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EWP 2019: NWU’s female entrepreneurship accelerator
Feb 11, 2019 - If South Africa is to meet the National Development Plan’s target of creating 11 million jobs by 2030, entrepreneurship – especially amongst women – needs to be encouraged. In this regard, the North-West University (NWU) is stepping to the fore as an entrepreneurship accelerator by means of its annual Enterprising Women Programme (EWP). This…
NWU professor to collaborate with prestigious research foundation
Feb 12, 2019 - The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation recently invited to North-West University (NWU) research professor Erhabor Idemudia for a research stay in recognition of his academic achievements and cooperation with German specialists. The foundation typically extends these invitations to establish new contacts and to intensify cooperation between the…
Eskom load-shedding poses serious risks to the economy
Feb 12, 2019 - “The deep concern expressed by President Cyril Ramaphosa about the economic and business implications of the shock decision by Eskom to escalate load-shedding to level 4 must be widely supported.” This is according to renowned economist Prof Raymond Parsons from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Business School. He says early solutions…
NWU official Academic Opening: The best is yet to come
Feb 12, 2019 - In 2019 the North-West University (NWU) will experience an essence of consolidation and development in terms of its research, innovation, teaching-learning and community engagement. This is the message from Prof Robert Balfour, deputy vice-chancellor for teaching and learning, as delivered during the official Academic Opening ceremonies of…
Study ‘flips the script’ on frog parasites in KZN
Feb 14, 2019 - One would not usually associate high numbers of parasites with a healthy ecosystem, yet this is exactly what was shown by a study on frog ‘haemoparasites’ in KwaZulu-Natal. A parasite is an organism that lives in or on an organism of another species (its host) and benefits by deriving nutrients at the other’s expense – haemo (or blood)…
NWU gaan gasheer wees vir bekroonde geskiedkundige en dekolonisasie-kundige
Feb 14, 2019 - Die vakgroep Geskiedenis in die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se Skool vir Sosiale Wetenskappe gaan in Mei vir prof Sabelo Ndlovu Gatsheni van Unisa gasheer speel. Tydens sy besoek aan die NWU se kampus in Vanderbijlpark sal prof Gatsheni as gasdosent vir huidige Geskiedenis-studente optree, asook ’n openbare lesing hou. Tydens die lesing aan…
NWU to play host to acclaimed historian and decolonial expert
Feb 14, 2019 - The subject group History in the North-West University’s (NWU) School of Social Sciences will play host to Prof Sabelo Ndlovu Gatsheni from UNISA during the month of May. During his visit to the NWU’s campus in Vanderbijlpark, Prof Gatsheni will deliver a guest lecture to current students within the history field as well as a public lecture…
Alumni trek saam vir jaarlikse sakeontbyt
Feb 14, 2019 - Die jaarlikse Alumni Sakeontbyt van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) sal na verwagting op 8 Maart 2019 in Vanderbijlpark plaasvind. Hierdie funksie bring lede van die NWU-alumnivereniging, akademici, sakelui en gemeenskapslede byeen om skouers te skuur en kwessies soos die Staatsrede en die nasionale begrotingstoespraak te beredeneer. ʼn Paneel…
Alumni to gather for annual business breakfast
Feb 14, 2019 - The much anticipated annual North-West University (NWU) Alumni Business Breakfast will take place on 8 March 2019 in Vanderbijlpark. This networking event sees members of the NWU’s alumni fraternity, academia, business owners and community members coming together to debate issues such as the State of the Nation Address (SONA) and the national…
Conference inspires researchers
Feb 14, 2019 - Research can be a solitary activity and there’s nothing like contact with like-minded scholars to motivate and energise a researcher. The benefits of interacting with fellow researchers were clearly in evidence at the first North-West University (NWU) Biennial Research and Innovation Conference, held from 27 to 29 November last year. The…
Quality medicines for the world
Feb 14, 2019 - When it comes to the quality of medicines, there can be no compromise. This is why the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Research Institute for Industrial Pharmacy®, incorporating CENQAM®, is a trusted partner of the World Health Organisation (WHO). The institute houses a WHO Collaborating Centre for the Quality Assurance of Medicines, which…
Optentia gaan Stats Camp Suid-Afrika aanbied
Feb 14, 2019 - Wat navorsing betref, is die bevindings net so sterk soos die ontleding van die data. As ’n navorser die statistiese ontleding goed doen, sal die navorsing tot voordeel van die samelewing wees. Indien nie, is ’n geleentheid verlore. Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se Optentia-navorsingsfokusarea gaan in April in samewerking met twee…
Optentia to host Stats Camp South Africa
Feb 14, 2019 - When it comes to research, the findings are only as strong as the analysis of the data. If a researcher is proficient in statistical analysis the research will benefit society, if not, it is an opportunity lost. This April the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Optentia research focus area, in collaboration with two international experts on…
Splitting water research makes a R4.2-m splash
Feb 15, 2019 - A researcher in electrochemistry for energy and the environment has just been awarded a four-year project by the National Research Foundation to the value of R4,2 million. Prof Cobus Kriek is the leader of the electrochemistry for energy and environment group within the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Science’s research focus area for…
Engineers at Deloitte? Yes!
Feb 15, 2019 - Do you think an engineer pursuing a job opportunity within what is typically known as an auditing and financial institution is preposterous? Well, think again… The largest professional services firm in the world, Deloitte, recently visited the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Engineering to tell students about the different…
NWU study continues to deliver papers
Feb 15, 2019 - Following the successful conclusion of Kgotla Katlego Masibi’s first research report into “Electrochemical properties of carbon nanotubes/PANI/metal oxide nanoparticle nanocomposites towards electrocatalysis of some organochlorine pesticides”, Kgotla is hard at work on a second paper after graduating with his MSc degree last year. The study was…
Nuwe toep sal Emfuleni belastingbetalers van beter diens voorsien
Feb 18, 2019 - Die Emfuleni Belastingbetalersvereniging (ERPA) wat in 2010 tot stand gekom het, klassifiseer die Emfuleni plaaslike munisipaliteit (ELM) as ʼn disfunksionele munisipaliteit in nood. Hierdie klassifikasie is op nasionale vlak bevestig toe die toestand van die Vaalrivier ekosisteem, wat deur rou riool wat vanuit munisipale slote direk in die…
App to assist Emfuleni ratepayers to address service delivery
Feb 18, 2019 - The Emfuleni Ratepayers’ Association (ERPA), constituted in 2010, classifies the Emfuleni Local Municipality (ELM) as a distressed and dysfunctional municipality. This classification gained national concurrence when the dismal state of the Vaal River eco-system, being polluted with raw sewerage flowing directly into the river from trenches dug…
Beroepshigiëne-studente beïndruk die industrie
Feb 18, 2019 - Ses studente wat beroepshigiëne op die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se kampus in Potchefstroom studeer, het elkeen ‘n studiebeurs van Select PPE ontvang. Select PPE is ‘n leier in die verkryging en verspreiding van gehalte en toepassingspesifieke produkte wat mense se gesondheid en veiligheid beskerm. Die onderneming het slegs 22 beurse…