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Business School's MBA Summer Study School a resounding success
2023-02-08 On Friday, 3 February, the North-West University (NWU) Business School concluded its Summer Study School for MBA students. Overall, the week was a resounding success, with students testifying to tremendous value gained in terms of networking, keynote inputs…http://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-tobie-van-dyk-seconded-sadilar
Prof Tobie van Dyk seconded to SADiLaR
2023-02-09 Prof Tobie van Dyk, a highly respected applied linguist from the School of Languages at the North-West University (NWU) has been seconded to the South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLaR) from 1 January to 31 December 2023. “Prof van Dyk…http://news.nwu.ac.za/academic-commends-newsroom-afrika-introducing-indigenous-language
Academic commends Newsroom Afrika for introducing indigenous language
2023-02-09 North-West University (NWU) academic and director of Indigenous Language Media in Africa (ILMA) research unit Prof Abiodun Salawu has commended the South African television news channel Newzroom Afrika for expanding its horizons with the launch of its first…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-professors-co-author-book-age-inclusive-ict-innovation
NWU professors co-author book on age-inclusive ICT Innovation
2023-02-09 Although a lot is known about how older people in developed countries use and benefit from information and communication technology (ICT), the subject has not been fully explored in developing countries. Globally, it is expected that the care needs of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/optentia-hosts-prestige-lecture-how-research-impacts-daily-lives
Optentia hosts prestige lecture on how research impacts daily lives
2023-02-10 Research should not only be an academic activity but should also have a positive impact on society. This view was shared by Prof Darelle van Greunen, an extraordinary professor at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Optentia research unit during a recent…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/sona-2023-woorde-moet-met-geloofwaardige-optrede-ondersteun-word
SONA 2023: Woorde moet met geloofwaardige optrede ondersteun word
2023-02-10 Die 2023-staatsrede (SONA), wat op 9 Februarie deur president Cyril Ramaphosa in die parlement gelewer is, het ’n omvattende, openhartige en realistiese evaluering van Suid-Afrika se huidige moeilike en uitdagende ekonomiese landskap gegee. Prof Raymond…http://news.nwu.ac.za/sona-2023-words-must-be-backed-credible-action
SONA 2023: Words must be backed by credible action
2023-02-10 The 2023 State of the Nation Address (SONA) delivered by President Cyril Ramaphosa to Parliament on 9 February gave a wide-ranging, candid and realistic appraisal of South Africa’s present tough and challenging economic landscape. Prof Raymond Parsons,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-reaches-out-smallholder-farmers
NWU reaches out to smallholder farmers
2023-02-13 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Geo and Spatial Sciences, in collaboration with the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (KZNDARD) and Wesgrow Potatoes, hosted three farmers’ days for smallholder farmers in Swayimane and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/msc-ingenieurswese-student-aanmerking-vir-top-wereldwye-toekenning
MSc Ingenieurswese-student in aanmerking vir top- wêreldwye toekenning
2023-02-13 Leané Naudé, ’n MSc-student in Ingenieurswese aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU), pak in Mei haar tasse vir Amsterdam om Suid-Afrika by die finale rondte van die wêreldwye Blue Sky- wetenskapkompetisie te verteenwoordig. Sy het hierdie eer verdien deur…http://news.nwu.ac.za/msc-engineering-student-line-top-global-award
MSc Engineering student in line for top global award
2023-02-13 Leané Naudé, an MSc Engineering student at the North-West University (NWU), will be packing her bags for Amsterdam in May to represent South Africa in the global finals of the Blue Sky science competition. She earned this honour after coming second in last…http://news.nwu.ac.za/allegations-exclusion-official-welcoming-event-north-west-university
Allegations of exclusion from the official welcoming event at the North-West University
2023-02-15 On Saturday, 11 February 2023, allegations surfaced that first-year students from the town residences were excluded from the official welcoming event in the Amphitheatre on the Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University (NWU). According to the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/setswana-academic-has-passion-poetry
Setswana academic has a passion for poetry
2023-02-14 North-West University (NWU) Setswana lecturer and poet Ogodiseng Mokakale recently published an anthology of 60 Setswana poems, Tswina ya Poko. Ogodiseng says teaching poetry at schools has lost its way, and that it is difficult to bring university…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nicos-sailing-team-cruises-its-way-national-championships
Nico’s sailing team cruises its way to national championships
2023-02-14 North-West University (NWU) senior IT technician Nico Kroucamp is brimming with pride as his sailing team, Albatross, won three regattas in the last three months. The three regattas the four-member team won, were the SA Sailing 75th Anniversary Regatta,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-en-dard-onderteken-n-memorandum-van-verstandhouding
NWU en DARD onderteken ’n memorandum van verstandhouding
2023-02-15 Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) en die Departement van Landbou en Landelike Ontwikkeling (DARD), wat die Landboukollege Potchefstroom en die Taung Landboukollege verteenwoordig, het op 27 Januarie 2023 ’n memorandum van verstandhouding (MvV) op die NWU se…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-and-dard-sign-mou
NWU and DARD sign MoU
2023-02-14 On 27 January 2023 the North-West University (NWU) and the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD), representing the Potchefstroom College of Agriculture and the Taung Agricultural College, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) at the NWU'…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/ons-waak-teen-gbv-insidente-wanneer-die-akademiese-jaar-begin
Ons waak teen GBV-insidente wanneer die akademiese jaar begin
2023-02-15 Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) verwelkom hierdie maand ons eerstejaars en terugkerende studente op ons kampusse. Hoewel verskeie forums in plek is om studenteveiligheid te verbeter, veral dié van vroulike studente, gaan voortslepende beurtkrag waarskynlik ’n…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/bbp-groeisyfers-vir-die-eerste-kwartaal-van-2023
BBP-groeisyfers vir die eerste kwartaal van 2023
2023-06-07 Volgens prof Raymond Parsons van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) Besigheidskool is die goeie nuus dat die BBP-groei van 0,4% in die eerste kwartaal van 2023, ná die hersiene -1,1%-groei in die vierde kwartaal van 2022, die Suid-Afrikaanse ekonomie in staat…http://news.nwu.ac.za/dp-growth-figures-first-quarter-2023
DP growth figures for the first quarter of 2023
2023-06-07 According to Prof Raymond Parsons from the North-West University (NWU) Business School, the good news is that GDP growth of 0,4% in the first quarter of 2023, following on the revised -1,1% growth in the fourth quarter of 2022, has enabled the South African…http://news.nwu.ac.za/adele-and-tete-gunning-comrades-gold
Adele and Tete gunning for Comrades gold
2023-06-07 It is a tale etched in South African athletics folklore. One-hundred-and-two-years ago, an ultramarathon was born to celebrate comradery and the indomitable human spirit in the wake of the devastation caused by the First World War. It is an 87701 km…http://news.nwu.ac.za/subject-group-chemistry-paves-way-research-support-and-scholarships-postgrads