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Community Outreach 2017 – first-year students give their time and hearts
2022-08-19 For some people, volunteering and community service are an optional extra; something you do when you have time and additional resources at your disposal. This is not the case on the Vanderbijlpark Campus of the North-West University. Picture this:…http://news.nwu.ac.za/first-publishers-acknowledged
First publishers acknowledged
2022-08-19 A total of 40 staff members of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Potchefstroom Campus received recognition for their first publication of a research article. This event is held annually to welcome staff members into the ranks of research publishers.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/helping-hand-%25E2%2580%2593-student-leaders-become-first-aid-smart
A helping hand – student leaders become First Aid smart
2022-08-19 v> Whether it's a minor situation or something more serious, first aid knowledge might just be the difference between life and death. In light of this, members of the student leadership fraternity on the Vanderbijlpark Campus of the North-West University…http://news.nwu.ac.za/alumnus-ranked-tops-national-saipa-board-exam
Alumnus ranked tops in national SAIPA board exam
2022-08-19 Like his well-known namesake, North-West University (NWU) alumnus Muhammed Alli, believes in hard work, dedication and perseverance – and as was the case with the sporting legend, this mind-set yields great professional success. In sticking to the boxing…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/babel-projek-wen-%25E2%2580%2599n-w%25C3%25AAreldwye-uitdaging
BABEL-projek wen ’n wêreldwye uitdaging
2022-08-19 Die Noordwes-Universiteit se navorsers was deel van ’n internasionale konsortium wat ’n hoëprofiel-spraaktranskripsie-uitdaging gewen het – ’n eerste vir Suid-Afrikaanse navorsers op hierdie gebied. Die huidige spraaktranskripsiestelsels is gebou op…http://news.nwu.ac.za/babel-project-winning-global-speech-technology-challenge
BABEL Project: Winning a global speech technology challenge
2022-08-19 North-West University (NWU) researchers within the field of speech technology were part of an international consortium that recently won a high-profile speech technology challenge - a first for South African researchers, in this field. Today’s speech…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-alumna-benoem-vir-2017-vrou-van-die-jaar-toekennings
NWU-alumna benoem vir 2017 Vrou van die Jaar-toekennings
2017-03-09 ʼn Vrou word soms met ʼn volle sirkel vergelyk: binne-in haar is die potensiaal om te skep, te koester en te transformeer. As ʼn mens kyk na die kaliber van die finaliste vir die 2017-weergawe van die Vrou van Statuur: Vrou van die Jaar-toekennings, is hierdie…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumna-nominated-2017-woman-year-awards
NWU alumna nominated for 2017 Woman of the Year Awards
2017-03-03 A woman is often referred to as a full circle: within her is the power to create, nurture and transform. When you look at the calibre of finalists for the 2017 rendition of the Woman Of Stature (WOS): Woman of the Year Awards, these words indeed ring true.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nasionale-begroting-laat-geen-ruimte-vir-foute-%25E2%2580%2593-ettienne-le-roux
Nasionale begroting laat geen ruimte vir foute – Ettienne le Roux
2020-11-16 “Die nasionale begroting wat op 22 Februarie aangekondig is, is beslis ‘n ‘tawwe’ een wat in moeilike omstandighede opgestel moes word.” Dít is die mening van mnr Ettienne le Roux, hoofekonoom van Rand Aksepbank wat verlede week minister van finansies,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-collaborate-university-dar-es-salaam
NWU to collaborate with the University of Dar es Salaam
2017-03-06 Following a recent visit by two officials from the University of Dar es Salaam, the North-West University (NWU) is set to collaborate with this university based in Tanzania. Dr Lulu Kaaya, director for internationalisation, and Prof John Machiwa,…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/jomo-cosmos-signs-nwu-soccer-institute-striker
Jomo Cosmos signs NWU Soccer Institute striker
2017-03-07 National First Division (NFD), Jomo Cosmos FC now boasts a new addition to their squad – Thapelo Tlabakwe, an alumnus of the Soccer Institute on the North-West University`s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus. The 23-year old striker hails from Rustenburg, Phokeng…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/robofest-2017-nwu-kampus-haal-robotika-uit-die-wetenskapklas-uit
Robofest 2017: NWU-kampus haal robotika uit die wetenskapklas uit
2017-03-14 Die opwinding wat met die Suid-Afrikaanse weergawe van Robofest 2017 gepaard gegaan het, voorspel 'n skouspelagtige internasionale kampioenskap in Junie. Op Saterdag, 4 Maart 2017, het die Vanderbijlparkkampus van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/robofest-2017-nwu-vaal-takes-robotics-beyond-science-class
Robofest 2017: NWU Vaal takes robotics beyond science class
2017-03-07 If the excitement of the South African rendition of Robofest 2017 was anything to go by, then the stage is set for a stellar international championship in June. On Saturday, 4 March 2017, the Vanderbijlpark Campus of the North-West University (NWU Vaal)…http://news.nwu.ac.za/optentia-workshop-investigate-work-music-social-and-restorative-intervention
Optentia workshop to investigate the work of music as social and restorative intervention
2017-03-07 The Optentia Research Focus Area on the Vanderbijlpark Campus of the North-West University (NWU Vaal) will welcome Dr Carina Venter from Oxford University in England on 22 March this year. Dr Venter will be hosting a workshop entitled: Ambiguous…http://news.nwu.ac.za/jonker-brothers-soar-greater-heights
Jonker brothers soar to greater heights
2017-03-02 Many pairs of brothers have made their mark in the history of aviation. Just think of the Wright brothers, the Bell brothers and the Taylor brothers. However, the Jonker brothers from Potchefstroom are second to none and in the past 10 years have stirred…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/geweld-teen-immigrante-strem-ekonomiese-integrasie-afrika
Geweld teen immigrante strem ekonomiese integrasie in Afrika
2017-03-09 Die opvlamming van geweld teen immigrante in Johannesburg en Pretoria het skokgolwe deur die kontinent gestuur en aanleiding gegee tot oproepe vir robuuste dialoog en proaktiewe intervensies om xenofobie uit te roei. Suid-Afrikaners vaar die strate in om…http://news.nwu.ac.za/anti-immigrant-violence-adjourns-african-economic-integration-efforts
Anti-immigrant violence adjourns African economic integration efforts
2017-03-02 The resurgence of anti-immigrant violence in Johannesburg and Pretoria has send shockwaves across the continent and prompted calls for robust dialogue and pro-active interventions to stamp out xenophobia. As South Africans take to the street to protest…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/internasionale-ekonometriekundige-gaan-hoofrede-lewer-sosiale-wetenskappe-konferensie
Internasionale ekonometriekundige gaan hoofrede lewer by Sosiale Wetenskappe-konferensie
2017-03-08 Die Noordwes-Universiteit se Vanderbijlparkkampus (NWU Vaal) vat hande met die Sosiale Wetenskappe-navorsingsvereniging in Turkye om later vanjaar die 8ste Internasionale Konferensie oor Sosiale Wetenskappe (ICSS) aan te bied. Die konferensie sal van 23-25…http://news.nwu.ac.za/international-econometrics-expert-deliver-keynote-address-social-sciences-conference