGISTRATION AND ORIENTATION PROGRAMME CONTACT FOR INQUIRIES PER CAMPUS !!! Please ensure the following when contacting us: Subject: (Your student nr, type of enquiry) Body: Please include your Name, Surname,…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/trees/sport-tourism
Sport Tourism
Jul 24, 2025 - Sport tourism Major sport events were researched in the past including Two Oceans Marathon, Cape Town Cycle Tour, Dusi Canoe Marathon, Midmar Mile, Cape Epic, South Africa versus Australia five-day and Twenty20 international test & Global Sixes Cricket tournament, South Africa versus Brazil international soccer match and Ironman South Africa…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/trees/mice
MICE Tourism
Aug 21, 2024 - MICE Tourism, MICE (Meeting, Incentive Travel, Conferences and Exhibitions) tourism is strongly related to business tourism. South Africa has become an ideal location for international conferences, conventions, trade shows and symposiums. Our research focuses on analysing the market attracted to trade shows and exhibitions, the economic impact of these business…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/trees/naturetourism
Nature and wildlife tourism
Aug 21, 2024 - Nature and event tourism, Our research has segmented, and profile visitors to selected national parks in the country identified visitors’ interpretation needs and advocated for the important role that national parks play in educating visitors to encourage conservation efforts. Other notable projects include investigating the biltong- and trophy hunting industry as well as…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/trees/culinarytourism
Culinary tourism
Aug 21, 2024 - Culinary tourism Our research focusing on the culinary festival and event visitors includes marketing and economic impact analyses as well as the markets information preferences, their environmentally friendly behaviour, motivations, memorable experiences and behavioural intentions. This research makes valuable theoretical and practical…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/trees/marinetourism
Marine tourism
Aug 21, 2024 - Marine Tourism South Africa’s tourism sector is intent on offering domestic and international travellers world-class marine and coastal tourism opportunities. These opportunities will expand the options available to travellers and increase the socio-economic value of tourism to South Africans. While marine tourism is one of the fastest-growing…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/trees/resort_tourism
Resort tourism
Aug 21, 2024 - Resort tourism Over centuries resorts across the world have played a pivotal role in tourism and can even be regarded as the backbone of tourism as we know and comprehend it today. South Africa is no different, and the country has numerous resorts attracting thousands of visitors annually. Hence there is strong competition among the different…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/tourism-research-economics-environs-and-society-trees/national-and-international-funded-research
National and international funded research projects
Jan 21, 2021 - TREES has been involved in a number of national and international research projects, obtaining external funding as part of research consortia. National and international research projects continue to be a priority for TREES and extremely valuable. They promote internationalisation, networking, research collaborations, multidisciplinary research…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/trees/green-bubbles-rise
Green Bubbles RISE
Jul 24, 2025 - The most relevant internationally funded research project is the Green Bubbles project, an European Union (EU)-funded project under Horizon 2020 MSCA RISE actions (see also NWU news article on: http://news.nwu.ac.za/buoyant-nwu-pools-expertise-sustainable-diving-tourism). The project was a consortium of partners from countries including Italy,…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/trees/ndt-project-tourism-sector-demand-and-supply
NDT project: Tourism sector demand and supply
Jul 24, 2025 - Towards the end of 2020, South Africa's National Department of Tourism (NDT) opened a call for bids from South African higher education and research institutions to form part of the national department's research panel. The bid submitted by Prof Elmarie Slabbert (Director of TREES) and Dr Tafadzwa Matiza (Senior Lecturer in TREES) under the…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/tourism-research-economics-environs-and-society-trees/pubulished-research-outputs
Pubulished research outputs
Jan 21, 2021 - Over several years, TREES has established itself as a leading tourism research entity that is contributing to alleviating the scarce skills in tourism research in South Africa and sub-Saharan Africa (through post-graduate studies), as well as growing the field of knowledge through published research. Three programmes have been identified to form…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/trees/our-staff
Our Staff
Aug 19, 2025 - , staff The following staff from part of TREES Prof E Slabbert (Research Director) Elmarie.slabbert@nwu.ac.za Prof M Kruger Martinette.kruger@nwu.ac.za Prof S Lucrezi Serena.lucrezi@nwu.ac.za Prof A Viljoen Adam.viljoen@nwu.ac.za Dr T Matiza Tafadzwa.matiza@nwu.ac.za Dr T Makuyana (post-doctoral fellow) Makuyanatawanda@gmail.com Dr M Chambwe (Post…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/TRADE
About us
Aug 20, 2025 - TRADE is a dedicated research focus area within the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences at the North-West University (NWU), with expertise in Development Economics, International Trade, Applied Economics, Financial Markets, Supply Chain & Transport Economics As an established and multi-campus research entity, we have a presence across…, OUR VISION, Driving impactful economic research that shapes policy and promotes sustainable growth locally and globally. TRADE Visual, OUR MISSION, Through our work, we aim to support NWU, local communities, government, and the private sector in fostering a more inclusive, competitive, and productive economy — advancing knowledge, shaping policy, and promoting sustainable economic growth locally, regionally, and globally.http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/TRADE/research
Research
Aug 20, 2025 - TRADE Research, Research Focuses, Guided by national priorities and the research strengths of our members, TRADE has identified and implemented the following five sub-research fields, supported by ongoing special projects: This multidisciplinary research area focuses on the structural and human dimensions of economic development, with strong emphasis on both macroeconomic and…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/TRADE/PG_Studies
Postgraduate Studies
Jun 12, 2025 - TRADE postgrad , Programmes, MCom in International Trade MCom in Economics MSc in Agricultural Economics PhD in International Trade PhD in Economics PhD in Agricultural Economics , Entry requirements, MCom and MSc: The Master's degree programme is demanding from both an academic and time perspective and should not be entered into lightly. To be admitted to the Magister Comercii (MCom) or the Magister Scientiae (MSc) programme at the North-West University, you will need the following: A BA Honours, BSc Honours or BCom Honours degree (or a…, How to apply, Please prepare a focused research outline to submit with your application. The research outline (not exceeding 350 words) should consist of: Your name and the proposed title of your dissertation/thesis. A short background on your choice of topic, a statement of the research problem, and the associated research question(s) that you intend to answer…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/trade/team
The Team
Aug 27, 2025 - , Director, Zandri Dickason-Koekemoer Prof Zandri Dickason-Koekemoer Director of Trade Research Focus Area +27 18 285 2656 Zandri.Dickason@nwu.ac.za Building E3, Office 141, Potchefstroom Campus PhD Risk Management, Mcom Risk Management, MBA Behavioural Finance, Investor Behaviour, Risk Tolerance , Campus coordinators, Mahikeng Campus Prof Ireen Choga Potchefstroom Campus Prof Ermie Steenkamp Vanderbijlpark Campus Prof Sune Ferreira-Schenk , Our team, [accordion collapsed], Accounting, Ms Odette Geyer Vanderbijlpark Campus 23444134@nwu.ac.za Ms Amore Jansen van Vuuren Vanderbijlpark Campus 22345469@nwu.ac.za Ms Jessemaine Manickum Vanderbijlpark Campus Jesse.Manickum@nwu.ac.za Ms Marie Preston Vanderbijlpark Campus Marie.Preston@nwu.ac.za Mr Winsent Saunders Vanderbijlpark Campus 22879846@nwu.ac.za, Economics, Prof Derick Blaauw Potchefstroom Campus Derick.Blaauw@nwu.ac.za Prof Ireen Chonga Mahikeng Campus Ireen.Choga@nwu.ac.za Prof Oladipo Olalekan David Vanderbijlpark Campus olalekan.david@nwu.ac.za Dr Jaques De Jongh Vanderbijlpark Campus Jacques.DeJongh@nwu.ac.za Prof Steve Dunga Vanderbijlpark Campus Steve.Dunga@nwu.ac.za Prof Wynand Grobler…, Agricultural Economics, Dr Ernst Idsardi Potchefstroom Campus Ernst.Idsardi@nwu.ac.za Dr David Spies Potchefstroom Campus David.Spies@nwu.ac.za , International Trade, Prof Carli Bezuidenhout Potchefstroom Campus Carli.Bezuidenhout@nwu.ac.za Prof Henri Bezuidenhout Potchefstroom Campus Henri.Bezuidenhout@nwu.ac.za Dr Lorainne Ferreira Potchefstroom Campus Lorainne.Ferreira@nwu.ac.za Prof Sonja Grater Potchefstroom Campus Sonja.Grater@nwu.ac.za Dr Adelia Jansen van Rensburg Potchefstroom Campus 11798661@nwu.ac…, Risk Management, Prof Zandri Dickason-Koekemoer Potchefstroom Campus Zandri.Dickason@nwu.ac.za Prof Sune Ferreira-Schenk Vanderbijlpark Campus 23261048@nwu.ac.za Mr Johnny Jansen van Rensburg Vanderbijlpark Campus 22730257@nwu.ac.za Mr Danny Mokatsanyane Vanderbijlpark Campus Danny.Mokatsanyane@nwu.ac.za Mr Fabian Moodley Vanderbijlpark Campus Fabian.Moodley@nwu…, Extraordinary members, Prof Jonathan Calof Canada calof@telfer.uottawa.ca Prof Gowokani Chirwa gchirwa@unima.ac.mw Dr Clive Coetzee Cape Town ecoreports@gmail.com Prof Ludo Cuyvers Belgium ludo.cuyvers@uantwerpen.be Dr David Dyason New Zealand david.dyason@gmail.com Dr Marie-Luce Kuhn Stellenbosch mlm@ibis.co.za Prof David Luke United Kingdom D.Luke@lse.ac.uk Dr…, Postdoc Members, Dr Kago Matlhaku Vanderbijlpark k.a.matlhaku@gmail.com Dr Afees Noah Vanderbijlpark Campus noahafees@gmail.com Dr Kazeem Sanusi Potchefstroom Campus sanusikazeemabimbola@yahoo.com [/accordion]http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/global-innovative-forefront-talent-gift/talent-showcase