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Manufacturing sector not out of the woods yet – Dr Andre Mellet
Mar 16, 2017 - The South African Economy showed negative growth in the final quarter of 2016. This negative growth can be contributed to the decline in two sectors, namely: mining and manufacturing. During an interview with RSG, well-known economist, Dr Andre Mellet from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark Campus, commented on the negative…
Tegnologie-ondersteunde leer bevoordeel studente sowel as instelling
Mar 29, 2017 - Navorsers in die nuwe navorsingsfokusarea van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU), TELIT-SA, is hard aan die werk om nie net die entiteit te vestig nie, maar ook om sy reikwydte en impak uit te brei. TELIT-SA fokus op die teorie en praktyk van leertegnologieë regoor die reeks dissiplines in hoër onderwys. Kortom: ’n toegewyde fokus op die praktyk…
Technology-enhanced learning to benefit both student and institution: TELIT-SA
Mar 16, 2017 - Researchers within the new research focus area of the North-West University (NWU), TELIT-SA, is hard at work to not only vest the entity but also to expand its reach and impact. TELIT-SA focuses on the theory and practice of learning technologies across an array of disciplines in higher education. In short: a dedicated focus on the practice of…
NWU academic appointed to Mental Health Review Board
Mar 16, 2017 - Dr Leepile Alfred Sehularo, psychiatry and mental health nursing lecturer in the Nursing Department on the Mahikeng Campus of the North-West University (NWU) has been appointed to the North West Provincial Mental Health Review Board by the MEC for Health, Dr Magome Masike. This appointment was made in terms of the Mental Health Care Act 17 of…
NWU economics lecturer set to speak at world’s premier academic conference
Mar 16, 2017 - Ms Hlompo Panelope Maruping, a lecturer from the Mahikeng Campus of the North-West University (NWU) has been invited by the academic selection committee of the Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER) to be one of the speakers at the Annual International Conference on Business, Law and Economics. The prestigious 4th installment of…
Women in the arts in the spotlight
Mar 16, 2017 - Women in the arts are currently the focus of artworks in the North-West University’s (NWU’s) art gallery at the Potchefstroom Campus. The gallery, in collaboration with the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington DC, this month puts the spotlight on works of female artists, as well as on the works by women that the NWU has in its…
New chairperson of the Council of the North-West University (NWU) announced
Mar 16, 2017 - At the meeting of the NWU Council on 16 March 2017, Dr Mzubanzi Bismark Tyobeka was elected as the new chairperson who will steer the Council for the next three years. This follows the expiry of the previous chairperson, Adv Johan Kruger's term of office at the end of March 2017. He did not avail himself for re-election. Dr Tyobeka, who was…
Grondwetkommissaris gaan programrede by Sosiale Wetenskappe-konferensie lewer
Apr 03, 2017 - Bernedette Muthien, internasionaal-erkende Suid-Afrikaanse kundige wat betref geslagsgelykheid, geweldloosheid, en geslagsgebaseerde geweld, sal as hoofspreker optree by die agste Internasionale Konferensie oor Sosiale Wetenskappe - ’n samewerkingsprojek tussen die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se Vanderbijlparkkampus en die Sosiale Wetenskappe…
Constitutional Commissioner to address NWU Social Sciences Conference
Mar 17, 2017 - Bernedette Muthien, internationally known South African expert on issues of gender equity, nonviolence, and gender-based violence, will act as keynote speaker during the 8th International Conference on Social Sciences (ICSS) – a collaboration between the North-West University’s Vanderbijlpark Campus (NWU Vaal) and the Social Sciences Research…
Alumni shine bright during annual Caxton Excellence Awards
Mar 17, 2017 - Two alumni from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark Campus, Wouter Pienaar and Ettienne van Rensburg, took centre stage during the 28th annual Caxton Excellence Awards which recently took place at the Silver Star Casino in Krugersdorp. The Caxton group is one of the largest publishers and printers in South Africa and is a major…
US officials visit NWU School of Agriculture
Mar 17, 2017 - Officials from the Department of Agriculture of the United States of America (USDA) visited the School of Agriculture on the Mahikeng Campus of the North-West University (NWU) on 16 March 2017. The delegation from the USDA’s Borlaug office in Washington, led by Mr James “Jim” Remcheck, visited the campus to give an overview of their Borlaug…
9 000 inquisitive minds explore Science Centre
Mar 22, 2017 - Few would say no to a journey of discovery that is not only education but also a great stress reliever. It should come as no surprise then, that the North-West University's (NWU's) Science Centre on the Potchefstroom Campus has seen a spike in visitors in the past year. School visits where learners are taken on a journey of discovery through…
Dr Phil Ndlela celebrates legacy of literary giant
Mar 22, 2017 - Dr Phil Ndlela, an English literature lecturer on the Mahikeng Campus of the North-West University (NWU), recently published a peer-reviewed essay on one of South Africa’s literary giants, Prof Ezekiel Mphahlele, on AOSIS – an online platform that publishes African scholarly research. The essay titled “Do not let him die: Celebrating the…
NWU Mafikeng Campus student publishes novel
Mar 22, 2017 - Gugulethu Sibiya, a second-year law student at the Mahikeng Campus of the North-West University (NWU), recently published a novel titled “The Turning Point”. The book focuses on a young person’s choices due to the influence of love and adults who take advantage of young people. The book takes us through themes of how love comes in the least…
American art song canon on local stage
Mar 22, 2017 - On Tuesday, 28 March, Christian Bester together with pianist Laetitia Orlandi and French horn player Shannon Armer, will present a recital of American art songs. The recital will feature a variety of composition styles and regional flavours of American art songs composers, composed at the turn of the nineteenth-century till present day. The…
Van oorlewing tot groei: skep ’n beter toekoms vir slagoffers van seksuele misbruik
Mar 29, 2017 - Die hartverskeurende realiteit van die seksuele misbruik van kinders is ’n wêreldwye euwel wat twee navorsers van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) aanpak deur oorlewendes te help om hulle trauma te hanteer en te groei. Die wêreldwye voorkoms soos dit in 22 lande gemeet is, dui daarop dat 18% tot 20% van meisies en 8% tot 9% van seuns hierdie…
Survivor to thriver: creating a brighter future for victims of sexual abuse
Mar 29, 2017 - The heart-wrenching reality of childhood sexual abuse is a global scourge which two researchers from North-West University (NWU) are tackling by assisting survivors to deal with their trauma and thrive. The worldwide prevalence as measured in 22 countries indicates that 18% to 20% of girls and 8% to 9% of boys have to cope with this trauma at…
Metals in bird eggs a source of concern in Orange River catchment area
Mar 29, 2017 - The heron that laid the golden egg? Scientists from the North-West University (NWU) have found several metals and metalloids in bird eggs in the catchment area of the Orange River which could pose a potential health risk to humans. Prof Henk Bouwman from the Faculty of Natural Sciences says this study was part of a larger project to determine…
Web-gebaseerde platform vir spraaktranskripsie om SA Parlement te help
Mar 29, 2017 - Met 11 amptelike tale in Suid-Afrika gaan dit nooit ’n maklike taak wees om ’n doeltreffende dog bekostigbare manier te kry om spraak na teks te transkribeer nie. Dit gaan egter verander met behulp van die innoverende denke van navorsers wat ’n oopbron-, web-gebaseerde platform vir spraaktranskripsie skep. Navorsers van die Noordwes-…