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NWU is a pioneer in Africa
2018-05-30 The North-West University (NWU) is one of the pioneers in nutrition research in Africa. The leading role the NWU’s Centre of Excellence for Nutrition (CEN) plays in the collaboration with the University of Ghana (UG) and the Nutricia Research Foundation (…http://news.nwu.ac.za/mba-graduation-day-double-gold-cream-crop
MBA graduation day: Double gold for the cream of the crop
2018-05-31 The North-West University (NWU) Business School had a successful graduation day, and made history this year with two top achievers scoring gold. Suretha Griesel, a dentist from Pretoria, and Theshan Govendar, a senior engineer from Anglo American, each…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-participates-world-media-economics-and-management-conference
NWU academic participates in World Media Economics and Management conference
2018-05-31 Prof Ravinder Rena, a North-West University (NWU) academic in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, was invited to be a panel speaker and chairperson of a technical session at the recent World Media Economics and Management Conference (WEMC).…http://news.nwu.ac.za/sa-agricultural-sector-%25E2%2580%2593-political-chess-piece
SA agricultural sector – a political chess piece
2018-05-31 The South African agricultural sector has been captured and is subsequently being used as a political chess piece. This is the opinion of Prof Danie Meyer, a senior lecturer and researcher in the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Economic and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/golden-key-awards-staff-honorary-membership
Golden Key awards staff with honorary membership
2018-05-31 Four staff members of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark were recently awarded honorary membership to the Golden Key International Honour Society. These staff members were applauded for their commitment towards academic excellence…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-researchers-take-hands-polish-and-german-counterparts
NWU researchers take hands with Polish and German counterparts
2018-05-31 A delegation of researchers from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences recently visited several international universities in Poland and Germany. The aim of the visits was to foster and build collaborative…http://news.nwu.ac.za/former-nwu-soccer-institute-player-joins-psl-team
Former NWU Soccer Institute player joins PSL team
2018-06-01 Former North-West University (NWU) Soccer Institute player, Orebotse “Bobo” Mongae, is making a move to the South African Premier Soccer League’s (PSL) Baroka FC in the coming season. Tebogo Ramasilo, Bobo’s representative, confirmed that his client is…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-experts-weigh-emfuleni%25E2%2580%2599s-soma
NWU experts weigh in on Emfuleni’s SOMA
2018-06-04 On 11 June 2018 the executive mayor of the Emfuleni Local Municipality will deliver his State of the Municipality Address (SOMA) in Vanderbijlpark. Emfuleni is one of South Africa’s defaulting councils, with the municipality not having had a clean audit in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/north-west%25E2%2580%2599s-learners-are-robotics-champions
North West’s learners are robotics champions
2018-06-05 Robotics is a fast-growing field worldwide and learners from the North West province are not lagging behind. The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Science Centre on the campus in Mahikeng, whose Techno Youth Programme equips learners with computer,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-coach-appointed-provincial-swimming-coach
NWU coach appointed as provincial swimming coach
2018-06-05 Swimming is very much a sport of observation and to be a swimming coach you have to be a great observer. You should also be a great motivator, know all about the latest swimming techniques and development, and most importantly, have passion. These are…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-winter-school-levelling-playing-field-class-2019
NWU Winter School: levelling the playing field for the Class of 2019
2018-06-05 This year more than 700 Grade 12 learners will take part in the annual Winter School initiative of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark. According to Prof Linda du Plessis, the deputy vice-chancellor for planning and Vanderbijlpark…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-part-new-dst-nrf-education-research-group
NWU part of new DST-NRF Education Research Group
2018-06-05 Academic staff members from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences recently joined the DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Mathematical and Statistical Sciences’ newly established Education Research Group. This…http://news.nwu.ac.za/international-expert-shares-insight-research-proposal-writing
International expert shares insight into research proposal writing
2018-06-05 Experience has shown that large numbers of people who start a master’s or a PhD degree seldom finish their degrees within the budgeted time frames of the respective programmes. In some instances postgraduate students fail to complete their studies in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-uesm-researchers-blazing-trail-excellence
NWU UESM: Researchers blazing a trail of excellence
2018-06-05 In line with the vision of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management (UESM) in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, experts are conducting research that is not only fundamental and applied, but also…http://news.nwu.ac.za/preservation-languages-nwu-under-spotlight
Preservation of languages at NWU under the spotlight
2018-06-05 As part of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Language Awareness Week, library staff at the campus in Mahikeng recently attended a presentation on a study titled "The linguistic-cultural impact of Boloka: are all NWU official languages equal?"Boloka is…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-vanderbijlpark-calling-all-bed-alumni
NWU Vanderbijlpark: calling all BEd alumni
2018-06-06 Are you a teaching professional? Do you need information on career advancement opportunities? Did you obtain your teaching qualification from the North-West University (NWU)? If you answered yes to these questions, you should diarise 23 June 2018! The NWU…http://news.nwu.ac.za/good-capitalism-bad-capitalism-role-business-south-africa
Good Capitalism, Bad Capitalism: The Role of Business in South Africa
2018-06-06 With South Africa having turned the corner politically and President Ramaphosa promising a ‘new dawn’, many people are cautiously optimistic about the prospects of an economic turnaround in the country. However, in looking forward to a better future, it is…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-honours-late-dr-tom-gouws
NWU honours the late Dr Tom Gouws
2018-08-02 A former deputy vice-chancellor of the former University of Bophuthatswana (Unibo), Dr Tom Gouws, was buried this week after he was murdered by robbers in his home in Pretoria. Dr Gouws had a long relationship with the North-West University (NWU) and its…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-students-learn-about-benefits-digitalisation
NWU students learn about the benefits of digitalisation
2018-08-02 More than 1 000 North-West University (NWU) students from the Faculty of Engineering attended a recent lecture that was hosted by Siemens and ESTEQ on the campus in Potchefstroom Siemens is a leader in vertical IT technologies with thousands of software…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-exact-revenge-ukzn