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Celebrating cultural diversity, broadening horizons, and strengthening respect for each other through multilingualism
2022-09-14 By Angeline Marokoane and Ontiretse Motingwa This annual event takes place across campuses, and aims to showcase the NWU's cultural diversity, to broaden horizons, to strengthen respect for each other, and to enable the renewal of ideas. This year’s theme…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/dr-bismark-tyobeka-oor-suid-afrika-se-toekoms-met-kernkrag-0
Dr Bismark Tyobeka oor Suid-Afrika se toekoms met kernkrag
2022-09-14 Die debat oor kernkrag is nou al meer as ’n driekwarteeu aan die gang. Voorstanders daarvan hemel steeds die deugde daarvan op, terwyl dié wat daarteen gekant is, vas glo dat die risiko’s swaarder as die voordele weeg. Die bekende kernerenergiekundige…http://news.nwu.ac.za/dr-bismark-tyobeka-south-africas-nuclear-future
Dr Bismark Tyobeka on South Africa’s nuclear future
2022-10-27 The nuclear debate has raged for more than three quarters of a century. Proponents of nuclear power continue to extol its virtues, while its detractors remain steadfast in their belief that its risks outweigh its benefits. Renowned nuclear energy expert and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-eagles-ready-reclaim-varsity-football-cup-uj
NWU Eagles ready to reclaim Varsity Football cup from UJ
2022-09-14 North-West University (NWU) coach Karabo Masehela says they are ready to reclaim the Varsity Football cup from the University of Johannesburg when they meet in the semi-final at the UJ Stadium on 15 September 2022. “UJ beat us in the fifth round-robin game…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-prof-serena-lucrezi-and-her-team-scuba-dive-research
NWU’s Prof Serena Lucrezi and her team scuba dive into research
2022-09-14 By Oldrin Masowa Although the words ‘charisma’ and ‘sharks’ are not often used in the same sentence, Prof Serena Lucrezi believes that the charisma of sharks can be the centre of attraction for shark tourism. That is indeed the focus of project “Brand…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-elected-representative-women-higher-education-management
NWU academic elected as representative of Women in Higher Education Management
2022-09-14 Prof Shan Simmonds, North-West University (NWU) academic in the research unit Education and Human Rights in Diversity (Edu-HRight), has been elected as the South African representative of Women in Higher Education Management (WHEM). The WHEM network is an…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/een-universiteit-een-simbool-wat-stel-u-die-vooruitsig
Een universiteit: een simbool – wat stel u in die vooruitsig?
2022-09-15 As deel van die demonstrasie van ons verbintenis om die NWU te transformeer en te posisioneer as ʼn unitêre instansie van hoogstaande akademiese uitnemendheid, met ʼn verbintenis tot maatskaplike geregtigheid, het die NWU-Raad die NWU se Keurkomitee vir…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-one-university-one-symbol-what-do-you-envision
NWU - One university; one symbol – what do you envision?
2022-09-19 As part of demonstrating our commitment to transform and position the NWU as a unitary institution of superior academic excellence, with a commitment to social justice, the NWU Council has established the NWU Public Artwork Selection Committee (NWU PASC) to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumnus-and-etv-journalist-briefs-students
NWU alumnus and eTV journalist briefs students
2022-09-16 By Oldrin Masowa The early bird catches the worm, the rest stay longing. This is exactly what the School of Communication Studies at the North-West University (NWU) aims to achieve after hosting a media career development skills workshop. The objective…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-people-and-culture-donate-food-parcels-tshwaraganang-day-care-centre
NWU People and Culture donate food parcels to the Tshwaraganang Day Care Centre
2022-09-26 By Oldrin Masowa It was an extremely emotional day as the People and Culture Office of the North-West University (NWU) donated food parcels to the Tshwaraganang Day Care Centre for children living with disabilities. This is a community-based centre that is…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-voices-river-choir-set-perform-overseas
NWU Voices of the River choir set to perform overseas
2022-09-19 By Oldrin Masowa The Voices of the River choir from the North-West University (NWU) is set to perform in Mississippi in the United States of America (USA) during the December holidays. This expedition is not only meant for performance but also to learn…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-tshiamo-ready-take-worldskills-international-competition
NWU’s Tshiamo is ready to take on the WorldSkills International competition
2022-09-16 North-West University (NWU) nursing student and the winner of the WorldSkills South Africa Occupational Standards National competition, Tshiamo Mokgoetsi, is preparing in all earnest for the international WorldSkills competition that will take place in France…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-hosts-seminar-inclusivity-women-legal-profession
NWU hosts seminar on inclusivity of women in the legal profession
2022-09-16 By: Phenyo Mokgothu and Fambisa Mabotse The Faculty of Law on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus hosted its first-ever cross-campus student seminar aimed at empowering women in the faculty. Refilwe Tsatsimpe was the programme director…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/prof-golightly-oor-probleemgebaseerde-leer-om-selfgerigte-leer-geografie-onderwys-te-bevorder
Prof Golightly oor probleemgebaseerde leer om selfgerigte leer in Geografie-onderwys te bevorder
2022-09-16 Prof Aubrey Golightly het tydens sy intreelesing die invloed van probleemgebaseerde leer (PGL) op studente se selfgerigteleervaardighede (SGL-vaardighede) bespreek, en na PGL gekyk as ’n manier om SGL in Geografie-onderwys te bevorder. SGL is ’n proses…http://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-golightly-problem-based-learning-foster-self-directed-learning-geography-education
Prof Golightly on problem-based learning to foster self-directed learning in Geography education
2022-09-16 During his inaugural lecture, Prof Aubrey Golightly discussed the influence of problem-based learning (PBL) on students’ self-directed learning (SDL) skills, and looked at PBL as a means to foster SDL in Geography education. SDL is a process during which…http://news.nwu.ac.za/further-information-regarding-handling-alleged-incident-related-female-residence-potchefstroom
Further information regarding the handling of an alleged incident related to a female residence on the Potchefstroom Campus
2022-09-19 The North-West University (NWU) management is seriously concerned about the allegations which surfaced over the past weekend about the programme proceedings of a residence event on the Potchefstroom Campus. The programme allegedly excluded some students from…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-pledges-work-government-industrialise-hemp-and-cannabis
NWU pledges to work with government to industrialise hemp and cannabis
2022-09-19 North-West University (NWU) vice-chancellor Dr Bismark Tyobeka has committed to supporting and assisting the North West provincial government in reviewing the policy and regulatory framework to fast-track the industrialisation of hemp and cannabis. “The…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/af/opwindende-nuwe-era-begin-vir-die-nwu
Opwindende nuwe era begin vir die NWU
2022-08-31 Die inhuldiging van dr Bismark Tyobeka as die derde visekanselier van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) is die begin van 'n opwindende nuwe reis vir die universiteit. Dr Tyobeka, wat sy vyfjaartermyn as hoof en visekanselier op 1 Junie 2022 begin het, is…http://news.nwu.ac.za/exciting-new-era-begins-nwu