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Elroy is half-marathon’s full conqueror
Apr 26, 2022 - He is no longer the reigning, defending, undisputed Two Oceans Half-Marathon champion. However, Elroy Gelant transcends the above-mentioned moniker. After the 2020 and 2021 half-marathons had been scrapped due to the Covid-19 pandemic, on Sunday, 17 April 2022 Gelant relinquished the title he had won in 2019. Yet he again showed the grit and…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-stel-nuwe-digitale-stratetegiebeampte-aan
NWU stel nuwe digitale stratetegiebeampte aan
Apr 26, 2022 - Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) het ’n spesialis in inligtingstegnologiebeheer (IT-beheer), risiko en besigheidsbetrokkenheid as die universiteit se digitale strategiebeampte aangestel. Andile Swartbooi sal vanaf 1 Mei 2022 in hierdie kapasiteit dien. Sy verantwoordelikhede sluit die uitvoering van die NWU se digitale strategie in en…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-appoints-new-digital-strategy-officer
NWU appoints new digital strategy officer
Apr 26, 2022 - The North-West University (NWU) has appointed a specialist in information technology (IT) governance, risk and business engagement as the university’s digital strategy officer. Andile Swartbooi will serve in this capacity from 1 May 2022 onwards. His responsibilities will include the execution of the NWU’s digital strategy, focusing on its four…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-iks-centre-collaborates-wits-university-explore-indigenous-palaeo-knowledge
NWU’s IKS Centre collaborates with Wits University to explore indigenous palaeo-knowledge
Apr 28, 2022 - The Indigenous Knowledge System (IKS) Centre of the North-West University (NWU) has partnered with Wits University to do palaeontology research along the Karoo Basin. The IKS Centre team comprises Prof Simeon Materechera, a senior professor and research leader for the NWU team, and Otsile Maditsi, a lecturer at the centre. They are working with…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-se-iks-sentrum-en-wits-universiteit-werk-saam-om-inheemse-paleokennis-te-ondersoek
NWU se IKS-sentrum en Wits Universiteit werk saam om inheemse paleokennis te ondersoek
Apr 28, 2022 - Die Inheemse Kennisstelselsentrum (IKS-sentrum) van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) het ’n vennootskap met Wits Universiteit gesluit om paleontologienavorsing in die Karookom te doen. Die span van die IKS-sentrum bestaan uit prof Simeon Materechera, ’n senior professor en navorsingsleier vir die NWU-span, en Otsile Maditsi, ’n dosent by die…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-besigheidskool-staan-op-soos-die-feniks
NWU Besigheidskool: Staan op soos die feniks
Apr 29, 2022 - Die akademie se besbewaarde geheim staan ná die pandemie op uit die as. Die toonaangewende Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) Besigheidskool het op Maandag 26 April in Potchefstroom ’n Brag & Brand-funksie gehou wat deur dosente, personeel en alumni bygewoon is. Prof Linda du Plessis, waarnemende visekanselier van die NWU, het die gaste verwelkom en…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-business-school-rises-phoenix
NWU Business School: Rises like a phoenix
Apr 29, 2022 - Academia’s “best kept secret” is rising like a phoenix after the pandemic. The prestigious North-West University (NWU) Business School held a Brag & Brand function in Potchefstroom on Monday, 26 April that was attended by lecturers, staff and alumni. Prof Linda du Plessis, acting vice-chancellor of the NWU, welcomed guests and said “a good…https://news.nwu.ac.za/student-wins-vc-medal-research-deep-learning-space-weather
Student wins VC Medal with research on deep learning in space weather
May 03, 2022 - Jacques Beukes of the MUST Deep Learning research group at the Faculty of Engineering is the 2021 winner of a North-West University (NWU) Vice-Chancellor’s Medal for his dissertation “Interpretability of deep neural networks for SYM-H prediction”. Eight vice-chancellor’s medals are awarded annually to the best master’s-degree students at the NWU.…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/student-wen-visekanseliersmedalje-met-navorsing-oor-ruimteweer
Student wen Visekanseliersmedalje met navorsing oor ruimteweer
Apr 28, 2022 - Jacques Beukes van die MUST-diepleernavorsingsgroep by die Fakulteit Ingenieurswese is die 2021-wenner van ’n Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) Visekanseliersmedalje vir sy verhandeling “Interpretability of deep neural networks for SYM-H prediction”. Agt visekanseliersmedaljes word jaarliks aan die beste meestersgraadstudente by die NWU toegeken.…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-nuclear-research-makes-global-impact
NWU’s nuclear research makes a global impact
May 03, 2022 - Groundbreaking work, demanding years of teaching and learning and specialised research have over the past decade and a half led to the North-West University (NWU) now being described as the South African pioneer in the sophisticated field of nuclear engineering. This follows after the recent completion of the maximum contracted period of 15 years…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/die-nwu-se-kernnavorsing-het-n-wereldwye-impak
Die NWU se kernnavorsing het ’n wêreldwye impak
Apr 05, 2022 - Baanbrekerswerk, veeleisende jare van onderrig en leer en gespesialiseerde navorsing het oor die afgelope dekade en ’n half daartoe gelei dat die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) nou as Suid-Afrika se pionier op die gesofistikeerde gebied van kerningenieurswese beskryf word. Dit volg ná die onlangse voltooiing van die maksimum gekontrakteerde tydperk…https://news.nwu.ac.za/new-grant-target-global-killer
New grant to target global killer
May 03, 2022 - Bertie Jacobs Malaria is a global killer, a disease that destroys human lives and the economies of countries in which it thrives. According to the latest figures by the World Health Organization (WHO), there were 241 million cases of malaria in 2020, with an estimated 627 000 deaths. Four African countries, namely Nigeria (31,9%), the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nuwe-toekenning-om-wereldwye-siekte-hok-te-slaan
Nuwe toekenning om wêreldwye siekte hok te slaan
Apr 13, 2022 - Bertie Jacobs Malaria is ’n dodelike siekte wat wêreldwyd voorkom, en menselewens en die ekonomieë vernietig van die lande waar dit floreer. Volgens die jongste syfers van die Wêreldgesondheidsorganisasie (WGO) was daar in 2020 241 miljoen malariagevalle, met ’n geraamde 627 000 sterftes. Vier Afrikalande, naamlik Nigerië (31,9%), die…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-researchers-academic-article-among-top-cited
NWU researcher’s academic article among top cited
May 03, 2022 - Phenyo Mokgothu An academic article published by Prof Teboho Mosikari, an academic from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Economic Sciences, is among the top-cited articles by Wiley, a multinational publishing company that specialises in academic publishing and instructional materials. The article titled “CO2 emissions, urban…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-farm-manager-reflects-economic-impact-foot-and-mouth-disease-outbreak
NWU farm manager reflects on economic impact of foot and mouth disease outbreak
May 03, 2022 - Phenyo Mokgothu South Africa is presently experiencing an outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD) on farms and communal areas in the Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, North West and Gauteng. Hannes Lombard, manager of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) farm in Mahikeng, says the outbreak of FMD in the country has a big impact on the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-selected-global-young-academy
NWU academic selected to the Global Young Academy
May 03, 2022 - Phenyo Mokgothu North-West University (NWU) academic from the Indigenous Knowledge Systems Centre, Prof Adeyemi Oladapo Aremu, has been selected to the Global Young Academy (GYA) from June 2022 until May 2027. Selection for the GYA is highly competitive, as this prestigious international academy only consists of 200 members. As each member is…https://news.nwu.ac.za/understanding-world-homeless-people-suffering-mental-illness
Understanding the world of homeless people suffering from mental illness
May 03, 2022 - Phenyo Mokgothu Globally, one of the main causes of street homelessness is chronic mental illness, and South Africa is no different. Researchers from the North-West University (NWU) have some recommendations on how the plight of these vulnerable people can be alleviated. “In societies where mental illness is misunderstood, stigmatised, or…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-and-fulbright-fellowship-holder-doing-ground-breaking-cancer-research
NWU academic and Fulbright Fellowship holder doing ground-breaking cancer research
May 03, 2022 - Phenyo Mokgothu North-West University (NWU) academic in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, Prof Mulunda Mwanza, has been selected and awarded the prestigious Fulbright Visiting Scholar Fellowship, and is currently based at the University of Missouri (USA). He is working with Prof Yves Chabu – one of the world’s leading…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-weighs-prospects-and-challenges-district-development-model
NWU academic weighs in on prospects and challenges of District Development Model
May 03, 2022 - Phenyo Mokgothu North-West University (NWU) academic in the subject group Developmental Studies, Gaopalelwe Mpolokeng says the success of the government’s District Development Model (DDM) lies in cooperation. Approved by the South African cabinet on 21 August 2019, the DDM is a government approach to improve integrated planning and…https://news.nwu.ac.za/why-add-subjects-already-congested-school-curriculum-when-redesign-entire-curriculum-needed