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New approach to practical education isn’t just child’s play
2023-07-04 LEGO® bricks in the classroom are proving irresistible to learners and pre-service teachers alike, who discover that play and learning are not so different. Researchers in the Faculty of Education at the North-West University (NWU) are using the brightly…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/bemagtiging-van-onderwys-bring-tegnologiekennis-na-verarmde-klaskamers
Bemagtiging van onderwys: bring tegnologiekennis na verarmde klaskamers
2023-07-04 In ’n 4IR-wêreld maak die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) seker dat leerders by agtergeblewe skole nie agterbly nie, en dat hulle die gereedskap en kennis het om aan die uitdagings van die immerveranderende werksomgewing te voldoen. Daarmee in gedagte het die…https://news.nwu.ac.za/empowering-education-bringing-technological-knowledge-impoverished-classrooms
Empowering education: bringing technological knowledge to impoverished classrooms
2023-07-04 In a 4IR world, the North-West University (NWU) is ensuring that learners at disadvantaged schools are not left behind and have the tools and knowledge to meet the challenges of the ever-changing world of work. To this end, the Faculty of Education at the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/agterplaastuin-vennootskap-skiet-wortel-betyds-vir-nelson-mandela-dag
Agterplaastuin-vennootskap skiet wortel – betyds vir Nelson Mandela-dag
2023-07-04 In ’n tyd waar voedselonsekerheid ’n dwingende bekommernis is, bied gemeenskapstuine ’n praktiese oplossing deur toegang tot vars, voedsame kos te verhoog. Hierdie tuine bemagtig individue en gemeenskappe om beheer van hulle voedselproduksie te neem, en om…https://news.nwu.ac.za/backyard-garden-partnership-springs-time-nelson-mandela-day
Backyard garden partnership springs up in time for Nelson Mandela Day
2023-07-04 In an era where food insecurity is a pressing concern, community gardens offer a practical solution by increasing access to fresh, nutritious food. These gardens empower individuals and communities to take control of their food production, reducing dependence…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/hoerskoolleerders-leer-meer-oor-die-gevolge-van-klimaatsverandering
Hoërskoolleerders leer meer oor die gevolge van klimaatsverandering
2023-07-04 Leerders van die StudyXpress Hoërskool in Potchefstroom het die geleentheid gekry om self te sien watter tipes besoedeling en drywers van klimaatsverandering in hul omgewing aangetref word. Die groep leerders en ’n wetenskaponderwyser het onlangs die Noordwes…https://news.nwu.ac.za/high-school-learners-learn-more-about-consequences-climate-change
High-school learners learn more about the consequences of climate change
2023-07-04 Learners from the StudyXpress High School in Potchefstroom got the opportunity to see for themselves what types of pollution and climate change enforcers are found in their environment. The group of learners and a science teacher recently visited the North-…https://news.nwu.ac.za/brics-network-university-seminar-build-strengthen-partnerships
BRICS Network University Seminar to build, strengthen partnerships
2023-07-04 The North-West University (NWU) will be hosting the 2023 BRICS Network University Seminar from 5 to 6 July on the NWU’s Potchefstroom Campus. BRICS is an acronym denoting the various global partnerships between Brazil, Russia, India, China and South…https://news.nwu.ac.za/bodybuilding-team-claims-fifth-ussa-championship-title
Bodybuilding team claims fifth USSA championship title
2023-07-05 The bodybuilding team from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark Campus once again emerged victorious in the national University Sports South Africa (USSA) championship for 2023. This is the fifth time the team scooped the top spot, despite…https://news.nwu.ac.za/hang-hug-mandela
Hang a Hug for Mandela
2023-07-19 The North-West University's (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark Campus has successfully concluded its "Hang a Hug" initiative in honour of Mandela Day. During the campaign, students and staff donated jackets and hung them on designated trees around the campus for those…https://news.nwu.ac.za/renowned-scholar-share-his-vast-knowledge-public-lecture-and-seminar-series
Renowned scholar to share his vast knowledge in public lecture and seminar series
2023-07-19 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Indigenous Language Media in Africa (ILMA) research entity will be hosting Prof Toyin Omoyeni Falola, the Jacob and Frances Sanger Mossiker Chair in the Humanities at the University of Texas in the United States. This…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-sustainable-apple-does-not-fall-far-trees
NWU: The sustainable apple does not fall far from the TREES
2023-07-19 Glitzy adds showing sun-drenched beaches, or snow-capped mountain peaks with views that stretch as far as the horizon allows. A smiling stewardess pouring a cup of coffee; a food stall next to a bustling street serving exotic cuisine. Tourism as an experience…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-die-volhoubare-appel-val-nie-ver-van-trees-se-boom-af-nie
NWU: Die volhoubare appel val nie ver van TREES se boom af nie
2023-07-19 Glansryke advertensies vertoon sondeurdrenkte strande, of jy sien sneeubedekte bergtoppe met uitsigte wat so ver strek as wat die horison dit toelaat. ’n Glimlaggende lugwaardin skink ’n koppie koffie; ’n kosstalletjie langs ’n besige straat verkoop eksotiese…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/plaaslike-navorser-gaan-met-cambridge-universiteit-saamwerk
Plaaslike navorser gaan met Cambridge Universiteit saamwerk
2023-07-20 Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) is baie trots op die kaliber van sy akademici. Die kundige werk van die NWU se navorsers en dosente word dikwels internasionaal erken, wat lei tot geleenthede om met van die beroemdste en mees hoogaangeskrewe universiteite in…https://news.nwu.ac.za/local-researcher-collaborate-cambridge-university
Local researcher to collaborate with Cambridge University
2023-07-20 The North-West University (NWU) takes pride in the calibre of its academics. The expert work of the NWU’s researchers and lecturers is often recognised internationally, resulting in opportunities to collaborate with some of the most renowned and highest-…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/strukturele-oplossings-strek-verder-monetere-beleid
Strukturele oplossings strek verder as monetêre beleid
2023-07-21 Soos die meeste mense verwag het, het die Monetêrebeleidskomitee (MBK) met ’n meerderheid van 3:2 besluit om vir eers die rentekoerse onveranderd te laat in plaas daarvan om dit met ’n verdere 25 basispunte te verhoog. In sy kommentaar op die MBK se besluit…https://news.nwu.ac.za/structural-solutions-lie-beyond-monetary-policy
Structural solutions lie beyond monetary policy
2023-07-21 As was widely anticipated, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided by a 3:2 majority to keep interest rates on hold for now, instead of opting for a further increase of 25 basis points. In commenting on the MPC’s decision on 20 July, Prof Raymond Parsons…https://news.nwu.ac.za/waternet-executive-manager-makes-history
WaterNet executive manager makes history
2023-07-21 Prof Jean-Marie Kileshye Onema, executive manager for SADC WaterNet and extraordinary professor at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, has been elected the secretary-general of the International Association of…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/naiden-jaarts-vlieg