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PMR-toekennings: ses in ’n ry vir NWU-Vanderbijlpark
Jul 19, 2017 - Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se kampus in Vanderbijlpark het onlangs nóg ’n Professional Management Review (PMR) Diamond Arrow-toekenning gewen. Dit is hierdie jaar die sesde agtereenvolgende toekenning wat die kampus ontvang. Die toekenning is by die PMR-sakeontbyt oorhandig en belangrike besluitnemers, sakelui, lede van die regering,…
PMR Awards: six in a row for NWU Vanderbijlpark
May 05, 2017 - The North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark recently bagged yet another Professional Management Review (PMR) Diamond Arrow Award. This year marks the 6th consecutive award for the campus. The award was handed over at a PMR business breakfast and the event saw top decision makers, businessmen, members of government,…
NWU-kundige: VN se Sekuriteitsraad deur interne magstryde lamgelê
Jul 19, 2017 - Is dit moontlik dat die Verenigde Nasies se Sekuriteitsraad (UNSC) ’n sinnelose forum geraak het vir die bespreking van ernstige menseregtevergrype wat op verskeie plekke in die wêreld plaasvind? Dit is die vraag wat dr Illyayambwa Mwanawina, ’n kundige in streeksintegrasie, internasionale reg, goeie regering en menseregte aan die Noordwes-…
NWU expert: UN Security Council crippled by internal power struggles
May 05, 2017 - Is it possible that the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has become a pointless forum for the discussion of grave human rights breaches occurring in various parts of the world? This is the question Dr Illyayambwa Mwanawina, an expert in regional integration, international law, good governance and human rights at the North-West University…
Teamwork makes the NWU dream work – Prof Linda du Plessis
May 05, 2017 - If teamwork is the ability to marry individual accomplishments to existing institutional goals, then the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark boasts with a dynamic ethos of collegiality and teamwork. This is the sentiment of Prof Linda du Plessis, acting campus rector, when reflecting upon the campus’s most recent…
NWU academic: listening to the sounds of the stars
May 05, 2017 - Prof Thebe Rodney Medupe, an academic from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng presented his inaugural lecture titled “Listening to the sounds of the stars: Molodi wa di naledi” on 4 May 2017 to the Mahikeng community and astronomers alike. Prof Medupe, a South African astrophysicist and astrophysics professor, recalled how…
GKI-projek: maak jou hande vuil en laat jou hart vir die natuur klop
Jul 19, 2017 - “As jy ’n tuin en ’n biblioteek het, het jy alles wat jy nodig het.” Hierdie woorde van die Romeinse politikus en prokureur, Marcus Tullius Cicero, het by ’n mens opgekom tydens die onlangse inwyding van die Groenkampusinisiatief (GKI) se mobiele groentetuinprojek op die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se kampus in Vanderbijlpark. Studente van…
GCI project: getting hands dirty and hearts beating for nature
May 05, 2017 - “If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.” These words by Roman politician and lawyer, Marcus Tullius Cicero, came to mind during the recent launch of the Green Campus Initiative’s (GCI) Mobile Vegetable Garden Project on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark. Students from several residences…
NWU highlights importance of blood pressure awareness
May 05, 2017 - The North-West University (NWU) has joined the worldwide campaign to raise blood pressure awareness with a series of screenings at its campuses and in surrounding communities in May as part of the largest screening campaign ever. May marks International Blood Pressure Month and 17 May is International Blood Pressure Day. The May Measurement…
Autumn Graduation Ceremony – the coming of age of future leaders
May 08, 2017 - A total of 1 400 students will graduate during the upcoming Autumn Graduation Ceremony of the North-West University’s (NWU) campus in Vanderbijlpark. The four-day graduation ceremony, consisting of nine sessions, will be held at the Quest Conference Estate in Vanderbijlpark, where the success and achievement of graduates in the Faculty of…
Career Centre creating a buzz around employment possibilities
May 08, 2017 - “A career fair offers university students a unique insight into the world of work, and the path that professionals took to reach their current level of employment. We, at the Career Centre, believe that these face-to-face interactions with future employers will inspire our students to not only make smart choices when it comes to internships and…
Ashmore Mawire
Oct 26, 2023 - Prof Ashmore Mawire holds a PhD in Applied Physics from the North-West University in South Africa which he obtained in 2010. He is a Professor in the Department of Physics and Electronics at the North-West University. He is the Director, and the principal researcher in the solar thermal group under the Physics subgroup of the Material Science,…
Leadership Summit: leadership habits for complex times
May 09, 2017 - When faced with complex challenges or unclear outcomes, there is sometimes a tendency amongst business leaders to convince themselves that they are smart enough, work hard enough, or only need to make use of the best management tools available to overcome anxiety. Truth of the matter is that there no longer exist a one-size-fits-all approach to…
Tekkie Tax Day 2017: Let your feet speak for your heart!
May 09, 2017 - Friday, 26 May 2017 is a red-letter day on the South African calendar – and you have two weeks to prepare yourself (and motivate your colleagues) for the annual national Tekkie Tax Day! Tekkie Tax Day has been part of the South African events calendar for the past four years and, this time around SA’s biggest and funkiest national fundraising…
NWU researchers benefit from Qualitative Analysis Research Forum
May 09, 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. Its latest endeavor entails an intercampus and inter-research support forum. Recently, TELIT-SA hosted the 2nd Qualitative Analysis Research Support Forum at the School…
NWU Department of Theology and Lutheran Church hosts seminar
May 10, 2017 - The Department of Theology on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng recently hosted a seminar in collaboration with the Lutheran Church of South Africa (LCSA) on “Theology and/as science”. The seminar took place on 4 May 2017 at the campus library conference room. Prof Marius Nel, a research chair for Ecumenics:…
NWU mourns passing of top economist
May 11, 2017 - Staff and students of the North-West University (NWU) are mourning the untimely passing of Dr Andre Mellet (65), on Monday, 8 May 2017. Dr Mellet, a highly acclaimed and respected economist, was a lecturer within the School of Economics on the NWU’s campus in Vanderbiljpark. He joined the university (then the PU for CHE) in 1997 as a lecturer…
NWU academic speaks at international mathematical physics conference
May 11, 2017 - Prof Masood Khalique from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng was the keynote speaker at the fourth International Workshop on Nonlinear and Modern Mathematical Physics (NMMP-2017) conference. The conference – jointly organised by the Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), the NWU and the University of South Florida, USA - was…
PhD-gegradueerde ondersoek hoe Nigeriese tersiêre leerders Engels onder die knie kry
Jun 14, 2017 - ’n Trotse Remilkun Iyabo Adeyemi het onlangs haar PhD in Engels tydens die onlangse herfsgradeplegtigheid op die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se kampus in Vanderbijlpark ontvang. Die Nigeries-gebore Adeyemi wat onder die wakende oog van haar studieleier, prof Bertus van Rooy gestudeer het, het haar graad met die tesis genaamd A corpus-based…