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PhD-studie bevind dat sosiale entrepreneurskap ʼn ingesteldheid is
May 13, 2019 - Prof Chimwenwe Chipeta se gesig het gestraal van trots toe sy vrou haar PhD in entrepreneurskap tydens die onlangse PhD-gradeplegtigheid op die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se kampus in Vanderbijlpark verwerf het. Met ʼn postdoktorale navorsingsgenoot by die Universiteit van die Witwatersrand, wat getroud is met ʼn professor in korporatiewe…
PhD study concludes that social entrepreneurship is a state of mind
May 13, 2019 - The delight radiating from the face of Prof Chimwernwe Chipeta was clear to see as he watched his wife Eleanor obtain her PhD in entrepreneurship at the recent PhD graduation ceremony at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark. Comprising a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of the Witwatersrand and a professor…
NWU kicks off community engagement series in Mahikeng
May 15, 2019 - The North-West University (NWU) recently kicked off its Community Engagement Colloquium series with the first of three events taking place at the campus in Mahikeng. The first colloquium – aimed at university staff and students – was moderated by Bophelo Seleke. The aim of the event was to inform the university community of the work the…
Student explores the rural economics of herbal cosmetics
May 16, 2019 - Imagine having a skin problem – could be a blemish, rash or an unsightly pimple. Now, imagine walking to your garden or a nearby forest to find plants to prepare a lotion or ointment, rather than buying an expensive product. As odd as this may sound, this is what many people have been doing for years, with some still doing it today. Herbal…
NWU Health Centre promotes mental health awareness
May 16, 2019 - An estimated 400 million people worldwide suffer from mental or neurological disorders. With mental health issues being so widespread, it is extremely important to raise awareness, support those who are suffering, and to seek help if you yourself feel you are suffering from any form of mental illness. The North-West University (NWU) has…
NWU makes Varsity Hockey final
May 16, 2019 - There is less than a minute of playing time left. Carli Pretorius finds the back of Kovsies’ goal box and the home crowd in Potchefstroom goes wild. This is how the North-West University (NWU) secured its spot in the final of the Varsity Hockey tournament against Maties. It was Carli’s second goal in the semi-final, and along with Courtney du…
Applous vir UARM-graduandi
May 16, 2019 - Die Sentrum vir Toegepaste Risikobestuur (UARM) het die akademiese sukses van sewe van sy meestersgraadstudente tydens die onlangse gradeplegtigheid op die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se kampus in Vanderbijlpark gevier. Die studente het in die MCom Toegepaste Risikobestuur-program (MARM-program)gegradueer en verteenwoordig die vierde groep MARM-…
Applause for UARM graduates
May 16, 2019 - The Centre for Applied Risk Management (UARM) celebrated the academic success of seven of its master’s students during the recent graduation ceremony on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark. The students graduated from the MCom Applied Risk Management (MARM) programme and represent the fourth cohort of MARM alumni since…
NWU Vanderbijlpark ondersteun KANSA Relay for Life
May 17, 2019 - Die KANSA Relay for Life-inisiatief bied die geleentheid om kankeroorlewendes te vier, om die wat ons verlaat het, te onthou, en om bewusmaking oor kanker te skep. In kort: ʼn gemeenskapsgeleentheid wat spreek van ʼn gedeelde sorgsaamheidsetiek. Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se kampus in Vanderbijlpark sal vanjaar weer gasheer speel vir die…
NWU Vanderbijlpark champions local CANSA Relay for Life
May 17, 2019 - The CANSA Relay For Life initiative offers the opportunity to celebrate cancer survivors, to remember those who have left us, and to create awareness about cancer. In short: a community event that speaks to a shared ethic of care. This year will once again see the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark taking hands with the…
NWU Mafikeng: EWP gala event celebrates female entrepreneurs
May 17, 2019 - The inaugural gala event of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Enterprising Women Programme as on the campus in Mahikeng was a night of glitz and glamour. The event, reminiscent of the Oscars of Entrepreneurship, was recently hosted in the capital of the North West province. During the event, the NWU’s bhive Enterprise Development Centre (…
Prof Monica Ferreira receives an honorary doctorate from the NWU
May 17, 2019 - The North-West University (NWU) honoured Prof Monica Ferreira with an honorary doctorate on 22 May 2019 as the most prominent first-generation exponent of research on and the development of a policy on ageing in Africa. She was nominated by the Faculty of Humanities for her extensive pioneering work in this field in Africa and internationally…
NWU honours Dr Imtiaz Ismail Sooliman for exceptional work
May 17, 2019 - The North-West University’s (NWU’s) high standard for an honorary doctorate was recently met by an individual with extraordinary leadership traits who has made exceptional contributions towards cross-border and international cooperation. Dr Imtiaz Ismail Sooliman’s work speaks for itself and was awarded on 22 May 2019. Dr Imtiaz Ismail Sooliman…
Adv Thuli Madonsela awarded NWU honorary doctorate
May 17, 2019 - On 23 May 2019, the North-West University (NWU) rewarded an experienced and well-respected individual in the field of law for the enormous role she has played in promoting democracy in South Africa, with the promotion of good governance and accountability being her first priority. Advocate Thulisile Nomkhosi “Thuli” Madonsela was born in Soweto…
Penn State-kenner sluit by Optentia aan
May 20, 2019 - Prof Sinfree Makoni gaan Maandag, 20 Mei 2019 sy prestigelesing as buitengewone professor by die Optentia-navorsingsfokusarea op die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se kampus in Vanderbijlpark lewer. Prof Makoni doseer in die afdeling Toegepaste Linguistiek en Program in Afrikastudies aan Penn State Universiteit in Pennsylvania, VSA. Sy…
Penn State expert to join Optentia
May 20, 2019 - Prof Sinfree Makoni will be delivering his prestige lecture as extraordinary professor at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Optentia research focus area on the campus in Vanderbijlpark on Monday, 20 May 2019. Prof Makoni teaches in die Department of Applied Linguistics and Program in African Studies at Penn State University in Pennsylvania,…
NWU lewer PhD-graduandi van regoor Afrika
May 20, 2019 - Nelson Mandela het eenmaal gesê hy droom van ‘n verenigde Afrika, waar leiers kragte saamsnoer om die kontinent se probleme op te los. Tydens die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se onlangse PhD-gradeplegtigheid op die kampus in Vanderbijlpark was dit duidelik dat sy droom waar kan word. Sewe graduandi van ander lande op die kontinent het tydens…
NWU delivers PhD graduates from every corner of Africa
May 20, 2019 - Nelson Mandela once said that he dreams of the realisation of a unified Africa, whereby its leaders combine their efforts to solve the problems of the continent. At the North-West University’s (NWU’s) recent PhD graduation on its campus in Vanderbijlpark, it was evident that his dream is growing closer to being fulfilled when no less than…
Bekyk risikobestuur vanuit ʼn sielkundige oogpunt
May 20, 2019 - Prof Marise Born het na afloop van haar prestigelesing die nuutste toevoeging tot die indrukwekkende kader buitengewone professore aan die Optentia-navorsingsfokusarea van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) geword. Prof Born is ʼn vol professor in bedryfsielkunde aan die Erasmus Universiteit in Rotterdam in Nederland. Haar indrukwekkende CV sluit…