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About us
Jun 07, 2024 - TRADE is a research focus area at the North-West University specialising in the fields of economics, international trade, risk management, agricultural economics and accounting., We are an established entity with a footprint extending to all three campuses of the NWU. Our underlying principles include openness, quality research, acknowledge of achievements, capacity building, equality, teamwork and research support. TRADE has an experienced and committed team of researchers who are well connected in government and business…https://commerce.nwu.ac.za/TRADE/research
Research
Jun 07, 2024 - TRADE Research, In 2021 TRADE members published 104 research articles in accredited journals, with a total research output of 65 article equivalents. , Subject Fields and Research Programmes, It is against the background of the research strengths, interests and outputs of the members of TRADE as well as the country’s national priorities, that the following five sub-research fields have been identified and implemented: [accordion collapsed], Economics, Macro-economics, Development Economics, Labour Economics, Gender and Feminist Economics, as well as applied Microeconomics and Econometrics, financial development and its linkages with economic growth, labour markets, industrial policy and issues of human capital, time use and other, applied microeconomic studies as well as issues of…, International Trade, Export promotion; import substitution; trade policy development; regional integration; export-led growth; competitiveness; international market analysis and selection; trade facilitation; global value chain analysis; digital trade; firm-level exports; policy analysis; international marketing and investment promotion., Risk Management, Financial markets, bank risk management and investment management. Several articles from this subject field have been published on financial markets (volatility), investment and portfolio management (valuation models, asset pricing, performance measures, risk tolerance, risk profiling), derivative instruments (financial and agricultural…, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural development, food security, competitiveness and sustainability, linking farmers to high-value markets, business plans and feasibility studies., Accounting, Financial management of risks and valuations, taxes (currently retirement tax and sin tax versus grants and COVID-29) and accounting education – specifically IT needs for accountancy professionals. [/accordion], Special Projects, Dr David Spies has done continued research since 2015 for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (Paris, France) to provide data for the estimation of the Producer Support Estimate (PSE) for South Africa for the annual edition of the organisation's monitoring and evaluation reports. Drs Ernst Idsardi and David Spies completed a…https://commerce.nwu.ac.za/TRADE/PG_Studies
Postgraduate Studies
Jun 07, 2024 - TRADE postgrad , Programmes, MCom in International Trade MCom in Economics MSc in Agricultural Economics PhD in International Trade PhD in Economics PhD in Agricultural Economics, Entry requirements, MCom and MSc:, The Master's degree programme is demanding from both an academic and time perspective and should not be entered into lightly. To be admitted to the Magister Comercii (MCom) or the Magister Scientiae (MSc) programme at the North-West University, you will need the following: A BA Honours, BSc Honours or BCom Honours degree (or a qualification that…, PhD:, A PhD is designed to make new and original contributions to the discipline of Economics or International Trade. Students therefore need to be academically strong and disciplined, capable of working on their own and highly motivated. To be admitted to the Doctor Philosophiae (PhD) programme at the North-West University, you will need the following…, How to apply, Please prepare a focused research outline to submit with your application. The research outline (not exceeding 350 words) should consist of: Your name and the proposed title of your dissertation/thesis. A short background on your choice of topic, a statement of the research problem, and the associated research question(s) that you intend to answer…https://commerce.nwu.ac.za/trade/team
The Team
Jun 21, 2024 - , OUR TEAM, [accordion collapsed], Director, Prof Zandri Dickason-Koekemoer Director of Trade Research Focus Area Zandri.Dickason@nwu.ac.za, Accounting, Mr Pieter Breeschoten Vanderbijlpark Campus Pieter.Breeschoten@nwu.ac.za Ms Odette Geyer Vanderbijlpark Campus 23444134@nwu.ac.za Ms Brenda Harmzen Vanderbijlpark Campus brenda.steenkamp@gmail.com Ms Amore Jansen van Vuuren Vanderbijlpark Campus 22345469@nwu.ac.za Ms Jessemaine Manickum Vanderbijlpark Campus Jesse.Manickum@nwu.ac.za Ms Marie…, Economics, Prof Derick Blaauw Potchefstroom Campus Derick.Blaauw@nwu.ac.za Prof Ireen Chonga Mahikeng Campus Ireen.Choga@nwu.ac.za Prof Carike Claassen Potchefstroom Campus Carike.Claassen@nwu.ac.za Prof Oladipo Olalekan David Vanderbijlpark Campus olalekan.david@nwu.ac.za Dr Jaques De Jongh Vanderbijlpark Campus Jacques.DeJongh@nwu.ac.za Prof Steve Dunga…, Agricultural Economics, Dr Ernst Idsardi Potchefstroom Campus Ernst.Idsardi@nwu.ac.za Dr David Spies Potchefstroom Campus David.Spies@nwu.ac.za , International Trade, Prof Carli Bezuidenhout Potchefstroom Campus Carli.Bezuidenhout@nwu.ac.za Prof Henri Bezuidenhout Potchefstroom Campus Henri.Bezuidenhout@nwu.ac.za Dr Lorainne Ferreira Potchefstroom Campus Lorainne.Ferreira@nwu.ac.za Prof Sonja Grater Potchefstroom Campus Sonja.Grater@nwu.ac.za Dr Adelia Jansen van Rensburg Potchefstroom Campus 11798661@nwu.ac…, Risk Management, Prof Zandri Dickason-Koekemoer Potchefstroom Campus Zandri.Dickason@nwu.ac.za Prof Sune Ferreira-Schenk Vanderbijlpark Campus 23261048@nwu.ac.za Mr Johnny Jansen van Rensburg Vanderbijlpark Campus 22730257@nwu.ac.za Mr Danny Mokatsanyane Vanderbijlpark Campus Danny.Mokatsanyane@nwu.ac.za Mr Fabian Moodley Vanderbijlpark Campus Fabian.Moodley@…, Extraordinary members, Prof Jonathan Calof Canada calof@telfer.uottawa.ca Dr Clive Coetzee Cape Town ecoreports@gmail.com Prof Ludo Cuyvers Belgium ludo.cuyvers@uantwerpen.be Dr David Dyason New Zealand david.dyason@gmail.com Dr Marie-Luce Kuhn Stellenbosch mlm@ibis.co.za Dr Boopen Seetanah Mauritius b.seetanah@uom.ac.mu Dr Emmanuel Orkoh France aorkoh@gmail.com Prof…, Postdoc Members, Dr Michael Pasara Vanderbijlpark Campus Michael.Pasara@nwu.ac.za Dr Kazeem Sanusi Potchefstroom Campus sanusikazeemabimbola@yahoo.com Dr Kago Matlhaku Vanderbijlpark k.a.matlhaku@gmail.com Dr Afees Noah Vanderbijlpark Campus noahafees@gmail.com [/accordion]https://commerce.nwu.ac.za/community-engagement-news/directors-welcoming
DIRECTORS WELCOMING
Jun 07, 2024 - As Faculty of Economic Management Sciences (F-EMS), we believe that we have a significant contribution to make in the social, economic and educational development of both our internal and external communities. We further believe that this contribution should be mutually beneficial. In other words, both the faculty and its students on the one hand…https://commerce.nwu.ac.za/community-engagement-news/grade-12-focus-day-programme
GRADE 12 FOCUS DAY PROGRAMME
Jun 07, 2024 - On the 06 th of March, it was ‘Grade 12 Focus Day Programme’ whereby several schools from around Mahikeng and Mmabatho were invited to Mahikeng Campus. The purpose of this event was to mobilise high school learners to consider NWU as the university of their choice in future. The Tourism Society was invited to take part and market the School of…https://commerce.nwu.ac.za/community-engagement-news/assist-student-campaign
ASSIST A STUDENT CAMPAIGN
Jun 07, 2024 - COVID-19 pandemic left a lot of South Africans unemployed. One of BA Honours Tourism Management students ended up in a vulnerable and financially stranded situation after the parent was on unpaid leave due to lockdown regulations. As a result, the parent was unable to send money to support the student, with either transport fare, accommodation,…https://commerce.nwu.ac.za/community-engagement-news/microsoft-teams-training
MICROSOFT TEAMS TRAINING
Jun 07, 2024 - Mrs Matilda Kutumela went out of her way to teach her colleagues to install and to administer the Microsoft Teams app, as part of CE teaching and learning initiative. The Teams tutorial was provided to colleagues via skype on the 10 th Of September 2020. The Teams tutorial was conducted to assist School of Tourism Mahikeng staff in familiarising…https://commerce.nwu.ac.za/community-engagement-news/womans-month-digital-card
WOMAN'S MONTH DIGITAL CARD
Jun 07, 2024 - To acknowledge students’ determination during the 1 st semester of the COVID-19 period and instill an act of appreciation towards women who generally impacted positively on the Tourism students’ studies during that time, School of Tourism Management in Mahikeng designed a digital Womens’ month card and sent out to students, who also passed to…https://commerce.nwu.ac.za/community-engagement-news/community-engagement-during-covid-19
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT DURING COVID-19
Jun 07, 2024 - This year has most certainly been the definition of Annus Horribilis, and for the school’s Community Engagement portfolio, it has also been a challenging time. Around 90% of the school’s planned projects for the year had to be placed on ice for the time being or postponed to next year due to the situation we are currently facing with the pandemic…https://commerce.nwu.ac.za/community-engagement-news/empowering-through-motivation
EMPOWERING THROUGH MOTIVATION
Jun 07, 2024 - The School for Accounting Sciences has run numerous community engagement projects, that had an immense impact on the students and the community at large. Some projects include: -Financial management and personal finance videos to the public - Online campaign on how to excel during online learning - Online SME Tax information videos - Student…https://commerce.nwu.ac.za/community-engagement-news/support-old-age-home
SUPPORT TO AN OLD AGE HOME
Jun 07, 2024 - On Saturday, 18 July 2020, our colleagues from the North-West University Potchefstroom campus from FEMS visited the SAVF Ons Hulde Old age home in Potchefstroom. This initiative was as part of community engagement project at the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus). The purpose of this community…https://commerce.nwu.ac.za/community-engagement-news/nourishing-meal-needy
NOURISHING MEAL TO THE NEEDY
Jun 07, 2024 - What started out as a project to donate one small pack of lentil soup and red heart beans project ended up as a hamper donation to the needy. Initially, this project was aimed to give each needy family a small package of beans in order to give a warm and nourishing soup to the needy. As we were taking in donations some people decided to donate…https://commerce.nwu.ac.za/community-engagement-news/epitome-servant-leaders
AN EPITOME OF SERVANT LEADERS
Jun 07, 2024 - From the School of Industrial Psychology and Human Resource Management, Dr Marissa Brouwers in her capacity as 2019/2020 President for the Society for Industrial and Organisational Psychology of South Africa (SIOPSA) hosted a vast amount of webinars and interviews with various experts in the field of Industrial Psychology. The main aim of these…https://commerce.nwu.ac.za/community-engagement-news/see-opportunity-every-challenge
SEE THE OPPORTUNITY IN EVERY CHALLENGE
Jun 07, 2024 - The application of positive psychology is easy when everything is going according to plan, however, its true value emerges when faced with lockdown regulations and a 750-hour psychometric practicum to be completed in the same year. From sweet to sour, Industrial Psychology Honours students’ eager anticipation at the beginning of the year quickly…https://commerce.nwu.ac.za/community-engagement-news/food-families
Food for families
Jun 07, 2024 - The School of Management Sciences in Mahikeng identified the need for food parcel consolidation which has been trending around South Africa during the heart of the nationwide lockdown of the Covid-19 pandemic. The team compiled and distributed the parcels to two identified villages. The first area which was Majemantsho Village arranged through…https://commerce.nwu.ac.za/community-engagement-news/motivating-youth
MOTIVATING THE YOUTH
Jun 07, 2024 - Dr Kezell Klink was requested by the Principal at Danville Secondary School to assist by talking to the grade 12’s about how she managed to overcome challenges of coming from that area and reaching the level of achieving her PhD. She has been visiting the school for a number of years and is strongly motivated to build upon this excellent…https://commerce.nwu.ac.za/trees/research-projects