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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…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/niche-area-food-security-and-safety/soil-plant-microbe-interactions-group
Soil-plant-microbe interactions group
2024-03-20 The Soil-plant-microbe interactions group is part of the Food Security and Safety focus area of the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences of the North-West University, South Africa. We aim to understand the interactions between microorganisms residing…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/rare-disease-day-potchefstroom
Rare Disease Day - Potchefstroom
2023-02-17 The NWU Centre for Human Metabolomics is proud to host a Rare Disease Day. NWU staff and students are welcome to join. Did you know? Over 7000 Rare Diseases identified More than 350 million people are affected globally 1 in 15 people in SA is…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/ai-and-fair-distribution-high-stakes-decisions-talk
AI and Fair Distribution in High-Stakes Decisions Talk
2024-03-21 You are formally invited to participate in a Talk focusing on AI and Equitable Allocation in Critical Decision-Making. Abstract Important decisions are increasingly being made with the aid of AI systems. These decisions can determine the allocation of…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/threads-exhibition-opening
Threads Exhibition Opening
2024-10-21 The NWU Gallery, in partnership with the Faculty of Education, proudly presents a curated selection of artworks by the 2024 Visual Art for Education students. Through their projects, students explore, reimagine, and engage with contemporary art…http://law.nwu.ac.za/af/LLB%2520Nasionale%2520Oudit
Wat almal moet weet oor die LLB Nasionale Oudit
2024-07-04 Herakkreditasie: NWU se Baccalaureus in Regte-program (LLB-program) [accordion collapsed] Wat is die Nasionale Oudit waarvan almal praat? Nadat die Standaardontwikkelings-verwysingsgroep bepaal het aan watter vereistes alle…http://news.nwu.ac.za/sa%25E2%2580%2599s-lockdown-exit-strategy-level-2-good-news-country
SA’s lockdown exit strategy to level 2 is good news for the country
2020-08-18 The widely expected and welcome decision announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa to move South Africa’s lockdown down to Level 2 is good news for the country, says NWU Business School economist Prof Raymond Parsons. According to him, the prolonged lockdown…http://news.nwu.ac.za/social-service-information-just-app-away-senior-citizens
Social service information is just an app away for senior citizens
2018-10-26 On a dusty street of a village in the North West Province a group of 12-year-olds are cheering each other on as they play kgati, an indigenous game using a skipping rope. As the game intensifies one of them hears her grandmother shouting from the kitchen,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/pharmacen-makes-strides-third-dimension-research-better-life-all
Pharmacen makes strides in third dimension research for a better life for all
2019-09-19 For many years the world has attempted to address urgent issues in pharmaceutical research with the help of cultured cells, and the North West University’s (NWU’s) Centre of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Sciences (Pharmacen™) is using a new approach to get…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-puts-language-policy-action
NWU puts language policy into action
2019-12-05 The North-West University (NWU) is on a mission to be a university where everybody will feel welcome in their languages, and can use their own language to teach, learn and interact freely. It aims to be an institution where students will be able to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/radiyah%25E2%2580%2599s-brave-road-success-0
Radiyah’s brave road to success
2017-07-19 Radiyah Saloojee is living proof that an attitude of gratitude and thanksgiving not only serves as a road marker on the journey to success, but also a stepping stone to accomplishment. For this 24-year old alumna of the North-West University’s (NWU’s)…http://news.nwu.ac.za/radiyah%25E2%2580%2599s-brave-road-success
Radiyah’s brave road to success
2017-07-05 Radiyah Saloojee is living proof that an attitude of gratitude and thanksgiving not only serves as a road marker on the journey to success, but also a stepping stone to accomplishment. For this 24-year old alumna of the North-West University’s (NWU’s)…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-indigenous-knowledge-systems-centre-explores-ways-assist-indigenous-communities
NWU Indigenous Knowledge Systems Centre explores ways to assist indigenous communities with commercialisation
2021-09-16 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) Centre, in collaboration with the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) and the NWU Technology Transfer and Innovation Support office, hosted a hybrid lekgotla on 14 September 2021 to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/hat-trick-nicosmiti-third-living-species-takes-his-name
Hat trick for ‘nicosmiti’ as a third living species takes his name
2022-11-03 In William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet, Juliet asks the age-old question: ‘What’s in a name?’ In the case of North-West University researcher Prof Nico Smit, the answer is clear ― his name is synonymous with expert contributions in the field of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-second-year-social-work-students-move-step-closer-realising-their-dreams
NWU second-year social work students move a step closer to realising their dreams
2022-11-10 Miracle workers who have to dig deep to find magical solutions to solve problems – this is how Prof Elmien Truter describes the social work students the North-West University (NWU) send into the communities. Prof Truter, an associate professor in Social…http://news.nwu.ac.za/why-invention-and-innovation-are-not-same
Why invention and innovation are not the same
2022-02-21 Invention and innovation are two separate concepts, and the difference is important, especially to aspiring entrepreneurs. This was one of the key messages to emerge from an entrepreneurship workshop for women, titled “The entrepreneurial woman – building…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-co-hosts-inaugural-annual-moses-kotane-lecture
NWU co-hosts inaugural annual Moses Kotane lecture
2022-11-21 The North-West University (NWU), the North-West Provincial Government (NWPG) and the Moses Mauane Kotane Foundation co-hosted the inaugural annual Moses Kotane lecture on 18 November. This year’s event with the theme: Resetting South Africa’s journey…http://news.nwu.ac.za/some-races-are-worth-running
Some races are worth running
2025-06-13 When the 2025 Comrades Marathon kicked off on Sunday, 8 June, Benjamin Tjiane was running more than just the 90-odd kilometres between Durban and Pietermaritzburg. He was pursuing a goal that had started during the Covid-19 lockdowns. What began as a personal…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-executive-director-student-life-serves-editorial-board-international-journal
NWU executive director of Student Life serves on the editorial board of international journal
2024-10-29 Student affairs is an important part of higher education and the work that professionals in this field do is an essential catalyst in starting the lifelong, holistic development of students. One of the most authoritative platforms on the global student…http://news.nwu.ac.za/raising-awareness-clean-water-and-sustainable-future