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NWU athletes shine at SAs
2021-04-22 As usual, athletes from the North-West University (NWU) asserted themselves at the recent South African Senior Athletics Championships and the NWU’s trophy cupboard is once again bursting at the seams. This competition took place in Pretoria from 15 to 17…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/hpi-n-nwu-juweel
HPI ʼn NWU-juweel
2021-04-23 Jean Verster se entoesiasme is aansteeklik. Wêreldkampioene kan daarvan getuig – vra maar vir Caster Semenya en vele ander. Dié voormalige en uitsonderlike middelafstandatleet was in die vroeë tagtigs een van SA-atletiek se groot troefkaarte. In daardie…https://news.nwu.ac.za/hpi-jewel-nwu-crown
HPI a jewel in the NWU crown
2021-04-23 Jean Verster’s enthusiasm is contagious. World champions can attest to this – just ask Caster Semenya and many others. This former and exceptional middle-distance athlete was one of SA Athletics’ great trump cards in the early eighties. During that period…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumna-finds-her-calling-agriculture
NWU alumna finds her calling in agriculture
2021-04-23 North-West University (NWU) alumna Keabetswe Mokgatla never would have thought she would find her true calling in farming. Now a proud maize and cattle farmer, she is part of the first cohort of participants in the Corteva Agriscience programme for women in…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-die-top-47-van-werelduniversiteite
NWU in die top-4,7% van wêrelduniversiteite
2021-04-26 Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) sit sy uitstekende prestasie op wêreldwye ranglyste voort. In die jongste ranglysgradering het die Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) die NWU in hulle 2021/2022-uitgawe van die Global 2000-lys in die top-4,7% van…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-ranks-top-47-global-universities
NWU ranks in top 4,7% of global universities
2021-04-26 The North-West University (NWU) continues its excellent performance in global rankings. In the latest rankings, the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) placed the NWU in the top 4,7% of universities in their 2021/2022 edition of the Global 2000 list…https://news.nwu.ac.za/greigs-career-fast-lane-tesla
Greig’s career is in the fast lane at Tesla
2021-04-28 Working for Elon Musk’s Tesla Inc. is a dream come true for North-West University (NWU) alumnus Greig Swanepoel. Greig works for electric vehicle and clean energy company Tesla in Amsterdam in the Netherlands, where he is an application engineer for…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-besigheidskool-dinkskrum-nsfas-en-die-gevolge-van-staatsbesnoeiing
NWU Besigheidskool-dinkskrum – NSFAS en die gevolge van staatsbesnoeiing
2021-04-28 Die Besigheidskool van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) het die afgelope week ʼn dinkskrum gehou met die fokus op die Nasionale Finansiële Hulpskema vir Studente (NSFAS), en spesifiek wat betref die gevolge van staatsbesnoeiing in die 2021-begroting ten opsigte…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-business-school-think-tank-nsfas-and-consequences-government-cost-cutting
NWU Business School Think Tank – NSFAS and the consequences of government cost cutting
2021-04-28 This past week the Business School at the North-West University (NWU) held a think tank focusing on the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS), and specifically on the consequences of government cost cutting in the 2021 budget with respect to tertiary…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-host-world-renowned-motivational-speaker-robin-banks
NWU to host world-renowned motivational speaker, Robin Banks
2021-04-28 The Covid-19 pandemic has radically unsettled and disrupted the systems we depend on. The unexpected chaos has ruined numerous businesses and lives, but there are also positive signs for the future. The North-West University’s (NWU’s) TRADE research…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-se-mctronx-aan-die-voorfront-van-dinamiese-modellering-en-beheer-van-grootskaalse-industriele
NWU se McTronX: aan die voorfront van dinamiese modellering en beheer van grootskaalse industriële stelsels
2021-05-10 Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se McTronX-navorsingsgroep is sedert 2003 op die voorpunt van navorsing in Suid-Afrika oor dinamiese modellering en beheer van grootskaalse industriële stelsels. Die groep, wat deur prof George van Schoor gelei word, is…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-mctronx-forefront-dynamic-modelling-and-control-large-scale-industrial-systems
NWU’s McTronX is at the forefront of dynamic modelling and control of large-scale industrial systems
2021-05-10 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) McTronX research group has been at the forefront of dynamic modelling and the control of large scale industrial systems since 2003. Led by Prof George van Schoor, the group is multi-disciplinary and comprises four…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/hoe-om-jou-navorsingvaardighede-aanlyn-te-ontwikkel
Hoe om jou navorsingvaardighede aanlyn te ontwikkel
2021-05-10 Vir jong navorsers kan die idee om navorsing te doen, nogal intimiderend wees. Selfvertroue kom wanneer jy weet dat jy die vaardighede en insig het om reg te laat geskied aan enige navorsingsprojek wat jy aanpak. Hierdie vaardighede kan nou aanlyn deur die…https://news.nwu.ac.za/how-build-your-research-skills-online
How to build your research skills online
2021-05-10 The thought of conducting research can be intimidating for young researchers. Confidence comes with knowing you have the skills and insight to do justice to any research project you tackle. These skills can now be acquired online, through the North-West…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/moeders-en-kinders-agter-tralies-het-voor-en-nadele
Moeders en kinders agter tralies het voor- en nadele
2021-05-10 In Suid-Afrika kan ’n vrou wat tronkstraf uitdien vir die misdaad wat sy gepleeg het, haar kind by haar in die korrektiewe instelling hê. Dit word vir die eerste twee jaar van die kind se lewe toegelaat en stel die ma en kind in staat om ’n band te vorm.…https://news.nwu.ac.za/moms-and-children-behind-bars-have-pros-and-cons
Moms and children behind bars have pros and cons
2021-05-10 In South Africa, a woman can live with her child at a correctional facility while serving time for the crimes she has committed. This is permitted for the first two years of the child’s life and allows the mother and child to bond. According to a study…https://news.nwu.ac.za/together
In this together
2021-05-05 The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted how organisations, institutions and people across the globe need to support each other - now more than ever. The North-West University (NWU) has been fortunate to receive donations from various businesses, alumni and…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-webinar-puts-spotlight-covid-19-vaccine-nationalism
NWU webinar puts the spotlight on Covid-19 vaccine nationalism
2021-05-05 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Government Studies recently hosted a webinar on Covid-19 vaccine nationalism, titled “Covid-19 vaccine nationalism and its socio-economic and geopolitical implications for Africa”. The main speakers were Dr…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/waarom-grootwildjag-botswana-weer-oopgestel-moet-word
Waarom grootwildjag in Botswana weer oopgestel moet word
2021-05-10 Talle artikels is onlangs op verskillende aanlyn nuusplatforms gepubliseer oor die heropening van grootwildjag in Botswana. Die meeste van hierdie artikels probeer om jag in ’n slegte lig te stel, of om te wys dat jag nie soveel tot die plaaslike ekonomie van…https://news.nwu.ac.za/why-big-game-hunting-botswana-should-open-again