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Apr 29, 2024 - Annemi Conradie-Chetty Wake (super spreader) 2020-2023 Mixed media tapestry See more × Annemi Conradie-Chetty With the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and announcement of a state of disaster in March 2020, it became mandatory for all South Africans to wear masks in public. Discarded, used masks soon littered the streets and…https://humanities.nwu.ac.za/music/ccm-ensemble
CCM Ensemble
Feb 28, 2025 - NWU School of Music offers its students an opportunity to become part of an ensemble of joyful voices singing a variety of contemporary music genres in harmony. This is a large group of Contemporary Commercial Music singing students who sing everything from pop, jazz, rock, African jazz, and musical theatre repertoire, to name but a few. For…https://humanities.nwu.ac.za/music/woodwind-ensemble
Woodwind Ensemble
Feb 28, 2025 - NWU Woodwind Ensemble offers woodwind students a dynamic and enriching musical experience. Open to dedicated musicians, the ensemble explores a diverse repertoire spanning various styles and time periods, providing a well-rounded approach to ensemble playing. Designed to supplement individual lessons, the ensemble enhances technical skills,…
Linking research to practice: Joining hands for inclusive education
Apr 06, 2017 - The Optentia Research Focus Area on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark, the Faculty of Education Sciences on the NWU’s campus in Potchefstroom, and the Flemish Association for Development, Cooperation and Technical Assistance (VVOB) are hosting the Second Symposium on Teacher Education for Inclusion on 7 and 8 June 2017…
Youngsters off to compete at Robofest International
Apr 06, 2017 - If the excitement of the recent rendition of the Robofest SA 2017 was anything to go by, then the stage is set for a stellar international championship in June. The North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark hosted the national Robofest competition in March of this year in collaboration with Trophy Robotics. As the event served…
Stuart Piketh
Nov 23, 2020 - Piketh obtained his Phd in Geography and Environmental studies at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg in 2000. He was appointed as a full professor at North-West University in 2012 as Co-Chair of the Eskom Power Plant Institute (EPPEI) in the School of Geo and Spatial Science and as Director of this School in June…
Dawie Branken
Jan 22, 2021 - Dr Branken obtained his PhD in the field of membrane-based gas separation from the North-west University (South Africa) in 2013, after obtaining his MSc in the field of crystallization in 2009. During his post-graduate studies, Dr. Branken has gained knowledge in the field of general fluorine chemistry, as well as expertise in both “wet” and “dry…
Petra Bester
Sep 17, 2024 - Petra Bester has extensive work experience in the public and private health sectors of South Africa, including managed healthcare from both the hospital and administrator’s perspective. After a clinical masters’ degree in Community Psychiatric Nursing and a PhD in Nursing, Petra Bester returned to the higher education context since 2010. Although…
Acclaimed pianist performs locally
Apr 06, 2017 - Petronel Malan is one of South Africa’s most loved concert pianists and can boast with Grammy nominations, The American Prize for Excellence in the Arts, five first prizes at international piano competitions and Kanna- and KykNET Fiësta awards. Born in South Africa, Petronel began with piano lessons with her mother at the age of four,…
NWU Leadership Summit 2017: Adaptive leadership in a time of complexity and uncertainty
Apr 06, 2017 - Dealing with work complexity has become a major leadership development issue, especially when one considers the uncertain times in which leaders are expected to operate in. With this challenge in mind the third annual North-West University (NWU) Leadership Summit will take place on 10 August 2017. The summit, which represents a dynamic…
Dmitri Bessarabov
Jun 02, 2021 - An Internationally-recognised scientist and visionary with extensive industrial and academic decision-makingexperience in the area of hydrogen and electro-catalytic membrane systems for energy applications and fuel cells. Over twenty years of progressively increasing responsibility in academic and industrial R&D environment.Leadership and…
NWU Law Centre supports rape victims
Apr 11, 2017 - The Community Law Centre of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng embarked on another community project on 6 April 2017, distributing sanitary products to the local Thuthuzela Care/Rape Crisis Centre The Centre donated almost a 100 packets of sanitary products to the rape crisis centre situated at the Mahikeng Provincial…
Leave a legacy of financial independence
Apr 11, 2017 - Nkosi James Moremoholo is a young man on a mission: to educate and guide millennials to become financially liberated and to use this independence to vest a culture of philanthropy. But why? This finance savvy 24-year old alumnus of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark, has learnt the hard way that money can’t buy…
Young NWU scientist rub shoulders with Nobel Prize winners
Apr 18, 2017 - Few scientific events are more prestigious than those where Nobel Prize winners share their knowledge. Retha Peach, a doctoral student from the North-West University (NWU), is being given the rare opportunity to attend a gathering where 31 Nobel laureates will be present. Retha is one of five scientists whom the Academy of Science of South…
NWU academic makes strides in Moringa oleifera agro-processing research
Apr 19, 2017 - Dr Nthabiseng Sebola, an academic and researcher from the North-West University’s campus in Mahikeng, recently published a research paper with one of the prestigious international agriculture journals Agroforestry, titled “Chemical characterisation of Moringa oleifera (MO) leaves and the apparent digestibility of MO leaf meal-based diets…
NWU trains municipal officials in solar technology
Apr 20, 2017 - A group of municipal officials from various technical departments attended the first ever solar training workshop specially developed for municipalities. Local governments from all over the country were represented during the three-day course at the North-West University (NWU). The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ…
Prof De Ridder’s advice needed on international level
Apr 20, 2017 - Prof Hans de Ridder, director of the School of Biokinetics, Recreation and Sport Science at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Potchefstroom, has been appointed as a member of the board of directors of The Foundation of Global Community Health (GCH). According to Dr Ming-kai Chin, the president and founder of GCH, their mission is…
NWU hosts guest lecture by University of Ghana’s pro vice-chancellor
Apr 20, 2017 - On 19 April 2017 the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng hosted a guest lecture by Prof Bill Puplampu, pro vice-chancellor of the University of Ghana and a professor in organisational behaviour. Prof Puplambu’s lecture was titled “Between the elephant and the ant hill: organisational behaviour through an African lens”. In his…
NWU recognises outstanding lecturers
Apr 21, 2017 - Good work never goes unnoticed. This was emphasised during the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Institutional Teaching Excellence Awards ceremony (ITEA) which took place on 20 April in Potchefstroom. The annual event gives recognition to the best lecturers of the NWU. This year top honours went to a lecturer of the Potchefstroom Campus. Prof…