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TELIT-SA made their voices heard!

2024-06-07
From 23 to 26 June 2020, six members of TELIT-SA attended the Edmedia & Innovate Learning 2020 virtual conference. Six full papers were accepted for publication in the conference proceedings, and one article was selected for publication in an academic…

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NWU Annual Media and Brand Ambassadors awards 2021

2021-09-27
Purpose and objectives of the awards Enhance and promote the NWU’s reputation Recognise and reward staff and students’ efforts that aim to promote the NWU among stakeholders and the public via a range of platforms including the media Reinforce brand…

Events 2018

2020-11-18
UPCOMING EVENTS 2018 events [accordion], 3-5 December 2018: PhD student attends African Economic Conference, NWU PhD student Emmanuel Orkoh attended the African Economic Conference in Kigali, Rwanda from 3-5 December 2018. On the second day of the conference he presented a paper titled ' Gender Welfare Effects Of Regional Trade Integration On Households In Ghana…, 23 November 2018: African diplomacy in uncertain times, On 23 November, Prof Wilma Viviers and Mr Gabriel Mhonyera, attended a conference in Rosebank which explored the current dynamis facing the global world trade system. In particular, discussions focused upon how African countries are responding to the new…, 19 October 2018: PhD for David Dyason, On 19 October, David Dyason received his PhD in Economics at a formal NWU graduation ceremony. His thesis was concerned with quantifying the economic impact of universities in South Africa and was titled, 'Assessing the economic impact of a South African…, 3-4 October 2018: Trade opportunities and digital technologies in Africa under the spotlight at the 2018 WTO Public Forum, Ms Lorainne Ferreira and Prof Ermie Steenkamp recently attended the 2018 WTO Public Forum in Geneva (whose theme this year was ‘Trade 2030’) and presented a paper at the WTO Chairs Programme session which was held on 4 October 2018. In their paper, titled ‘…, 26-27 September 2018: University of Namibia standard of living conference, On 26 and 27 September, Prof Derick Blaauw and TRADE Master's student Anton van Wyk, participated in the Equality and equity towards attaining a decent standard of living conference hosted by the University of Namibia in Windhoek. Anton presented a paper…, 11-12 September 2018: International trade developments & TRADE-DSM® User Group Conference, On Tuesday 11 September, individuals from a wide range of trade related interest groups in South Africa gathered together to attend a seminar focusing on the unfolding events in the international trade arena. This seminar was combined with 4th TRADE-DSM® User…, 2018: Durham University - Unacceptable forms of work, Prof Derick Blaauw is part of a research network led by Professor Deirdre McCaan from Durham University. The UK Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)/Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) Strategic Network on Legal Regulation of Unacceptable Forms of…, 7-8 June 2018: TRADE at the 2018 Agbiz Congress, Prof Wilma Viviers and Mr Martin Cameron were keynote speakers at the Agricultural Business Chamber (Agbiz) Congress which took place from 7-8 June 2018 in Port Elizabeth. Their topic was ' Developing strategies for export promotion using a Decision Support…, 7-8 June 2018: Writing school, From 7-8 June 2018, TRADE Master's and PhD students, along with some staff and researchers, took part in a writing school conducted by Prof Tobie van Wyk, Director of the NWU's Centre for Academic and Professional Language Practice . The focus of the writing…, 28 May - 2 June 2018: Prof Derick Blaauw's day labour research revisits Mpumalanga, From 28 May to 2 June 2018, Prof Derick Blaauw , Prof Anmar Pretorius and Prof Rinie Schenck (from the University of the Western Cape) were in Mpumalanga where they had the opportunity to expand their ongoing research regarding day labourers into that…, 29 May 2018: Book launch - Good Capitalism, Bad Capitalism: The Role of Business in South Africa, On Tuesday 29 May 2018, a new book from Prof Raymond Parsons and Ali Parry , Good Capitalism, Bad Capitalism: The Role of Business in South Africa , was launched in Johannesburg. The book reflects on the role of business in the years before and after the…, 10-11 May 2018: Ruiterbosch conference, The 20th annual Ruiterbosch Conference took place on 10 and 11 May 2018 at the Eight Bells Mountain Inn in Ruiterbosch, Western Cape. The conference was organised by Prof Peet Strydom with the aim of bringing together South African academics, practitioners…, 9-11 May 2018: TIPS Training workshop, Mr Gabriel Mhonyera, a PhD student at the TRADE research focus area, attended the Trade & Industrial Policy Strategy (TIPS) training workshop in Pretoria from 9-11 May 2018. The focus of workshop was to provide participants with insights into the world of…, 5 May 2018: TRADE colloquium #2, The second TRADE colloquium of 2018 took place on Thursday 5 May at 09:00 in E3-138. New Master's and PhD students were required to attend this colloquium to present their research problems for feedback. , 15-17 April 2018: Scottish Economic Society Annual Conference, Prof Derick Blaauw and Prof Anmar Pretorius attended the 2018 Annual Scottish Economic Society Conference in Perth, Scotland, from 15-17 April 2018. Between them, they delivered a total of four papers: The (subjective) well-being of day labourers in South…, 15 March 2018: TRADE colloquium #1, The first TRADE colloquium of 2018 took place on Thursday 15 March at 10:00 in E3-138. New Master's and PhD students were required to attend this colloquium to present their research problems for feedback. , 13-14 March 2018: Southern African DSM users group gathers for 3rd annual conference, On 13 and 14 March 2018, the TRADE research entity together with TRADE Advisory held their 3rd annual TRADE-DSM® User Group Conference. Delegates from institutions across the SACU region attended, including: • BITC (Botswana Investment and Trade Centre) •…, 29 January 2018: Guest lecture by Prof Jonathan Calof, On 29 January 2018, Professor Jonathan Calof, professor of International Business and Strategy at the Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa and now (since 2018) also an extraordinary professor in the TRADE research focus area, visited TRADE…, 25 January 2018: TRADE meets to discuss SACU-EFTA Free Trade Agreement, On 25 January 2018, Professor Wilma Viviers and Dr Adelia Jansen van Rensburg from the TRADE research entity at North-West University had the privilege of meeting a small delegation from the Embassies of Switzerland and Norway in South Africa, to discuss…

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Catalysis and Synthesis: Group Leader

2019-09-18
Andrew Swarts obtained his Ph.D. in 2013 from Stellenbosch University, working with Prof Selwyn Mapolie in the area of homogeneous catalysis. He moved to North-West University (NWU) in 2014, where he is currently employed as…

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Sponsorships

2021-07-29
, SPONSORSHIP PACKAGES, We are inviting sponsorship from academia, businesses, and leading players in the field of human resources. Various levels of sponsorship are available. We look forward to building a strong relationship with each of our sponsors. Click and drag to resize…

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT DURING COVID-19

2024-06-07
This year has most certainly been the definition of Annus Horribilis, and for the school’s Community Engagement portfolio, it has also been a challenging time. Around 90% of the school’s planned projects for the year had to be placed on ice for the time being…

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Abstract submission

2018-07-13
Symposium Theme: Strengthening youth to strengthen families Across the globe there is agreement that the youth of the 21st century are facing more and different challenges than have been experienced by previous generations. The position that the youth…