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Prof Mnisi selected to attend agriculture, nutrition and health training programme
Mar 11, 2024 - Prof Kenny Mnisi, a North-West University (NWU) academic in the School of Agricultural Sciences, has been accepted to attend the Agriculture, Nutrition and Health (ANH) Academy Training of Trainers Programme. The first training workshop will take place from 18 to 22 March 2023 in Stellenbosch. The Agriculture, Nutrition and Health (ANH)…http://news.nwu.ac.za/decoding-inflation-could-artificial-intelligence-be-deciding-factor-helps-curb-stubborn-price
Decoding inflation: Could artificial intelligence be the deciding factor that helps curb stubborn price pressure?
Mar 12, 2024 - According to Dr Jacques de Jongh, Inflation has been a significant talking point ever since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. For the last three years, countries have experienced significant increases in general price levels, arguably contributing to one of the most concerning cost-of-living crises since the Great Depression. The drivers of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/vanderbijlpark-campus-again-named-top-higher-education-institution-sedibeng-district
Vanderbijlpark Campus again named top higher education institution in Sedibeng district
Feb 14, 2024 - The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Vanderbijilpark Campus has once again been recognised as the highest-rated institution for higher education at the prestigious 2023 PMR.africa Business Excellence Awards. PMR.Africa is a leading South African consultancy and research company. It publishes a business journal, together with an online version,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/advanced-coding-techniques-unleashed-coding-summer-school-postgrads
Advanced coding techniques unleashed at the coding summer school for postgrads
Feb 15, 2024 - The biennial postgraduate coding summer school was jointly hosted by the National Institute for Theoretical Computational Science (NITheCS) and the Centre for High Performance Computing (CHPC) of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). The programme is offered at all 26 universities across the country, catering for over 800…http://news.nwu.ac.za/upcoming-international-kahoot-webinar-showcase-power-dynamic-polling-tools
Upcoming international Kahoot! webinar to showcase the power of dynamic polling tools
Feb 15, 2024 - North-West University (NWU) senior lecturer and charted accountant Kurt Naicker will be presenting at the international Kahoot! webinar for higher education on 21 February 2024 at 09:00 AM CST / 04:00 PM CET. The webinar is titled "Elevate student engagement: Kahoot!'s dynamic polling tools" and will be hosted by Kahoot!. Kurt says the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-parsons-previews-expectations-2024-budget-speech
Prof Parsons previews expectations for the 2024 Budget Speech
Feb 15, 2024 - Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana is set to present the Budget Speech for the 2024/25 fiscal year on 21 February 2024. Providing insights into the anticipated announcements, renowned economist from the North-West University (NWU) Business School, Prof Raymond Parsons, shares his perspectives on what South Africans can expect from this crucial…http://news.nwu.ac.za/partnership-will-enhance-campus-security
Partnership will enhance campus security
Feb 16, 2024 - The North-West University’s (NWU's) Vanderbijlpark Campus has partnered with the Vaal Business Corporation (VBC) to enhance the security of the campus and surrounding area. The VBC is a non-profit organisation that was set up by businesses in Vereeniging and Vanderbijlpark to uplift the Vaal area. The VBC and NWU partnership aims to install an…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/die-noordwes-universiteit-ondersoek-samewerking-vir-landbou-ingenieurswese
Die Noordwes-Universiteit ondersoek samewerking vir landbou-ingenieurswese
Mar 06, 2024 - Die Enterprise African Regional Network (EARN) gaan steeds ’n groot faktor wees om jongmense na die landbousektor te lok, aangesien dit entrepreneurs uit Afrika toerus met die kennis en vaardighede wat vir die voedselproduserende bedryf nodig is. African Greeneurs van EARN het op Maandag 5 Februarie 2024 ’n besoek aan die Fakulteit Ingenieurswese…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-explores-collaboration-engineering-agriculture
The NWU explores collaboration for engineering in agriculture
Mar 06, 2024 - The Enterprise African Regional Network (EARN) will continue to be a major factor in luring young people into the agricultural sector as it provides African entrepreneurs with the knowledge and skills needed in the food-producing industries. On Monday, 5 February 2024, African Greeneurs from EARN conducted a visit to the Faculty of Engineering at…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/waarna-ekonome-die-begrotingstoespraak-gaan-soek
Waarna ekonome in die Begrotingstoespraak gaan soek
Feb 26, 2024 - Professor Waldo Krugell, ’n ekonoom by die Fakulteit Ekonomiese en Bestuurwetenskappe aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU), gee ’n vooruitskouing oor wat verwag kan word wanneer die Minister van Finansies, Enoch Godongwana, op 21 Februarie sy 2024 Begrotingstoespraak gaan lewer. Baie gaan hierdie week voor en ná die Begrotingstoespraak gesê word…http://news.nwu.ac.za/what-economists-are-listening-budget-speech
What economists are listening for in the Budget speech
Mar 01, 2024 - Professor Waldo Krugell, an economist at the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences at the North-West University (NWU), looks ahead at what to expect when the Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, delivers the 2024 Budget speech on 21 February. A lot will be said before and after the Budget speech this week. It is normal to be concerned…http://news.nwu.ac.za/unit-environmental-sciences-and-management-celebrates-women-and-girls-science
Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management celebrates women and girls in science
Feb 19, 2024 - The Unit of Environmental Sciences and Management (UESM) at the North-West University (NWU) marked the International Day of Women and Girls in Science with a special event on 9 February 2024 at Lesego Primary School in Ikageng, Potchefstroom. The event featured talks by prominent female scientists from the NWU’s School of Geo and Spatial…http://news.nwu.ac.za/vanderbijlpark-campus-welcomes-new-director-student-life
Vanderbijlpark Campus welcomes new director for student life
Feb 16, 2024 - The North-West University’s (NWU's) Vanderbijlpark Campus recently welcomed Chris Williams as the new director for student life. This former Capetonian says he chose the NWU because it is regarded as one of the top universities as far as student life is concerned. "Also, the NWU is an institution with values similar to my own. There is…http://news.nwu.ac.za/lecturer-present-curriculum-development-and-planning-summit-2024
Lecturer to present at Curriculum Development and Planning Summit 2024
Feb 22, 2024 - North-West University (NWU) senior lecturer and chartered accountant Kurt Naicker will be part of a panel of experts that will present at the Curriculum Development and Planning Summit, which is set to take place on 18 and 19 April 2024. The summit aims to bring together academic leaders and researchers to exchange and share their experiences…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/biblioteekdirekteur-deel-haar-it-kundigheid-op-internasionale-gebied
Biblioteekdirekteur deel haar IT-kundigheid op internasionale gebied
Feb 27, 2024 - ’n Nuwe geslag feitegefassineerde verbruikers en vinnige tegnologiese ontwikkelings, veral op die gebied van kunsmatige intelligensie (KI), het dit vir biblioteke noodsaaklik gemaak om saam te werk om hulle oorlewing te verseker. Samewerking tussen biblioteke – plaaslik en internasionaal – en ook tussen verskillende dissiplines soos…http://news.nwu.ac.za/library-director-shares-her-it-expertise-internationally
Library director shares her IT expertise internationally
Oct 29, 2024 - A new generation of fact-fascinated consumers and fast-paced technological developments, especially in the artificial intelligence (AI) realm, has made it paramount for libraries to collaborate in order to ensure survival. Collaboration between libraries locally and internationally, and also between various disciplines such as information…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/begroting-erken-dat-die-ekonomie-nie-vinnig-genoeg-groei-nie
Begroting erken dat die ekonomie nie vinnig genoeg groei nie
Feb 22, 2024 - In die lig van ’n kommerwekkende kombinasie van ekonomiese en fiskale uitdagings het die Minister van Finansies, Enoch Godongwana, in sy Begrotingstoespraak op 21 Februarie ’n realistiese evaluering gegee van die sosio-ekonomiese en fiskale uitdagings wat Suid-Afrika in die gesig staar, insluitende ’n “hoë soewereine kredietrisiko”. Dit is die…http://news.nwu.ac.za/budget-acknowledges-economy-not-growing-fast-enough
Budget acknowledges that the economy is not growing fast enough
Feb 22, 2024 - In the face of a daunting combination of economic and fiscal imperatives, Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana in his Budget Speech on 21 February gave a realistic assessment of the socioeconomic and fiscal challenges confronting South Africa, including a “high sovereign credit risk”. This is the view of Prof Raymond Parsons, economist from the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/begroting-slaag-nie-daarin-om-tasbare-oplossings-vir-ernstige-uitdagings-te-verskaf-nie
Begroting slaag nie daarin om tasbare oplossings vir ernstige uitdagings te verskaf nie
Feb 22, 2024 - Die Suid-Afrikaanse Begrotingstoespraak van 21 Februarie – wat met ’n toon van optimisme en verbintenis gelewer is – het ’n regering ontbloot wat met ekonomiese uitdagings sukkel terwyl hulle na vordering streef. Prof Joseph Sekhampu, hoofdirekteur van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se Besigheidskool, sê dat bekommernisse en onbeantwoorde vrae…http://news.nwu.ac.za/budget-falls-short-providing-concrete-solutions-pressing-challenges