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Springboks’ World Cup triumph helps secure R100 000 for 2024 NWU students
It was decided on an impulse, but she knew it would work. Like the Springboks and their millions of supporters, she believed. When captain Siya Kolisi lifted the Webb Ellis Cup after the Springboks beat the All Blacks 12-11 in the final of the IRB Rugby World Cup in France, Nomvula Chasakara, chairperson of the Potchefstroom Campus Student…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/staatsfinansies-bly-op-n-gevaarlike-koers
Staatsfinansies bly op ’n gevaarlike koers
Prof Raymond Parsons, ekonoom van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se Besigheidskool, sê in die lig van die dreigende ekonomiese en fiskale uitdagings skets die Mediumtermynbegroting-beleidsverklaring (MTBBV) ’n realistiese maar kwesbare fiskale prentjie vir Suid-Afrika. In sy kommentaar op die MTBBV wat die Minister van Finansies, Enoch…http://news.nwu.ac.za/public-finances-remain-slippery-slope
Public finances remain on a slippery slope
Prof Raymond Parsons, economist from the North-West University (NWU) Business School, says in the face of pressing economic and fiscal challenges, the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) offered a realistic but vulnerable fiscal picture for South Africa. In commenting on the MTBPS that was presented to Parliament on 1 November by…http://news.nwu.ac.za/old-mutual-education-trust-supports-nwu-students
Old Mutual Education Trust supports NWU students
For over 18 years the Old Mutual Education Trust (OMET) has been changing the trajectory of the lives of many young South Africans. Through a partnership with participating unions, the trust has used education as a pathway for union members and their beneficiaries to access post-graduation opportunities. Funding for the OMET initiatives is…http://news.nwu.ac.za/protection-services-takes-stand-against-gender-based-violence
Protection Services takes a stand against gender-based violence
Protection Services on the North-West University's (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus hosted an event – Men's conceptualisation of gender-based violence (GBV) – at the campus' Modiri Park. This initiative was not merely a gathering, but a determined effort to educate students, staff and members of the community about the profound implications of GBV and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/atkv-dictionary-award-feather-sadilars-cap
ATKV dictionary award a feather in SADiLaR’s cap
The first-ever dictionary for N|uu, one of South Africa’s highly endangered minority languages with only one remaining fluent speaker, has been awarded the ATKV Wordwise Prize (Woordwystoekenning) for 2023 at the ATKV Woordveertjies (Afrikaans Language and Culture Association Word Feathers), an annual celebration of outstanding contributions…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nuwe-gemeenskap-van-praktyk-cop-rooi-gaan-die-vasteland-vorentoe-neem
Nuwe gemeenskap van praktyk Cop-ROOI gaan die vasteland vorentoe neem
Samewerking is die sleutel indien Afrika sy potensiaal wil bereik. Die Navorsingsuitset, Uitkomste en Impak Gemeenskap van Praktyk (Research Output, Outcomes and Impact Community of Practice, Cop-ROOI) is op 19 Oktober by die OR Tambo Premier Hotel in Johannesburg deur die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) in samewerking met die Suider-Afrikaanse…http://news.nwu.ac.za/new-community-practice-cop-rooi-set-take-continent-forward
New community of practice Cop-ROOI set to take the continent forward
Cooperation is key if Africa is to reach her potential. On 19 October, at the OR Tambo Premier Hotel in Johannesburg, the Research Output, Outcomes and Impact Community of Practice (Cop-ROOI) was launched by the North-West University (NWU) in conjunction with the Southern African Research and Innovation Management Association (SARIMA) to help…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/ruimtebiologie-gaan-n-eerste-vir-afrika-wees
Ruimtebiologie gaan ’n eerste vir Afrika wees
Dit gaan ’n eerste vir Afrika wees: Een innoverende tree deur die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) en een yslike tree deur die vasteland. Die NWU se Fakulteit Natuur- en Landbouwetenskappe is gereed om die navorsingsarea RuimteBiologie@NWU bekend te stel. Volgens een van die projekleiers, prof Henk Bouwman, gaan hierdie multidissiplinêre…http://news.nwu.ac.za/space-biology-will-be-first-africa
Space biology will be a first for Africa
It will be a first for Africa: One innovative step by the North-West University (NWU) and one giant leap by the continent. The NWU’s Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences is set to launch the research area SpaceBiology@NWU. According to one of the project leaders, Prof Henk Bouwman, this multidisciplinary research area – which is going…http://news.nwu.ac.za/groundbreaking-initiative-empowering-southern-african-universities-tech-transfer
Groundbreaking initiative empowering Southern African universities in tech transfer
In a great step towards advancing technology transfer capabilities across Southern Africa, a pioneering initiative has been launched to provide experiential learning for technology transfer practitioners from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region. The World Intellectual Property Organization, in partnership with the Southern…http://news.nwu.ac.za/swip-project-champion-sas-indigenous-languages-online
SWiP project to champion SA's indigenous languages online
“The dislocation of our languages is perpetuated by not having pride to speak one’s own mother tongue. We can only say a language is developed when it has doctors, professors, writers and artists who write down their work, poems and songs in isiNdebele. I am grateful for the support and efforts to develop our language to be an equal to others…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-vereer-virtuoos-prof-herman-hubert-van-der-spuy
NWU vereer virtuoos prof Herman Hubert van der Spuy
Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) het ’n eredoktorsgraad aan prof Herman Hubert van der Spuy toegeken vir sy buitengewone bydrae wat gehelp het om die Suid-Afrikaanse musieklandskap te vorm. Prof Van der Spuy se invloed en bydraes as beoordelaar, eksaminator en adviseur by musiekinstellings regdeur Suid-Afrika het op 26 Oktober aan hom hierdie…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-honours-virtuoso-prof-herman-hubert-van-der-spuy
NWU honours virtuoso Prof Herman Hubert van der Spuy
The North-West University (NWU) has bestowed an honorary doctorate on Prof Herman Hubert van der Spuy for his exceptional contributions that have helped shape the South African musical landscape. Prof Van der Spuy’s influence and contributions as an adjudicator, examiner and adviser at music institutions throughout South Africa earned him this…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/mediumtermynbegroting-moet-die-boodskap-oor-die-tempo-van-strukturele-hervormings-versterk
Mediumtermynbegroting moet die boodskap oor die tempo van strukturele hervormings versterk
“Die grondslag van die 2023 Mediumtermynbegroting-beleidsverklaring (MTBBV) op 1 November moet in die lig van die bykomende fiskale en ekonomiese uitdagings wat bestaan, realisties en gegrond wees.” Prof Raymond Parsons, ekonoom by die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se Besigheidskool, sê die Nasionale Tesourie het reeds gewaarsku dat moeilike…http://news.nwu.ac.za/medium-term-budget-must-reinforce-message-pace-structural-reforms
Medium-term Budget must reinforce message on pace of structural reforms
“The foundations of the 2023 Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) on 1 November need to be realistic and sound, given the additional fiscal and economic challenges it faces.” Prof Raymond Parsons, economist at the North-West University (NWU) Business School, says the National Treasury has already warned of the tough decisions that will…http://news.nwu.ac.za/sadilar-researcher-selected-open-seeds-ols-8-cohort
SADiLaR researcher selected for Open Seeds OLS-8 cohort
A digital humanities researcher from the South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLaR) at the North-West University (NWU) has been selected for the next cohort of the Open Life Science (OLS) Open Seeds programme. This is an international mentoring and training programme for early-stage researchers and young leaders interested in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/academic-chosen-international-visiting-scholar-programme
Academic chosen for International Visiting Scholar programme
Dr Ankit Katrodia, a senior lecturer in the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, has been selected for the 2023 International Visiting Scholar Programme at the Shanghai Open University (SOU). The programme is designed to facilitate collaborative research in the domains of economic and social problems, as…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/forum-ondersoek-uitdagings-van-ki-gegenereerde-kennis-met-betrekking-tot-oorspronklikheid-en
Forum ondersoek uitdagings van KI-gegenereerde kennis met betrekking tot oorspronklikheid en outeursreg
Die Fakulteit Regte en die Fakulteit Geesteswetenskappe by die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) het op die aand van Woensdag 27 September die Kunsmatige Intelligensie (KI) Forum gesamentlik aangebied. Die gebeurtenis het om KI-gegenereerde kennis gesentreer asook die implikasies daarvan vir outeursreg, oorspronklikheid, en beliggaming. Onder die…http://news.nwu.ac.za/forum-explores-originality-and-copyright-challenges-ai-generated-knowledge