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In a struggling economy, market to Millennials or miss out
2023-10-06 Their pockets help fuel our economy and their spending habits determine the success of many business endeavours. They were born between 1981 and 1996, they are called Millennials and, according to Prof Roland Goldberg from the Faculty of Economic and…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-student-recruitment-embraces-digital-revolution
NWU Student Recruitment embraces the digital revolution
2020-08-04 Due to the current Covid-19 pandemic, the North-West University (NWU) has adopted a new digital recruitment approach. With a large part of the world currently practising social distancing and higher education moving online, many face-to-face recruitment…TREES "ROCKS" ANOTHER SUCCESSFULL YEAR OF TEACHING AND LEARNING
2024-06-07 Despite the challenges brought by the COVID-19 pandemic, in 2020 TREES successfully delivered for the third consecutive year one of its flagship initiatives of community engagement, under teaching and learning. The initiative is a Master course in…https://commerce.nwu.ac.za/entrepreneurshipnwu/events-calendar
Events Calendar
2025-05-28 Events banner An interactive calendar displaying all entrepreneurship-related events for the year according to the dates of the events happening. Can the event maybe have a direct link to the website of the stakeholder? [accordion collapsed], January, 29-31 Jan: STEP Train the Trainer, February, 3 February 2025: STEP for community - Information session 21 February: Incubation session: research-based startups - Potchefstroom 22 February: Startup boot camps – Potchefstroom 25 February 2025: STEP for students - Information session, March , 1 March: STEP for students – Session 1: Identifying business opportunities 6 March: Master Class on Side Hustles – Mahikeng 8 March: Startup boot camps – Vanderbijlpark & Mahikeng 13 March: Master Class on Side Hustles – Vanderbijlpark 15 March: STEP…, April, 3 April – 9 May: EDHE Intervarsity Business Competition - Entries timeline 9-11 April: SWEEP workshop 12 April: STEP for students – Session 4: Strategic management and marketing, May, 3 April – 9 May: EDHE Intervarsity Business Competition - Entries timeline 6 May – 27 June: EDHE Intervarsity Business Competition - Internal round 8 May: Leopards Lair Final - Potchefstroom 10 May: STEP for students – Session 5: Managing finances 1 24 May:…, June, 6 May – 27 June: EDHE Intervarsity Business Competition - Internal round, July, 19 July: STEP for students – Session 7: Overcoming barriers 9 July: Boot Camp R-B Ventures Part 2 - online 16 July: Boot Camp R-B Ventures Part 2 - online 23 July: Boot Camp R-B Ventures Part 2 - online 30 July: Boot Camp R-B Ventures Part 2 - online 28 July…, August, 28 July – 1 Aug: Student Entrepreneurship Week 16 August: STEP for students – Session 8: Accounting 21-29 Aug: EDHE Intervarsity Business Competition - Regional round 25-29 Aug: Student Entrepreneurship Week 30 August: STEP for students – Session 9: Marketing…, September, 6 September: STEP for students – Session 10: Business model canvas 27 September: STEP for students – Session 11: Finding starting capital September: Master Class - Potchefstroom Campus, October, 7-9 October: EDHE Studentpreneurs Indaba & Lekgotla 18 October: STEP for students – Session 12: Registering the business, November, 20 & 21 November: EDHE Intervarsity Business Competition - National finals [/accordion]Tuis
2024-06-05 As sport die ding vir jou is, gaan jy dalk net by NWU Sport kry wat jy nodig het. Met verskeie afrigters van wêreldgehalte in verskillende sportkodes en uitstekende geriewe wat in Potchefstroom, Mahikeng en die Vaaldriehoek beskikbaar is, streef ons daarna om…https://news.nwu.ac.za/calling-all-prospective-engineers-take-part-nwus-engineering-saturdays
Calling all prospective engineers to take part in the NWU’s Engineering Saturdays
2021-04-08 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Engineering understands how the minds of young prospective engineering students work. To this end, the faculty has established Engineering Saturdays; a programme that allows Grade 10 to 12 learners to visit…Research Reports 2013
2024-06-07 TREES. 2013. A marketing analysis and economic impact of the Adam Lambert Concerts. Tourism Research in Economic Environs & Society: Potchefstroom. TREES. 2013. A marketing analysis of day visitors to Agulhas National Park 2012. Tourism Research in …https://humanities.nwu.ac.za/humanities/directors-and-deputy-directors
School Directors and Deputy Directors
2024-10-23 School of Communication Director (PC) Prof Lida Holtzhausen Deputy - Director (MC) Mooki Lobelo Deputy - Director (VC) Naomi du Plessis School of Government Studies Director (PC) Kedibone…https://humanities.nwu.ac.za/centre-text-technology/proofing-tools
Proofing tools
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NWU Disability Rights Unit assists disabled students during lockdown
2020-08-03 The Covid-19 pandemic has fundamentally disrupted teaching-learning activities in South Africa and across the globe. It has changed lives, mindsets and the way communities and societies interact, study and go about their daily business. While the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/innovative-lecturing-approach-during-lockdown
Innovative lecturing approach during lockdown
2020-09-08 Planning is everything. It may be time-consuming, but it is well worth the effort. So says Meelan Roopa, lecturer in Business Engineering and Design in the Faculty of Engineering, sharing his story about teaching and learning during the lockdown period…https://library.nwu.ac.za/ebooks
eBooks
2024-10-02 What are eBooks?, An eBook, also known as an electronic book, digital book, or e-book, is a book available in digital format. According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, an eBook is "an electronic version of a printed book which can be read on a computer or handheld device…, Recommended, Snapplify - Textbooks Libby eBook collections, Help, [accordion collapsed], Reading eBooks online, You can access eBooks online using standard software on most computers and portable devices. If specific software is required to open and read an eBook online, it often includes its own software (e.g., eBook Central). On library computers, online reading of…, Reading eBooks offline, If a downloading or offline option is not presented, it is unavailable. PDF documents not protected by digital rights management (DRM) software can typically be downloaded to most PCs without requiring additional software. To download eBooks to your computer…, Things to keep in mind about eBooks, Not all books are available in eBook format. Most library eBook collections are designed for viewing in a browser on a computer. Due to our licensing agreements with publishers, some eBooks in our collections are limited to one user at a time. eBook files are…, Can I Print/Copy & Paste from eBooks?, Yes, but eBooks are protected by copyright law just like printed publications. As a guideline, South African copyright law permits you to print or copy no more than one chapter or 10% of a work, whichever is greater. Different eBook suppliers and publishers…, Help with accessing eBooks, If you consistently encounter issues accessing an eBook, please contact your Faculty Librarian . [/accordion]https://sport.nwu.ac.za/chess
Chess
2025-03-10 [accordion collapsed] Mahikeng Campus Chess is a strategic sport played for recreational and competitive reasons. It is one of the oldest and most popular board games. The sport’s modern game evolved from the European continent, but its history can be…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-pilots-hyflex-teaching-and-learning
NWU pilots HyFlex teaching and learning
2022-03-08 As students return to the campuses of the North-West University (NWU), the university is moving to the next stage of teaching and learning. This entails piloting a hybrid-flexible (HyFlex) approach that enables simultaneous face-to-face and online teaching…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://humanities.nwu.ac.za/communication/journalism-and-media-studies
Journalism and Media Studies
2020-05-20 [accordion collapsed] What does a journalist do? Journalists tell people what is happening in the world around them, about things that matter. They investigate issues, generate and develop story ideas, gather information through…Training
2024-06-07 TRAINING, Training is done by Dr Crizelle Els and Prof Leon de Beer. Kindly contact them for EMSREC training. TRREE Ethics Training Another available option is to complete the free online research ethics training course. Should you make use of the free online…https://news.nwu.ac.za/trade-takes-international-collaboration-next-level
TRADE takes international collaboration to the next level
2020-10-06 The TRADE research focus area at the North-West University (NWU) hosted an online world tour to take international collaboration to the next level in the time of Covid-19. Prof Danie Meyer, a development economist and director of TRADE, says the event,…https://library.nwu.ac.za/icil-2022-registration
ICIL 2022 - Registration
2023-12-12 Registration Fees, Early Bird Before August 31, 2022 Regular Between September 1 - September 23, 2022 Day Registration Between September 1 - September 23, 2022 Regular In-person ZAR 4500 ***CLOSED*** ZAR 5000 ***CLOSED*** ZAR 1400 ***CLOSED*** Regular Online ZAR 1500 ***…, Invoice, In order for us to issue you with an invoice, your institution/company needs to have a customer code at North-West University. If you do not have a customer code please complete the application for a customer code form before you continue with the…, Registration form , Submit your ICIL-South Africa 2022 registration via the online Registration form. The participation fee includes the conference program and materials, lunches, coffees, Cocktail function and Gala dinner. Please note that the excursion is not included in…, Day Registration form, Submit your ICIL-South Africa 2022 day registration via the online Day Registration form. The participation fee includes the conference program and materials, lunches and coffees. Please note that the Cocktail function, Gala dinner and excursion are not…, Payment options, Bank deposit or transfer Bank name: ABSA Account Holder name: North-West University Account name: NWU Diverse Bank Address: 94 Steve Biko Street, Potchefstroom, 2531, South Africa Bank Account number: 67 064 2313 Branch Code: 632005 Branch Name: Absa Tom…, North-West University staff registrations, Register to attend the conference. A copy of your registration request will be sent to you in order to apply for the Skills Development Fund. Apply for Skills Development funds. Send proof of payment to Carine Basson at carine.basson@nwu.ac.za ., Payment and Cancellation Policy, The registration of participation is binding. If you have to cancel the registration, you get 80% back until 30 days before the start of the event. In all other cases, the financial responsibilities of the participants remain fully effective. The…https://news.nwu.ac.za/writing-not-wall-sa-journalism