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National Science Week
2024-09-12 The North-West University (NWU) will host various National Science Week (NSW) activities in Potchefstroom and Mahikeng Campuses from 29 July to 3 August 2019. National Science Week Potchefstroom Campus: 29 July – 2 August 2019…https://humanities.nwu.ac.za/navigating-modernity-and-innovation/international-spring-week
International Spring Week
2024-11-01 Post-Conference Slides/Presentations Photos The Faculty of Humanities at North-West University, South Africa, is pleased to announce its first international Spring Week. SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT and CALL FOR ABSTRACT Conference theme: HUMANITIES…Events 2014
2020-11-18 2014 events, The energy economics initiative NWU and NWPG Research Showcase NWU Postgraduate Open Day Prof Wilma Viviers on Kyknet 'Dagbreek' WTO Chair Launch TRADE visits the National Treasury Prof Peet Strydom visits TRADE 2014 Agbiz conference World Trade Organization…, 22 July and 25 November 2014: The energy economics initiative, In the middle of 2014, TRADE launched a new initiative called ‘The energy economics initiative’. The main aim of this initiative was to bring researchers from a variety of disciplines together so that they could jointly consider the energy economics field and…, 21-23 October 2014: NWU and NWPG Research Showcase, From 21-23 October, the North-West University (NWU) and the North West Provincial Government’s Research Showcase took place at the NWU’s Mahikeng Campus. This three-day event brought national and provincial government officials, researchers and business…, 24 September 2014: NWU Postgraduate Open Day, The first NWU open day for postgraduate students took place on the NWU's Potchefstroom Campus on Heritage Day. This was an ideal opportunity for interested students to find out more about the Master’s and PhD programmes on offer at the North-West University,…, 23 September 2014: Prof Wilma Viviers on KykNET 'Dagbreek', Prof Wilma Viviers made an early morning appearance on the breakfast programme 'Dagbreek'. Prof Viviers discussed her role as a WTO Chair holder, while also reflecting on the current state of South Africa's trade and potential for future improvements., 16-17 September 2014: WTO Chair Launch, Prof Wilma Viviers , whose ground-breaking research has propelled her to the top echelons of her profession by redefining the way local exporters assess foreign markets, was formally honoured on 17 September 2014 as one of seven global candidates chosen by…, , , 5 September 2014: TRADE visits the National Treasury, Prof Peet Strydom together with Dr Cees Bruggemans and some of the other TRADE team members visited the National Treasury in September. Two papers were presented, i.e. ‘The global economy and South African foreign trade’ (Prof PDF Strydom) and ‘Identification…, 3-4 September 2014: Prof Peet Strydom visits TRADE, Prof Peet Strydom , extraordinary professor at the North-West University and a member of the TRADE team, visited the Potchefstroom Campus to discuss the opportunities and gaps in trade, which are special interest areas in the WTO Chairs Programme. , 27-29 August 2014: Agbiz conference, The theme of this year’s Agbiz conference was: ‘ Shifts Happen! - Manage them ’. The conference had a comprehensive programme that focused on the threats, risks and opportunities brought about by major shifts in the socio-political and economic power dynamics…, , , Above: Mr Christian Schlotveldt, Prof Wilma Viviers, Mr Danie Marais (NWK) and Mr Jan Hendrik Strauss at the conference, 28 May 2014: World Trade Organization accolade for NWU, The World Trade Organization (WTO) has selected the North-West University (with Prof Wilma Viviers as International Trade Research Professor and director of the TRADE research entity as the Chair holder) as one of only seven successful Chairs worldwide for…, May 2014: Prof Raymond Parsons contributes a chapter to a book, Prof Raymond Parsons wrote a chapter ‘Social dialogue: New light on an old story’ for a book titled: ‘ Liberation diaries: reflections on 20 years of democracy ’, edited by Busani Ngcaweni and published by Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd., 30 March 2014: Prof Raymond Parsons' Business Day Live article, Prof Raymond Parsons wrote an article for Business Day Live titled: ‘ Pause for thought gives rise to jitters ’. , 17-24 March 2014: Prof Ludo Cuyvers visits TRADE, TRADE's extraordinary professor, Prof Ludo Cuyvers , visited the TRADE research niche area for discussions with members of the TRADE team. The main discussion points were the TRADE-DSM, future research topics and other possible focus areas. In the photo on…, 19 March 2014: South African Regulations Conference, Prof Riaan Rossouw and Mr Requier Wait delivered a paper at the South African Regulations Conference. The topic of their paper was: 'The role of licensing and tax policy for developing the upstream oil and gas industry: The case of South Africa'. , 17 March 2014: ERSA Industrial Organisation workshop, Mr Requier Wait delivered a paper at the ERSA Industrial Organisation workshop in Johannesburg. The paper, the title of which was: ‘The governance of the shale gas revolution in South Africa’, was the result of research conducted with Mr Geoffrey Chapman…, January 2014: Dr Sonja Grater receives international trade qualification, Congratulations go to Dr Sonja Grater who received her Advanced Certificate in International Trade (Exports) from the International Trade Institute of Southern Africa (ITRISA).https://news.nwu.ac.za/our-own-verified-expert-metafactio
Our own verified expert on Metafact.io
2021-06-11 Prof Cornelie Nienaber-Rousseau is considered by Metafact, an online platform with a quest to dig into scientific information to deliver only verified facts to their audience, to be a verified expert. Their mission is to connect people with trusted evidence…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/pure-and-applied-analytics-paa/workshop-videos
Workshop videos
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Multimodal learning
2025-04-23 Within the UNESCO Chair we conceptualise multimodal learning, while drawing on theories of multimodality, distance education and blended learning, as a phenomenon that is realised at the following levels: Individual…https://theology.nwu.ac.za/m-d-programmes/1faculty-focus-theology-buatv
1.Faculty Focus Theology (BUAtv)
2020-07-07 Faculty Focus Theology In the first video of Faculty Focus we shine the spotlight on the Faculty of Theology. Through exceptional research and a commitment to the Faith, this remarkable faculty is changing lives for the better. https://youtu…https://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/registration-and-orientation/maths-refresher-course-information-and-guidelines
Maths Refresher Course Information and Guidelines
2021-02-25 Physiology and Biochemistry (8DJ H01 - G301P) All information regarding the Mathematics Refresher Course including; what it is, who must take it, why certain students have to take it, its programme and the contact persons…Research projects
2025-02-10 Current research projects 1. Generalisation in Deep Learning A long-standing theoretical interest in our group focuses on the topic of generalisation - that is, how information learned on a training set of samples is transferred to…https://news.nwu.ac.za/hat-trick-women-during-north-west-university%25E2%2580%2599s-nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-institutional-teaching-excellence-awards
Hat trick for women during NWU’s Institutional Teaching Excellence Awards
2018-04-20 The North-West University (NWU) celebrated the cream of its lecturing crop during its Institutional Teaching Excellence Awards ceremony (ITEA). Acknowledging the best lecturers, this annual event took place on 19 April in Potchefstroom. Three women took…https://news.nwu.ac.za/low-borrowing-costs-are-important-business-and-consumer-confidence
Low borrowing costs are important for business and consumer confidence
2021-07-23 The decision by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to keep interest rates unchanged again was in line with market expectations and similar to its approach at its previous meeting in May 2021. Prof Raymond Parsons, an economist from the Business School of…https://news.nwu.ac.za/vaccinations-nwu-outreach-sites-near-10-000-milestone
Vaccinations at NWU outreach sites near 10 000 milestone
2021-08-12 Vaccinations at the North-West University (NWU) outreach sites in Mahikeng and Potchefstroom are nearing the 10 000 mark. NWU staff, their families and domestic workers, as well as members of the community, have received 9 845 vaccinations…https://news.nwu.ac.za/6-sess-nwu-paving-way-one-lego-brick-time
6-Sess for NWU: Paving the way one LEGO brick at a time
2021-10-05 There is a famous Chinese proverb that says “If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you are planning for a lifetime, educate people”. There are many ways in which one can make an impact in the world, but…https://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-lesley-inducted-aces-and-assaf
Prof Lesley inducted into ACES and ASSAF
2021-11-24 Prof Lesley Wood, a research professor at the North West University (NWU), was recently nominated as a member of the Academy of Community Engagement Scholarship (ACES). She came to South Africa in 1981 and studied Social Work at Unisa and worked as a social…https://news.nwu.ac.za/worse-growth-figures-confirm-damage-economy
Worse growth figures confirm damage to economy
2021-12-08 “The worse-than-expected gross domestic product (GDP) growth figures for the third quarter of 2021, if taken together with the recent record unemployment numbers, confirm in particular the serious damage that the civil unrest earlier this year and the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/captain-christa-ramasimongs-world-cup-christening
Captain Christa Ramasimong’s world cup christening
2022-04-26 Bertie Jacobs When talent and determination conspire, history is in the making. From 1 to 12 April, the North-West University (NWU) hosted the first ever hockey world cup under the banner of the sport’s global governing body, the Fédération…https://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-golightly-problem-based-learning-foster-self-directed-learning-geography-education
Prof Golightly on problem-based learning to foster self-directed learning in Geography education
2022-09-16 During his inaugural lecture, Prof Aubrey Golightly discussed the influence of problem-based learning (PBL) on students’ self-directed learning (SDL) skills, and looked at PBL as a means to foster SDL in Geography education. SDL is a process during which…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/forb-ecology-research-group/home
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2023-06-06 Forb Ecology Research Group The Forb Ecology Research Group (FERG) aims to contribute to an improved understanding of the ecology of grasslands and savannas of tropical and subtropical ecosystems with a particular interest in the ecological behaviour of…Developments in the South African economy and drivers of growth over the medium term
2017-04-04 Domestic factors are impacting the South African economy adversely. The recent cabinet changes by President Jacob Zuma and the divisions within the ANC are examples of such domestic instability which might see the country experiencing a ratings down grade…https://education.nwu.ac.za/economic-and-management-sciences-education/field-study