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Sanmarie Visser volhard in haar netbaldroom
Op die hoek van Ds Abrey Beukes-rylaan en Jan de Klerk-weg in die buurt Oosterville pronk die woorde: “Volhard en Oorwin”. Dít is die leuse wat leerders van Hoërskool Duineveld in die snikhete Upington daagliks sien. Dít is wat die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se Sanmarie Visser daagliks op die netbalbaan doen. Van Keimoes tot Upington, waar sy in…https://news.nwu.ac.za/sanmarie-visser-persists-her-netball-dream
Sanmarie Visser persists with her netball dream
On the corner of Ds Abrey Beukes Drive and Jan de Klerk Way in the suburb of Oosterville you find the words: “Persevere and Conquer”. This is the motto that learners of the Duineveld High School in the sizzling Upington see every day. This is what Sanmarie Visser of the North-West University (NWU) does on the netball court every day. From Keimoes…https://news.nwu.ac.za/academic-analyses-north-west-state-province-address
Academic analyses the North West State of Province Address
A recent analysis by Dr Lindikaya W Myeki from the subject group Agricultural Economics and Extension at the North-West University (NWU) delved into the North West State of Province Address (NWSOPA), with a particular focus on food security issues. The NWSOPA took place on 20 February 2024, and was presided over by acting premier Patrick Dumile…https://news.nwu.ac.za/seminar-explores-president-gerald-r-fords-pragmatic-morality-approach-towards-sa-during-apartheid
Seminar explores President Gerald R Ford's pragmatic morality approach towards SA during apartheid
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) subject group History recently hosted a thought-provoking seminar titled "A pragmatic morality: Gerald R Ford and US relations with apartheid South Africa during the mid-1970s". The event featured keynote speaker Dr Eddie Michel, a distinguished research fellow from the University of Pretoria's Department of…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-unites-and-sparks-conversation-kidney-health
NWU unites and sparks conversation on kidney health
World Kidney Day is a global awareness campaign that emphasises the value of kidney health and actions that can be taken to reduce kidney disease and related illnesses. On Thursday, 14 March 2024, the Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART) in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the North-West University (NWU) raised awareness around the risk…https://news.nwu.ac.za/alumnus-shares-his-passion-teaching-2024-lead-multipliers-programme
Alumnus shares his passion for teaching in 2024 Lead Multipliers Programme
North-West University (NWU) alumnus Amogelang Mokonyane is one of 16 Lead Multipliers participating in the Teachers CAN Multiplier Programme. Teachers CAN aims to create a network of young teachers across South Africa, empowering them to have a significant impact on the education sector's quality and development. By fostering collaboration and…https://engineering.nwu.ac.za/engineering/new-home-draft
New Home Draft
.engineering-field:hover { transform: scale(1.1); transition: transform 0.3s ease; } .col-hover:hover { transform: scale(1.1); transition: transform 0.3s ease; } At the NWU Faculty of Engineering we change the world for the better. We do this, first, by educating and developing exceptional engineers who can and…https://engineering.nwu.ac.za/research/operations-research-data-analytics
Operations Research & Data Analytics
Operations Research & Data Analytics Research group Operations Research (OR) focuses on the creation of mathematical models to represent and solve real-world problems as close to optimal as possible. In this field, we make use of engineering tools like exact and heuristic algorithms (for example the branch-and-bound and genetic algorithms),…https://engineering.nwu.ac.za/mechanical-engineering/test-21-feb
Test 21 Feb
Evashni Jansen Potchefstroom North West Fields of expertise: African governance and politics, security studies, religious fundamentalism [accordion collapsed] Name: “Programme in National and International Security” Aim: The Programme brings together experts with diverse specialities in security to foster a common security…https://engineering.nwu.ac.za/sustainable-engineering/home
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There is an urgent call to action for developed and developing countries to implement a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future. To do this by altering processes & systems to achieve sustainability goals. Engineers, particularly Industrial Engineers, play a key role in leading changes to…https://engineering.nwu.ac.za/sustainable-engineering/course-information