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ICIL 2019 - Conference Programme
2026-07-07 PDF of conference programme Guidelines for presenters and session chairs, 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 the United Arab Emirates.…, 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…, Programme, Sunday 22 September 2019, Time Event 15:00-18:00 Registration and arrival coffee/tea - Library Foyer [Building 13], Monday 23 September 2019, Time Event 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:…, Tuesday 24 September 2019, Time Event 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…, Wednesday 25 September 2019, Time Event 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…, Thursday 26 September 2019, Time Event 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, Event Optional excursionshttp://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-hosts-virtual-run-and-cycle-challenge
NWU hosts virtual run and cycle challenge
2020-06-15 The North-West University (NWU) is calling on all running and cycling enthusiasts to take part in its bigger and better online sporting challenges. On 20 June the NWU will host the second Virtual Fun Run/Walk and on 21 June the Virtual Cycle challenge for…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-helps-staff-cope-during-lockdown
NWU helps staff to cope during lockdown
2020-04-16 The North-West University (NWU) is calling on all staff members who are overwhelmed and worried about their loved ones during the current lockdown to participate in their online mental health workshop. Since the country has been on lockdown the NWU has…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-helps-staff-cope-during-lockdown-0
NWU helps staff to cope during lockdown
2020-04-22 The North-West University (NWU) is calling on all staff members who are overwhelmed and worried about their loved ones during the current lockdown to participate in their online mental health workshop. Since the country has been on lockdown the NWU has…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-celebrates-its-diverse-community
NWU celebrates its diverse community
2017-08-24 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng celebrated its female staff and students on 23 August 2017 in commemoration of Woman’s month. Delivering the keynote address at the event was Ms Dineo Maribeng, a specialist in social services from…http://news.nwu.ac.za/cultivating-humanity-interdisciplinary-research-better-tomorrow
Cultivating humanity: interdisciplinary research for a better tomorrow
2018-10-19 Poverty, unemployment, poor service delivery, lack of economic growth. There are a lot to be done before we will see the African continent truly thriving. The need for interdisciplinary research has never been greater. The Optentia research focus area on…http://news.nwu.ac.za/first-nwu-tedx-talk-homes-local-issues
First NWU TEDx talk homes in on local issues
2019-04-09 The North West province is hungry for ideas and needs a coordinated response from all stakeholders to bring about much-needed change in the lives of the province’s residents. This is according to Premier Job Mokgoro, one of the speakers at the recent…http://news.nwu.ac.za/ask-economist-what-does-industry-require-me
Ask an economist: what does industry require of me?
2019-04-10 If you are fascinated by how money makes the world go round, have a flair for problem-solving and a knack for analytic reasoning, chances are that you are enrolled for a BCom degree in economics. If so, diarise the 16th of April 2019 and make sure you…http://news.nwu.ac.za/ewa-2018-leading-charge-female-entrepreneurs
EWA 2018: leading the charge for female entrepreneurs
2018-02-21 > It is no secret. Successful entrepreneurs all have one thing in common: well established networks. This holds true for both men and women, but more so for the latter. With this in mind the Enterprising Women Association (EWA) – representative of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/north-west-province-covid-19-surge-warn-experts
North-West Province in for Covid-19 surge, warn experts
2021-04-22 Health experts are sounding the alarm following reports of a spike in positive Covid-19 tests. Although not indicative of a third wave yet, they agree that the recent Easter long weekend was a contributory factor. As the country prepares for another long…http://news.nwu.ac.za/further-information-regarding-handling-alleged-incident-related-female-residence-potchefstroom
Further information regarding the handling of an alleged incident related to a female residence on the Potchefstroom Campus
2022-09-19 The North-West University (NWU) management is seriously concerned about the allegations which surfaced over the past weekend about the programme proceedings of a residence event on the Potchefstroom Campus. The programme allegedly excluded some students from…http://news.nwu.ac.za/sustainable-water-management-takes-spotlight-zanzibar
Sustainable water management takes the spotlight in Zanzibar
2023-11-03 The commitment of the North-West University (NWU) to helping ensure that all the citizens of the continent have access to safe water was again evident when the 24th WaterNet/WARFSA/GWP-SA Symposium was held in Zanzibar, in the United Republic of Tanzania, on…http://news.nwu.ac.za/team-promotes-universitys-commitment-inclusivity-expo
Team promotes the university’s commitment to inclusivity at expo
2024-05-30 Student Counselling and Development on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark Campus showcased the NWU at the recent Career and Workplace Readiness Expo for people living with disabilities that took place at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg…http://www.nwu.ac.za/revised-2016-budget-council-newsletter-18-march-2016
Revised 2016 budget - Council Newsletter 18 March 2016
2016-03-17 This is how the NWU’s budget process works: Each budget unit (three campuses and the Institutional Office) takes ownership of its own budget and has a budget committee that oversees the budget process of the budget unit. The Institutional…http://news.nwu.ac.za/gender-awareness-week-explores-new-dynamics
Gender Awareness Week explores new dynamics
2019-09-06 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Gender Awareness (GAW) week recently concluded, and just as with similar projects such as Facing Race Week, it had a profound impact on all those that attended the various events. GAW was hosted by the Faculty of…http://education.nwu.ac.za/psycho-social-education/overview-0
Overview
2020-03-10 We offer Honours programmes in all four subject areas, namely in Educational Psychology (to prepare for the Master's in Educational Psychology to register as educational psychologist), in Learner Support (named Special Needs Education – to render…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/world-water-monitoring-day
World Water Monitoring Day
2023-04-11 On September 18, around 150 nations get together to celebrate World Water Monitoring Day. We have been taught since an early age the importance of water in maintaining the health and well-being of all living things. After all, 60% to 70% of the human body is…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/library-book-exhibitions-2026-mahikeng-campus
Library Book Exhibitions 2026: Mahikeng Campus
2026-05-13 The North-West University Library and Information Service invites all faculties to the Library Book Exhibitions 2026, a valuable opportunity to explore the latest local and international academic publications that support teaching, learning, research,…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/library-book-exhibitions-2026-potchefstroom-campus
Library Book Exhibitions 2026: Potchefstroom Campus
2026-04-17 The North-West University Library and Information Service invites all faculties to the Library Book Exhibitions 2026, a valuable opportunity to explore the latest local and international academic publications that support teaching, learning, research,…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/library-book-exhibitions-2026-vanderbijlpark-campus