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Recalibrating teacher training in African higher education
May 11, 2023 - Three North-West University (NWU) academics, Dr Sifiso Sibanda, Prof Gideon van Tonder and Prof Washington Dudu are the proud editors of the book Recalibrating teacher training in African higher education institutions: A Focus on 21st-century pedagogical challenges. The book, which critically examines the role of governments in promoting parity…Mrs. Friedel Steenekamp brings her 22 years of experience working as a prosecutor into the module Law of Evidence, which helps equip students with the knowledge of not only substantive law, but also the practicality of its application in court. Mrs. Steenekamp also lectures on the Law of Evidence to undergraduate students.
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Friedel Steenekamp
May 11, 2023 - Mrs. Friedel Steenekamp brings her 22 years of experience working as a prosecutor into the module Law of Evidence, which helps equip students with the knowledge of not only substantive law, but also the practicality of its application in court. Mrs. Steenekamp also lectures on the Law of Evidence to undergraduate students.Boedels en Vervolgings
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Friedel Steenekamp
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NWU joins the fight against diabetes
May 12, 2023 - Article by Nolwazi Xulu and Menziwa Msibi The Faculty of Health Sciences at the North-West University (NWU), together with the subject groups Biochemistry and Physiology, the Lifestyle Diseases research niche area, and the Mahikeng Campus Health Centre hosted a diabetes drive on 10 May 2023 to raise awareness about preventing and managing…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-students-reach-out-those-need
NWU students reach out to those in need
May 12, 2023 - By Menziwa Msibi On 5 May 2023 students from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus showed their hearts are in the right place when they reached out to help fellow students in need with their Feed a Student campaign. The food was donated to a Meal-A-Day project. This campaign supplements the Meal-A-Day project run across all three…https://news.nwu.ac.za/engineering-student-wins-s2a3-masters-medal
Engineering student wins S2A3 Master’s medal.
May 15, 2023 - By Aldrin Ngorima Developing a novel technique to support a South African company to better deal with noisy call centre audio, resulted in a S2A3 Master’s Medal for recipient, Walter Heymans. The medal is an annual award given to the most exceptional research student graduating at the Master’s level in a scientific field from each South…https://news.nwu.ac.za/how-do-you-swear-study-investigate-swearing-and-bilingualism-south-africa
How do you swear? Study to investigate swearing and bilingualism in South Africa
May 15, 2023 - A study by the University of Vienna, in collaboration with researchers from South Africa and the United Kingdom, is investigating the different emotional responses bilingual people have towards swear words in their different languages. The study will focus on English-Afrikaans bilingualism, examining the perceptions of swear words and swearing…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-klim-tot-die-top-44-van-universiteite-wereldwyd
NWU klim tot by die top-4,4% van universiteite wêreldwyd
May 16, 2023 - Die voortgesette styging van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) op wêreldwye ranglyste het hulle tot in die top-4,4% van universiteite wêreldwyd geneem. Dit is volgens die 2023-uitgawe van die Global 2000-ranglys wat deur die Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) gepubliseer is. Dit is ’n verbetering van die top-4,5% vir 2022/2023 en die top 4,…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-ascends-top-44-global-universities
NWU ascends to top 4,4% of global universities
May 16, 2023 - The continued climb of the North-West University (NWU) in global rankings has taken it to the top 4,4% of global universities. This is according to the 2023 edition of the Global 2000 list of rankings published by the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR). It is an improvement from being in the top 4,5% for 2022/2023 and in the top 4,7% in…https://news.nwu.ac.za/students-put-entrepreneurial-theory-practice
Students put entrepreneurial theory into practice
May 16, 2023 - By Sandile Mahlangu The School of Management Sciences at the North-West University (NWU) hosted its first entrepreneurship market day for the third-year Business Management students on 9 May at the NWU's Potchefstroom Campus. The purpose of the market day was to expose students to the practical side of the work they have been learning as…https://news.nwu.ac.za/optentia-host-top-international-scientist
Optentia to host top international scientist
May 16, 2023 - The North-West University’s (NWU's) Optentia research unit will host a top international scientist, Prof Alexandre JS Morin, on its Vanderbijlpark Campus on 29 May 2023. Prof Morin will present a hybrid workshop on structural equation modelling, targeted at academics and master’s and PhD students who use quantitative data-analysis techniques to…https://news.nwu.ac.za/phd-student-embarks-exchange-programme-belgium
PhD student embarks on exchange programme to Belgium
May 16, 2023 - Ryan du Toit, a PhD student in psychology from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Health Sciences, will soon leave for Belgium, after he has been selected for an international priority country exchange programme. The exchange programme comprises a fully paid scholarship, starting in September 2023 until the end of January 2024. This…https://news.nwu.ac.za/recognition-sign-language-progress-step-inclusivity
Recognition of Sign Language a progress step for inclusivity
May 16, 2023 - North-West University (NWU) academic Prof Moses Phooko has lauded the National Assembly’s approval of South African Sign Language as the 12th official language on 2 May 2023. The South African Constitution previously provided for 11 official languages, which include Sepedi, Sesotho, Setswana, siSwati, Tshivenda, Xitsonga, Afrikaans, English,…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-and-national-press-club-celebrate-journalists-extraordinary-work
NWU and National Press Club celebrate journalists’ extraordinary work
Apr 25, 2023 - The North-West University (NWU) partnered with the National Press Club (NPC) to celebrate journalists' extraordinary work and dedication at the 2022 Newsmaker & Journalist of the Year awards. The prestigious award ceremony was held on Thursday, 20 April, in Menlyn, Pretoria and was attended by journalists and academics. The NWU's deputy vice-…https://news.nwu.ac.za/role-indigenous-health-practitioners-addressing-mental-health-issues
Role of indigenous health practitioners in addressing mental health issues
Apr 25, 2023 - North-West University (NWU) academic Prof Miriam Moagi, together with Dr Mokgobola Thobakgale from the University of Limpopo and Dr Madimetja Magoro from Tompi Seleka College of Agriculture, recently published a book chapter on indigenous health practices in the treatment of mental illness in South Africa. The book chapter aims to demonstrate the…https://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 African…https://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 of…https://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…https://news.nwu.ac.za/innovators-inspired-commercialise-research-too