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Subject group History hosts insightful pre-conference presentations
2024-06-20 The subject group History at the North-West University's (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark Campus recently hosted a series of insightful postgraduate history presentations, serving as a rehearsal for the upcoming South African Hydrological Society (SAHS) Conference set…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/economic-and-management-sciences/first-years-registration-welcome-message-school-management
FIRST YEAR'S REGISTRATION WELCOME MESSAGE - SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES
2024-03-04 Prof Ntebo Moroke Welcome message for the 2024 cohort of first-year students Welcome all first-year students of 2024 to the School of Management Sciences. I am Professor Natasha de Klerk, the Acting School Director. You are now joining the prestigious…http://news.nwu.ac.za/government-taps-nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-expertise
Government taps into NWU’s expertise
2020-02-18 The North West provincial government has reaffirmed its confidence in the North-West University (NWU), as one of its experts in the Faculty of Health Sciences now serves on the province’s Emergency Medical Service Advisory Committee (EMSAC). Prof Andrew…http://news.nwu.ac.za/casual-day-2024-celebrating-diversity-and-inclusion
Casual Day 2024: Celebrating diversity and inclusion
2024-08-16 Join the North-West University (NWU) Wellness office and Student Counselling and Development (SCD) in supporting Casual Day 2024. This year the annual event will take place on Friday, 6 September and focuses on promoting inclusion and equity for people…http://news.nwu.ac.za/machine-learning-watchdog-software
Machine learning the watchdog for software?
2025-08-12 In a world where software runs hospitals, banks and transportation, who or what ensures it doesn’t fail? This was the central question posed by Prof Bassey Isong from the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences during his inaugural lecture on 7 August…http://theology.nwu.ac.za/ancient-language-and-text-studies/home
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2024-11-05 School of Ancient Languages and Text Studies The School of Ancient Language and Text Studies is chiefly concerned with research relating to the Ancient World, its languages and its material culture. The School houses leading authorities in Ancient…http://sport.nwu.ac.za/dance-sport/dance-sport
Dance Sport
2024-06-14 Dance sport is more than just dancing. It is unique, as it combines the elements of both art and sport. Dance sport is competitive ballroom dancing, as contrasted with social or exhibition dancing. It contributes to positive psychological…http://library.nwu.ac.za/research-digital-scholarship-centre-digitisation
Digital Scholarship Services - Digitisation
2025-08-14 ROSS Home Digital Scholarship Services: Digitisation Data visualisation Contact Us, Digitisation, Digitisation at universities often involves the conversion of physical documents, resources, and processes into digital formats to improve accessibility, efficiency, and preservation. Digitisation workflows in universities involve converting physical…, Material Selection and Preparation, Researcher identifies and gathers the physical materials to be digitised, such as books, documents, photographs, or artefacts (up to A1). Assess the condition of the materials and perform any necessary repairs or stabilisation to ensure they can withstand the…, Copyright and Permissions, Determine copyright status and obtain necessary permissions to digitise and provide access to copyrighted materials. Ensure compliance with intellectual property rights and licensing agreements., Digitisation Equipment and Setup, Select appropriate scanning or imaging equipment based on the type and condition of the materials. Set up the equipment and configure settings, such as resolution and colour, for optimal digitisation., Digitisation, Scan or photograph the materials using the chosen equipment. Ensure the highest possible quality and resolution to capture fine details. Capture images in standard formats like PDF, TIFF or JPEG., Quality Control, Review the digitised images to ensure they meet established quality standards. Check for image clarity, colour accuracy, and completeness. Retake images or adjust as needed., OCR (Optical Character Recognition), If applicable, perform OCR to convert text within scanned documents into machine-readable and searchable text., Metadata Creation, Create descriptive metadata for each digitised item, including title, author, date, subject, and other relevant information. Create technical metadata, such as file format and resolution., Storage and Backup, Store digitised materials in a secure and redundant storage system to prevent data loss. [/accordion] Service For digitisation needs, contact us at the Digital Scholarship Centre for more information or a quote. Mahikeng Campus, Ground floor, Room G15, Contact, Nomzingisi Madikane Nomzingisi Madikane Nomzingisi Madikane Manager: Research and Learning Services (MC) +27 (0)18 389 2198 Schedule an Appointmenthttp://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/science-centre/national-science-week-2021-robotics-community-engagement-and-security
National Science Week 2021: Robotics, Community Engagement and Security
2021-08-02 ABOUT THIS ACTIVITY: Pre-recorded virtual presentation pertaining to Robotics, Community Engagement and Security. PRESENTERS: Dr Sune van der Linde DATE: 3 August 2021 TIME…http://news.nwu.ac.za/atp-challenger-tennis-returns-south-africa
ATP Challenger tennis returns to South Africa
2019-12-09 Local tennis has been boosted by the news that Tennis South Africa (TSA) has secured the rights to bring an ATP Challenger tournament to the country in 2020. The ATP Challenger 50 event will take place from 9 March 2020 at the new tennis complex at the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/sazini-mojapelo-share-leadership-insight-nwu-leadership-summit
Sazini Mojapelo to share leadership insight at NWU Leadership Summit
2017-07-10 When it comes to business strategy and development, Sazini Mojapelo needs no formal introduction. As a highly sought-after expert in the establishment, development and execution of social programmes, Sazini – who is the group head of Africa Citizenship for…http://news.nwu.ac.za/informal-reclaimers-make-huge-contribution-recycling-south-africa
Informal reclaimers make a huge contribution to recycling in South Africa
2021-10-28 Informal waste reclaimers in South Africa play a key but often unrecognised role in the recycling value chain. Ways should be found to enable them to participate in decisions around waste management practices and community recycling programmes, says Prof…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/studywell/about-us
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2025-05-19 , StudyWell: Student Well-Being Initiative, Scientific insight. Practical impact. Student well-being at the centre. , What is the StudyWell Initiative?, StudyWell is a specialised research initiative within Management Cybernetics—a collaborative research entity formed between the Faculty of Economic and Management Science and the Faculty of Engineering at the North-West University. Our mission is to use…, Our Focus, At StudyWell, we are committed to developing real-time, evidence-based tools and strategies that enable universities to proactively support student well-being. Our work is grounded in the Study Demands-Resources (SD-R) theory, a framework that helps us…, Our Approach, Multidisciplinary, practice-integrated research and stakeholder collaboration. StudyWell is built on a multidisciplinary, practice-integrated approach, grounded in organisational psychology and enriched through collaboration with experts from diverse fields,…, Internal Stakeholders, StudyWell Team, Management Cybernetics* research entity, Faculties, Student Sponsors, Students, NWU Ethical Committee, NWU Research Data Gatekeeper Committee, StudyWell Steering Committee , Strategic Partners, Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Teaching and Learning, Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL), Career Centre, Student Counselling and Development (SCD), Machine and Deep Learning Group (MUST-AI), Student Success Collaborative Forum (SSCF), Centre for…, Co-Investigators and Collaborators, Prof Arnold Bakker, Prof Leon de Beer, Prof Johann Holm, Prof Pieter Buys, Prof Maria Peeters, Prof Eva Demerouti, Dr Guus Timmerman At StudyWell, we believe research should do more than inform, it should empower. We are committed to building healthier,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-engineering-still-forefront
NWU's Engineering still at the forefront
2018-11-20 A great honour was recently bestowed upon the North-West University's (NWU’s) Faculty of Engineering when their programme in mineral processing has been named under the top 100 best programs in the world in this field. This announcement was made by the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/franco-taking-student-life-his-stride
Franco taking student life in his stride
2022-05-05 It was love at first sight. Boy meets campus. In 2019, Franco van Dijk visited the North-West University (NWU) campus in Potchefstroom as part of a tour by his school choir. “We saw a lot of the campus – it almost felt like an open day. I really liked what…http://news.nwu.ac.za/harvard-report-growth-through-inclusion-south-africa-timely-and-relevant
Harvard report on growth through inclusion in South Africa is timely and relevant
2023-11-20 The all-encompassing and wide-ranging 178-page diagnostics of the South African economy embedded in the report “Growth Through Inclusion in South Africa”, prepared by Ricardo Hausmann and his team from the Growth Laboratory at Harvard University, is a timely…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/virtual-seminar-dr-patience-chadambuka-rural-communities-and-coping-extreme-heat-south-western
Virtual seminar by Dr Patience Chadambuka: Rural Communities and Coping with Extreme Heat in South-Western Zimbabwe
2024-04-18 The NWU School of Social Sciences cordially invites to attend a thought-provoking virtual seminar hosted by Dr Patience Chadambuka, from Midlands State University, Zimbabwe. The seminar is titled "Rural Communities and Coping with Extreme Heat in South-…http://law.nwu.ac.za/content/editorial-policy-1
Editorial policy PER
2020-07-07 Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal ISSN 1727-3781 Editorial policy (Afrikaans; Dutch; German) Aims and Theme PER publishes contributions relevant to the focus area Development in the South African Constitutional State. This means…http://engineering.nwu.ac.za/af/ingenieurswese/kontak-ons
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2025-08-27 Direkte kontakbesonderhede Utvecklingen inom e-hälsa har förändrat hur vi ser på tillgången till läkemedel och behandling. Istället för att vara bunden till öppettider och fysiska apotek, kan användaren idag själv ta ansvar för sin hälsa via…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/sgi/serious-developments-projects