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Report to “court” for the NWU-Juta Mock Trials
It is again time for students to don their judicial robes for the popular annual NWU-Juta Mock Trials competition. This year’s competition promises to be especially exciting, with the semi-finals and final taking place on 6 and 7 August respectively in the North West High Court in Mahikeng. The opening function will be hosted on 4 August. “This…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/die-noordwes-universiteit-verhoog-die-gesondheidsprofiel-suider-afrika
Die Noordwes-Universiteit verhoog die gesondheidsprofiel in Suider-Afrika
Daar is woorde wat ’n mens se tong laat knoop. Hulle verwar die vermoëns van die geleerdes; hulle onderskei die groentjies van die kundiges in spelkompetisies. Hulle verander selfs lewens. By die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) is een van hierdie woorde “farmako-epidemiologie”, en dit verwys na ’n gebied wat die gesondheid van die bevolking van Suider…https://news.nwu.ac.za/north-west-university-raising-health-profile-southern-africa
North-West University is raising the health profile in Southern Africa
There are words that tie the tongue in knots. They confound the abilities of the learned; they separate the novice from the expert at spelling bees. They even change lives. At the North-West University (NWU), one of these words is “pharmacoepidemiology”, and it refers to a field that is enriching the health of the population of southern Africa.…https://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/af/auther/phd-transdisiplin%25C3%25AAre-gesondheidswetenskappe
PhD in Transdissiplinêre Gesondheidswetenskappe
Die dinamiese en komplekse wêreld van gesondheid noodsaak ʼn transdissiplinêre en holistiese benadering om alledaagse uitdagings te verstaan en gepaste oplossings te vind. Die PhD in Transdissiplinêre Gesondheidswetenskappe is spesifiek saamgestel om kandidate in staat te stel om oor hulle dissiplines se grense heen te…https://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/af/auther/gesondheidsbevordering-welstand-aktivering
Gesondheidsbevordering & Welstand aktivering
Oorsig In Suid-Afrika moet gesondheid binne die historiese konteks van gesondheidsongelykhede en 'n viervoudige siektelas beskou word. Met 'n klein, onbekostigbare, maar baie kundige private gesondheidsorgsektor en 'n groot, openbare gesondheidsorgstelsel wat volgens die primêre gesondheidsorgfilosofie funksioneer…https://news.nwu.ac.za/ju-jitsu-maestro-selected-represent-south-africa-brazil
Ju-Jitsu maestro selected to represent South Africa in Brazil
Elvis Moyo, North-West University (NWU) final-year PhD candidate in applied radiation sciences, has been selected as part of the Ju-Jitsu national team that is set to participate in the World Morganti Ju-Jitsu championship. The championship will take place in Brazil on 23 October 2023. Elvis earned his place in the national team after competing…https://news.nwu.ac.za/faculty-humanities-embraces-teaching-technology
Faculty of Humanities embraces teaching with technology
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Humanities (FHUM) recently hosted a Teaching with Technology Showcase on the Potchefstroom Campus. More than 40 academics representing the six schools in the faculty attended this face-to-face event, allowing lecturers the opportunity to demonstrate how they actively use technology in their modules…https://news.nwu.ac.za/practitioners-learn-about-power-music
Practitioners learn about the power of music
By Menziwa Msibi Music plays an important role in early childhood development. It enhances cognitive abilities, support language development, promotes social and motor skills and nurture creativity and imagination, among others. This is why the NWU recently hosted a workshop for practitioners from various Early Childhood Development (ECD)…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumnus-puts-her-best-foot-forward
NWU alumnus puts her best foot forward
North-West University (NWU) alumnus Refiloe Mohono collaborated in establishing a shoe and foot care brand known as Complete Comfort. This brand offers three sprays designed specifically for shoes and foot care. The flagship product of Complete Comfort is a natural antifungal, antibacterial and antiseptic shoe and foot spray. It effectively…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/groot-toekenning-bevorder-samewerkende-navorsing-die-geesteswetenskappe
Groot toekenning bevorder samewerkende navorsing in die Geesteswetenskappe
Twee navorsers van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) het ’n spesiale toekenning ontvang wat hulle samewerkende navorsing nasionaal en internasionaal ’n hupstoot sal gee. Dr Yolandi Coetser en dr Laura Phillips, navorsers by die Maatskaplike Transformasie-navorsingsfokusarea van die NWU, het elkeen feitlik ’n miljoen rand se befondsing by die…https://news.nwu.ac.za/major-grant-furthers-collaborative-research-humanities
Major grant furthers collaborative research in the Humanities
Two researchers from the North-West University (NWU) have received a special grant that will boost their collaborative research nationally and internationally. Dr Yolandi Coetser and Dr Laura Phillips, researchers from the Social Transformation research focus area at the NWU, each received nearly a million rand in funding from the National…https://news.nwu.ac.za/taiwanese-representative-visits-nwu
Taiwanese representative visits NWU
On Tuesday 13 June, representative Oliver Liao from the Taipei Liaison Office in the Republic of South Africa visited the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Potchefstroom Campus for a tour of the DST HySA Infrastructure Centre of Competence. This centre is co-hosted by the NWU and the Council for Scientific and Instustrial Research (CSIR). Oliver,…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/roei-bosindringing-uit
Roei bosindringing uit
Bosindringing is ’n wêreldwye uitdaging, maar deur die multimiljoenrand-RIBS-projek word hierdie groot bydraer tot gronddegradering met hernude ywer aangepak. RIBS is ’n akroniem wat vir “Rangeland Improvement through Bush Control and Sustainable Intensification to mitigate Climate Change and improve Livelihoods and Food Security in Southern…https://news.nwu.ac.za/cutting-back-bush-encroachment
Cutting back on bush encroachment
Bush encroachment is a global challenge, but through the multi-million rand RIBS project, this major contributor to land degradation is being tackled with renewed vigour. RIBS is an acronym for “Rangeland Improvement through Bush Control and Sustainable Intensification to mitigate Climate Change and improve Livelihoods and Food Security in…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/fokus-op-innovasie-van-ideevorming-tot-kommersialisasie
Fokus op innovasie: van ideevorming tot kommersialisasie
Die Tegnologie-oordrag- en Innovasie-ondersteuningskantoor (TTIS-kantoor) van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) neem die leiding om te verseker dat innovasie op die voorpunt van sy aktiwiteite en regoor alle sfere van die instelling bly. In hierdie tweede video-aflewering (kyk hier na die eerste video), kyk ons spesifiek na navorsing en innovasie…https://news.nwu.ac.za/focus-innovation-ideation-commercialisation
Focus on innovation: from ideation to commercialisation
The Technology Transfer and Innovation Support (TTIS) Office of the North-West University (NWU) is leading the charge in ensuring that innovation remains at the forefront of its activities and across all spheres of the institution. In this second video installment (watch the first video here), we look specifically at research and innovation…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nns-gee-befondsing-vir-steenkoolnavorsing-die-nwu-n-hupstoot
NNS gee befondsing vir steenkoolnavorsing by die NWU ’n hupstoot
Die soektog na meer volhoubare en groener steenkoolenergie het ’n hupstoot gekry deur die Nasionale Navorsingstigting (NNS) se hernuwing van die Leerstoel vir Steenkoolnavorsing by die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU). Die leerstoel het as deel van die NNS se Suid-Afrikaanse Navorsingsleerstoel-inisiatief (SARChI) befondsing van R4,15 miljoen…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nrf-boosts-funding-coal-research-nwu