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Multimodal learning
2020-01-17 Within the UNESCO Chair we conceptualise multimodal learning, while drawing on theories of multimodality, distance education and blended learning, as a phenomenon that is realised at the following levels:…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/climate-change-air-quality-and-impacts/research-publications
Research Publications
2022-04-07 Chronological list of all publications Peer reviewed Journal Publications [accordion] Prof Roelof Burger Adesina, J.A., Piketh, S.J., Qhekwana, M., Burger, R.P. and Mkhatshwa, G., 2022: Assessment of criteria pollutants contributions from…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…https://humanities.nwu.ac.za/centre-text-technology/research-new-cloned-cloned
Research New - Cloned - Cloned
2022-08-18 Research & Development Projects & Publications We as a research and development centre combine research experts and the essential technical and administrative support in order to conduct cutting-edge research in text technology and use that as…https://www.nwu.ac.za/gender-and-language-awareness-weeks-speaker-biographies
Gender and Language Awareness weeks - Speaker Biographies
2020-09-30 Gender and Language Awareness weeks Speaker biographies Monday, 28 September (14:00 – 16:00) Lecture: Exploring critical terminology – Gender, law and language [accordion collapsed] Host:…https://news.nwu.ac.za/are-you-prepared-publish-your-social-media-post-billboard
Are you prepared to publish your social media post on a billboard?
2020-12-07 Do not publish anything on social media if you are not willing to see it on a billboard next to a busy highway. Doing the “billboard test” when engaging with social media is sound advice from Emma Sadleir, a leading expert on social media law and founder of…https://education.nwu.ac.za/research-unit-self-directed-learning/sub-areas
Sub-areas
2025-04-08 Assessment to support Self-Directed Learning Subarea leader: Prof Anitia Lubbe Assessment can be used as a means to build sustainable capacity for SDL. Assessment to support SDL is deliberately designed to capitalise on the impact of…https://humanities.nwu.ac.za/ctext
Home New
2025-05-07 Using artificial intelligence to develop and promote South African languages We offer tools and resources that help you to use computers and access information in your own language see what we're about Events Upcoming events NWU…http://www.nwu.ac.za/nwu/privacy
Privacy Statement
2021-01-19 Introduction The North-West University(NWU) is strongly committed to protecting personal information/data. This privacy statement describes why and how we collect and use personal information and provide information about individuals’ rights in relation to…https://www.nwu.ac.za/NWU_Privacy_Statement
NWU Privacy Statement
2021-03-24 Introduction The North-West University(NWU) is strongly committed to protecting personal information/data. This privacy statement describes why and how we collect and use personal information and provide information about individuals’…https://www.nwu.ac.za/university-calendar/august
University Calendar - August
2024-11-29 Legend MC - Mahikeng Campus PC - Potchefstroom Campus VC - Vanderbijlpark Campus M - Masters degree PhD/D - Doctoral degree UDL - Unit for Distance Learning HDA - Higher Degrees Administration FHS - Faculty of Health Sciences…https://engineering.nwu.ac.za/engineering/undergraduate
Undergraduate
2025-01-15 Available undergraduate qualifications The NWU Faculty of Engineering consists of four different schools that offer Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) undergraduate programmes: School of Chemical Engineering ◉ Chemical Engineering…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/registration-and-orientation/scientaie
Scientaie
2021-03-12 Welcome first years of 2021 – A letter from you 2020/2021 ASA Chairperson Dear first yeras Welcome to Scientiae and the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences. Scientiae is an…Events 2015
2020-11-18 2015 events, UNCTAD Virtual Institute video conference WTO Chairs conference PhD graduation ceremony SAIIA roundtable SARB guest lecture SAAFF 'New Frontiers' conference MCom graduation ceremony WTO dispute settlement lecture IMF guest lecture Workshop on…, 12 November 2015: UNCTAD Virtual Institute video conference, The UNCTAD Virtual Institute conducted a presentation for members of the TRADE team via a video conference on the 2015 Trade and Development report, titled: 'Making the International Financial Architecture Work for Trade and Development'. The report, which is…, 2-3 November 2015: WTO Chairs conference, Prof Wilma Viviers (WTO Chair in South Africa), Dr Sonja Grater and Mr Martin Cameron attended the annual WTO Chairs conference on 2 and 3 November in Geneva, Switzerland. The conference provided a platform for the different WTO Chairs to report back on the…, 16 October 2015: PhD graduation ceremony, Former TRADE team member, Dr Requier Wait, graduated from the TRADE research focus area with a PhD in Economics. The title of his thesis was: 'The development of structure to evaluate petroleum fiscal systems in Africa '. Prior to this, on 26 October, Dr…, 15 October 2015: SAIIA roundtable, Prof Wilma Viviers and two TRADE associates were invited to attend a roundtable event convened by the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) in Johannesburg. With the theme: ' Nairobi and Beyond - what prospects for the WTO? ', the…, 15 October 2015: SARB guest lecture, The head of research and statistics at the South African Reserve Bank ( SARB ), Dr Johan van den Heever, visited the Potchefstroom Campus on 15 October to deliver a guest lecture. He spoke at the School of Economics on the topic: 'Monetary Policy and Issues…, 14-16 October 2015: SAAFF 'New Frontiers' conference, Dr Sonja Grater was invited to be a speaker at the prestigious annual conference of the South African Association of Freight Forwarders ( SAAFF ), which was held at the International Convention Centre in Durban from 14-16 October. With the theme of the…, 14 October 2015: MCom graduation ceremony, Ms Lorainne Steenkamp and Mr Armand Lourens graduated from the TRADE research focus area, both with an MCom. Lorainne completed an MCom in Economics with the title of her dissertation being: 'South Africa's economic policies on unemployment: A historical…, 13 October 2015: WTO dispute settlement lecture, Dr Gustav Brink, an expert in the WTO dispute settlement process, recently visited TRADE to deliver a guest lecture as part of the International Trade Law (ECON622) course. In his lecture he explained how the dispute settlement process and appellate functions…, 12 October 2015: IMF guest lecture, On 12 October, the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Senior Representative for South Africa, Dr Axel Schimmelpfennig, visited TRADE to deliver a guest lecture as part of the Economic Policy course (ECON622). Dr Schimmelpfennig spoke about the general role…, 28 September 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 critical comments for South Africa’. Prof Naudé stressed the importance of…, 23 September 2015: TRADE meets with NWPG and NWDC, A meeting was held between representatives from the North West Provincial Government, the North West Development Corporation and the TRADE research focus area on the Potchefstroom Campus. Ms Wendy Nelson and Mr Nathan Oliphant from the Finance, Economy and…, 17 September 2015: TRADE Colloquium #4, The fourth TRADE colloquium of the year was held at the TRADE research focus area on 17 September. This was an opportunity for Master's and PhD students to present their research proposals and draft articles, and to obtain feedback. More information can be…, 8-11 September 2015: WTO-STATA training, Two presenters from the WTO, Cosimo Beverelli and Simon Neumueller, presented a training course on the use of the STATA statistical program. This included training in basic descriptive statistics, as well as econometric methods, gravity models and partial…, 13 May 2015: CAPLP Writing School feedback, The 2015 Economics Honours students submitted their first comprehensive essay to the NWU's Centre for Academic and Professional Language Practice (CAPLP) at the end of March. The CAPLP assisted in the assessment of these essays, providing feedback on grammar…, 8 May 2015: 17th annual Ruiterbosch conference, At the 17th annual Ruiterbosch conference at Ruiterbosch in the Western Cape, Prof Peet Strydom , an extraordinary professor at the NWU, presented a joint paper with Prof Wilma Viviers on the topic: 'Global Value Chains: A new era for South Africa's foreign…, 24 April 2015: Agbiz launches political agri-economics report, The political environment has become a determining factor for most big business decisions. Politicians tend to use agriculture as its playing ground, not always understanding the risks it imposes on the people involved, business confidence and investments.…, 19 March 2015: 1st WTO-TRADE roundtable, The first WTO-TRADE roundtable on Global Value Chains (GVCs) and trade facilitation was convened by the TRADE entity on 19 March at the North-West University’s Potchefstroom Campus. Attended by members of the TRADE research team as well as colleagues from the…, 13 March 2015: TRADE-WTO award at Academic Prestige function, The TRADE-WTO award for the best Master's degree dissertation was presented to Mr Francois van Heerden on 13 March at the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences’ Academic Prestige function. The title of his dissertation was: ‘Identifying employment-…, 6 and 20 March 2015: CAPLP Writing School session #2, The NWU Centre for Academic and Professional Language Practice (CAPLP) held a follow-up Writing School session for Master’s and PhD students on 6 and 20 March 2015. For more details about the Writing School, contact trade@nwu.ac.za . , 20 February 2015: CAPLP Writing School session #1, The first day of the Writing School conducted by the Centre for Academic and Professional Language Practice (CAPLP) was 20 February. A follow-up session is scheduled for 6 and 20 March 2015. For more details about the Writing School, contact trade@nwu.ac.za…, 5 February 2015: TRADE Colloquium #1, On 5 February, a mini-colloquium was convened by the TRADE research entity and the NWU School of Economics. Here new Master's and PhD students of 2015 presented their research proposals, proposed methodologies and available data to their supervisors and…, 19 January 2015: The energy economics initiative, The energy economics initiative, which was launched in 2014, was taken another step forward when the third meeting was held on 19 January. Dr Dawid Serfontein (Senior Lecturer at the School of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering at the NWU) presented a paper…https://news.nwu.ac.za/young-female-innovators-shine-during-modiragatsi-youth-innovation-competition
Young female innovators shine during Modiragatsi Youth Innovation Competition
2021-09-07 The Fourth Industrial Revolution is upon us and the Faculty of Engineering at the North-West University (NWU) and its partners understand that it is necessary to equip the youth with skills that will benefit them in the long run. In 2019 the Faculty of…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/climate-change-air-quality-and-impacts/weather-and-weather-modification
Weather and Weather Modification
2022-11-07 Weather and Climate Related Research Projects The NWU Climatology Research Group (CGR) has set up multiple weather stations at various locations: METSI (UESM Research Facility) Lekwena Wildlife Estate NWU Potchefstroom Campus NWU Mafikeng Campus (on…https://engineering.nwu.ac.za/engineering/faq-engineering
FAQ Engineering
2024-11-20 [accordion collapsed] Questions about the selection and acceptance process What should I do once I have received my final matric results? The NWU automatically receives the NSC results from the Department of Basic Education (DBE). If you wrote the…https://humanities.nwu.ac.za/centre-text-technology/research-development
Research and Development
2025-02-26 Research & Development Our research & development in HLT We combine research experts and the essential technical and administrative support in order to conduct cutting-edge research in text technology and…https://www.nwu.ac.za/university-calendar/march
University Calendar - March
2025-02-06 Legend MC - Mahikeng Campus PC - Potchefstroom Campus VC - Vanderbijlpark Campus M - Masters degree PhD/D - Doctoral degree UDL - Unit for Distance Learning HDA - Higher Degrees Administration FHS - Faculty of Health Sciences…https://www.nwu.ac.za/announcements-2022