2024-06-07DEGREE FIELD OF STUDY DESCRIPTION OF THE DEGREE CAMPUSES Honours BCom Industrial Psychology Honours BA Industrial Psychology Honours BCom Industrial Psychology (Unaccredited HPCSA) Honours BAdmin Industrial Psychology (Unaccredited HPCSA) …
2024-06-07DEGREE FIELD OF STUDY DESCRIPTION OF THE DEGREE CAMPUSES Honours Economics with Applied Economics 5EPL02:E601M This degree helps students to display a profound knowledge of & insight into the economic & business environments. Students will also be…
2024-06-07DEGREE FIELD OF STUDY DESCRIPTION OF THE DEGREE CAMPUSES Honours Entrepreneuship & Marketing 5EQL01:E601 With this degree, you will achieve a better understanding in the economic & business environments. You will be able to identify & solve…
2024-06-07Ermie Steenkamp is an associate professor in the School of Economic Sciences at the North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus). Prof Steenkamp’s research focuses mainly on international market selection, the measurement of market accessibility and export promotion in South Africa, as well as the analysis of export potential on an intra-regional…
2023-05-19 Ernst Idsardi is a senior lecturer in the School of Economic Sciences at the North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus). He obtained his BSc in the Netherlands, his MSc in Agricultural Economics at the University of the Free State and his PhD in International Trade at the North-West University. Dr Idsardi's research focuses on agricultural…
2023-05-23 Henri Bezuidenhout is an associate professor in the School of Economic Sciences at the North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus). His research interest and expertise lie mainly in foreign direct investment (FDI) in Africa, and he has several publications to his credit in the area of international factor flows. He serves as the convenor of…
2023-05-12 Sonja Grater is an associate professor in the School of Economic Sciences at the North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus) where she lectures undergraduate and postgraduate courses in international trade. Prior to joining the NWU she spent some years in the freight forwarding industry. Prof Grater’s research is mainly focused on trade in…
2023-05-22 Ewert Kleynhans is a professor in the School of Economic Sciences at the North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus). Prof Kleynhans’ research focuses mainly on the competitiveness and efficiency of industries and firms on a micro-economic level, which are influenced by factors such as resources, human capital, market conditions, demand and…
2023-05-19 David Spies is a senior lecturer in the School of Economic Sciences at the North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus). Dr Spies’ interests lie in the fields of production economics, value chain analysis, marketing and trade. Through his work, he has made a particularly important contribution to the South African red meat industry, both in the…
2023-05-19 Gabila Nubong is a senior lecturer in the School of Economic Sciences at the North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus). Prior to joining the NWU, Dr Nubong was a postdoctoral fellow at the Institute for Strategic and Political Affairs (ISPA) at the University of Pretoria, a researcher at the Centre for Governance Innovation at the University…
2019-08-05 Carike Claassen is a senior lecturer in the School of Economic Sciences at the North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus). Since obtaining her PhD in Economics, with her thesis title being ‘The state of decoupling before and during the Great Recession’, Dr Claassen’s research has mainly focused on understanding the ways in which gender…
2019-04-05 Anmar Pretorius is an associate professor in the School of Economic Sciences at the North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), where she currently teaches econometrics. In keeping with her research interest in financial economics, her doctoral thesis investigated South Africa’s financial market integration with the rest of the world. Prof…
2020-11-18UPCOMING 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…
2019-08-05 Derick Blaauw is a professor in the School of Economic Sciences at the North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus). Prior to joining the NWU, he lectured in economics at the University of Johannesburg (UJ) and the Soweto and Bloemfontein Campuses of Vista University. Prof Blaauw’s research interests and experience largely lie in labour and…
2019-04-05 Waldo Krugell is a professor in the School of Economic Sciences at the North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus). He has wide-ranging research interests. Recent work with students has included studies on macro topics such as inclusive development, financial crises and policy uncertainty. At a micro level, he has undertaken firm-level analysis…
2019-04-05 Dr Johnny van der Merwe is currently a senior lecturer in the field of Agricultural Economics and a member of the TRADE research entity at the North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus). His PhD focused on analysing the impact of wheat grading, pricing and innovation on the competitiveness of the South African wheat industry. Results from that…
2019-04-05 Carli Bezuidenhout is a senior lecturer in the School of Economic Sciences at the North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus) where she lectures undergraduate courses in the BCom Economics and BCom International Trade degree programmes. Prior to joining the NWU, she worked in the economic consulting field. The focus of Dr Bezuidenhout’s…
2023-05-23 Adelia Jansen van Rensburg is a senior lecturer in the School of Economic Sciences at the North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus). Prior to taking up this position, Dr Jansen van Rensburg was a postdoctoral research fellow for TRADE and before that she served as a diplomat for the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) secretariat in Namibia…
