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Set to reach their goals
2019-08-20 One of the biggest priorities of the North-West University (NWU) is to be involved in our local communities. Yet another such an initiative of the Faculty of Health Sciences is to support and contribute to the sustainable development of the Ten Stars…http://news.nwu.ac.za/research-bolsters-innovative-teaching-and-learning-strategies-accounting-classrooms
Research bolsters innovative teaching and learning strategies in accounting classrooms
2019-08-06 As a professional educator, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Dr Viné Petzer is passionate about harnessing the power of education. More so, when it comes to the science of accounting education. Dr Petzer has more than 15 years of practical experience…http://news.nwu.ac.za/world-awaits-thandi-hlotshana
The world awaits Thandi Hlotshana
2019-10-16 Thandi Hlotshana is about to see the world. Hailing from the East Rand, the bubbly 23-year old who is a final-year BA student in industrial psychology and labour relations at the North-West University (NWU) has been awarded the Abe Baily Bursary – one of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/loss-sight-never-loss-vision
A loss of sight, never a loss of vision
2019-10-08 Although one often sees various initiatives promoting the importance of physical activity for a healthier lifestyle, children with disabilities are seldom included in these projects. One of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) research focus areas is now…http://news.nwu.ac.za/game-puzzle-video-games-may-grow-critical-thinking-skills
Game on: puzzle video games may grow critical thinking skills
2020-01-29 The notion that playing video games is for the intellectually idle is widely held but might not be accurate. Research suggests that certain types of game play can in fact strengthen a range of cognitive, critical thinking and reasoning skills, according to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/youngsters-win-international-innovation-award-robotics-project
Youngsters win international Innovation Award for robotics project
2017-06-13 Three 11-year old youngsters from Vanderbijlpark – Izabelle Bothma, Ewald Harmse and Wilmar Pretorius – designed a robot that will be able to assist rescuers in finding individuals trapped under snow. Their ingenuity earned them the Innovation Award at the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/passion-propels-young-researcher-c1-b1
Passion propels young researcher from C1 to B1
2017-06-20 Passion is not bound by gravity. It makes you excel where others merely succeed, and passion is what propelled Prof Stefan Ferreira of the North-West University's (NWU's) Centre for Space Research from a C1 to a B1 NRF rating. This new rating places him…http://news.nwu.ac.za/passion-propels-young-researcher-c1-b1-0
Passion propels young researcher from C1 to B1
2017-07-19 Passion is not bound by gravity. It makes you excel where others merely succeed, and passion is what propelled Prof Stefan Ferreira of the North-West University's (NWU's) Centre for Space Research from a C1 to a B1 NRF rating. This new rating places him…http://news.nwu.ac.za/assisting-working-moms-who-breastfeed
Assisting working moms who breastfeed
2017-08-01 New mothers at the North-West University (NWU) returning from maternity leave will no longer have to struggle to find a place to express their breastmilk. With August being Breastfeeding Awareness Month, the NWU has officially opened its first…http://news.nwu.ac.za/ceo-thabo-mbeki-foundation-discuss-sa%25E2%2580%2599s-current-affairs
CEO of Thabo Mbeki Foundation to discuss SA’s current affairs
2018-02-23 Who better to share his take on the current state of South Africa’s affairs than a Constitutional Law expert and judge of the High Court? On Thursday, 1 March 2018, Max Boqwana, who is also the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Thabo Mbeki Foundation…http://news.nwu.ac.za/caring-connections-enable-resilience
Caring connections enable resilience
2018-10-09 “My teacher loves me.” “My social worker is like my mother, she cares.” “My neighbour cares for me; he doesn’t want me to go hungry.” These quotes illustrate that caring connections matter for the resilience of South African adolescents facing chronic,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-teaches-high-school-learners-more-about-geographic-mapping
NWU teaches high school learners more about geographic mapping
2022-07-07 The subject group Geography on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus recently hosted 44 Grade 11 and 12 learners from the Tiego Tawana High School to teach them more about the Geographic Information System (GIS) software application. GIS is a…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-students-win-big-cybersecurity-hackathon-challenge
NWU students win big at Cybersecurity Hackathon challenge
2022-09-19 Five North-West University (NWU) students from the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences recently participated in the virtual Southern Africa Telecommunication Networks and Applications Conference (SATNAC) Cybersecurity Hackathon. A hackathon is a…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-professor-using-systems-thinking-change-game-learning
NWU professor is using systems thinking to change the game of learning
2022-09-06 Prof Roelien Goede is passionate about teaching and moved to Potchefstroom, where she had been appointed as lecturer in the then School for Computer Science, Statistics and Mathematics, in 2001. Her main research focus, for which she received a C2 rating…http://news.nwu.ac.za/no-means-no-and-it
“No” means “no”, and that is it
2022-05-30 Fifteen months ago, the unfathomable happened. In an incident of such malice, such disrespect and cruelty, Carla Mӧller’s life was irrevocably changed. She was raped, but due to the non-violent nature of the incident, she was dissuaded…http://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-raubenheimer-advancing-quantitative-risk-analysis
Prof Raubenheimer is advancing quantitative risk analysis
2024-12-06 Prof Helgard Raubenheimer, director of the Centre for Business Mathematics and Informatics (CBMI) in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences at the North-West University (NWU), delivered a presentation demonstrating his expertise to the National…http://news.nwu.ac.za/building-healthy-attitudes-towards-stem-education
Building healthy attitudes towards STEM education
2023-03-02 Students’ low performance and interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields, particularly among women, who are underrepresented in the scientific community, have been a major concern in many countries. This is exacerbated when one views…http://news.nwu.ac.za/inaugural-lecture-examines-investor-behaviour-and-financial-decision-making
Inaugural lecture examines investor behaviour and financial decision-making
2023-09-06 Prof Zandri Dickason-Koekemoer, from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) TRADE research focus area was recently inaugurated as full professor. Her inaugural lecture was titled "Cracking the Code: Investor Behaviour and Financial Decision-Making". Prof…http://news.nwu.ac.za/many-colours-one-objective-running-passion-gender-awareness
Many colours, one objective: running with passion for gender awareness
2024-03-06 On Wednesday, 6 September the Fanie du Toit Sports Grounds welcomed staff and students of the North-West University (NWU) at the run-with-colour-fun event that was hosted jointly by the Faculty of Health Sciences, the School of Human Movement Sciences and the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/vanderbijlpark-campus-bodybuilding-team-excels