2019-10-25
Creativity, perseverance and the spirit of enquiry are producing results at the NWU, which is celebrating the achievements of a larger, more diverse pool of researchers than ever before.
The NWU honoured its cream-of-the-crop researchers and innovators…
2019-10-25
It can be a warzone. Imagine 22 elite athletes able to hit a granite hard field hockey ball to speeds in excess of 100 km/h. Imagine having to fend off the opposing team’s hockey sticks, while chasing after and protecting that precious ball. Broken bones…
2019-10-25
Prof Chaudry Masood Khalique an applied mathematician from the North-West University (NWU), was recently awarded an honorary professorship by the Academic Council of Azerbaijan University (AU) for his outstanding contribution in establishing and developing…
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Sukses is ’n keuse wat jy elke dag maak – Robin Banks
Die Robin Banks-filosofie is eenvoudig: tem en oefen jou denke. Die einste gedagtes wat deur jou kop loop, kan jou help om die lewe van jou drome te laat waar word, of dit kan jou grootste vrese…
2019-10-25
The Robin Banks philosophy is simple: tame and train your thoughts. The very thoughts running through your mind can help to manifest the life of your dreams, or draw you closer to your greatest fears.
With this said, the reality is that most people do not…
2019-10-25
In ooreenstemming met die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se droom om ’n internasionaal-erkende universiteit te wees wat bekend is vir betrokke wetenskapsbeoefening, maatskaplike responsiwiteit en ’n sorgsaamheidsetiek, het die Optentia-navorsingsfokusarea…
2019-10-25
On par with the North-West University’s (NWU’s) dream to be an internationally recognised university, distinguished for engaged scholarship, social responsiveness and an ethic of care, the Optentia research focus area recently hosted the inaugural…
2019-10-29
“The European Union’s (EU’s) decision to again extend the UK-EU Brexit deadline from 31 October to 31 January 2020 was not unexpected in current circumstances.”
This is according to Prof Raymond Parsons, a well-known economist and academic from the…
2019-10-29
Dit is waar: om ‘n eerstejaarstudent by ‘n universiteit te wees, kan een van die mees opwindende, maar stresvolste oorgange wees wat ‘n jongmens sal ervaar. Dit is daarom bloot natuurlik dat jy dalk oorweldig deur jou omgewing, die verantwoordelikhede wat…
2019-10-29
It is true: to be a first-year student at university can be one of the most exciting, but also the most stressful times in a young adult’s life. It is therefore natural that you might feel overwhelmed by your new surroundings, the responsibilities…
2019-10-30
With Transport Month almost at an end, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Karen Visser, a lecturer in transport economics, explains why this is such an important field and how the university is building the workforce of South Africa.
How it all started…
2019-10-30
For centuries people in Africa have measured time, seasons and direction by the stars, and now the North-West University (NWU) has conferred the continent’s first PhD in Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) focussing on African indigenous astronomy on Dr…
2019-10-31
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Philosophy recently hosted an Undergraduate Colloquium and an essay competition.
Any student currently enrolled in a 2019 undergraduate philosophy class was eligible to submit an essay. Participants had to…
2019-10-31
The North-West University (NWU) has always prided itself on its performance in international and national rankings. These rankings are good benchmarks for comparing the quality of education at the university with that of other universities, locally and…
2019-11-01
“Given the domestic and global headwinds facing the South African economy, the medium-term budget policy statement (MTBPS) strongly shifts the narrative towards recognising the grim nature of the fiscal crisis that has to be addressed in the country.”…
2024-09-05In recognition of Open Access Week, the Library and Information Systems Directorate at the North-West University (NWU) recently hosted several discussion sessions on the theme: “Open for Whom? Equity in Open Knowledge”.
Open Access Week was celebrated…
2019-11-04
During the second congress of the BRICS Council of Exercise and Sports Science (BRICSCESS) recently held in Cape Town, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Prof Hans de Ridder was named as the new president of this global organisation.
The purpose of…
2019-11-04
Meer as 200 finalejaarstudente van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se kampus in Vanderbijlpark het onlangs op die lowergroen walle van die Vaalrivier saamgetrek om saam met vriende te kuier en hulle laaste paar weke op die kampus te geniet voordat hulle…
2019-11-04
More than 200 final-year students at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark recently took to the lush green banks of the Vaal River to catch up with friends and enjoy their last few weeks on the campus before graduation.
The final-…
2019-11-04
Wanneer jy 75 persent van jou driejaar-regrukplan se doelwitte in een jaar behaal, het daar een van twee dinge gebeur: óf jou mikpunte was te lag, óf jy het ‘n uitsonderlike seisoen beleef. In die geval van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) Vaal Rugbyklub is…
