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Dance Sport
2025-10-08 Dance sport is more than just dancing. It is unique, as it combines the elements of both art and sport. Dance sport is competitive ballroom dancing, as contrasted with social or exhibition dancing. It contributes to positive psychological…http://library.nwu.ac.za/research-digital-scholarship-centre-digitisation
Digital Scholarship Services - Digitisation
2025-11-28 ROSS Hub Digital Scholarship Services: Digitisation Data visualisation Contact Us, Digitisation, Digitisation at universities often involves the conversion of physical documents, resources, and processes into digital formats to improve accessibility, efficiency, and preservation. Digitisation workflows in universities involve converting physical…, Material Selection and Preparation, Researcher identifies and gathers the physical materials to be digitised, such as books, documents, photographs, or artefacts (up to A1). Assess the condition of the materials and perform any necessary repairs or stabilisation to ensure they can withstand the…, Copyright and Permissions, Determine copyright status and obtain necessary permissions to digitise and provide access to copyrighted materials. Ensure compliance with intellectual property rights and licensing agreements., Digitisation Equipment and Setup, Select appropriate scanning or imaging equipment based on the type and condition of the materials. Set up the equipment and configure settings, such as resolution and colour, for optimal digitisation., Digitisation, Scan or photograph the materials using the chosen equipment. Ensure the highest possible quality and resolution to capture fine details. Capture images in standard formats like PDF, TIFF or JPEG., Quality Control, Review the digitised images to ensure they meet established quality standards. Check for image clarity, colour accuracy, and completeness. Retake images or adjust as needed., OCR (Optical Character Recognition), If applicable, perform OCR to convert text within scanned documents into machine-readable and searchable text., Metadata Creation, Create descriptive metadata for each digitised item, including title, author, date, subject, and other relevant information. Create technical metadata, such as file format and resolution., Storage and Backup, Store digitised materials in a secure and redundant storage system to prevent data loss. [/accordion] Service For digitisation needs, contact us at the Digital Scholarship Centre for more information or a quote. Mahikeng Campus, Ground floor, Room G15, Contact, Nomzingisi Madikane Nomzingisi Madikane Nomzingisi Madikane 📧 Manager: Research and Learning Services (MC) 📱 +27 (0)18 389 2198 📅Schedule an Appointmenthttp://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/numiq/digital-doula-programme
The Digital Doula Programme
2025-07-07 ADVANCING MIDWIFERY EXPERTISE THROUGH VIRTUAL LEARNING AND MENTORSHIP The Digital Doula Programme (DDP) is an innovative online mentorship initiative designed to support the professional growth of midwifery practitioners. The programme combines…http://theology.nwu.ac.za/ancient-language-and-text-studies/home
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2025-10-24 School of Ancient Languages and Text Studies The School of Ancient Language and Text Studies is chiefly concerned with research relating to the Ancient World, its languages and its material culture. The School houses leading authorities in Ancient…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-engineering-still-forefront
NWU's Engineering still at the forefront
2018-11-20 A great honour was recently bestowed upon the North-West University's (NWU’s) Faculty of Engineering when their programme in mineral processing has been named under the top 100 best programs in the world in this field. This announcement was made by the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/franco-taking-student-life-his-stride
Franco taking student life in his stride
2022-05-05 It was love at first sight. Boy meets campus. In 2019, Franco van Dijk visited the North-West University (NWU) campus in Potchefstroom as part of a tour by his school choir. “We saw a lot of the campus – it almost felt like an open day. I really liked what…http://news.nwu.ac.za/harvard-report-growth-through-inclusion-south-africa-timely-and-relevant
Harvard report on growth through inclusion in South Africa is timely and relevant
2023-11-20 The all-encompassing and wide-ranging 178-page diagnostics of the South African economy embedded in the report “Growth Through Inclusion in South Africa”, prepared by Ricardo Hausmann and his team from the Growth Laboratory at Harvard University, is a timely…http://law.nwu.ac.za/content/editorial-policy-1
Editorial policy PER
2020-07-07 Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal ISSN 1727-3781 Editorial policy (Afrikaans; Dutch; German) Aims and Theme PER publishes contributions relevant to the focus area Development in the South African Constitutional State. This means…http://news.nwu.ac.za/academic-shares-advice-2025-matric-exams
Academic shares advice for 2025 matric exams
2025-10-27 Come 26 November, more than 900 000 Grade 12 candidates will be celebrating the conclusion of the 2025 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations. The exams commenced on 21 October with the computer applications technology (CAT) practical paper, one of…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/virtual-seminar-dr-patience-chadambuka-rural-communities-and-coping-extreme-heat-south-western
Virtual seminar by Dr Patience Chadambuka: Rural Communities and Coping with Extreme Heat in South-Western Zimbabwe
2024-04-18 The NWU School of Social Sciences cordially invites to attend a thought-provoking virtual seminar hosted by Dr Patience Chadambuka, from Midlands State University, Zimbabwe. The seminar is titled "Rural Communities and Coping with Extreme Heat in South-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/government-taps-nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-expertise
Government taps into NWU’s expertise
2020-02-18 The North West provincial government has reaffirmed its confidence in the North-West University (NWU), as one of its experts in the Faculty of Health Sciences now serves on the province’s Emergency Medical Service Advisory Committee (EMSAC). Prof Andrew…http://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-bismark-tyobeka-africa-needs-make-use-global-sports-stage
Prof Bismark Tyobeka: Africa needs to make use of the global sports stage
2023-09-18 The IRB Rugby World Cup (RWC) kicks off on Friday, 8 September when the host nation, France, takes on three-time champions New Zealand, as these sides clash in Stade de France, Saint-Denis. As always, the world will be watching. The previous tournament –…http://news.nwu.ac.za/casual-day-2024-celebrating-diversity-and-inclusion
Casual Day 2024: Celebrating diversity and inclusion
2024-08-16 Join the North-West University (NWU) Wellness office and Student Counselling and Development (SCD) in supporting Casual Day 2024. This year the annual event will take place on Friday, 6 September and focuses on promoting inclusion and equity for people…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/af/musa/navorsingsprogramme-en-projekte
Navorsingsprogramme en -projekte
2020-05-22 MUSA streef tans daarna om te help met die ontwikkeling van oplossings vir die onderskeie gesondheidstelseluitdagings van Suid-Afrika en omliggende lande deur navorsing te onderneem in drie subprogramme, naamlik Farmakowaaksaamheid en Farmako-epidemiologie…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/af/cen/leierskapsontwikkeling
Leierskapsontwikkeling
2023-07-06 Wêreldwyd vereis voedingsaksie 'n verskeidenheid tegniese en funksionele vaardighede. Voeding gaan alles oor verandering en verandering is 'n komplekse proses wat gelei word eerder as bestuur. Die doel van die African Nutrition Leadership Program…http://theology.nwu.ac.za/af/m-d-programmes/etiese-klaring
Etiese Klaring
2019-12-10 Etiese Klaring Etiese Opleiding Dit is verpligtend vir alle nagraadse studente om hulself te vergewis van die basiese beginsels van etiek voordat begin word met die voorbereiding van ʼn navorsingsvoorstel (NV). …http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/af/centre-text-technology/navorsing-en-kundigheid
Navorsing en kundigheid
2021-09-28 NAVORSING EN KUNDIGHEID Die Sentrum vir Tekstegnologie (CTexT) is op 1 Junie 2004 as ’n selfstandige eenheid sonder winsbejag van die Navorsingseenheid: Tale en Literatuur in die Suid-Afrikaanse Konteks in die Fakulteit Lettere en Wysbegeerte…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-students-get-hands-experience-running-game-farm
NWU students get hands-on experience on the running of a game farm
2019-09-19 On 11 September 2019, 16 students from the North-West University (NWU) found themselves sitting on a deck, watching the sunrise over a hill covered in lush vegetation. As the crisp fresh air filled their lungs, Piet Botma, manager of Hillcrest Game Estates…http://news.nwu.ac.za/valuable-collaboration-equips-entrepreneurs-future
Valuable collaboration equips entrepreneurs of the future
2023-09-01 In a proactive move to address the pressing issue of high unemployment rates among South African youth in general and Bachelor in Indigenous Knowledge Systems (BIKS) graduates in particular, the Innovation Hub in partnership with the North-West University’s (…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nicos-sailing-team-cruises-its-way-national-championships