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Qhubekela Phambili project brings hope to the unemployed
2018-05-07 Prof Roland Blonk from Tillberg University in the Netherlands recently met with researchers from the Optentia research focus area on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark. Together with the NWU’s unemployment research threesome,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/proper-treatment-could-prevent-children-dying-malnutrition
Proper treatment could prevent children dying from malnutrition
2018-04-17 Nutrition researchers at the Centre of Excellence for Nutrition (CEN) of the North-West University (NWU) are doing important research on the treatment effects of severe acute malnutrition in Sub-Sahara Africa. Their findings will be used by the World…http://news.nwu.ac.za/study-helps-postgrads-cope
Study helps postgrads cope
2018-10-31 Global research has shown that only half of enrolled master’s and PhD students actually finish their studies. Around 40% of the same group battle with mental illness such as depression and anxiety. Coincidence? Laura Weiss thinks not. Dr Laura Weiss, a…http://news.nwu.ac.za/woman-engineering-%25E2%2580%2593-nwu-launches-exciting-initiative
Woman in Engineering – NWU launches exciting initiative
2019-05-09 As we see ourselves in a modern world where the evolution and development of technology enjoy first priority, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Engineering initiated a one-of-a-kind problem-solving and smart-manufacturing competition…http://news.nwu.ac.za/grace-telane-%25E2%2580%2593-entrepreneur-who-too-fit-quit
Grace Telane – an entrepreneur who is too fit to quit
2017-03-28 Meet Grace Judith Telane: an entrepreneur who is literally too fit to quit! As the owner and manager of the Gym with Grace Aerobics Studio and Fitness Club, Grace (42) is not only living her dream but also contributes towards job creation in the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/vincent-kheswa-%25E2%2580%2593-there-room-grow-outside-box
Vincent Kheswa – there is room to grow outside the box
2017-04-04 Life outside the proverbial box is bliss. And best of all: experiencing life to the fullest beats being a mere spectator. This is according to Vincent Kheswa, an alumnus of the North-West University (NWU) whose life’s journey bears testament of not only the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/youngsters-compete-robofest-international
Youngsters off to compete at Robofest International
2017-04-06 If the excitement of the recent rendition of the Robofest SA 2017 was anything to go by, then the stage is set for a stellar international championship in June. The North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark hosted the national Robofest…http://news.nwu.ac.za/unique-instruments-and-equipment-made-right-here-nwu
Unique instruments and equipment made right here at the NWU
2017-05-19 Instrument Manufacturing on the NWU’s campus in Potchefstroom often manufactures equipment that cannot be found anywhere else in the world. Every day is different at this workshop, which is constantly planning and carrying out new ideas and designs,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/statement-two-new-books-nwu-merger-and-its-first-10-years
Statement on two new books on NWU merger and its first 10 years
2017-12-04 Two books have just been published on the creation of the North-West University (NWU) in 2004. The first decade of the merged university is also covered. Fascinating behind-the-scenes information is shared which sheds new light on the founding history of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/big-impact-small-bar-soap
The big impact of a small bar of soap
2018-07-30 By observing people’s behaviour in public restrooms across South Africa, a leading South African hygiene brand found that – on average – only four out of 10 people wash their hands. And of these, only 65% used soap. Hoping to help people make a clean…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-researchers-pinpoint-growth-factors-female-entrepreneurs
NWU researchers pinpoint growth factors for female entrepreneurs
2019-08-27 Gone are the days that entrepreneurship was viewed as for men only. Recent years have seen a rise in the number of female entrepreneurs, indicating the realisation that women are a major source of economic growth. Despite the popular allure of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/hypertension-clouding-joys-childhood
Hypertension is clouding the joys of childhood
2020-02-03 Childhood is normally associated with health, playfulness and a phase in life without worries or fear. However, this ideal definition of childhood is becoming cluttered with unwanted risk factors linked to the early development of cardiovascular disease,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/south-african-economy-crisis-no-electricity-capacity-no-economic-growth-and-development
South African economy in crisis! No electricity capacity, no economic growth and development
2020-02-12 The latest publication by Statistics SA on the electricity generated in the country was released on 6 February 2020 and indicated that electricity generation decreased by 4,0% year-on-year from December 2018 to December 2019. Prof Danie Meyer, director of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/fempreneurs-shine-during-ewp-gala-event
Fempreneurs shine during EWP gala event
2019-11-13 It was a night of celebration and accomplishment when the North-West University (NWU) paid homage to the 2019 graduating class of the Enterprising Women Programme (EWP). This flagship entrepreneurial accelerator programme was introduced seven years ago…http://news.nwu.ac.za/new-style-star-accretion-bursts-dazzle-astronomers-nwu-and-around-world
New-style star accretion bursts dazzle astronomers at NWU and around the world
2020-01-14 The meaning of the term “accretion burst” is expanding. In a rare glimpse at how high-mass stars grow even larger, an astronomer from the North-West University (NWU) has been part of a 15-country research team that has observed star bursts – or growth…http://news.nwu.ac.za/against-all-odds-not-only-surviving-thriving
Against all odds: not only surviving, but thriving!
2020-02-24 Six years after sustaining life-altering injuries in a serious cycling accident, Chanell Meijer is ready to yet again define the odds. At the start of the 2020 academic year of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark, Chanell enrolled…http://news.nwu.ac.za/diversity-enrichment-programme-get-bus-and-experience-yesteryear
Diversity Enrichment Programme: Get on the bus and experience yesteryear
2022-08-19 Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. This is the motto of the Division of Student Affairs on the Vanderbijlpark Campus of the North-West University (NWU Vaal), and more so for its “My University! My Country!” campaign. The campaign –…http://news.nwu.ac.za/enactus-vaal-through-next-round-harmony-led-challenge
Enactus Vaal through to the next round of Harmony LED Challenge
2017-06-29 Members of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark chapter of Enactus are walking proud and tall after advancing to the second round of the prestigious 2017 Harmony Local Economic Development Challenge. The team from Vanderbijlpark…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-appeals-re-approach-sa-education-policies-and-practices
NWU academic appeals for re-approach to SA education policies and practices
2018-09-25 Prof Mirna Nel is deeply concerned about the state of South African education. She made this troubling declaration during her recent inaugural lecture as full professor at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark. South African…http://news.nwu.ac.za/top-service-award-nwu-astronomer