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Optentia: Swiss expert advocates different approach to special education
2022-08-19 “Whereas efficient learners are reflective, strategic and cognitively engaged, struggling learners have difficulties in self-regulating their learning.” This according to Prof Marco Hessels, extraordinary professor at the Optentia Research Focus Area on the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/dr-bismark-tyobeka-nominated-serve-global-nuclear-forum
Dr Bismark Tyobeka nominated to serve in global nuclear forum
2022-09-01 Dr Bismark Tyobeka, principal and vice-chancellor of the North-West University (NWU), has been nominated to replace Dr Trevor Dudley as South-Africa’s representative on the Senior Industry Advisory Panel (SIAP) of the Generation IV International Forum (GIF).…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-school-christian-ministry-and-leadership-partners-local-churches
NWU’S School of Christian Ministry and Leadership partners with local churches
2022-05-12 As part of its community engagement and stakeholder relations, the School of Christian Ministry and Leadership at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark Campus recently partnered with church leaders in the Vaal area to create a forum to recover…http://news.nwu.ac.za/canoe-champ-chris-crushing-it
Canoe champ Chris is crushing it
2023-05-31 Chris Prinsloo was but five years old when his family uprooted from Belville in Cape Town to the United Kingdom, then back to the heart of KwaZulu-Natal a few years after, before settling in the Paarl, back in the province where it all started. His father’…http://news.nwu.ac.za/forum-explores-originality-and-copyright-challenges-ai-generated-knowledge
Forum explores originality and copyright challenges of AI-generated knowledge
2024-03-06 The Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Humanities at the North-West University (NWU) jointly hosted the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Forum on the evening of Wednesday, 27 September. The event centred around AI-generated knowledge and its implications for…http://news.nwu.ac.za/panellists-ponder-post-budget-recession-risks-south-africa
Panellists ponder post-Budget recession risks in South Africa
2023-02-27 If the elevated fiscal risks outlined in the Budget speech on 22 February 2023 were to materialise, the South African economy could well drift into a recession later this year, said a panel of experts in discussing the Budget in an NWU Business School Pitso…http://news.nwu.ac.za/replacing-antibiotics-chicken-feed-fulvic-acid-could-satisfy-farmers-and-consumers
Replacing antibiotics in chicken feed with fulvic acid could satisfy farmers and consumers
2024-10-09 Chicken farmers in underprivileged communities are battling to contain feed costs while meeting growing consumer demand. An NWU master’s student has been exploring a potentially win-win solution. Keamogetswe Constance Mokubung recently earned her master's…http://news.nwu.ac.za/seminar-explores-coloniality-academic-freedom-south-africas-higher-education-sector
Seminar explores coloniality of academic freedom in South Africa’s higher-education sector
2025-04-10 In a noteworthy seminar hosted by the School of Social Sciences at the North-West University (NWU) on Friday, 4 April, Dr Pedro Mzileni, a senior lecturer in the Department of Sociology at the University of Zululand, delivered a captivating case study on the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-students-present-research-traditional-cannabis-use-international-conference
NWU students present research on traditional cannabis use at international conference
2025-06-27 By Gofaone Motsamai and Phenyo Mokgothu Cannabis is much more than a plant for South Africa’s traditional healers; it is part of a spiritual practice and a tool for healing in our communities, according to five postgraduate students from the North-West…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumna-appointed-ceo-newspace-systems
NWU alumna appointed CEO at NewSpace Systems
2025-07-28 Tanya Lerm never imagined herself in the aerospace sector. But nearly seven years after joining NewSpace Systems, she now leads it. “Stepping into the role of CEO at NewSpace Systems has been one of the most significant moments of my career, both…http://news.nwu.ac.za/public-protector-advocates-community-engagement-and-constitutional-democracy
Public Protector advocates for community engagement and constitutional democracy
2024-07-15 Public Protector Adv Kholeka Gcaleka delivered a lecture at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus on 11 July 2024, during which she emphasised the role of community engagement and the Public Protector in upholding and strengthening South Africa’…http://news.nwu.ac.za/botanist-acknowledged-his-remarkable-contribution
Botanist acknowledged for his remarkable contribution
2024-02-12 Prof Stefan Siebert from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences was awarded the prestigious South African Association of Botanists (SAAB) Silver Medal at the recent 49th Annual SAAB conference at the University of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/chantel-mullers-powerful-vision
Chantel Muller’s POWERful vision
2025-08-13 In a world where innovation meets wellbeing, Chantel Muller is proving that the two can powerfully coexist. A published author and senior lecturer in marketing research and sports marketing at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark Campus, Chantel…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/call-abstracts-indigenous-and-western-epistemologies-history-education-tensions-possibilities
Call for Abstracts: Indigenous and Western Epistemologies in History Education Tensions - Possibilities - Solutions ed. by Christoph Kühberger & Bongani Shabangu
2026-02-26 You are cordially invited to submit abstracts of approximately 700 - 1000 words from various academic fields (History Education, History, Education/Pedagogy, Social Sciences, Indigenous Studies, Psychology, Philosophy etc.) engaging with history…http://news.nwu.ac.za/maths-and-science-offer-wealth-opportunities-young-women
Maths and science offer a wealth of opportunities for young women
2026-03-02 Female academics from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus Science Centre once again confirmed that mathematics and science can open up limitless career opportunities for girls and young women. “The opportunities in chemistry are endless.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-designers-dazzle-loerie-and-student-gold-pack-awards
NWU designers dazzle at Loerie and Student Gold Pack awards
2023-10-20 Winning an award once is admirable. Winning it twice is even better. Winning it again and again is a feat. Students and graduates of the North-West University’s (NWU) Graphic Design subject group shine in national and international awards competitions year…http://news.nwu.ac.za/cave-digital-safe-haven-stressed-social-workers
The Cave: a digital safe haven for stressed social workers
2020-03-19 Generally social work is considered a stressful occupation due to the emotional demands on practitioners. One group of social workers that is particularly at risk for negative outcomes are those employed within the child protection practice setting, tasked…http://news.nwu.ac.za/gift-keeps-giving
The gift that keeps on giving
2021-10-20 Dr Imtiaz Ismail Sooliman, founder of the humanitarian organisation Gift of the Givers and holder of an NWU honorary doctorate, was announced Social Justice Champion for 2021. He obtained his honorary doctorate from the NWU in 2019, and received the 2021…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-mahikeng-campus-pay-tribute-outgoing-vice-chancellor
NWU Mahikeng Campus pay tribute to outgoing vice-chancellor
2021-11-16 Staff members from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus paid tribute to the outgoing vice-chancellor, Prof Dan Kgwadi, during the campus’s annual staff year-end function. Prof Kgwadi will be leaving the NWU at the end of January 2022 to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/how-nwu-engineering-healthier-south-africa