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NWU hoof en visekanselier vereer met aanstelling as adjunkprofessor by topuniversiteit in VS
Nov 01, 2022 - Die droom van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) om ’n internasionaal erkende universiteit te wees, het onlangs ’n hupstoot gekry deur die aanstelling van sy hoof en visekanselier as adjunkprofessor by een van die topuniversiteite in die Verenigde State van Amerika. Die Kollege vir Ingenieurswese by die North Carolina State University (NCSU) het vir…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-says-public-service-strike-will-have-very-negative-effects-sa
NWU academic says public service strike will have very negative effects on SA
Nov 01, 2022 - Workers in the public sector are furious with government, accusing it of negotiating “in bad faith” after wage negotiations collapsed following the employer’s 3% wage offer. Only one of the unions represented, the South African Democratic Teachers Union, has accepted the offer. Thousands of workers were expected to picket countrywide to…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/mediumtermynbegroting-beleidsverklaring-ontvang-n-slaagpunt
Mediumtermynbegroting-beleidsverklaring ontvang ’n “slaagpunt”
Nov 01, 2022 - Dit is ’n slaagpunt. Dit is die gevolgtrekking van ’n paneel kundiges wat deur die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se Besigheidskool ontvang is en gevra is of die 2022 Mediumtermynbegroting-beleidsverklaring (MTBBV) ’n “druip-” of “slaagsyfer” moet ontvang. Die Minister van Finansies, Enoch Godongwana, het op Woensdag 26 Oktober die MTBBV gelewer en…https://news.nwu.ac.za/medium-term-budget-policy-statement-receives-pass
Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement receives a “pass”
Nov 01, 2022 - It is a pass. That is the conclusion of a panel of experts that was hosted by the North-West University (NWU) Business School on whether the 2022 Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) should receive a “fail” or a “pass” rating. On Wednesday, 26 October, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana delivered the MTBPS, with generally favourable…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-partners-standard-bank-help-students-their-studies
NWU partners with Standard Bank to help students with their studies
Nov 01, 2022 - Oldrin Masowa The lack of finances remains a stumbling block in accessing tertiary education, particularly in South Africa. This is why the North-West University (NWU) partnered with Standard Bank in launching a Standard Bank student loan to assist undergraduate and postgraduate NWU students to finance their 2023 studies. What makes this…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/kindergesondheid-kom-ons-keer-terug-na-wat-werk
Kindergesondheid: Kom ons keer terug na wat werk
Nov 02, 2022 - “Ons moet ʼn toekoms skep waar ons kinders gesond en fisiek aktief is.” Dít, sê professor Dané Coetzee, kinderkinetikaspesialis by die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se Skool vir Menslike Bewegingswetenskappe, moet ʼn prioriteit bly. Daarom moet daar ook in ʼn toenemend digitale wêreld gekyk word na wat in die verlede gewerk het. “Ek het deur onlange…https://news.nwu.ac.za/childrens-health-let-us-return-what-works
Children’s health: Let us return to what works
Nov 02, 2022 - “We must create a future in which our children and healthy and physically active.” This, says Professor Dané Coetzee, child kinetics specialist at the School of Human Movement Sciences of the North-West University (NWU), must remain a priority. That is why, in this increasingly digital world, we must look a what worked in the past. “I have seen…https://news.nwu.ac.za/expert/rupert-gouws
Rupert Gouws
Nov 02, 2022 - Prof Rupert Gouws is presently a full professor in the School of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering at the North-West University (NWU), Potchefstroom. He holds a Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. After completion of his studies, he joined a company Energy Cybernetics where he was involved with energy audits,…https://news.nwu.ac.za/director-international-atomic-energy-agency-delivers-nuclear-lecture-nwu
Director of International Atomic Energy Agency delivers nuclear lecture at NWU
Nov 03, 2022 - Prof Shaukat Abdulrazak, director of the Division for Africa Technical Cooperation at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), delivered a nuclear lecture at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus on 1 November 2022. The lecture was organised by the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy’s (DMRE’s) National Liaison Office,…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-se-kanselier-ontvang-gesogte-internasionale-toekenning
NWU se kanselier ontvang gesogte internasionale toekenning
Nov 04, 2022 - Die kanselier van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) is vereer met ’n gesogte internasionale toekenning omdat sy ’n verskil in haar gemeenskap maak – nie net plaaslik nie, maar ook wêreldwyd. Dr Anna Mokgokong, wat in 2019 as die NWU se kanselier ingehuldig is, is die ontvanger van die Internasionale Vroueforum (IVF) se Vroue wat ’n Verskil Maak-…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-chancellor-receives-prestigious-international-award
NWU chancellor receives prestigious international award
Nov 04, 2022 - The chancellor of the North-West University (NWU) has been honoured with a prestigious international award for making a difference not only in her community but also globally. Dr Anna Mokgokong, who was inaugurated as the NWU’s chancellor in 2019, is the recipient of the Women Who Make A Difference Award for 2022 of the International Women’s Forum…https://news.nwu.ac.za/hat-trick-nicosmiti-third-living-species-takes-his-name
Hat trick for ‘nicosmiti’ as a third living species takes his name
Nov 03, 2022 - In William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet, Juliet asks the age-old question: ‘What’s in a name?’ In the case of North-West University researcher Prof Nico Smit, the answer is clear ― his name is synonymous with expert contributions in the field of zoology. This celebrated academic and parasitologist taxonomist follows in the footsteps of…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/driekuns-vir-nicosmiti-met-n-derde-lewende-spesie-wat-sy-naam-dra
Driekuns vir “nicosmiti” met ’n derde lewende spesie wat sy naam dra
Nov 03, 2022 - In William Shakespeare se toneelstuk Romeo en Juliet vra Juliet die eeue oue vraag: “What’s in a name?” In die geval van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se navorser prof Nico Smit is die antwoord duidelik – sy naam is sinoniem met kundige bydraes op die gebied van dierkunde. Hierdie gevierde akademikus en parasitoloog-taksonoom volg in die…https://news.nwu.ac.za/andre-fouche-rugby-institutes-best
Andre Fouché is Rugby Institute’s best
Nov 03, 2022 - His name is synonymous with hard defence, smooth skills and an indestructible engine without a reverse gear. Andre Fouché is steel moulded in the forge of the NWU Rugby Institute, and this year his play is the talk of the town. During the year-end function of the NWU Rugby Institute Fouché was named the Rugby Institute’s Varsity Cup Player of the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/andre-fouche-rugbyinstituut-se-beste
Andre Fouché is Rugbyinstituut se beste
Nov 02, 2022 - Sy naam is sinoniem met ongenaakbare verdediging, seepgladde vaardighede en ʼn kanniedood-enjin sonder ʼn trurat. Andre Fouché is ʼn yster wat in die NWU Rugbyinstituut se oond gegiet is en vanjaar het hy die tonge los gespeel. Tydens die NWU Rugbyinstituut se jaareindfunksie is Fouché as die Rugbyinstituut se Varsitybeker Speler van die Jaar…https://news.nwu.ac.za/christmas-came-early-indeed
Christmas came early indeed
Nov 03, 2022 - By Sandile Mahlangu The NWU Symphony Orchestra recently held a Christmas Comes Early concert at the NWU Sanlam Auditorium at the Potchefstroom Campus. The orchestra was preparing the North West community for the Christmas season with Christmas carols and a Christmas playlist. André Oosthuizen, the orchestra conductor, said “the concert was to…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/kersfees-het-inderdaad-vroeg-aangebreek
Kersfees het inderdaad vroeg aangebreek
Nov 01, 2022 - By Sandile Mahlangu Die NWU Simfonie-orkes het onlangs ’n Christmas Comes Early-konsert by die NWU Sanlam Ouditorium op die Potchefstroomkampus gehou. Die orkes het die Noordwes-gemeenskap met Kersliedjies en ’n Kersfees-speellys vir die Kersfeesseisoen voorberei. André Oosthuizen, die orkes se dirigent, sê “die konsert was om die werk te toon…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-hosts-international-conference-information-literacy
NWU hosts International Conference on Information Literacy
Nov 03, 2022 - The North-West University (NWU) recently hosted the second International Conference on Information Literacy (ICIL) on the Potchefstroom Campus. Since the Covid-19 pandemic prevented the holding of the conference in 2021, many sighed with relief when things returned to normal and restrictions were eased. This conference was an opportunity for…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-2022-memorial-service-honour-staff-and-students