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Capability development is key to sustainable employment – North-West University
2023-11-09 Imagine an hourglass and think of one of the countless impoverished communities in South Africa. Ask yourself: How do we enrich the lives of the people in these communities and equip them with the skills to secure sustainable employment opportunities? If you…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-and-emfuleni-local-municipality-strengthen-partnership-impact-communities-positively
NWU and Emfuleni Local Municipality strengthen partnership to impact communities positively
2023-11-09 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark Campus recently hosted a meeting with the executive mayor of the Emfuleni Local Municipality (ELM), Cllr Sipho Radebe, to strengthen their partnership and to further explore possible opportunities that would…https://news.nwu.ac.za/take-stand-against-plastic-pollution
Take a stand against plastic pollution
2023-11-09 The North-West University (NWU) has recently launched a campaign to address the issue of plastic pollution. The campaign was initiated after the vice-chancellor, Prof Bismark Tyobeka, earlier this year challenged all staff and students to fight plastic…https://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-nico-smit-appointed-adjunct-professor-university-miami
Prof Nico Smit appointed as adjunct professor at the University of Miami
2023-11-10 North-West University (NWU) academic and researcher, Prof Nico Smit has been appointed as an adjunct professor in marine biology and ecology at the Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science at the University of Miami (UM), USA. The title of…https://news.nwu.ac.za/academic-walks-away-best-poetry-award-2023
Academic walks away with Best Poetry award 2023
2023-11-10 Kaka Mokakale from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) subject group Setswana was announced the winner in the Best Poetry category of the 2023 South African Literary Awards (SALA). The awards were made after the Africa Century International African Writers…https://news.nwu.ac.za/think-tank-unpacking-medium-term-budget-speech
Think Tank - Unpacking the medium-term budget speech
2023-11-12 By Mbali Skosana The North-West University (NWU) Business School hosted a Think Tank session in Vanderbijlpark recently, where a panel of experts delved into the contents of the medium-term budget speech by the Minister of Finance. All in attendance were…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/think-tank-n-blik-op-die-mediumtermyn-begrotingstoespraak
Think Tank -’n Blik op die mediumtermyn-begrotingstoespraak
2023-11-07 deur Mbali Skosana Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se Besigheidskool het onlangs ’n Think Tank-sessie in Vanderbijlpark gehou waar ’n paneel kundiges die inhoud van die Minister van Finansies se toespraak oor die mediumtermynbegroting bespreek het. Die…https://news.nwu.ac.za/medium-term-budget-must-reinforce-message-pace-structural-reforms
Medium-term Budget must reinforce message on pace of structural reforms
2023-11-12 “The foundations of the 2023 Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) on 1 November need to be realistic and sound, given the additional fiscal and economic challenges it faces.” Prof Raymond Parsons, economist at the North-West University (NWU) Business…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/mediumtermynbegroting-moet-die-boodskap-oor-die-tempo-van-strukturele-hervormings-versterk
Mediumtermynbegroting moet die boodskap oor die tempo van strukturele hervormings versterk
2023-10-27 “Die grondslag van die 2023 Mediumtermynbegroting-beleidsverklaring (MTBBV) op 1 November moet in die lig van die bykomende fiskale en ekonomiese uitdagings wat bestaan, realisties en gegrond wees.” Prof Raymond Parsons, ekonoom by die Noordwes-Universiteit…https://news.nwu.ac.za/international-event-nwu-academic-says-ai-shaping-our-future
International event: NWU academic says AI is shaping our future
2023-11-13 Kurt Naicker, a senior lecturer and chartered accountant at the North-West University's (NWU) School of Accounting Sciences, recently shared his insights about how artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionising the South African landscape and shaping our…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/xcel-open-geslote-deure-ingenieurswese
Xcel – open geslote deure in ingenieurswese
2023-11-14 ’n Tweede kans om beter matriekuitslae te kry, kan net die ding wees om ’n voorspoedige loopbaan in ingenieurswese mee te begin. Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) gee deur die innoverende Xcel-program aan talentvolle matrieks wie se finale uitslae in die pad…https://news.nwu.ac.za/xcel-opening-closed-doors-engineering
Xcel – opening closed doors in engineering
2023-11-14 A second chance to achieve better matric results may just be the key to a thriving career in engineering. Through the innovative Xcel programme, the North-West University (NWU) is giving talented matrics whose final results stand in the way of their dream to…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-chancellor-honoured-lifetime-achievement-award
NWU’s chancellor honoured with lifetime achievement award
2023-11-14 The chancellor of the North-West University (NWU), Dr Anna Mokgokong, received the Lifetime Achievement Award during the 20th annual Top Women Awards in Sandton. Dr Mokgokong, who is a passionate social activist and champion for women empowerment and…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-se-kanselier-met-leeftydprestasietoekenning-vereer
NWU se kanselier met leeftydprestasietoekenning vereer
2023-11-13 Die kanselier van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU), dr Anna Mokgokong, het ’n leeftydprestasietoekenning tydens die 20ste jaarlikse Top Women Awards in Sandton ontvang. Dr Mokgokong, wat ’n passievolle sosiale aktivis en voorstaander vir die bemagtiging van…https://news.nwu.ac.za/heltasas-annual-unconference-explores-innovation-higher-education-teaching-and-learning
HELTASA's annual (un)conference explores innovation in higher education teaching and learning
2023-11-14 The Higher Education Learning and Teaching Association of Southern Africa (HELTASA), in collaboration with the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL), held its annual (Un)conference at the Tsebonokeng Hall on the NWU’s…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/ondersoek-inheemse-pedagogiee-die-tog-om-suid-afrika-se-eurosentriese-kurrikulum-te-verander
Ondersoek inheemse pedagogieë in die tog om Suid-Afrika se Eurosentriese kurrikulum te verander
2023-11-14 Universiteitskurrikulums moet by ongemaklike gesprekke betrokke raak om hedendaagse uitdagings aan te pak, en in die afgelope paar jaar was daar ’n toenemende beweging na die dekolonisering van die onderwyskurrikulum in Suid-Afrika. Die vraag van “watter…https://news.nwu.ac.za/exploring-wild-pedagogies-quest-change-south-africas-eurocentric-curriculum
Exploring wild pedagogies in the quest to change South Africa's Eurocentric curriculum
2023-11-13 University curricula must incite difficult conversations to meet today's challenges, and in recent years there has been a growing movement towards decolonising the education curriculum in South Africa. The question of “what knowledge is of most worth”, or “…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/die-ingewikkelde-verband-tussen-heuningbye-se-soeke-na-kos-en-hulle-kleurvoorkeure
Die ingewikkelde verband tussen heuningbye se soeke na kos en hulle kleurvoorkeure
2023-11-14 Die betowerende wêreld van heuningbye se kossoekgedrag fassineer wetenskaplikes al lank, met kleur wat ’n vername rol in die bye se soektog na voedsel speel. Bye is noodsaaklike bestuiwers wat die sleutel tot die handhawing van die delikate balans van ons…https://news.nwu.ac.za/intricate-connection-between-honeybee-foraging-and-colour-preferences