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NWU/VUT Leopards Lair competition - Application timeline
2021-04-19 We are looking for INNOVATIVE business ideas or product inventions from our undergraduate and post-graduate students! Think critically, creative and solution-based! FIRSTLY: Watch our online training! Enter your …https://commerce.nwu.ac.za/bhive-enterprise-development-centre/bhive-events
bhive Events
2024-09-03 Below are the Bhive events scheduled for the year: 26 Feb - 1 March 2024: Student Training for Entrepreneurial Promotion (STEP) Train-the-Trainer (TTT) 02 March 2024: Enactus Membership training 08 April 2024: EDHE Intervarsity Launch 06-19 April 2024:…LEOPARDS LAIR BUSINESS COMPETITION
2024-06-07 Students from the North-West University (NWU) pulled out all the stops at the recent annual Leopards Lair business competition. Heading-up the competition is the NWU’s bhive Enterprise Development Centre in collaboration with the NWU’s Technology Transfer…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/centre-space-research/csrseminars
Seminars
2025-04-30 Colloquium on Cosmology Inflation - 7 May 2025. Public Lecture by Prof. Peter Dunsby - 03 October 2024 Colloquium by Dr Ayodeji: Cross-correlations between the Thermal Sunyeav-Zel'dovich effect and Large-scale Structure Tracers - 07 March 2024…https://news.nwu.ac.za/north-west-university-scholars-work-shines-spotlight-indigenous-african-popular-music
North-West university scholars' work shines a spotlight on Indigenous African Popular Music
2022-07-05 North-West University (NWU)'s Professor of Journalism, Communication and Media Studies, and Director of Indigenous Language Media in Africa, Prof. Abiodun Salawu and Dr Israel Fadipe, a postdoctoral fellow in ILMA recently released two volumes of their work…https://news.nwu.ac.za/postdoctoral-fellow-launches-book-development-international-law
Postdoctoral fellow launches book on the development of international law
2023-03-10 Dr Nicolaas Buitendag, a postdoctoral fellow at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Law, recently launched a book titled States of exclusion: A critical systems theory reading of international law. This open-access scholarly book published by…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-career-centre-hosts-campus-work-readiness-session
NWU Career Centre hosts campus work-readiness session
2024-03-06 The Career Centre at the North-West University (NWU) recently hosted a campus work-readiness session on the Potchefstroom Campus. Work-readiness sessions have become an integral part of the NWU’s goal to provide companies with the platform to highlight and…https://humanities.nwu.ac.za/social-sciences/history
History
2020-07-29 Broadly, History involves the study of the past and its impact on the present and aspirations for the future. This programme enables a student to conduct in-depth research into how our past shapes our present and how our present shapes our future. A…https://news.nwu.ac.za/june-youth-june-pride
June is for Youth, June is for Pride
2023-06-27 Pride Month is observed every June, with its main aim being to simultaneously honour the movement for LGBTQIA+ rights and celebrate the community’s culture. Kurt Naicker, senior lecturer at the Vanderbijlpark Campus, shares his thoughts on the experiences of…https://news.nwu.ac.za/mba-summer-study-school-times-are-changing
MBA Summer Study School – times are changing!
2021-02-04 A record number of no fewer than 190 MBA students recently attended the North-West University (NWU) Business School’s first ever virtual Summer Study School. Prof Jan van Romburgh, the newly appointed chief director of the Business School, welcomed the…https://library.nwu.ac.za/icil-2019-programme
ICIL 2019 - Conference Programme
2023-12-12 PDF of conference programme Guidelines for presenters and session chairs, Sunday 22 September 2019, 15:00-18:00 Registration and arrival coffee/tea - Library Foyer [Building 13], Monday 23 September 2019, 7:30 Registration and coffee/tea [Foyer, Building 6] 9:00 Welcoming [Samancor Auditorium, Building 6] 9:30 International keynote: Prof. Serap Kurbanoglu Information Literacy in the Post-Truth Era [Samancor Auditorium, Building 6] Chairperson: Mathew Moyo…, Tuesday 24 September 2019, 7:30 Registration and coffee/tea [Foyer, Building 6] 9:00 International keynote: Prof. Thomas P. Mackey Building Communities of Trust: Metaliterate Learning for a Post-Truth Society [Samancor Auditorium, Building 6] Chairperson: Jako Olivier 9:45 Questions…, Wednesday 25 September 2019, 7:30 Registration and coffee/tea [Foyer, Building 6] 9:00 International keynote: Prof. Irina Zhilavskaya Future of Media and Information Literacy: Russian perspective [Samancor Auditorium, Building 6] Chairperson: Bosire Onyancha 10:00 Questions - keynote…, Thursday 26 September 2019, 7:30 Registration and coffee/tea [Foyer, Building 6] 9:00 International keynote: Prof. Trudi E. Jacobson Creating Shareable Knowledge: Exploring the Synergy between Metaliteracy and Open Pedagogy [Samancor Auditorium, Building 6] Chairperson: Serap…, Friday 27 September 2019, Optional excursions, Poster presentations, Library enhancing user information skills through Information Literacy: A case study of the University of Limpopo Library Abigail Shoroma Wow! Faculty Information Literacy: Do they also need training? The Case of a University in United Arab Emirates Mary…, Presentation types, Keynotes: 45-minute presentation with 15 minutes for discussion/questions Papers/Doctoral forum: 20-minute presentation with 10 minutes for discussion/questions PechaKucha: 6-minute presentation with 4 minutes for remarks/questions [The last 5 minutes of the…Chapters in books
2020-11-18 UPCOMING EVENTS Chapters in books [accordion], Trade and poverty reduction: New evidence of impacts in developing countries (2018) , The report,“Trade and Poverty Reduction: New Evidence of Impacts in Developing Countries”, was launched by WTO Director-General Roberto Azevêdo and World Bank Chief Economist Pinelopi Goldberg at the WTO in Geneva. It presents eight case studies showing how…, How the G20 can help sustainably reshape the global trade system (2018) , Gathering in Mar del Plata in September 2018, G20 trade and investment ministers agreed to “step up dialogue and actions to mitigate risks and enhance confidence in international trade.” The global trade and investment system is in need of such a boost. Trust…, Financing sustainable development in Africa (2018), This edited volume provides a critical evaluation of financing options for sustainable development in Africa. While sustainability has long been the watchword for development programs, and while many African countries have taken initiatives to develop…, Non-tariff measures: Economic assessment and policy options for development (2018) , One of the main features of the international cooperation agenda during the last 50 years has been to promote the economic integration of poorer countries into the global economy, helping them to eradicate poverty and achieve prosperity. The rationale is that…, Trade costs and inclusive growth: Case studies presented by WTO chair-holders (2016), "Trade Costs and Inclusive Growth" looks at how implementation of the WTO’s Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) can help to reduce trade costs and promote growth. The publication brings together contributions from ten participants in the WTO Chairs Programme,…, Child Poverty, Youth (Un)Employment, and Social Inclusion (2016), Worldwide child and youth poverty remain the biggest barrier to achieving a better life in adulthood. Progress in lifting children out of poverty in the last decades has been slow and limited in the developing world, while the recent global economic crisis…, The performance of European business in the 20th Century (2016), This book is a first attempt at measuring European business performance over the entire twentieth century and in doing so provides a totally new approach to European business history. It is based on a single sample of 1,225 companies, belonging to eight…, Private standards and global governance - economic, legal and political perspectives (2012), Private regulatory initiatives aim to govern supply chains across the globe according to a set of environmental, food safety and/or social standards. Until now, literature on the topic has been fragmented and divided by research fields. However, this unique…, Export promotion: A decision support model approach (2012), Governments are increasingly confronted by scarce resources, which force their export promotion organisations to seek more efficient ways of carrying out their mandates. Notwithstanding the export successes of several emerging economies, public export…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-advances-environmental-justice
NWU academic advances environmental justice
2020-09-05 Environmental justice, writes North-West University (NWU) senior lecturer and researcher Dr Kesolofetse Lefenya, entails social transformation directed towards meeting basic human needs and enhancing the quality of life, environmental protection and…https://news.nwu.ac.za/study-reveals-power-setswana-strengthening-brand-connection
Study reveals power of Setswana in strengthening brand connection
2025-01-28 By Gofaone Motsamai A study by North-West University (NWU) PhD student Olanrewaju Ogundeyi has provided insightful findings on the use of indigenous languages in radio advertising, highlighting the significant impact of Setswana on brand engagement. The…https://news.nwu.ac.za/study-reveals-shifting-portrayals-women-south-african-advertisements
Study reveals shifting portrayals of women in South African advertisements.
2025-02-27 Television advertisements influence how society views gender roles, and a new study from North-West University (NWU) explores how women are represented in South African adverts. The research, conducted by Koketso Rabanye from the NWU’s School of Communication…Optentia: Swiss expert advocates different approach to special education
2022-08-19 “Whereas efficient learners are reflective, strategic and cognitively engaged, struggling learners have difficulties in self-regulating their learning.” This according to Prof Marco Hessels, extraordinary professor at the Optentia Research Focus Area on the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/its-all-systems-go-nwu-prepares-institutional-audit
It’s all systems go as NWU prepares for institutional audit
2021-09-02 Preparations are well under way for one of the most important upcoming events in the academic life of the North-West University (NWU): the external institutional audit that will be conducted in August 2022. The NWU’s institutional audit is part of a series…https://news.nwu.ac.za/welcome-back-old-friend
Welcome back, old friend
2022-08-12 There was colour and sound and merriment until late and all of it for a good cause: welcome back RAG. From 28 to 30 July, Potchefstroom was buzzing with floats, and no cold weather could dampen the enthusiasm of the students from the North-West University.…https://news.nwu.ac.za/rose-hayeshi-%25E2%2580%2593-rising-star-bioafrica-convention
Rose Hayeshi – a rising star at the BioAfrica Convention
2020-08-24 A researcher from the North-West University (NWU) and one of the rising stars in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), is taking part in this year’s BioAfrica Convention that is taking place from 24 to 26 August. Prof Rose Hayeshi,…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-student-scoops-another-golden-key-award