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2023-06-26 Focus area: natural resource utilisation, sustainability Prof. Robert Magda (PhD) is the professor at John von Neumann University, Kecskemét, Hungary. He also works at Debrecen University as an invited professor and at the North-West University as an extraordinary professor. Prof. Robert Magda has over 27 years of teaching, research, and leading…NDT project: Tourism sector demand and supply
2024-08-21 Towards the end of 2020, South Africa's National Department of Tourism (NDT) opened a call for bids from South African higher education and research institutions to form part of the national department's research panel. The bid submitted by Prof Elmarie…Events 2014
2020-11-18 2014 events, The energy economics initiative NWU and NWPG Research Showcase NWU Postgraduate Open Day Prof Wilma Viviers on Kyknet 'Dagbreek' WTO Chair Launch TRADE visits the National Treasury Prof Peet Strydom visits TRADE 2014 Agbiz conference World Trade Organization…, 22 July and 25 November 2014: The energy economics initiative, In the middle of 2014, TRADE launched a new initiative called ‘The energy economics initiative’. The main aim of this initiative was to bring researchers from a variety of disciplines together so that they could jointly consider the energy economics field and…, 21-23 October 2014: NWU and NWPG Research Showcase, From 21-23 October, the North-West University (NWU) and the North West Provincial Government’s Research Showcase took place at the NWU’s Mahikeng Campus. This three-day event brought national and provincial government officials, researchers and business…, 24 September 2014: NWU Postgraduate Open Day, The first NWU open day for postgraduate students took place on the NWU's Potchefstroom Campus on Heritage Day. This was an ideal opportunity for interested students to find out more about the Master’s and PhD programmes on offer at the North-West University,…, 23 September 2014: Prof Wilma Viviers on KykNET 'Dagbreek', Prof Wilma Viviers made an early morning appearance on the breakfast programme 'Dagbreek'. Prof Viviers discussed her role as a WTO Chair holder, while also reflecting on the current state of South Africa's trade and potential for future improvements., 16-17 September 2014: WTO Chair Launch, Prof Wilma Viviers , whose ground-breaking research has propelled her to the top echelons of her profession by redefining the way local exporters assess foreign markets, was formally honoured on 17 September 2014 as one of seven global candidates chosen by…, , , 5 September 2014: TRADE visits the National Treasury, Prof Peet Strydom together with Dr Cees Bruggemans and some of the other TRADE team members visited the National Treasury in September. Two papers were presented, i.e. ‘The global economy and South African foreign trade’ (Prof PDF Strydom) and ‘Identification…, 3-4 September 2014: Prof Peet Strydom visits TRADE, Prof Peet Strydom , extraordinary professor at the North-West University and a member of the TRADE team, visited the Potchefstroom Campus to discuss the opportunities and gaps in trade, which are special interest areas in the WTO Chairs Programme. , 27-29 August 2014: Agbiz conference, The theme of this year’s Agbiz conference was: ‘ Shifts Happen! - Manage them ’. The conference had a comprehensive programme that focused on the threats, risks and opportunities brought about by major shifts in the socio-political and economic power dynamics…, , , Above: Mr Christian Schlotveldt, Prof Wilma Viviers, Mr Danie Marais (NWK) and Mr Jan Hendrik Strauss at the conference, 28 May 2014: World Trade Organization accolade for NWU, The World Trade Organization (WTO) has selected the North-West University (with Prof Wilma Viviers as International Trade Research Professor and director of the TRADE research entity as the Chair holder) as one of only seven successful Chairs worldwide for…, May 2014: Prof Raymond Parsons contributes a chapter to a book, Prof Raymond Parsons wrote a chapter ‘Social dialogue: New light on an old story’ for a book titled: ‘ Liberation diaries: reflections on 20 years of democracy ’, edited by Busani Ngcaweni and published by Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd., 30 March 2014: Prof Raymond Parsons' Business Day Live article, Prof Raymond Parsons wrote an article for Business Day Live titled: ‘ Pause for thought gives rise to jitters ’. , 17-24 March 2014: Prof Ludo Cuyvers visits TRADE, TRADE's extraordinary professor, Prof Ludo Cuyvers , visited the TRADE research niche area for discussions with members of the TRADE team. The main discussion points were the TRADE-DSM, future research topics and other possible focus areas. In the photo on…, 19 March 2014: South African Regulations Conference, Prof Riaan Rossouw and Mr Requier Wait delivered a paper at the South African Regulations Conference. The topic of their paper was: 'The role of licensing and tax policy for developing the upstream oil and gas industry: The case of South Africa'. , 17 March 2014: ERSA Industrial Organisation workshop, Mr Requier Wait delivered a paper at the ERSA Industrial Organisation workshop in Johannesburg. The paper, the title of which was: ‘The governance of the shale gas revolution in South Africa’, was the result of research conducted with Mr Geoffrey Chapman…, January 2014: Dr Sonja Grater receives international trade qualification, Congratulations go to Dr Sonja Grater who received her Advanced Certificate in International Trade (Exports) from the International Trade Institute of Southern Africa (ITRISA).TjopTjop App
2020-07-08 TjopTjop is a mobile app developed to assist schools, businesses, and other institutions to easily collect and store health screening information from students, pupils, staff and clients. It saves time and effort at the screening stations, makes stored…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/physical-and-chemical-sciences/news
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2023-05-02 NWU celebrates its exponents of excellence The North-West University (NWU) celebrated its torchbearers of excellence ― one of the university’s core values ― during the university’s Excellence Awards for 2021/2022. The prestigious awards ceremony took place…Newsletter Issue #2
2020-11-18 NEWSLETTER ISSUE #2/2016 Welcome from Prof Wilma Viviers, director of TRADE We are living in interesting – but disturbing – times. Although there is much uncertainty in the world today, with South Africa and other countries facing tough economic…World Trade Organization
2022-12-20 TRADE WTO [accordion], WTO Chairs Programme, The WTO Chairs Programme (WCP) http://wtochairs.org/ aims to enhance people’s knowledge and understanding of the multilateral trading system by awarding research Chairs to selected universities and/or research institutions in developing and least-developed…, Curriculum development, Through the WCP, the WTO aims to support the development and delivery of courses covering trade policy and other WTO-relevant topics in academic institutions. The School of Economics at the NWU offers several undergraduate and post graduate degrees related to…, Research, Through the WCP, the WTO aims to promote high-level research on trade-related topics, with particular emphasis on improving the trade policy and trade facilitation environments in developing countries, while also building greater capacity within research…, Outreach, Through the WCP’s outreach component, the WTO aims to disseminate research findings and opinions within academic, government and business circles, as well as promote discussion and debate on trade rules and cooperation, and the link between trade and…, The annual the International Trade & TRADE-DSM® User Group Conference held in Potchefstroom on 12 March 2020. The conference was convened under the auspices of the North-West University’s TRADE research entity in collaboration with the university’s spin-…https://humanities.nwu.ac.za/government-studies/subject-groups
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2021-05-17 [accordion collapsed] Public Admin Students will experience Public Administration as a subject offering the foremost theory, teaching, skills and practices relevant to the contemporary South African state and the global public sector arena.…Nagraadse Studies - Bestuurswetenskappe
2024-06-07 DEGREE 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…Newsletter Issue #6
2020-11-18 NEWSLETTER ISSUE #6/2018 Welcome from Prof Wilma Viviers, director of TRADE Once again the year seems to have raced by, making us wonder how 2019 could be around the corner already! Yet it has been a busy and productive year for TRADE. And in…Newsletter Issue #7
2020-11-18 NEWSLETTER ISSUE #6/2018 Welcome from Prof Wilma Viviers, director of TRADE Once again the year seems to have raced by, making us wonder how 2019 could be around the corner already! Yet it has been a busy and productive year for TRADE. And in…https://www.nwu.ac.za/donors/donor-newsletters
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2025-04-10 "Since my appointment as Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the North-West University (NWU), I have attended engagements with various internal and external stakeholders. During these engagements, it became evident that the university needs the financial…Newsletter Issue #6 B
2020-11-18 NEWSLETTER ISSUE #6/2018 Exciting collaboration potential between TRADE and the University of Dhaka in Bangladesh A recent highlight was a visit to TRADE by 10 academics from the International Business Department at the University of Dhaka in…Nagraadse kwalifikasies
2024-06-07 DEGREE 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…PhD entry requirements
2020-11-18 [accordion], PhD entry requirements, A PhD is designed to make new and original contributions to the discipline of Economics or International Trade. Students therefore need to be academically strong and disciplined, capable of working on their own and highly motivated. To be admitted to the…Nagraadse Studies
2024-06-07 DEGREE 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…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/glycine-conjugation-laboratory/current-research-focus
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2020-06-18 a) The glycine conjugation pathway Until recently, the extensive use of benzoate as a preservative was regarded as completely safe. All individuals will be exposed to a low level of benzoate generated by the gut microbes and present in berries and milk…https://news.nwu.ac.za/ai-hub-paving-nwus-ai-highway