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Social sciences the Rubik’s Cube of humanity – Prof Herman van der Merwe
2017-03-29 Did you know that it took the Hungarian inventor and professor of architecture Erno Rubik one month to master his own mechanical puzzle, the Rubik’s Cube? With 42 Quintillion possibilities but only a few correct solutions, the Rubik’s Cube is the epitome of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/constitutional-commissioner-address-nwu-social-sciences-conference
Constitutional Commissioner to address NWU Social Sciences Conference
2017-03-17 Bernedette Muthien, internationally known South African expert on issues of gender equity, nonviolence, and gender-based violence, will act as keynote speaker during the 8th International Conference on Social Sciences (ICSS) – a collaboration between the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-optentia-hosts-vlir-uos
NWU Optentia hosts VLIR-UOS
2017-06-05 Optentia, a research focus area on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark, recently hosted Mr Christophe Goossens, programme officer for the Flemish Inter-university Council for University Development Cooperation (VLIR-UOS) Over the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-scc-legal-office-launches-legal-aid-service
NWU SCC Legal Office launches legal aid service
2022-06-14 Oldrin Masowa Justice in action: the Student Campus Council’s (SCC’s) Legal Office on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Potchefstroom Campus recently launched a legal aid service to assist students with legal matters. Through this initiative, the SCC…http://news.nwu.ac.za/ikateleng-donor-spends-day-fundraising-team
Ikateleng donor spends the day with fundraising team
2022-02-22 The Department of Development and Fundraising at the NWU recently hosted one of the loyal donors of the Ikateleng project in Potchefstroom. During the visit the group manager of Corporate Marketing and Communication at NWK in Lichtenburg, Johan Bezuidenhout,…http://www.nwu.ac.za/event/optentia-book-launch-does-community-development-work
Optentia Book Launch: Does Community Development Work?
2021-03-26 [accordion] About the Book What makes community development effective? How can we ensure that this work is responsive to the decolonial turn, the call for effectiveness and the need for justice? Highlighting useful practice frameworks…http://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-lesley-inducted-aces-and-assaf
Prof Lesley inducted into ACES and ASSAF
2021-11-24 Prof Lesley Wood, a research professor at the North West University (NWU), was recently nominated as a member of the Academy of Community Engagement Scholarship (ACES). She came to South Africa in 1981 and studied Social Work at Unisa and worked as a…http://news.nwu.ac.za/creating-hope-one-module-time
Creating hope, one module at a time
2020-09-10 Patch Adams, an American physician and social activist, once said: “We can never get a recreation of community and heal our society without giving our citizens a sense of belonging.” Now, perhaps more than ever, South Africa is in dire need of this.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/puppets-promote-learning-amongst-young-minds
Puppets promote learning amongst young minds
2019-10-18 It was a sight to behold. As the music started to play and the velvet curtains drew open, the kids at the El Shaddai Primary School in Vanderbijlpark drew in their breaths and their eyes shone with wonder. It was time for the colourful puppets to talk and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/new-digital-directory-aims-boost-township-economy
New digital directory aims to boost township economy
2018-02-14 Innovating for innovation’s sake is not innovation. True innovation comes from identifying day-to-day challenges and finding novel and sustainable solutions. This is according to North-West University (NWU) alumnus, Olivier Tshimbidi, one of the founding…http://news.nwu.ac.za/goddess-night-celebrates-sisterhood
Goddess night celebrates sisterhood
2024-08-16 By Loveness Hulwane The Goddess Night event hosted by the North-West University's (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark Campus Arts Unit was truly a night to remember. The ladies went all out, and their stunning attire perfectly embodied the event's theme, "A Bridgerton…http://news.nwu.ac.za/shared-vision-ahead-engagement-marks-new-era-cooperation
A shared vision ahead: an engagement that marks a new era of cooperation
2024-03-06 On Monday, 18 December 2023 the North-West University (NWU) and the Mine Health and Safety Council (MHSC) engaged in a discussion aimed at promoting collaboration and fostering a relationship that will benefit both parties. The meeting took place at the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/north-west-university-launches-sabpp-student-chapter-strengthen-professional-development
North-West University launches SABPP student chapter to strengthen professional development
2026-03-10 The School of Industrial Psychology and Human Resource Management at the North-West University (NWU) marked an important milestone on 6 March 2026 with the official launch of the student chapter of the South African Board for People Practices (SABPP). The…http://news.nwu.ac.za/toets
Toets
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Clone of Toets
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Curriculum Development in Higher Education Workshop
2022-09-15 The Q&APP and CTL Units at the NWU in collaboration with the CHERTL division at Rhodes University are proud to offer the Curriculum Development in Higher Education Workshop. Purpose of workshop The purpose of the workshop is to introduce individuals…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/sgi/test-im
Test IM
2017-04-25 The Pygmalion effect The Pygmalion effect is living up to someone’s expectations or living down to someone’s expectations. Example An example1 : Johnny age 10, parents expects high marks from him at school. Johnny is…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/phasrec/current-projects
Current Projects
2024-10-24 PhASRec Video Project Playlist here for viewing. [accordion collapsed] The sustainability of physical activity participation and nutrition education through the use of a mobile application A sustainable physical activity intervention and nutrition…http://news.nwu.ac.za/love-consent-and-informed-choices
Love, consent and informed choices
2025-02-27 North-West University (NWU) students on the Vanderbijlpark Campus gathered at the Vergelegen and Jasmyn residences for an event that redefined the meaning of love. The event was hosted in collaboration with the Student Campus Council (SCC), the Campus…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/crb/conferences/catsa2011/c%252Achange