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NWU alumnus receives ABSA gold medal as best MBA achiever
May 29, 2017 - Pieter Smit, the top achiever of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School for Business and Governance, shined bright during the recent MBA awards ceremony and received the ABSA gold medal as best MBA achiever. This is the first time that ABSA is sponsoring this award, which includes a nine carat gold medal (engraved with the student’s name…http://news.nwu.ac.za:8080/campus-joins-continent-celebrating-africa-day
Campus joins continent in celebrating Africa Day
May 29, 2017 - The North-West University’s (NWU) campus in Vanderbijlpark recently joined the rest of the African continent in celebrating the 54th annual Africa Day. The campus’s celebration took on the form of a symbolic unity march, saw several keynote speakers take to the stage, included performances by various student bodies and, gave young…http://news.nwu.ac.za:8080/celebratory-toast-teaching-and-research-excellence
A celebratory toast to teaching and research excellence
May 30, 2017 - The North-West University’s (NWU) campus in Vanderbijlpark recently celebrated academic excellence during its annual Teaching and Research Excellence Awards. The prestigious event hosted at the Quest Conference Estate, saw academic staff members being applauded not only for a year of academic success, but also for hard-fought journeys of…http://news.nwu.ac.za:8080/without-continuous-growth-there-can-be-no-real-achievement-%25E2%2580%2593-prof-linda-du-plessis
Without continuous growth there can be no real achievement – Prof Linda du Plessis
May 30, 2017 - “Without continuous growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement and, success have no real meaning.” This is according to Prof Linda du Plessis, acting campus rector of the North-West University’s (NWU) campus in Vanderbijlpark. During the recent Teaching and Research Excellence Awards, Prof Du Plessis quoted the words of the…http://news.nwu.ac.za:8080/janha-scholtz-%25E2%2580%2593-alumna-love-mother-earth
Janha Scholtz – an alumna with a love for Mother Earth
May 30, 2017 - Remember the name Janha Scholtz, because this brown-eyed beauty has a bright future ahead of her – be it as a professional model, a social change agent or a communications professional. Janha, who received her BA communications degree during the recent Autumn Graduation Ceremony of the North-West University’s (NWU) campus in Vanderbijlpark,…http://news.nwu.ac.za:8080/af/nwu-kundige-daar-verdienste-die-idee-om-%25E2%2580%2599n-nuwe-klimaatsooreenkoms-te-versoek
NWU-kundige: Daar is verdienste in die idee om ’n nuwe klimaatsooreenkoms te versoek
Jul 06, 2017 - Die VSA se president Donald Trump se onttrekking aan die Paryse Klimaatsooreenkoms vroeër hierdie maand is met wêreldwye ontsteltenis begroet. Trouens, die Verenigde Nasies (VN) sowel as voormalige president Barack Obama, het die besluit as ’n groot terugslag beskryf. Volgens dr Ilyayambwa Mwanawina, ’n kundige in streeksintegrasie,…http://news.nwu.ac.za:8080/nwu-expert-there-merit-calling-new-climate-deal
NWU expert: There is merit in calling for a new climate deal
Jun 21, 2017 - US President Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accord earlier in the month was greeted with global dismay. In fact, both the United Nations (UN) and former President Barack Obama labelled the decision as a major setback. According to Dr Ilyayambwa Mwanawina, an expert in regional integration, international law, good governance…http://news.nwu.ac.za:8080/af/telit-sa-die-toekoms-van-tegnologie-bevorderende-leer
TELIT-SA: die toekoms van tegnologie-bevorderende leer
Jun 22, 2017 - ’n Toegewyde fokus op die praktyk van tegnologie-bevorderende leer: dit is waaroor die pas gestigte TELIT-SA-navorsingsfokusarea gaan. TELIT-SA staan vir tegnologie-bevorderende leer en innoverende onderwys en opleiding in Suid-Afrika (Technology Enhanced Learning and Innovative Education and Training in South Africa), en die eenheid kyk na die…http://news.nwu.ac.za:8080/telit-sa-future-technology-enhanced-learning
TELIT-SA: the future of technology-enhanced learning
Jun 22, 2017 - A dedicated focus on the practice of technology-enhanced learning: this is what the newly established TELIT-SA research focus area is all about. TELIT-SA stands for Technology Enhanced Learning and Innovative Education and Training in South Africa, and looks at the theory and practice of learning technologies across and array of disciplines in…http://news.nwu.ac.za:8080/af/waarheen-die-suid-afrikaanse-ekonomie-op-pad
Waarheen is die Suid-Afrikaanse ekonomie op pad?
Jul 06, 2017 - Sonder ’n behoorlike begrip van ekonomiese konsepte word daar kleigetrap in die ingewikkelde landskap van die Suid-Afrikaanse ekonomie. Só sê prof Danie Meyer, senior lektor in die Skool vir Ekonomiese Wetenskappe aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se kampus in Vanderbijlpark. Volgens prof Meyer lyk dit of daar verwarring is ten opsigte van…http://news.nwu.ac.za:8080/where-south-african-economy-heading
Where is the South African economy heading?
Jun 23, 2017 - Without a proper understanding of economic concepts one is flying blind in the intricate landscape that is the South African economy. This is according to Prof Danie Meyer, senior lecturer within the School of Economic Sciences at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark. According to Prof Meyer there seems to be confusion…http://news.nwu.ac.za:8080/four-nwu-researchers-running-science-oscars
Four NWU researchers in running for Science Oscars
Jun 26, 2017 - Four scientists of the North-West University (NWU) are finalists in the National Science and Technology’s (NSTF) prestigious science awards, also known as the “Science Oscars” of South Africa. Prof Louis du Preez (zoology), Prof Alta Schutte (cardiovascular physiology), Prof Melville Saayman (tourism) and Prof Linda Godfrey (waste research)…http://news.nwu.ac.za:8080/af/kanovaarders-roei-ter-herinnering-aan-%25E2%2580%2599n-voormalige-spanmaat
Kanovaarders roei ter herinnering aan ’n voormalige spanmaat
Jul 06, 2017 - Kanovaarders van regoor die streek en lede van die Watuni-kanoklub, wat op die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se kampus in Vanderbijlpark geleë is, het Saterdag ’n vaart onderneem ter herinnering aan wyle Gerhard Nel. Die jaarlikse Gerhard Nel-gedenkresies is ingestel ná die vroeë dood van Nel, ’n ingenieur by ArcelorMittal, tydens ’n tydtoets op…http://news.nwu.ac.za:8080/canoeists-take-water-memory-former-team-member
Canoeists take to the water in memory of former team member
Jun 26, 2017 - Canoeists from across the region and members of the Watuni Canoe Club – situated at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark – took to the water on Saturday, 24 June 2017, in remembrance of the late Gerhard Nel. The annual Gerhard Nel Memorial Race was instituted after the untimely passing of Nel, an engineer at ArcelorMittal…http://news.nwu.ac.za:8080/food-and-feed-thought-6th-extruafrica-event
Food and feed for thought at 6th ExtruAfrica event
Jun 26, 2017 - Extrusion, a high-pressure cooking process, has revolutionised the food, feed, plastic and powder paint industries, among many others. Small wonder, then, that the annual ExtruAfrica conference, training seminar and exhibition is such an eagerly anticipated event for manufacturers from South Africa and other African countries. The sixth…http://news.nwu.ac.za:8080/master%25E2%2580%2599s-research-oyster-mushrooms-makes-student-cream-crop
Master’s research on oyster mushrooms makes student cream of the crop
Jun 26, 2017 - North-West University (NWU) PhD student, Sidwell Sihlangu, has been awarded a prize worth R20 000 for the best-researched journal in scientific innovation at the Provincial Youth in Agriculture Awards for his master’s research on cultivating oyster mushrooms in the arid climate of Mahikeng. The awards ceremony was hosted by the North West…http://news.nwu.ac.za:8080/freedom-not-free-britain-sa-awaits-brexit
Freedom not free for Britain as SA awaits Brexit
Jun 27, 2017 - The sun may not be setting on the British Empire, but the island nation will be shrouded beneath stormy clouds for the foreseeable future. Negotiations for Britain to leave the European Union commenced last week in Brussels and it is evident that two years of turmoil awaits a once proud empire that now face the prospect of being the derided…http://news.nwu.ac.za:8080/healthy-brain-protects-your-heart
A healthy brain protects your heart
Jun 27, 2017 - Hypertension, strokes and heart disease – the silent killers. Have you ever heard that a healthy body houses a healthy brain? The reverse is actually true. Therefore the Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART) of the North-West University (NWU) discussed the disturbance of the brain-heart symphony under the guidance of experts on 23 May.…http://news.nwu.ac.za:8080/af/nwu-alumna-gaan-heel-eerste-wetenskap-agter-sportdag-aanbied
NWU-alumna gaan heel eerste Wetenskap agter Sportdag aanbied
Jul 06, 2017 - “Sport het die mag om die wêreld te verander. Dit het die mag om te inspireer. Dit het die mag om mense op ’n manier te verenig soos min ander dinge kan doen. Dit praat ’n taal wat almal kan verstaan. Sport kan hoop skep waar daar net wanhoop was.” Hierdie kragtige woorde deur wyle president Nelson Mandela is vandag steeds waar en vorm die…http://news.nwu.ac.za:8080/multilingualism-and-social-cohesion-south-africa-%25E2%2580%2593-africa-day-debate