|
The NWU celebrated its torchbearers of excellence – one of the university's core values – during the university's Excellence Awards for 2021/2022.
The prestigious awards ceremony took place on 24 November at Snowflake in Potchefstroom.
During the event, the NWU honoured the best-of-the-best academics across the three legs of the university's core business: teaching and learning, research and innovation, and community engagement.
Prof Bismark Tyobeka, principal and vice-chancellor said the NWU is doing well in terms of research and innovation and that the institution will do even better. "As articulated in the Institutional Strategic Plan, the NWU's goal is to strengthen research and innovation, with a strategic focus on internationalisation."
He said the NWU is pleased with the growing numbers of National Research Foundation- (NRF-) rated researchers. "Currently we have over 300 NRF-rated researchers, and of these, 35 are B-rated. Our Research and Innovation portfolio has developed a five-year strategic investment to grow and nurture NRF A-rated researchers from the pool of B-rated researchers. We hope this intervention will enhance our performance in this area."
The year's Research and Innovation Excellence Awards recipients
Prof Olubukola Babalola of the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences took home the coveted title of Most Productive Senior Researcher.
Prof Sune Ferreira-Schenk from the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences was named Most Productive Junior Researcher.
Prof Christa Rautenbach of the Faculty of Law and Prof Lesley Wood from the Faculty of Education were given recognition for their national and international memberships.
Prof Leenta Grobler from the NWU Business School and Dr Henri Marais of the Engineering Faculty received the Top Inventor Award.
Prof Dmitri Bessarabov of the Engineering Faculty walked away with the Innovation Impact Award.
Forty-eight researchers were celebrated for receiving and upgrading their NRF ratings. (See the full list here.)
|
BACK: 
NEXT: 
