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National Science Week 2021: Robotics, Community Engagement and Security
Aug 02, 2021 - ABOUT THIS ACTIVITY: Pre-recorded virtual presentation pertaining to Robotics, Community Engagement and Security. PRESENTERS: Dr Sune van der Linde DATE: 3 August 2021 TIME: All day LINKhttp://www.nwu.ac.za/date/race-awareness-week
Race Awareness Week
Jul 14, 2023 - You are cordially invited to the Race Awareness Week. Students and staff from Potchefstroom and Vanderbijlpark campuses are invited to join virtually. Join Zoom Meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88011038439?pwd=RWY0eUx0dUYvTlliNExxZ1RXWGRXdz09 Meeting ID: 880 1103 8439 Passcode: 200378http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumus%25E2%2580%2599-business-idea-mushrooms-top-business-innovation-competition
NWU alumus’ business idea mushrooms to the top in business innovation competition
May 22, 2020 - On 6 May 2020 North-West University (NWU) alumnus Sydwell Sihlangu walked away as one of the winners of the Regional Connect Health Open Innovation Challenge with his business idea about establishing a mushroom hub. “Informed by the current Covid-19 pandemic, the focus of this competition was to address challenges affecting the health and…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/social-sciences-international-research-conference/ssirc-2022
SSIRC 2022
Mar 13, 2025 - Current Conference, SSIRC_Home, SSIRC 2022, The hybrid Social Sciences International Research Conference (SSIRC) 2022, jointly organized by NWU and OU in Mauritius, was a great success. A total of 85 in-person delegates attended, with 59 virtual presentations over the two days. The pre-conference workshops attracted a large contingency and were well received by the delegates and PhD…, Theme : Navigating Social Sciences research amidst unprecedented disruption, challenge and crisis: Looking to the future, 19 - 21 OCTOBER 2022 in Mauritius InterContinental Mauritius Resort Balaclava Fort, SSIRC 2022 Proceedings , CONGRATULATIONS TO:, 1. 2022 BEST PAPER AWARD WINNER: Dr Kennedy-Palmer - Click here for more information. 2. 2022 BEST STUDENT PAPER AWARD WINNER: Ms A.C Makhaye, promoted by Prof M Subban - Click here for more information. Photos taken during the conference The conference provided an opportunity for researchers in Social Sciences to present a paper either in…, Sub Themes, [accordion collapsed], BUSINESS MANAGEMENT, Analysis of Collective Decision-Making Business and Governance in General e-Business and e-Technology Management Entrepreneurship and Small Business Information Systems International Business Management in the Global Economy Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles Service Businesses in a Global Economy/Service Management …, PUBLIC SECTOR / HR, Community Development Education, Culture and Society Growing Older in Context Housing and Care for Older People Human Resources Management Public Sector Management , ECONOMICS, Economics in General Global Economy and Globalization Global Financial Markets and Services Income Distribution and Poverty Law and Economics Monetary Economics Public Economics, FINANCE, Financial Economics International Finance Public Finance , MARKETING / SPORT & LEISURE, International Marketing and Brand Management Marketing Organizational Culture Performance Management Sport Management Tourism and Leisure , TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION AND INTEGRATION (TI 2 ), TI 2 in Business Management TI 2 in Public sector/HR TI 2 in Economics TI 2 in Finance TI 2 in Marketing/ Sport and Leisure TI 2 in Communication Innovation in Education Implementing Educational technology Strategies in online learning during Covid-19 Digital-assessment approaches Distance education in a post Covid-19 environment Open Education…http://news.nwu.ac.za/students-win-%25E2%2580%2598peaceful%25E2%2580%2599-atoms
Students win with ‘peaceful’ atoms
Oct 18, 2018 - Veronica Gouws, Koketso Kgorinyane and Naomi Mokhine will soon be jetting off to Russia. These three master’s students at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng recently won a youth video competition. More than 30 students from Sub-Saharan Africa took part in the contest, ran by Rosatom* in cooperation with African Young…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumnus-features-forbes-30-under-30-list
NWU alumnus features on Forbes 30 Under 30 List
Jun 11, 2018 - Remember the name Jack Mthembu, because you will most definitely hear more about this dynamic young entrepreneur in the near future. This 27 year-old alumnus of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark has just been included in the Forbes Africa business magazine’s influential annual 30 Under 30 young entrepreneurs listing…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-tourism-society-walks-tourism-awareness
NWU Tourism Society walks for tourism awareness
Sep 05, 2018 - The Tourism Society of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Tourism Management recently hosted a tourism awareness walk on the campus in Mahikeng in celebration of September as Tourism Month. The aim of the event was to create awareness and foster a culture of visiting the country’s tourism attractions, thereby boosting local…http://news.nwu.ac.za/franco-taking-student-life-his-stride
Franco taking student life in his stride
May 05, 2022 - It was love at first sight. Boy meets campus. In 2019, Franco van Dijk visited the North-West University (NWU) campus in Potchefstroom as part of a tour by his school choir. “We saw a lot of the campus – it almost felt like an open day. I really liked what I saw and decided that this was where I wanted to go,” says Franco, who matriculated from…http://news.nwu.ac.za/trio-joie-de-vivre-will-perform-joyful-dances-tonight
Trio Joie de Vivre will perform “Joyful Dances” tonight
Oct 03, 2023 - by Menziwa Msibi Trio Joie de Vivre, consisting of three School of Music and Conservatory lecturers from the North-West University (NWU) will be performing their concert “Joyful Dances” during Aardklop. The Concert will take place tonight 3 October at 19:30 in the School Music and Conservatory Hall. Liesl van der Merwe plays the bassoon,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-campus-unveils-lecture-hall-complex
NWU campus unveils lecture hall complex
Mar 01, 2023 - The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark Campus recently celebrated the completion of the new Lecture Hall Complex as part of the official academic opening that took place on 23 February 2023. Positioned at the heart of the campus and designed by multi-award-winning architects Mathews & Associates Architects, the building,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/another-international-accreditation-awarded-nwu-business-school
Another international accreditation awarded to the NWU Business School
May 24, 2023 - The North-West University (NWU) Business School recently received its accreditation from the Association of African Business Schools (AABS). The NWU Business School was represented at the 2023 AABS Connect Conference, hosted by the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) in Accra, by the senior manager for Accreditation and…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/trade/local-and-international-links
Local and international linkages
Jun 12, 2025 - UPCOMING EVENTS [accordion], Local and international linkages, TRADE’s links with various external bodies are doing much to further the entity’s research aims and enrich its knowledge of global and regional trade and development. Within a local context, TRADE collaborates with: the dti (Department of Trade and Industry); DAFF (Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries); the North West Provincial…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-education-linguist-looks-reading-literacy-crisis-sa
NWU education linguist looks at reading literacy crisis in SA
Aug 19, 2022 - The Covid-19 pandemic has once again highlighted the reading literacy crisis in South Africa. The inaugural 2030 Reading Panel calls for “fundamental reforms” to ensure that all children read for meaning by 2030 at the age 10. Currently, 78% of children cannot read for meaning. Due to rotational timetables and school closures in 2020 and 2021,…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/telit-sa-news/changing-perspectives-towards-future
Changing Perspectives Towards The Future
Jun 07, 2024 - By: Dr. Gordon Matthew Now, more than ever is the time for entrepreneurs to embrace technology and empower themselves with the knowledge required to transform and prepare their small, medium, or micro-enterprises (SMMEs) to the next level of business management. A worldwide survey done by Salesforce Research ( www.salesforce.com ) indicated that…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/music/piet-koornhof
Prof Piet Koornhof
Mar 23, 2025 - Professor Violin Performance Methodology of String Instrument Teaching Potch Trio Conservatory (K1), office G01 tel. +27 18 299-1698 piet.koornhof@nwu.ac.za Violinist Piet Koornhof has performed extensively as recitalist and chamber musician, and as soloist with orchestras,…http://law.nwu.ac.za/law/invitation-1st-corporate-financial-markets-law-conference-2021
Invitation 1st Corporate & Financial Markets Law Conference 2021
Feb 17, 2021 - Date: 28 -29 October 2021 Venue: Virtual Theme: Confronting the effects of the covid-19 pandemic on corporate governance, corporate insolvency and financial education measures in practice Call for Abstracts Keynote speakers: Prof FHI Cassim (Specialist Committee on Company Law) Prof JJ du Plessis (Deakin University) Prof PC Osode…http://www.nwu.ac.za/event/femmegineering-keep-moving-forward
Femmegineering - Keep Moving Forward
Aug 11, 2020 - Are you a grade 10, 11 or 12 girl? Are you interested in studying Engineering? If yes then you are invited to apply to attend our annual Femmegineering celebration week! This will be our first virtual Femmegineering event and we are very excited! Find out more... Read more about Women in Engineering Check out the NWU…http://news.nwu.ac.za/phd-student-shares-her-techwomen-experience
PhD student shares her TechWomen experience
Dec 04, 2024 - Ntokozo Happy Msiza, a PhD student in animal sciences at the North-West University (NWU), recently returned from the TechWomen programme in the United States, where she represented South Africa among women leaders in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). TechWomen, an initiative by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural…http://news.nwu.ac.za/top-music-practitioners-facilitate-african-music-workshop-series
Top music practitioners to facilitate African Music workshop series
Mar 02, 2023 - The North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Music is bringing top African music practitioners to share their knowledge and expertise as part of an African Music workshop series. The first three workshops will be held during the first semester of 2023, and each of these will be open to all NWU staff and students, free of charge. The first…http://news.nwu.ac.za/students-showcase-their-action-netball-skills