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BA in Public Governance with Public Administration
2022-08-19 Public officials in South Africa operate in a wide variety of roles in public administration and management structures. They often work in diverse operating and service delivery circumstances. The purpose of this course is to create a theoretical…https://humanities.nwu.ac.za/vinco/untold-stories
Untold Stories
2021-10-08 “Stories give flesh to the bare bones. Out of stories, we make culture, not from the bones of the dead, though the bones are the rationale for stories being told. Whereas in art, this impulse is clearer, science too is about telling certain stories…https://news.nwu.ac.za/love-consent-and-informed-choices
Love, consent and informed choices
2025-02-27 North-West University (NWU) students on the Vanderbijlpark Campus gathered at the Vergelegen and Jasmyn residences for an event that redefined the meaning of love. The event was hosted in collaboration with the Student Campus Council (SCC), the Campus…Dothraki and other sub-cultural languages – the focus of a unique PhD study
2017-06-23 “Me zisosh disse”. It is just a flesh wound. This would certainly be good news if you were wounded and one of the native speakers of the language used in this sentence. It is Dothraki and it is the fantasy language that was created for the television series…NWU crowned world champions
2017-09-20 ‘Best in the world’. It is a moniker bestowed on a select few; a testament to the absolute dedication to one’s art. Whether as a prefix or a suffix, from 16 September to the start of the next Varsity Cricket tournament early in 2018, this is the moniker…NWU Prof acting as judge in High Court
2017-10-09 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Prof Elmarie van der Schyff of the Faculty of Law was appointed to serve as acting judge in the Gauteng division of the High Court of South Africa from 9 October to 17 November 2017. This is another outstanding…https://commerce.nwu.ac.za/business/blogs
Blogs
2024-06-07 Piketty’s fix for inequality in sync with development plan, Prof Raymond Parsons ON AUGUST 16 2012, the South African police intervened in a labour conflict between workers at the Marikana platinum mine near Rustenburg and the mine owners — the stockholders of Lonmin Inc based in London. Police fired on the strikers…, XENOPHOBIA - BUSINESS MUST ACT, Prof Raymond Parsons The seriousness with which the political leadership across the board is now taking the worrying outbreak of xenophobia in SA is welcome. There needs to be decisive and principled action to deal with the problem from all key stakeholders…, Buck stops here and not with the dollar, Prof Raymond Parsons A period of self-flagellation inevitably lies ahead for the South African economy, which is not in a good space, thanks to the twin fiscal and trade deficits, energy insecurity, labour conflict, policy uncertainty, weak investor…, A banker who can see the big picture, Prof Raymond Parsons COAL mines in the past employed canaries as sentinels that alerted miners to the presence of poisonous gases. Being more sensitive to gas than humans, the birds got distressed before the gases reached levels dangerous to humans, giving…, Daylight saving may be key to security of power supply, Prof Raymond Parsons IT IS often said that South Africa should be more prepared to "think outside the box" in tackling some of its challenges. Energy conservation is clearly one of them and already a range of innovative measures are available to save energy.…, Kleinsake: Mentors het gróót voordele, Prof Tommy du Plessis Daar is een ding wat die eienaar van ’n kleinsakeonderneming maar alte goed besef – hy het meestal nie al die wysheid om die onderneming 100% reg te bestuur nie. Foute word gemaak en probleme word soms net so gelaat. Daar is deurlopend…, Sakekamers kan klein ondernemings help, Prof Tommy du Plessis Almal op die AHi-kongres in Potchefstroom verlede week was dit eens dat wat Suid-Afrika nodig het, duisende nuwe kleinsakeondernemings is – ’n syfer van minstens 1 miljoen voor 2030 is genoem. Kortweg kom dit daarop neer dat hoe meer…https://news.nwu.ac.za/focus-area-pure-and-applied-analytics-nwu-where-curiosity-meets-mathematical-mastery
Focus Area for Pure and Applied Analytics at NWU: Where curiosity meets mathematical mastery
2025-04-10 In the ever-evolving landscape of academia, certain institutions stand out not only for their age or size, but also for their unyielding commitment to curiosity and innovation. North-West University (NWU) in South Africa exemplifies this spirit, particularly…https://humanities.nwu.ac.za/population-and-health/projects
Projects
2025-02-25 Highlights of ongoing projects initiated by staff of the Population and Health RFA. There are several projects at different stages of development conducted by entity members, and the list will be updated with new developments. They fall under…Newsletter Issue #4D CQ
2020-11-18 NEWSLETTER ISSUE #4/2017 Cultural intelligence (CQ) workshop The first-of-its-kind workshop on Cultural Intelligence (CQ) in South Africa was organised by TRADE from 25 to 26 April 2017. The aim of the workshop was to deepen participants'…Newsletter Issue #4D RC
2020-11-18 NEWSLETTER ISSUE #4/2017 Guest lecture by Dr Richard Cookson On 19 April, Dr Richard Cookson gave a guest lecture to the third year International Trade students on “Geographic Economic Windows”. He gave various examples of countries that are…http://www.nwu.ac.za/nwu/vacancies
Vacancies
2021-01-19 The university subscribes to and applies the principles of the Employment Equity Act, and is committed to transformation. All applications will be considered and vacancies at the NWU (all three campuses and the Institutional Office) will be advertised at…https://commerce.nwu.ac.za/bhive-enterprise-development-centre/step-programme
STEP programme
2025-02-24 STEP programme, WANT TO LEARN HOW TO START YOUR OWN BUSINESS AND GAIN REAL EXPERIENCE?, Join the STEP Programme now , What is STEP?, STEP (Student Training for Entrepreneurial Promotion) is entrepreneurship training for young adults. STEP develops young people’s skills, knowledge, and confidence to pursue an entrepreneurial career. In the training, students will work in teams to develop…, Programme duration, 13 weekly training sessions of 3 hours each, followed by implementation to apply the concepts to each team's business. , What is expected of you., Actively participate and attend all sessions Engage in running your own group business outside of class , Deadline for applications, 24 February 2025, 12:00 , STEP champions per campus, Vanderbijlpark kampus: Johann.Landsberg@nwu.ac.za Potchefstroom kampus: lerato.mdaka@nwu.ac.za Mahikeng kampus: Njabulo.xulu@nwu.ac.za STEPRegistration
2024-06-19 Registration HRIC 2023 , Registrations now open!, Registrations, including welcoming function (Tuesday evening, 30 May 2023), Professional Development Workshops (Wednesday, 31 May 2023), game drive and safari dinner (Thursday, 1 June 2023), will open 1 July 2022. Full registration: $480 (R8 500) Accompanying…https://news.nwu.ac.za/top-sports-psychologist-behind-sas-olympic-campaign
Top sports psychologist behind SA’s Olympic campaign
2021-07-21 There is no greater athletics stage than the Olympic Games, and there are few sports events with such a colourful history. For every glorious Game filled with dramatic, rich memories, there are also the Games that were accompanied by terrible heartache.…https://news.nwu.ac.za/exotic-pollen-attacks-are-rise-causing-serious-allergies
Exotic pollen attacks are on the rise, causing serious allergies
2023-09-29 As winter ended and spring entered with sunny pleasantness, thousands of “attackers” sprang into action to plague the part of the population that suffers from allergies and hay fever. According to Prof Frank Neumann, subject chair for geology and soil…https://news.nwu.ac.za/sadilar-raises-global-visibility-poland-italy
SADiLaR raises global visibility from Poland to Italy
2024-07-17 Prof Menno van Zaanen, professor in digital humanities at the South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLaR) at the North-West University (NWU), recently spent a productive two weeks at the University of Gdańsk in Poland to conduct teaching…https://news.nwu.ac.za/ai-revolution-hits-nwu-here-what-you-need-know
The AI revolution hits the NWU: Here is what you need to know
2025-02-07 As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to play an increasingly important and prominent role in our lives, the North-West University (NWU) has established the NWU AI Hub to serve as a coordinator and facilitator for all things AI at the NWU. No sphere of…https://www.nwu.ac.za/nwu/inaugural-lectures-education