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A successful year for the NWU Career Centre
Nov 11, 2020 - This year the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Career Centre hosted two very successful virtual career fairs. During the virtual events hosted on 5 August and 21 October, more than 2 000 students engaged with various employers regarding their careers. PWC, Ernst and Young, Total Petroleum, Bowmans law firm, Vodacom, and 40 other companies…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-navorsingsgroep-lewer-%25E2%2580%2599n-bydrae-tot-internasionale-vo%25C3%25ABlstudie
NWU-navorsingsgroep lewer ’n bydrae tot internasionale voëlstudie
Nov 23, 2020 - Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se navorsing oor die genetiese data van dwergpapegaaie, oftewel lovebirds (genus Agapornis), is by ’n omvattende internasionale voëlstudie ingesluit. Nege dwergpapegaaispesies kom inheems in Afrika en Madagaskar voor. Hierdie navorsing het ook gelei tot ’n patent en die moontlike kommersialisering van ’n…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-research-group-contributes-international-bird-study
NWU research group contributes to international bird study
Nov 21, 2020 - The North-West University’s (NWU’s) research on the genetic data of the nine lovebird species (genus Agapronis) that are native to Africa and Madagascar has been included in a comprehensive international bird study. This research has also led to a patent and the possible commercialisation of a genomic test developed by the NWU that will be of…https://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-cameron-going-places
Prof Cameron is going places
Nov 12, 2020 - For the past two years Prof Cameron Modisane, a North-West University (NWU) alumnus, has been breaking boundaries. After obtaining his PhD in 2019 from the NWU’s Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, Prof Modisane became the first black person under the age of 35 to have a PHD in accounting in South Africa. He has since been climbing the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-student-featured-next-generation-brave-nominee
NWU student featured as a Next Generation of the Brave nominee
Nov 16, 2020 - North-West University (NWU) student Tebogo Matshehle Monogo has recently been featured as a Next Generation of the Brave nominee. The Next Generation of the Brave is a programme that encourages and supports current and aspiring health care professionals through a mentoring programme. It also aims to show appreciation for them being front-line…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-jiu-jitsu-maestro-dominates-virtual-tournament
NWU Jiu-Jitsu maestro dominates virtual tournament
Nov 16, 2020 - North-West University (NWU) Jiu-Jitsu maestro Moses Radebe made a clean sweep at the recent virtual South African Jiu-Jitsu Kata competition. Moses obtained positions one and two respectively in the two virtual competitions that were judged by a panel from Brazil. Moses says due to Covid-19 the future of sports lies in collaboration. “…https://news.nwu.ac.za/cyber-security-awareness-nwu
Cyber Security Awareness at the NWU
Nov 17, 2020 - The IT department at the North-West University (NWU) recently launched a series of online training sessions for staff and students at the university. Themes included mobile cyber security, remote working and cyber security and phishing. The sessions of forty-five minutes each included a quiz at both the start and the end of the sessions. We…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-disability-rights-unit-receives-assistance-visually-impaired
NWU Disability Rights Unit receives assistance for visually impaired
Nov 19, 2020 - The North-West University (NWU) Disability Rights Unit recently received donations in the form of laptops and technology devices such as large-print yellow-on-black keyboards for the visually impaired. This follows the launch of a collaborative project – sponsored by the Sasol Social and Community Trust – between the NWU, the Department of…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-boasts-three-players-provisional-protea-netball-squad
NWU boasts three players in provisional Protea netball squad
Nov 23, 2020 - One North-West University (NWU) student and two alumni will represent the university when netball stars from South Africa and Malawi battle it out in a three-match series in Rustenburg from 26 to 30 November 2020. Former (NWU coach and current Protea head coach, Dorette Badenhorst, recently named the provisional squad of 30 players for the SPAR…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/node/26986
Rentekoerse onveranderd gelaat soos verwag
Nov 23, 2020 - Prof Raymond Parsons, ekonoom by die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se Besigheidskool, sê dat die Monetêre Beleidskomitee (MBK) se jongste besluit om weer eens die rentekoers onveranderd te laat, te wagte was in die lig van die ekonomiese model waarop die Suid-Afrikaanse Reserwebank (SARB) sy sake hanteer. “Die MBK het weer eens naelskraaps met drie…https://news.nwu.ac.za/node/26986
Interest rates left unchanged as expected
Nov 23, 2020 - Prof Raymond Parsons, economist at the North-West University (NWU) Business School, says the latest decision by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to again leave interest rates unchanged was widely expected, given the economic model on which the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) is operating. “Once again the MPC voted by a narrow margin of…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/afgraderings-beklemtoon-noodsaaklikheid-om-ekonomiese-narratief-te-verander
Afgraderings beklemtoon noodsaaklikheid om ekonomiese narratief te verander
Nov 30, 2020 - Die jongste besluite deur Fitch en Moody’s om Suid-Afrika se beleggingsgradering verder in rommelstatus in af te gradeer, is nie goeie nuus vir die Suid-Afrikaanse ekonomie nie. Prof Raymond Parsons, ekonoom by die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) Besigheidskool, sê dat dit weer eens die dringende behoefte beklemtoon dat Suid-Afrika sy ekonomiese…https://news.nwu.ac.za/node/26999
Ratings downgrades highlight need to change economic narrative
Nov 23, 2020 - The latest decisions by both Fitch and Moody’s to cut South Africa’s investment grade rating further into junk status are not good news for the South Africa economy. Prof Raymond Parsons, economist at the North-West University (NWU) Business School, says it again highlights the urgent need for South Africa to change its economic narrative. “…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/node/27000
Suid-Afrika 2024 – ’n scenario-perspektief
Nov 23, 2020 - Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) Besigheidskool het onlangs ’n “Think Tank” aangebied oor die onderwerp Suid-Afrika 2024 – ’n scenario-perspektief (South Africa 2024 – a scenario perspective). Dr Frans Cronje, HUB van die Instituut vir Rasseverhoudinge, en dr Oscar van Heerden, Direkteur Bedrywighede by die Mapungubwe-instituut vir Strategiese…https://news.nwu.ac.za/node/27000
South Africa 2024 – a scenario perspective
Nov 23, 2020 - The North-West University (NWU) Business School recently presented a Think Tank on the topic South Africa 2024 – a scenario perspective. Dr Frans Cronje, CEO of the Institute of Race Relations, and Dr Oscar van Heerden, Director Operations at the Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflections, made presentations. This particular Think Tank…https://news.nwu.ac.za/node/27001
NWU’s eye on the cosmos just became bigger
Nov 27, 2020 - The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Astronomy Observatory now boasts a new, bigger and better telescope – the New Mahikeng Astronomy Telescope. The new telescope, manufactured by Planewave Instruments in the USA, has a 50 cm diameter which is significantly bigger than the older 41 cm Meade LX200 GPS telescope that was unveiled in 2018…https://news.nwu.ac.za/create-news
NWU partners with department to promote Indigenous Knowledge Act
Nov 24, 2020 - The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) Centre has partnered with the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) on a public awareness campaign on the Indigenous Knowledge Act and the Bio-cultural Protocol*. This Indigenous Knowledge Act focuses on the protection, promotion, management and development of indigenous…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/add
NWU se Fakulteit Gesondheidswetenskappe gee erkenning vir uitnemendheid in navorsing en innovasie
Nov 24, 2020 - Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se Fakulteit Gesondheidswetenskappe het op 18 November 2020 vir die eerste keer ʼn Navorsing en Innovasie Toekenningseremonie aangebied om erkenning te gee aan die harde werk en prestasies van die fakulteitslede. Die fakulteit het die prestasie van navorsers volgens gestelde kriteria bereken – nie net is die getal…https://news.nwu.ac.za/create-news-0
NWU Faculty of Health Sciences recognises excellence in research and innovation
Nov 24, 2020 - The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Health Sciences hosted its first-ever Research and Innovation Awards ceremony on 18 November 2020 to recognise the efforts and achievements of its faculty members. The faculty calculated the performance of researchers according to set criteria - not only calculating the number of outputs, but also…https://news.nwu.ac.za/create-news-1