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NWU honours excellence in community engagement
2021-04-12 Thirteen academics from the North-West University (NWU) received recognition for their excellence in community engagement. They were honoured during the NWU’s Excellence in Community Engagement (CE) Awards Ceremony that took place on 31 March. The vice-…https://news.nwu.ac.za/economy-inflation-and-where-invest
The economy, inflation and where to invest
2021-04-06 Prof Dawie Roodt from the North-West University’s (NWU) Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences recently hosted a webinar titled “Budget Speech 2021: The effect on wealth and investment”. Prof Roodt who is also a renowned economist, discussed a number of…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-pak-stryd-teen-gbv-aan
NWU pak stryd teen GBV aan
2021-04-07 Tydens die eerste drie weke van die staat van inperking verlede jaar, was die slagoffers van geslagsgebaseerde geweld (GBV) saam met hulle molesteerders ingeperk, met geen plek om weg te kruip nie. Gedurende daardie tydperk het die regering se…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-joins-fight-against-gbv
NWU joins in the fight against GBV
2021-04-12 During the first three weeks of lockdown last year, gender-based violence (GBV) victims were trapped with their abusers, with no place to hide. During that time the government’s GBV and femicide command centre alone recorded more than 120 000 victims. Later…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/planne-vir-die-nwu-mediese-skool-op-koers
Planne vir die NWU Mediese Skool op koers
2021-04-06 Die impak van die Covid-19-pandemie en die geweldige spanning en las wat dit op Suid-Afrika se mediese kundiges geplaas het, het die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se saak vir ’n mediese skool in Noordwes dramaties versterk. Amptelike NWU-dokumente beweer dat,…https://news.nwu.ac.za/plans-nwu-medical-school-track
Plans for the NWU Medical School on track
2021-04-12 The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and the enormous stress and burden placed on South Africa’s medical professionals have dramatically strengthened the North-West University’s case for a medical school in North West. Official NWU documents suggest that…https://news.nwu.ac.za/government-commits-find-solutions-unemployed-iks-graduates
Government commits to find solutions for unemployed IKS graduates
2021-04-06 The Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Dr Blade Nzimande, has expressed government’s commitment to working with relevant stakeholders to find solutions to unemployment for graduates within the indigenous knowledge systems (IKS) sector. The…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-begin-varsitybeker-met-n-oorwinning
NWU begin Varsitybeker met ’n oorwinning
2021-05-10 Die Arende is op hulle pos! Die NWU se Varsitybeker-veldtog het op ’n hoë noot begin toe hulle die Madibaz van NMMU op Maandag 5 April in Pretoria met 47–28 geklop het. Soos die telling aandui, was dit ’n harde wedstryd, met talle drieë wat deur albei…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-winning-start-varsity-cup
NWU off to winning start for Varsity Cup
2021-04-08 The Eagles have landed! The NWU got their Varsity Cup campaign off to a winning start by beating the Madibaz from NMMU by 47–28 in Pretoria on Monday, 5 April. As the score suggests, it was a hard-fought encounter with plenty of tries being poached on both…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-selected-ubuntu-dialogues-fellowship-exchange-programme
NWU academic selected for Ubuntu Dialogues Fellowship Exchange Programme
2021-04-08 Dr Allison Geduld, an academic at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Law, was recently selected to take part in the Ubuntu Dialogues Fellowship Exchange Programme. Ubuntu Dialogues is an exchange project between Stellenbosch University…https://news.nwu.ac.za/calling-all-prospective-engineers-take-part-nwus-engineering-saturdays
Calling all prospective engineers to take part in the NWU’s Engineering Saturdays
2021-04-08 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Engineering understands how the minds of young prospective engineering students work. To this end, the faculty has established Engineering Saturdays; a programme that allows Grade 10 to 12 learners to visit…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-student-makes-difference-her-community
NWU student makes a difference in her community
2021-04-09 It might be cliché to say, “it takes a village to raise a child,” but in reality it is true. North-West University (NWU) honours student in marketing management, Tshepang Mosokwene, knows this very well. Tshepang grew up in dire poverty, living in a…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-soccer-institute-recreates-fan-experience-through-live-streaming
NWU Soccer Institute recreates the fan experience through live streaming
2021-04-09 Covid-19 has revolutionised how businesses and other institutions are run. The sports industry is no exception and has been massively affected by the global pandemic. Even though the industry has been broadcasting sports events for more than two decades now,…https://news.nwu.ac.za/north-west-university-students-expelled
North-West University students expelled
2021-04-09 Three North-West University (NWU) students have been expelled from the university during the past two weeks because of their illegal actions in two separate incidents recently. In the first incident, a final-year BEd student has been expelled from the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-scoops-another-diamond-arrow-award
NWU scoops another Diamond Arrow award
2021-04-12 Another year, another award for the North-West University! The university has scooped this specific Professional Management Review (PMR) Diamond Arrow award for the 10th consecutive year. The award recognises excellence in higher education…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-mahikeng-campus-science-centre-receives-another-mobile-lab
NWU’s Mahikeng Campus Science Centre receives another mobile lab
2021-04-14 The Science Centre on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus recently received its second state-of-the-art mobile science laboratory, courtesy of the Sasol Foundation. The mobile lab, which is fitted with science equipment, will be shared by…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academics-investigate-why-african-language-newspapers-are-unstable-and-unsustainable
NWU academics investigate why African language newspapers are unstable and unsustainable
2021-04-14 Dr Tshepang Molale, an academic in the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Humanities, recently published a chapter in the book Development, Economics and Management, investigating the instability and unsustainability of African language newspapers.…https://news.nwu.ac.za/dont-miss-these-two-new-exhibitions-nwu-gallery
Don’t miss these two new exhibitions at the NWU Gallery
2021-04-14 Two new exhibitions are now available at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Gallery. Both exhibitions will be showcased from 11 April to 11 May. Staff and students who have access to the Potchefstroom Campus are welcome to view the exhibitions.…https://news.nwu.ac.za/link-between-industrial-engineering-and-agricultural-sector
The link between industrial engineering and the agricultural sector
2021-04-16 The agricultural industry is facing numerous and significant challenges. To remain competitive and sustainable, it needs to find ways to constantly improve. Industrial engineering can address a number of the challenges faced by the agricultural…https://news.nwu.ac.za/being-visually-impaired-does-not-hold-nwu-alumnus-and-phd-graduate-back