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2020-11-18 NEWSLETTER ISSUE #4/2017 Staff and postgraduate students learn from the experts In recent months TRADE has welcomed several guest speakers and training practitioners who have generously shared their insights and practical experiences on a range of…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/laboratory-electron-microscopy/sem
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2021-08-25 Scanning Electron Microscope The laboratory has one FEI Quanta FEG 250 electron microscope which can be booked for assisted and independent imaging. The FEI Quanta addresses the need to examine a wide range of materials and characterize structure and…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/natural-and-agricultural-sciences/siyanda-bakgatla-platinum-mine-pty-ltd-geology-bursary
Siyanda Bakgatla Platinum Mine (Pty) Ltd Geology Bursary
2020-10-12 Siyanda Bakgatla Platinum Mine (Pty) Ltd is granting bursaries for Geology students for 2021. The Bursary is capped at R120,000.00 per student. Applications close 23 October 2020. Click here to access the advert and…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/paa/3MC-Conference-2024/Plenary-Bios
3MC Conference 2024: Plenary speakers
2024-02-12 .bg { padding: 1em; color: white; background-color: black; clear: left; text-align: center; } .btn-group-vertical { width: 100%; } 3MC Presents: International Conference on Mathematical Modeling in Biology and Life Sciences 28…Newsletter Issue #3C
2020-11-18 NEWSLETTER ISSUE #3/2017 TRADE partners with SAIIA to study changing global patterns and policies TRADE and SAIIA (South African Institute of International Affairs) have been collaborating in a number of projects aimed at better understanding the…Newsletter Issue #5 E NFW
2020-11-18 NEWSLETTER ISSUE #5/2018 Prof Derick Blaauw expands day labour research to Namibia From 11 to 13 October 2017, Prof Derick Blaauw and Prof Rinie Schenck (from the University of the Western Cape) were in Namibia where they had the opportunity of…https://www.nwu.ac.za/office-vice-chancellor-nwu
Office of the Vice-Chancellor of the NWU
2024-12-04 Prof Bismark Tyobeka is the principal and vice-chancellor of the NWU Prof Bismark Tyobeka during his inaugural address on 26 August 2022 Prof Bismark Tyobeka paving the way – The NWU Way Prof Bismark Tyobeka, one of the…Newsletter Issue #6 A
2020-11-18 NEWSLETTER ISSUE #6/2018 WTO Chairs Programme - looking back on four memorable years The WTO Chairs Programme is currently in its fourth and final year at the NWU, which means that certain projects are being wrapped up and TRADE’s activity calendar…https://education.nwu.ac.za/research-unit-self-directed-learning/paper-submission
Paper submission
2020-07-24 h4.sdl { background-color: #1D6FB6; padding: 12px; border-radius: 2px; margin-bottom: 0; font-size: 16px; } h4.sdl a{ color: #efefef;} p.sdl{ background-color: #eee; padding: 12px; margin:0;} FOR PAPER SUBMISSIONS,…Newsletter Issue #3B TPA
2020-11-18 NEWSLETTER ISSUE #3/2017 Training in trade policy analysis for TRADE doctoral student Ms Lorainne Ferreira, a PhD student in TRADE, attended a highly informative course on trade policy analysis in Dakar, Senegal from 21-25 November 2016. The course,…Newsletter Issue #1J
2020-11-18 NEWSLETTER ISSUE #1/2015 Upcoming events Name of event: 2016 PhD application deadline Date: 22 January 2016 Details: The deadline for 2016 PhD applications is fast approaching. Visit our website for more information about the PhD programmes and how…Newsletter Issue #4B ICTSDGEN
2020-11-18 NEWSLETTER ISSUE #4/2017 , Leveraging services and digital potential for inclusive economic growth, The development of well-functioning and efficient services sectors is crucial to achieving structural transformation and sustainable and inclusive growth in LDCs and LICs. On 25 and 26 January 2017, the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable…Events 2018
2020-11-18 UPCOMING EVENTS 2018 events [accordion], 3-5 December 2018: PhD student attends African Economic Conference, NWU PhD student Emmanuel Orkoh attended the African Economic Conference in Kigali, Rwanda from 3-5 December 2018. On the second day of the conference he presented a paper titled ' Gender Welfare Effects Of Regional Trade Integration On Households In Ghana…, 23 November 2018: African diplomacy in uncertain times, On 23 November, Prof Wilma Viviers and Mr Gabriel Mhonyera, attended a conference in Rosebank which explored the current dynamis facing the global world trade system. In particular, discussions focused upon how African countries are responding to the new…, 19 October 2018: PhD for David Dyason, On 19 October, David Dyason received his PhD in Economics at a formal NWU graduation ceremony. His thesis was concerned with quantifying the economic impact of universities in South Africa and was titled, 'Assessing the economic impact of a South African…, 3-4 October 2018: Trade opportunities and digital technologies in Africa under the spotlight at the 2018 WTO Public Forum, Ms Lorainne Ferreira and Prof Ermie Steenkamp recently attended the 2018 WTO Public Forum in Geneva (whose theme this year was ‘Trade 2030’) and presented a paper at the WTO Chairs Programme session which was held on 4 October 2018. In their paper, titled ‘…, 26-27 September 2018: University of Namibia standard of living conference, On 26 and 27 September, Prof Derick Blaauw and TRADE Master's student Anton van Wyk, participated in the Equality and equity towards attaining a decent standard of living conference hosted by the University of Namibia in Windhoek. Anton presented a paper…, 11-12 September 2018: International trade developments & TRADE-DSM® User Group Conference, On Tuesday 11 September, individuals from a wide range of trade related interest groups in South Africa gathered together to attend a seminar focusing on the unfolding events in the international trade arena. This seminar was combined with 4th TRADE-DSM® User…, 2018: Durham University - Unacceptable forms of work, Prof Derick Blaauw is part of a research network led by Professor Deirdre McCaan from Durham University. The UK Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)/Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) Strategic Network on Legal Regulation of Unacceptable Forms of…, 7-8 June 2018: TRADE at the 2018 Agbiz Congress, Prof Wilma Viviers and Mr Martin Cameron were keynote speakers at the Agricultural Business Chamber (Agbiz) Congress which took place from 7-8 June 2018 in Port Elizabeth. Their topic was ' Developing strategies for export promotion using a Decision Support…, 7-8 June 2018: Writing school, From 7-8 June 2018, TRADE Master's and PhD students, along with some staff and researchers, took part in a writing school conducted by Prof Tobie van Wyk, Director of the NWU's Centre for Academic and Professional Language Practice . The focus of the writing…, 28 May - 2 June 2018: Prof Derick Blaauw's day labour research revisits Mpumalanga, From 28 May to 2 June 2018, Prof Derick Blaauw , Prof Anmar Pretorius and Prof Rinie Schenck (from the University of the Western Cape) were in Mpumalanga where they had the opportunity to expand their ongoing research regarding day labourers into that…, 29 May 2018: Book launch - Good Capitalism, Bad Capitalism: The Role of Business in South Africa, On Tuesday 29 May 2018, a new book from Prof Raymond Parsons and Ali Parry , Good Capitalism, Bad Capitalism: The Role of Business in South Africa , was launched in Johannesburg. The book reflects on the role of business in the years before and after the…, 10-11 May 2018: Ruiterbosch conference, The 20th annual Ruiterbosch Conference took place on 10 and 11 May 2018 at the Eight Bells Mountain Inn in Ruiterbosch, Western Cape. The conference was organised by Prof Peet Strydom with the aim of bringing together South African academics, practitioners…, 9-11 May 2018: TIPS Training workshop, Mr Gabriel Mhonyera, a PhD student at the TRADE research focus area, attended the Trade & Industrial Policy Strategy (TIPS) training workshop in Pretoria from 9-11 May 2018. The focus of workshop was to provide participants with insights into the world of…, 5 May 2018: TRADE colloquium #2, The second TRADE colloquium of 2018 took place on Thursday 5 May at 09:00 in E3-138. New Master's and PhD students were required to attend this colloquium to present their research problems for feedback. , 15-17 April 2018: Scottish Economic Society Annual Conference, Prof Derick Blaauw and Prof Anmar Pretorius attended the 2018 Annual Scottish Economic Society Conference in Perth, Scotland, from 15-17 April 2018. Between them, they delivered a total of four papers: The (subjective) well-being of day labourers in South…, 15 March 2018: TRADE colloquium #1, The first TRADE colloquium of 2018 took place on Thursday 15 March at 10:00 in E3-138. New Master's and PhD students were required to attend this colloquium to present their research problems for feedback. , 13-14 March 2018: Southern African DSM users group gathers for 3rd annual conference, On 13 and 14 March 2018, the TRADE research entity together with TRADE Advisory held their 3rd annual TRADE-DSM® User Group Conference. Delegates from institutions across the SACU region attended, including: • BITC (Botswana Investment and Trade Centre) •…, 29 January 2018: Guest lecture by Prof Jonathan Calof, On 29 January 2018, Professor Jonathan Calof, professor of International Business and Strategy at the Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa and now (since 2018) also an extraordinary professor in the TRADE research focus area, visited TRADE…, 25 January 2018: TRADE meets to discuss SACU-EFTA Free Trade Agreement, On 25 January 2018, Professor Wilma Viviers and Dr Adelia Jansen van Rensburg from the TRADE research entity at North-West University had the privilege of meeting a small delegation from the Embassies of Switzerland and Norway in South Africa, to discuss…Newsletter Issue #1B WTR2
2020-11-18 NEWSLETTER ISSUE #1/2015 WTO-TRADE roundtable #2 The second WTO-TRADE Global Value Chains roundtable took place on 5 June 2015 at the TRADE research entity. Several themes were discussed in separate focus groups which concentrated on: the…Newsletter Issue #1G WNL
2020-11-18 NEWSLETTER ISSUE #1/2015 Workshop on industrialisation in BRICS Prof Wim Naudé, the Dean-Director of the Maastricht School of Management, visited TRADE to give a keynote lecture on the topic 'A fresh look at industrialisation in the BRICS with…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/ubmi/sams2017/student
SAMS 2017 Student Support
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2020-11-18 NEWSLETTER ISSUE #1/2015 Local and international experts share their knowledge and experience with TRADE researchers and postgraduate students A number of local and international experts have visited the TRADE research entity over the past year and…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/ubmi/math-workshop-2019