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NWU applauds best-of-the best lecturers
2019-03-15 The North-West University (NWU) celebrated its star lecturers during its Institutional Teaching Excellence Awards ceremony (ITEA). This annual event took place on 14 March at the Snowflake venue in Potchefstroom. Prof Juaneé Cilliers of the Faculty of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/making-choice-open-access-versus-traditional-journals
Making the choice: open access versus traditional journals
2019-04-15 Researchers are architects of innovation. However, their research findings will only impact the world if they are effectively shared with the rest of the academic community and the world. With this in mind the Library and Information Service team at the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-student-leaders-continue-make-their-mark
NWU student leaders continue to make their mark
2019-05-06 Student leaders at institutions of higher learning are often perceived as lacking academic impact and therefore not completing their studies in time. The Minister of Higher Education and Training, Naledi Pandor, also recently made a clarion call to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/impressive-line-3rd-annual-nwu-human-capital-summit
Impressive line-up for 3rd annual NWU Human Capital Summit
2019-07-09 Following the overwhelming success of the 2018 rendition of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Human Capital Summit, it is all systems go for the third annual summit to be hosted at the NWU’s campus in Mahikeng. This year’s summit – an initiative of the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/%25E2%2580%259Cnational-budget-leaves-no-room-mistakes%25E2%2580%259D-%25E2%2580%2593-ettienne-le-roux
“National budget leaves no room for mistakes” – Ettienne le Roux
2017-03-07 “The national budget which was announced on 22 February is definitely a though one setup during even thougher circumstances.” This in a nutshell is the opinion of Mr Ettienne le Roux, Chief Economist of Rand Merchant Bank who interpreted the recent budget…http://news.nwu.ac.za/rugby-world-cup-2023-don%25E2%2580%2599t-wait-sa-start-preparing-now
Rugby World Cup 2023: Don’t wait SA, start preparing now
2017-11-06 World Rugby has announced that South Africa is their preferred choice to host the IRB 2023 Rugby World Cup. South Africa beat France as well as Ireland, and although an official vote will take place on 15 November, the independent World Rugby’s…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-earns-associate-professorship-only-30
NWU academic earns associate professorship at only 30
2017-12-11 As a child growing up in Lusaka, Zambia, school was not something that Prof Ilyayambwa Mwanawina from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark was fond of. He jokes about trying to avoid school from since he was in preschool. “…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nrf-honours-nwu-researcher-excellence-science-education
NRF honours NWU researcher for excellence in science education
2019-10-08 Science can open up a magical world of possibilities and career paths to young learners if they have the opportunity to explore the true meaning of research. Armed with the right skills and enthusiasm, teachers can encourage learners to not only learn…http://news.nwu.ac.za/students-impress-during-leopards-lair-competition
Students impress during Leopards Lair Competition
2019-11-11 This year the popular North-West University (NWU) student business competition, Leopards Lair, saw more than 180 students compete for the winning spoils. These students, from all three the university’s campuses, also included representatives from the Vaal…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-engineers-rising-covid-19-challenge
NWU engineers rising to the Covid-19 challenge
2020-04-07 The world, and now more recently our nation, is faced with difficult times as the recent Covid-19 pandemic turns life as we know it upside down. A team at the Faculty of Engineering from the North-West University (NWU), in collaboration with other experts…http://news.nwu.ac.za/coronavirus-covid-19-pandemic-we-are-knife-edge
Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic: We are on a knife-edge
2020-04-15 * A realistic, optimistic plan of action is needed “The coronavirus pandemic is a health war that has led to an economic war, so South Africa requires a multidimensional plan to survive.” Prof Danie Meyer, a development economist and director of the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/intervention-creates-hope-challenged-families-and-children
Intervention creates hope for challenged families and children
2020-03-27 The daily routines, activities, and socialisation of every family in South Africa are changing fast due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Parents suddenly have to balance working from home, minding children and ensuring hygiene practices to help fight the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/enactus-blazing-trail-young-entrepreneurs-through-project-ikamva
ENACTUS blazing a trail for young entrepreneurs through Project Ikamva
2017-03-15 If you thought that ‘entrepreneurship’ is just another buzzword of the times we live in, think again! This buzzword implies action and for the members of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark branch of ENACTUS South Africa, entrepreneurship is…http://news.nwu.ac.za/year-we-will-be-all-%25E2%2580%2593-prof-fika-janse-van-rensburg
This year we will be all in – Prof Fika Janse van Rensburg
2017-02-14 “If all of us were to say ‘We are all in’, it will be a good transition to the new dispensation.” That was the appeal made by the Rector of the Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University (NWU), Prof Fika Janse van Rensburg, at the official opening…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-recognises-top-spokespersons
NWU recognises top spokespersons
2017-07-28 It pays to share words of wisdom and the North-West University’s (NWU’s) top spokespersons can attest to that. The university held its annual Spokespersons of the Year awards evening for the 2016 period on Thursday, 27 July 2017. Academics, researchers and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/celest%25C3%25A9-%25E2%2580%2593-social-worker-successful-app-developer
Celesté – from social worker to successful app developer
2017-07-20 Celesté Swanepoel is living proof that you don’t have to start out as an expert in order to run a successful business. In fact, you don’t even require formal funding or previous experience in business. As long as you have a dream, are motivated and enjoy a…http://news.nwu.ac.za/robust-debate-during-4th-annual-nwu-leadership-summit
Robust debate during 4th annual NWU Leadership Summit
2018-09-20 Each and every one of us, as active citizens in South Africa, need to speak out about the serious lack of authentic leadership. Having said this, the challenges facing the country – such as unemployment, crime, gender-based inequalities, inadequate…http://news.nwu.ac.za/covid-19-tragedy-more-just-numbers
Covid-19 tragedy is more than just numbers
2022-01-27 Numbers are a part of life. And although we might be getting numb, disconnected and desensitised to all the numbers with which we are bombarded daily, we should not get used to them. We should not lose sight of what they mean, explains Professor Alida Herbst…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-wto-chairs-programme-explores-africas-trade-potential
NWU-WTO Chairs Programme explores Africa’s trade potential
2021-03-24 Ever since the World Trade Organisation Chairs Programme (WCP) was launched at the North-West University (NWU) some years ago within the TRADE research focus area, Africa has remained a key focus area for the WCP’s research and outreach activities.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/give-gift-life-easter