2020-02-18
The North-West University (NWU) is not only dedicated to academic excellence, but also ensuring that its students and staff experience the institution’s ethic of care.
On 14 February the NWU mascot Eagie, together with the campus mascots Pukki, Vuvu and…
2020-02-18
The North West provincial government has reaffirmed its confidence in the North-West University (NWU), as one of its experts in the Faculty of Health Sciences now serves on the province’s Emergency Medical Service Advisory Committee (EMSAC).
Prof Andrew…
2020-02-19
Art: A diverse range of human activities in creating visual, auditory or performing artifacts (artworks), expressing the author's imaginative, conceptual ideas, or technical skill, intended to be appreciated for their beauty or emotional power.
In…
2020-02-19
The old foe has fallen. On Monday 17 February the North-West University (NWU) claimed its first scalp in the 2020 Varsity Cup season when the boys in purple beat Shimlas 27-19 in Potchefstroom.
A packed Fanie du Toit sports field saw the host score three…
2020-02-19
Byname kan wreed wees, maar in die geval van Thato “Prof” Louw is dit beslis ’n aanduiding van ’n blink toekoms.
Vir die 24-jarige Thato – ’n derdejaarstudent in BSc finansiële wiskunde aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se kampus in Vanderbijlpark –…
2020-02-19
Nicknames can be cruel, but in the case of Thato “Prof” Louw it is most definitely an indication of a bright future.
For 24-year old Thato – a third-year BSc financial mathematics student at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark –…
2020-02-19
Met die akademiese jaar in volle swang, is die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se Optentia-navorsingsfokusarea besig om met ’n vaart weg te spring.
Navorsers, professionele persone, lede van die akademie en nagraadse studente kan daarna uitsien om by ’n…
2020-02-19
With the academic year in full swing, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Optentia research focus area is off to a blazing start.
Researchers, professionals, members of academia and postgraduate students can look forward to and benefit from a bumper…
2020-02-20
The latest inflation statistics for January 2020 released by Stats SA on 19 February 2020 indicate that the annual (year-to-year) inflation increased by 0,5% to a rate of 4,5%.
In an earlier article [N1] at the beginning of February, the North-West…
2020-02-20
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) continued good performance in rankings has been further cemented with a top 5 spot among local universities ranked in the latest Emerging Economies University Ranking of Times Higher Education (THE).
This follows after…
2020-02-21
You will find innovation for new ideas, projects and devices in abundance at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Engineering – and the same applies when it comes to three students in Computer and Electronic Engineering.
Izak Adendorff, Gerno…
2020-02-21
Prof Erhabor Idemudia, a research professor in the Faculty of Humanities at the North-West University's (NWU's) campus in Mahikeng, was recently awarded the fellowship of the Nigerian Association of Clinical Psychology (NACP) in recognition for his…
2020-02-21
With the youth unemployment rate in South Africa reaching a record time high, the North-West University (NWU) is pulling out all the stops to ensure that its students are employable after attaining their qualifications.
During 2019, 20 BSc Agriculture…
2020-02-21
It is no secret that language development is a critical part of a child’s overall development. Sadly, the lack of this development and the terrible effects this may have on one’s life are often overlooked.
Prof Leenta Grobler, leader of the Medical…
2020-02-24
Ses jaar het reeds verloop sedert Chanell Meijer lewensveranderende beserings in ‘n ernstige fietsongeluk opgedoen het. In dié tyd het sy egter alle verwagtings oortref en sal sy gedurende die 2020 akademiese jaar van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se…
2020-02-24
Six years after sustaining life-altering injuries in a serious cycling accident, Chanell Meijer is ready to yet again define the odds. At the start of the 2020 academic year of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark, Chanell enrolled…
2020-02-24
Entrepreneurskap is meer as net ʼn gonswoord: dit speel wêreldwyd ʼn groot rol in ekonomiese en sosiale ontwikkeling.
In ʼn opwindende wending is al hoe meer vroue besig om die oproep om entrepreneurskap aan te neem, wat ʼn paar dekades gelede heeltemal…
2020-02-24
Entrepreneurship is more than just a buzzword: it is perceived to be one of the most significant economic and social developments in the world at present.
Excitingly enough, more and more women are stepping up to own and run businesses in numbers that…
2020-02-25
Language, just like art, can be colourful, inspiring and dynamic. First-year students of the North-West University (NWU) became “language artists” when they used colour to illustrate how they experience the many facets of all the languages in their lives…
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Dr Elmien Truter en prof Ansie Fouché is twee geregistreerde maatskaplike werkers en navorsers by die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) wat, deur hulle eie praktykervaring en navorsing, die droewe werklikheid geïdentifiseer het waarin maatskaplike werkers…
