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Pitso 2021:7 - FATF’s 2021 Mutual Evaluation Report – what impact will it have on our financial sector, investments and economy?
2021-10-04 Register here You are invited to participate in an open and honest debate, together with our panel of experts, on this very important topic presented by the NWU Business School. The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and the Eastern and…https://www.nwu.ac.za/date/postgraduate-support-forum-prof-nnenesi-kgabi
Postgraduate Support Forum with Prof Nnenesi Kgabi
2025-03-19 You are cordially invited to the Postgraduate Support Forum, presented by Prof Nnenesi Kgabi. The purpose of the Forum is to discuss how NWU Faculties and the relevant Support Departments can work together to improve efficiency, growth, and…https://news.nwu.ac.za/expert/marelize-vergottini
Marelize Vergottini
2025-04-10 Dr Marelize Vergottini has extensive experience in various fields within social work, however, it is her 11 years of experience in the education sector that have shaped much of her recent work and research. In 2018, Dr Vergottini completed her PhD in the…https://www.nwu.ac.za/date/world-ip-day-2025-celebration
World IP Day 2025 Celebration
2025-04-16 You are cordially invited to the World IP Day 2025 Celebration! Join us as we celebrate the power of creativity and innovation under this year’s global theme: IP and Music: Feel the Beat of IP. This exciting theme highlights how intellectual property (IP…https://www.nwu.ac.za/date/research-seminar-dr-salphinah-vuloyimuni-ubisi
Research Seminar by Dr Salphinah Vuloyimuni Ubisi
2025-05-13 The NWU School of Government Studies cordially invite you to a Research Seminar by Dr Salphinah Vuloyimuni Ubisi. Topic: Vuloyimuni: How Research on Hostels, Housing and Intergovernmental Relations took me to my Roots. Dr Salphinah Vuloyimuni Ubisi is a…https://humanities.nwu.ac.za/government-studies/postgraduate-options/postgrad_public_management
Postgraduate Diploma in Public Management
2025-04-25 The Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip) in Public Management is designed to inspire a commitment to the public good among aspiring public managers. This program equips students with essential managerial and leadership skills, ensuring they can consistently deliver…2016 events
2020-11-18 2016 events, TRADE attend SAIIA workshop on harnessing gender for inclusive trade Research findings shared at UNU-WIDER conference TRADE considers the latest UNCTAD Trade and Development Report Training in trade policy analysis for TRADE doctoral student New book launched…, 4 March 2016: Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences' Academic Prestige function, Three awards were presented to TRADE students at the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences’ Academic Prestige function which was held on 4 March at the Makojalo venue just outside Potchefstroom. Ms Lorainne Ferreira and Mr Joubert de Villiers received…, 4 March 2016: Guest lecture by Mr Philip Wylie, On 4 March, Mr Philip Wylie, a freight and logistics specialist and consultant, delivered a guest lecture to the Economics Honours class. Philip focused on the state of infrastructure in southern Africa and, using specific country examples, highlighted the…, 29 February 2016: Guest lecture by Dr Gustav Brink, On 29 February, Dr Gustav Brink, an expert on WTO dispute resolution from XA Consultants, delivered a guest lecture as part of the ECON 616 International Trade Theory and Policy course. In his lecture he focused on trade remedies and the dispute settlement…, 26 February 2016: TRADE-DSM Navigator™ training for the dti, On 26 February, seven people from the dti (Department of Trade and Industry) visited the TRADE research entity on the Potchefstroom Campus to undergo their second tier of training on the TRADE-DSM™ methodology and the TRADE-DSM Navigator™. The dti group were…, 24 February 2016: Guest lecture on academic writing, On 24 February, Ms Ali Parry (director of Trade Matters (Pty) Ltd and an extraordinary research scientist in the TRADE research entity) spoke to the School of Economics' Honours students on the theme: ' Writing - where science meets art '. Ali offered…, 4 February 2016: TRADE Colloquium #1, On 4 February, a mini-colloquium was convened by the TRADE research entity and the NWU School of Economics. The colloquium provided an opportunity for new Master’s and PhD students to present their respective research proposals , proposed methodologies and…, 2 February 2016: NWU launches Policy Uncertainty Index (PUI), The need for a more certain and responsive policy environment, which is capable of addressing critical economic challenges, is a common refrain in South Africa today. While policy certainty is not a panacea for all of society's problems, it gives businesses…, 25 January 2016: GVC analysis roundtable, Global Value Chain (GVC) analysis is a complex matter and can involve various levels of firm-level and sector-level empirical research. This was the focus of a roundtable hosted by the TRADE research entity on 25 January at the NWU Potchefstroom Campus. The…, 22 January 2016: ERSA workshop, On 22 January, Prof Derick Blaauw and Dr Carike Claassen attended an ERSA (Economic Research Southern Africa) workshop in Cape Town, the title of which was: ‘What church records can tell us about economic development’. During the colonial era, there was a…, 21 January 2016: TIPS Development Dialogue, On 21 January, a number of TRADE members attended a Development Dialogue arranged by TIPS (Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies) on the topic of Global and Regional Value Chains and how these are creating both opportunities and challenges for South African…, 21 January 2016: Research results on firm-level export activity published, On 21 January at a function in Pretoria, Prof Marianne Matthee and Ms Carli Bezuidenhout from the TRADE research entity presented the first round of results from a far-reaching study in which they are involved, together with UNU-Wider, the National Treasury…, 19 January 2016: Guest lecture by Dr Paul Ingenbleek, On 19 January, Dr Paul Ingenbleek of the Wangeningn University in the Netherlands visited the NWU School of Economics and the TRADE research entity. Dr Ingenbleek is involved in various research projects in Africa, focusing in particular on the role of…Newsletter Issue #2E NT
2020-11-18 NEWSLETTER ISSUE #2/2016 Guest lecture by Prof Nik Theodore On 17 March, Prof Nik Theodore from the University of Illinois in Chicago, USA, visited TRADE and delivered a lecture at a ‘brown bag’ lunchtime seminar on: ‘Exploring frontier zones of the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/government-had-limited-options-moving-level-4-lockdown-restrictions
Government had limited options in moving to Level 4 lockdown restrictions
2021-06-28 “The broad realities faced by President Cyril Ramaphosa in seeking to strike the right balance between lives and livelihoods to cope with the current serious third wave of Covid-19 and its delta variant should be recognised.” In commenting on the moving of…https://news.nwu.ac.za/celebrating-legacy-struggle-icon
Celebrating the legacy of a struggle Icon
2020-03-11 The North-West University (NWU), in conjunction with The Department of Arts, Culture, Sport and Recreation (DACSR) and the Ruth Mompati Foundation, hosted a memorial lecture to celebrate and honour the legacy of the late struggle stalwart Dr Ruth Segomotsi…https://news.nwu.ac.za/living-his-dream-all-way-over-germany
Living his dream all the way over in Germany
2021-02-04 All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them. This is true for Mattheus van Niekerk, an alumnus of the NWU Faculty of Engineering. Mattheus studied for his BEng Mechanical Engineering degree at the NWU from 2009 to 2012 on the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/visually-impaired-cornelle-and-her-guide-dog-vogue-graduate
Visually impaired Cornelle and her guide dog Vogue graduate
2022-04-13 Bertie Jacobs “‘Vogue’, as in the magazine,” is how Cornelle Leach describes the name of her pitch-black Labrador bitch. Vogue, who excitedly barked at her very first tortoise in the Botanical Gardens the other day. Five-year-old Vogue who recently grabbed a…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-farm-manager-reflects-economic-impact-foot-and-mouth-disease-outbreak
NWU farm manager reflects on economic impact of foot and mouth disease outbreak
2022-05-03 Phenyo Mokgothu South Africa is presently experiencing an outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD) on farms and communal areas in the Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, North West and Gauteng. Hannes Lombard, manager of the North-West University’s (…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-scc-provides-support-less-fortunate
NWU SCC provides support to the less fortunate
2022-08-25 Oldrin Masowa It took five days, long working hours and no shortage of commitment but, thanks to the Student Campus Council (SCC) of the North-West University (NWU), less fortunate individuals of Potchefstroom can now protect themselves - to some extent -…https://news.nwu.ac.za/faculty-education-hosts-literature-week
Faculty of Education hosts literature week
2022-10-06 Oldrin Masowa Storytelling is regarded as a form of information sharing and at the Faculty of Education they believe that great stories happen to those that can share them. The Faculty hosted a three day literature workshop on the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-strengthens-ties-industry-employers
NWU strengthens ties with industry employers
2022-08-31 by Phenyo Mokgothu and Nande Kolo According to statistician-general and head of Statistics South Africa Risenga Maluleke, the world of work is a competitive space where the skilled and unskilled often compete for opportunities, with some feeling discouraged…https://news.nwu.ac.za/rachael-making-open-water-waves
Rachael is making open water waves
2023-07-07 If your knees start trembling at the thought of walking 10 km, imagine how your arms would protest if you had to swim it. For Rachael Humphries, it is another day at the aquatic office. In fact, this Bachelor of Health Sciences student at the North-West…https://news.nwu.ac.za/major-grant-furthers-collaborative-research-humanities
Major grant furthers collaborative research in the Humanities
2023-06-13 Two researchers from the North-West University (NWU) have received a special grant that will boost their collaborative research nationally and internationally. Dr Yolandi Coetser and Dr Laura Phillips, researchers from the Social Transformation research…https://news.nwu.ac.za/researcher-brings-african-populations-previously-eurocentric-cell-research
Researcher brings African populations into previously Eurocentric cell research
2023-07-31 Why did some people experience more severe coronavirus symptoms than others during the Covid-19 pandemic? International researchers believe part of the answer may lie deep within human cells, specifically in the small circular chromosome inside each cell,…https://news.nwu.ac.za/scarce-skill-puts-nwu-taxonomist-forefront-describing-parasites