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Drs Bam en Petzer sluit by hoogaangeskrewe onderwysbevorderingsprogram aan
2024-04-15 ’n Landswye inisiatief, die bevorderingsprogram vir onderrig by universiteite (Teaching Advancement at Universities (TAU) programme) se doel is om onderrig en leer in openbare hoër onderwys te verbeter. Die program is ’n komponent van die nasionale raamwerk…https://news.nwu.ac.za/qs-rankings-place-three-nwu-subject-groups-top-700
QS rankings place three NWU subject groups in the top 700
2024-04-17 The North-West University (NWU) continues its impressive showing in international rankings. The latest Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings by Subject rank three of the NWU’s subject groups in the top 700 globally, with one of these in the top…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/qs-ranglys-plaas-drie-nwu-vakgroepe-die-top-700
QS-ranglys plaas drie NWU-vakgroepe in die top-700
2024-04-10 Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) sit sy indrukwekkende vertoning op internasionale ranglyste voort. Die jongste Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings by Subject plaas drie van die NWU se vakgroepe in die top-700 wêreldwyd, met een van hulle in…https://news.nwu.ac.za/empowering-africa-role-ai-economic-advancement
Empowering Africa: the role of AI in economic advancement
2024-04-17 The key challenges that Africa is facing are best expressed through the United Nations’ sustainable development goals, which include no hunger, no poverty, no inequality, climate action, quality education, clean water, and sanitation, among other things.…https://news.nwu.ac.za/world-intellectual-property-day-celebrations-launched
World Intellectual Property Day celebrations launched
2024-04-17 The North-West University (NWU) recently hosted the media launch for the World Intellectual Property Day (WIPD) celebrations in partnership with the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC), the Department of Trade, Industry, and Competition (…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/prof-alistair-mokoena-belegging-goeie-opvoeding-die-sleutel
Prof Alistair Mokoena: belegging in goeie opvoeding is die sleutel
2024-04-04 Prof Alistair Mokoena, Google Suid-Afrika se direkteur vir ons land, het beloof om vanaf 2024 elke jaar R50 000 aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) te skenk. Volgens prof Mokoena sal die bedrag van die befondsing in die Dr Alistair Mokoena Education Fund belê…https://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-alistair-mokoena-investing-good-education-key
Prof Alistair Mokoena: investing in good education is key
2024-04-04 Commencing in 2024, Prof Alistair Mokoena, Google South Africa’s country director, pledged to donate R50 000 to the North-West University (NWU) annually. According to Prof Mokoena, the sum of the funding will go into the Dr Alistair Mokoena Education Fund and…https://news.nwu.ac.za/optentia-symposium-emphasises-importance-balancing-technological-progress-ethical-considerations
Optentia symposium emphasises the importance of balancing technological progress with ethical considerations
2024-04-18 The Optentia research unit of the North-West University (NWU) recently hosted a symposium on technology, humanity and ethics, emphasising the importance of balancing technological progress with ethical considerations and human rights to ensure advancements…https://news.nwu.ac.za/ethics-first-workshop-guides-postgraduate-students-using-ai-responsibly
Ethics first: workshop guides postgraduate students on using AI responsibly
2024-04-19 Artificial intelligence (AI) plays a significant role in the transformation and advancement of technology, and in this rapidly evolving digital world it is critical to know how to use it ethically. The Alumni Relations Office of the North-West University (…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/koloniale-tekste-met-n-verskil-verskaf-insig-vir-vandag
Koloniale tekste met ’n verskil verskaf insig vir vandag
2024-04-19 Die voortgesette invloed van kolonialisme kan regoor die wêreld gesien word, aangesien dit ’n blywende impak op samelewings en kulture het. In Suid-Afrika was die nasleep van kolonialisme veral diepgaande en gekenmerk deur tye van Hollandse en Britse…https://news.nwu.ac.za/colonial-texts-difference-provide-insight-today
Colonial texts with a difference provide insight for today
2024-04-19 The ongoing influence of colonialism can be seen across the world, as it has had a lasting impact on societies and cultures. In South Africa, the repercussions of colonialism have been particularly profound, marked by periods of Dutch and British rule. A…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/dr-fortunate-wil-malaria-uitroei
Dr Fortunate wil malaria uitroei
2024-04-19 Dr Fortunate Mokoena het ’n visie. Hierdie senior lektor in biochemie by die Fakulteit Natuur- en Landbouwetenskappe aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) wil die vasteland wat sy haar tuiste noem ’n beter en veiliger plek vir sy burgers maak. Sy hoop om dit…https://news.nwu.ac.za/dr-fortunate-wants-eliminate-malaria
Dr Fortunate wants to eliminate malaria
2024-04-19 Dr Fortunate Mokoena has a vision. This senior lecturer in biochemistry at the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences at the North-West University (NWU) wants to make the continent she calls home a better, safer place for its citizens. She hopes to do…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/navorser-gebruik-kunsmossels-om-waterbesoedeling-te-moniteer
Navorser gebruik kunsmossels om waterbesoedeling te moniteer
2024-04-19 Waterbesoedeling is ’n beduidende omgewingskwessie met ’n verreikende impak op die samelewing. Dit is nie beperk tot plaaslike of streeksgrense nie, en word deur klimaatsverandering vererger, wat gesondheidsrisiko’s vir die mens tot gevolg het. In die…https://news.nwu.ac.za/researcher-uses-artificial-mussels-monitor-water-pollution
Researcher uses artificial mussels to monitor water pollution
2024-04-19 Water pollution is a significant environmental issue with far-reaching impacts on society. It is not confined to local or regional boundaries and is exacerbated by climate change, leading to human health risks. In dealing with such unprecedented risks to our…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/navorsing-kyk-na-natuurlike-oplossings-vir-blootstelling-aan-gifstowwe-wat-gesondheid-benadeel
Navorsing kyk na natuurlike oplossings vir blootstelling aan gifstowwe wat gesondheid benadeel
2024-04-19 Prof Sithandiwe Mazibuko-Mbeje van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) het onlangs teruggekeer van sabbatsverlof in Ancona, Italië, waar sy baanbrekernavorsing in toksikologie gedoen het. Prof Mazibuko-Mbeje het oor die verloop van sewe maande gedelf in ’n…https://news.nwu.ac.za/research-looks-natural-solutions-exposure-health-harming-toxins
Research looks at natural solutions for exposure to health-harming toxins
2024-04-19 Prof Sithandiwe Mazibuko-Mbeje from the North-West University (NWU) recently returned from a sabbatical in Ancona, Italy, where she conducted groundbreaking research in toxicology. Over seven months, Prof Mazibuko-Mbeje delved into a crucial yet often…https://news.nwu.ac.za/voter-education-key-issues-explored-prior-general-elections
Voter education: key issues explored prior to the general elections
2024-04-19 Political commentator Mike Sham recently hosted a voter education event in collaboration with the Potchefstroom Student Campus Council (SCC) of the North-West University (NWU). Mike Sham, as well as the students of the NWU who were present at the event,…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/ontmoet-ons-navorsers-2
Ontmoet ons navorsers
2024-04-19 Navorsers van regoor die fakulteite by die NWU gaan voort om opwindende werk op hulle kundigheidsgebiede te doen. Prof Andries Moneyke is die direkteur van die navorsingsfokusarea Fisieke Aktiwiteit, Sport en Rekreasie (FASReK). Dr Nicholin Scheepers is…https://news.nwu.ac.za/meet-our-researchers-2