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Child health enjoys massive interest – national conference
2019-12-03 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Potchefstroom recently hosted a very successful Child Health Priorities Conference, which attracted some 260 delegates, and even the likes of South Africa’s First Lady, Dr Tshepo Motsepe. Under the theme “…Life goes on, death happens: loss and grief in a time of Covid-19
2020-04-20 Across the world the Covid-19 pandemic has changed our assumptive worlds drastically, yet life continues to happen. Babies are born, people develop health conditions that are not related to Covid-19, others reach milestone birthdays, while others die. Dr…https://humanities.nwu.ac.za/navigating-modernity-and-innovation/international-spring-week
International Spring Week
2024-11-01 Post-Conference Slides/Presentations Photos The Faculty of Humanities at North-West University, South Africa, is pleased to announce its first international Spring Week. SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT and CALL FOR ABSTRACT Conference theme: HUMANITIES…https://news.nwu.ac.za/low-borrowing-costs-are-important-business-and-consumer-confidence
Low borrowing costs are important for business and consumer confidence
2021-07-23 The decision by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to keep interest rates unchanged again was in line with market expectations and similar to its approach at its previous meeting in May 2021. Prof Raymond Parsons, an economist from the Business School of…https://news.nwu.ac.za/vaccinations-nwu-outreach-sites-near-10-000-milestone
Vaccinations at NWU outreach sites near 10 000 milestone
2021-08-12 Vaccinations at the North-West University (NWU) outreach sites in Mahikeng and Potchefstroom are nearing the 10 000 mark. NWU staff, their families and domestic workers, as well as members of the community, have received 9 845 vaccinations…https://news.nwu.ac.za/6-sess-nwu-paving-way-one-lego-brick-time
6-Sess for NWU: Paving the way one LEGO brick at a time
2021-10-05 There is a famous Chinese proverb that says “If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you are planning for a lifetime, educate people”. There are many ways in which one can make an impact in the world, but…https://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-lesley-inducted-aces-and-assaf
Prof Lesley inducted into ACES and ASSAF
2021-11-24 Prof Lesley Wood, a research professor at the North West University (NWU), was recently nominated as a member of the Academy of Community Engagement Scholarship (ACES). She came to South Africa in 1981 and studied Social Work at Unisa and worked as a social…https://news.nwu.ac.za/worse-growth-figures-confirm-damage-economy
Worse growth figures confirm damage to economy
2021-12-08 “The worse-than-expected gross domestic product (GDP) growth figures for the third quarter of 2021, if taken together with the recent record unemployment numbers, confirm in particular the serious damage that the civil unrest earlier this year and the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/captain-christa-ramasimongs-world-cup-christening
Captain Christa Ramasimong’s world cup christening
2022-04-26 Bertie Jacobs When talent and determination conspire, history is in the making. From 1 to 12 April, the North-West University (NWU) hosted the first ever hockey world cup under the banner of the sport’s global governing body, the Fédération…https://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-golightly-problem-based-learning-foster-self-directed-learning-geography-education
Prof Golightly on problem-based learning to foster self-directed learning in Geography education
2022-09-16 During his inaugural lecture, Prof Aubrey Golightly discussed the influence of problem-based learning (PBL) on students’ self-directed learning (SDL) skills, and looked at PBL as a means to foster SDL in Geography education. SDL is a process during which…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/forb-ecology-research-group/home
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2023-06-06 Forb Ecology Research Group The Forb Ecology Research Group (FERG) aims to contribute to an improved understanding of the ecology of grasslands and savannas of tropical and subtropical ecosystems with a particular interest in the ecological behaviour of…https://www.nwu.ac.za/integrated-research-integrity-management-system-irims/about-us
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2022-12-05 The responsibility of the execution of the Integrated Research Integrity Management System (IRIMS) of the Faculties are vested in the office of the Deputy Dean: Research and Innovation (DD: R&I) of the five larger Faculties (FEDUC, FEMS, FHS, FHUM, FNAS)…https://www.nwu.ac.za/node/84317
Request for the provision of details by external service providers for use in identified areas
2022-05-04 .content { font-size: 1.1em; text-align: justify; } The North-West University (NWU) occasionally need to make use of external service providers in different areas relating to marketing communications. Opportunity Description: The…Developments in the South African economy and drivers of growth over the medium term
2017-04-04 Domestic factors are impacting the South African economy adversely. The recent cabinet changes by President Jacob Zuma and the divisions within the ANC are examples of such domestic instability which might see the country experiencing a ratings down grade…Hat trick for women during NWU’s Institutional Teaching Excellence Awards
2018-04-20 The North-West University (NWU) celebrated the cream of its lecturing crop during its Institutional Teaching Excellence Awards ceremony (ITEA). Acknowledging the best lecturers, this annual event took place on 19 April in Potchefstroom. Three women took…Field of study
2020-03-31 Creative Arts in Education [accordion collapsed] Overview WHY SHOULD I CONSIDER CREATIVE AND PERFORMING ARTS? Visual arts, music and other creative and performing arts play a major role in the optimum development of the well-rounded…https://engineering.nwu.ac.za/engineering/sailplanes
Sailplanes
2025-06-04 The story of NWU Aircraft Development begins with the remarkable journey of Prof Attie Jonker, a visionary whose passion for aviation was inspired by his upbringing in the small town of Bloemhof, South Africa. This journey led to the birth of Jonker…https://humanities.nwu.ac.za/police-practice/police-practice-nwu
Police Practice at the NWU
2025-03-26 Projects Police Leadership Police Dignity When we join our native Emotional Intelligence (EI) to Emotional Leteracy (EL), multiplied by Emotional Agility (EA) plus Emotional Resilience (Eres), we can better Regulate our Emotions (ER). The…https://www.nwu.ac.za/university-calendar/august