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NWU Soccer Institute scouting for new talent
Aug 31, 2022 - Ontiretse Motingwa On 3 September the North-West University (NWU) Soccer Institute will be conducting a competition for players under the age of 19 with the aim to discover new talent. “The soccer institute has been fostering and producing top-tier talent for many years, and we have no intention of stopping now,” says Vuyo Sambo, manager of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/outgoing-scc-president-has-his-eye-business
Outgoing SCC president has his eye on business
Sep 06, 2022 - Mojalefa Motaung, North-West University's (NWU's) outgoing Vanderbijlpark Student Campus Council (SCC) president and Student Representative Council (SRC) deputy president, has his sights set on making his mark in the business world. The 22-year-old owns Roar Clothing, a thriving clothing line. The line has a number of items in its…http://news.nwu.ac.za/bringing-biokinetics-public-sector
Bringing biokinetics to the public sector
Sep 06, 2022 - Prof Hanlie Moss, research director of PhASRec (Physical Activity, Sport and Recreation) at the North-West University (NWU), completed her master’s degree in Biochemistry, although she has always had a profound interest in the way the human body moves. She coached gymnastics while completing a BSc in Physiology and Biochemistry and decided to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/bring-biokinetika-na-die-openbare-sektor
Bring biokinetika na die openbare sektor
Sep 06, 2022 - Prof Hanlie Moss, navorsingsdirekteur van FASRek (Fisiese Aktiwiteit, Sport en Rekreasie) aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU), het haar meestersgraad in Biochemie voltooi, hoewel sy nog altyd ’n groot belangstelling gehad het in die wyse waarop die menslike liggaam beweeg. Sy het gimnastiek afgerig terwyl sy haar BSc in Fisiologie en Biochemie…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-professor-using-systems-thinking-change-game-learning
NWU professor is using systems thinking to change the game of learning
Sep 06, 2022 - Prof Roelien Goede is passionate about teaching and moved to Potchefstroom, where she had been appointed as lecturer in the then School for Computer Science, Statistics and Mathematics, in 2001. Her main research focus, for which she received a C2 rating from the National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Africa in 2018, is the improvement of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-professor-gebruik-stelseldenke-om-die-konsep-van-leer-te-verander
NWU-professor gebruik stelseldenke om die konsep van leer te verander
Sep 06, 2022 - Prof Roelien Goede is passievol oor onderwys en het na Potchefstroom verhuis, waar sy in 2001 as dosent in die destydse Skool vir Rekenaarwetenskap, Statistiek en Wiskunde aangestel is. Haar hoofnavorsingsfokus, waarvoor sy in 2018 ’n C2-gradering by die Nasionale Navorsingstigting (NNS) van Suid-Afrika ontvang het, is die verbetering van…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/professor-sit-nwu-tradisie-op-gewilde-radioprogram-voort-0
Professor sit NWU-tradisie op gewilde radioprogram voort
Sep 12, 2022 - ’n Trotse tradisie om standpunt in te neem om die omgewing te beskerm, is springlewendig. Die kundiges van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) was jare lank deel van die baie gewilde weeklikse insetsel Omgewingspraatjies op die radioprogram Brêkfis met Derrich op Radio Sonder Grense (RSG) op Saterdagoggende. Prof Rialet Pieters, professor in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/professor-continues-nwu-tradition-popular-radio-programme
Professor continues NWU tradition on popular radio programme
Sep 07, 2022 - A proud tradition of speaking up to protect the environment is alive and well. The experts of the North-West University (NWU) have for years been part of the very popular weekly insert Omgewingspraatjies on the radio programme Brêkfis met Derrich on Radio Sonder Grense (RSG) on Saturday mornings. Prof Rialet Pieters, professor in Zoology at the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/miss-and-mr-nwu-mahikeng-campus-crowned
Miss and Mr NWU Mahikeng Campus crowned
Aug 22, 2022 - The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus recently hosted its annual Mr and Miss Mahikeng Campus pageant and Kowan Thomas and Nontokozo Makhubu clinched the titles. Hosted by the Student Campus Council, this annual event was supported by many students and family members at the campus’ Great Hall. Following a tough elimination round…http://news.nwu.ac.za/meet-andiswa-msi
Meet Andiswa Msi
Aug 25, 2022 - To change the world, we must help people change how they see things, and if you want to see real change, stay persistent in educating humanity on how we are all more similar than different. When one reads this, the director of Academic and Office Solutions at the North-West University (NWU), Andiswa Msi, immediately comes to mind. When you walk…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-examines-multilingual-online-responses-court-arrest-defence-lawyer-meyiwa-murder-case
NWU academic examines multilingual online responses on the in-court arrest of defence lawyer in Meyiwa murder case
Aug 22, 2022 - North-West University (NWU) academic in the Indigenous Language Media in Africa research entity Prof Gilbert Motsaathebe recently presented a seminar titled “Multilingual online responses on the ‘Hollywood-style’ arrest of a defence lawyer in a high-profile case”. This is following the arrest of defence lawyer Adv Malesela Teffo, the legal…http://news.nwu.ac.za/zero-hero-students-taste-sweet-fruit-hard-work-0
From zero to hero – students taste the sweet fruit from hard work
Aug 23, 2022 - Over the past few years, there were not nearly enough school-leaving applicants who met the minimum requirements for tertiary fields of study such as Engineering, Natural Sciences, Economic Sciences and Health Sciences. This is according to Elza Hattingh from the Faculty of Engineering at the North-West University (NWU). She heads the faculty’s…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/skielik-kan-hulle-studente-ervaar-sukses-na-harde-werk-0
Skielik kán hulle – studente ervaar sukses ná harde werk
Aug 23, 2022 - Daar was die afgelope paar jaar nie naastenby genoeg skoolverlaters wat aan die minimum vereistes vir toelating tot tersiêre studiegebiede soos Ingenieurswese, Natuurwetenskappe, Ekonomiese Wetenskappe en Gesondheidswetenskappe voldoen het nie. Só sê Elza Hattingh van die Noordwes-Universiteit se Fakulteit Ingenieurswese wat aan die hoof staan van…http://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-chrisna-gouws-inquisitive-researcher-destined-greatness-scientific-metier
Prof Chrisna Gouws, an inquisitive researcher destined for greatness in the scientific métier
Aug 23, 2022 - According to Prof Chrisna Gouws, associate professor at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Centre of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Sciences, inquisitiveness and a vigorous personality have led her to where she is today. This dynamic researcher has a PhD in biochemistry and is well known in the scientific community for publishing numerous…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-reappointed-ambassador-global-magna-charta-observatory
NWU academic reappointed as ambassador to global Magna Charta Observatory
Aug 25, 2022 - After having been selected for the first time in 2015, North-West University (NWU) academic Prof Klaus Beiter has been reappointed for a second term as one of 16 ambassadors to the global Magna Charta Observatory (MCO) in Bologna. He is one of only three ambassadors from South Africa, the other two being a former vice-chancellor of a major…http://news.nwu.ac.za/good-fitness-and-periodisation-plan-key-nwu-football-fitness-coach
A good fitness and periodisation plan is the key: NWU football fitness coach
Aug 23, 2022 - The North-West University (NWU) Eagles football players have had a hectic programme preparing for the 2022 Varsity Football tournament. To keep the players physically fit and mentally ready to maximally compete in this year’s tournament, the NWU counts on its physical trainer and fitness coach, Dino Rangaka. Dino, who has been with the NWU’s…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-launch-gbv-awareness-campaign
NWU to launch a GBV awareness campaign
Aug 23, 2022 - The Vanderbijlpark Campus of the North-West University (NWU)will launch a Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Awareness campaign on 1September. The campaign is a collaborative effort between the NWU’s Student Judicial Services, Employee Wellness and Alumni Relations, and will run until 11 October. Themed “Silence allows violence - Speak up…it all…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-theology-student-chapter-celebrates-womens-month-through-prayer
NWU Theology Student Chapter celebrates women’s month through prayer
Aug 23, 2022 - Ontiretse Motingwa On 17 August 2022, the Theology Student Chapter (TSC) of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus celebrated and honoured women by hosting a candle-lighting prayer session. Paballo Motshwaedi, chairperson of the TSC, explained that the purpose of the session was to pray for the eradication of gender-based…http://news.nwu.ac.za/lerato-2022-enactus-national-faculty-advisor-year
Lerato is the 2022 Enactus National Faculty Advisor of the year
Aug 25, 2022 - It is said that one of the greatest compliments an academic can receive is to be recognised and acknowledged. Lerato Mohalajeng, a lecturer at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty and Economic and Management Sciences and Enactus faculty co-advisor, has been named the 2022 National Faculty Advisor of the Year by Enactus South Africa.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-student-and-social-justice-activist-says-no-gender-based-violence