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Engaged Scholarship Impact Indaba - a convergence of minds and ideas
The Faculty of Health Sciences at North-West University (NWU) recently hosted an Engaged Scholarship Impact Indaba at the Vanderbijlpark Campus. The dynamic one-day hybrid-event brought together community champions - including academics, community leaders, practitioners and students - to explore the potential of engaged scholarship. Participants…https://news.nwu.ac.za/vc-calls-confronting-unethical-behaviour
VC calls for confronting unethical behaviour
"Before we seek sustainable solutions that can take our country forward, we have to first address that which is wrong," said Prof Bismark Tyobeka, principal and vice-chancellor of the North West University (NWU), during his keynote address at the Nelson Mandela Memorial Lecture on 24 July. During the event that took place at the Mmabatho Civic…https://news.nwu.ac.za/student-led-project-makes-isixhosa-vocabulary-easily-accessible
Student-led project makes isiXhosa vocabulary easily accessible
Learning a new language can be fun but also challenging as you try to navigate your way through a wondrous world of novel sounds and words. Life has just become a little easier for isiXhosa learners with isiXhosa.click, a new online dictionary for isiXhosa and English. Funded partially by the South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (…https://news.nwu.ac.za/soccer-institute-players-shine-2024-cucsa-games
Soccer Institute players shine at 2024 CUCSA games
Three players from the North-West University (NWU) Soccer Institute played for the South African teams that won gold at the regional Confederation of University and Colleges Sports Associations (CUCSA) games at the Tshwane University of Technology's Pretoria Campus. Lesego Motsepe and Lucky Letwaba were selected for the men’s team, and Lethabo…https://news.nwu.ac.za/experts-mentor-future-health-professionals
Experts mentor future health professionals
A group of executives from Afrocentric Group visited the North-West University (NWU) on Wednesday, 24 July, in their quest to meet with students who are recipients of their bursary scheme. Afrocentric Group is currently funding 12 NWU students studying pharmacy and nursing in recognition of their academic excellence. In addition to…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/news24-kies-nwu-innoveerder-n-jong-mandela
News24 kies NWU-innoveerder as ’n Jong Mandela
Die nalatenskap en impak van voormalige president Nelson Mandela om mense se lewens ten goede te verander, is steeds iets om na te streef. News24 het onlangs hulle Jong Mandelas vir 2024 gekies – en vier ’n nuwe geslag jong kampioene wat daartoe verbind is om die Suid-Afrika van Madiba se drome te bou. Ian Thomson, ’n PhD-student en dosent in…https://news.nwu.ac.za/news24-selects-nwu-innovator-young-mandela
News24 selects NWU innovator as a Young Mandela
The legacy and impact of former President Nelson Mandela in changing people’s lives for the better remain a milestone to aspire to. News24 recently selected their Young Mandelas for 2024 ─ celebrating a new generation of young champions who are committed to building the South Africa of Madiba’s dreams. Ian Thomson, a PhD student and lecturer in…https://news.nwu.ac.za/men-evolve-conference-celebrates-manhood
Men Evolve conference celebrates manhood
By Loveness Hulwane The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark Campus Arts Unit recently hosted a Men Evolve Conference. Men Evolve is a platform aimed at fostering an environment where men can express vulnerability, develop skills to become exemplary members of society, and commit to gender diversity. Furthermore, it serves as a tool to…https://news.nwu.ac.za/football-team-aims-rebound-next-varsity-football-clash
Football team aims to rebound in next Varsity Football clash
The North-West University (NWU) is gearing up to face the University of the Western Cape (UWC) in Cape Town on 1 August, following a 3-1 loss to the University of the Free State (UFS) in their first Varsity Football game. Coach Nkululeko Malgas acknowledges the challenges ahead but emphasises the need to bounce back to stay in contention for the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/berlina-continues-reach-stars
Berlina continues to reach for the stars
Poet Chitra Rao once described life as a long-distance journey that begins with a single step. For Berlina Lekgethwane, it all started at the North-West University (NWU) when she acquired her bachelor's degree in communication in 2008 and her honours degree in social science psychology in 2009. Berlina continues to juggle being a wife, mother and…https://news.nwu.ac.za/renowned-kenyan-author-and-scholar-deliver-public-lecture
Renowned Kenyan author and scholar to deliver public lecture
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Indigenous Language Media in Africa (ILMA) research niche area will be hosting renowned Kenyan author and scholar, Prof Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, who will deliver a public lecture on 15 August 2024. During the lecture, titled "The Joycean Paradox revisited: Language empires and literary identity theft", Prof Wa Thiong…https://news.nwu.ac.za/lucky-letwaba-set-shine-2024-varsity-football-tournament
Lucky Letwaba set to shine in 2024 Varsity Football Tournament
With a spot on the NWU first team, first-year North-West University (NWU) student Lucky Letwaba is gearing up to make a significant impact in the 2024 Varsity Football tournament. He will be following in the footsteps of star player Heaven Sereetsi, who caught the eye of Premier Soccer League team Cape Town City in 2023. Born and raised in…https://news.nwu.ac.za/dont-miss-second-vice-chancellor-science-day-taung
Don’t miss the second Vice-Chancellor Science Day in Taung
The North-West University (NWU) is set to host the second Vice-Chancellor’s Science Day at Taung in the Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District on 30 and 31 July 2024. This event aims to engage rural communities through science-based activities, particularly targeting approximately 1 200 learners in Grades 10 to 12. The science day is a collaborative…https://news.nwu.ac.za/putting-spotlight-mens-health-and-wellbeing
Putting the spotlight on men’s health and wellbeing
The Employee Wellness unit at the North-West University's (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark Campus will be hosting an interactive Men’s Health and Wellbeing Awareness session on 25 July at 09:00 on the Vanderbijlpark Campus. The session will be interactive, allowing both online and in-person attendees to engage with the facilitators. Event organiser and…https://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-wannie-carstens-awarded-prestigious-prize-contributions-afrikaans
Prof Wannie Carstens awarded prestigious prize for contributions to Afrikaans
Prof Wannie Carstens, the former director of the School of Languages at the North-West University (NWU), has been awarded the prestigious Jan H Marais Prize for his exceptional contributions to Afrikaans as a scientific language by the Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns (the South African Academy of Science and Arts). This is in…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/prof-wannie-carstens-ontvang-gesogte-prys-vir-bydraes-tot-afrikaans
Prof Wannie Carstens ontvang gesogte prys vir bydraes tot Afrikaans
Prof Wannie Carstens, die voormalige direkteur van die Skool vir Tale aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU), het die gesogte Jan H Marais-prys van die Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns vir sy buitengewone bydrae tot Afrikaans as wetenskaptaal ontvang. Dit is ter erkenning van die hoë vlak en hoë gehalte van sy werk, asook sy kundige…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-chancellor-honoured-her-outstanding-leadership
NWU chancellor honoured for her outstanding leadership
African Women in Business (AWiB) and Regenesys Business School honoured the chancellor of the North-West University (NWU) with their prestigious Outstanding Leadership Award during the AWiB Inaugural Conference awards ceremony in Sandton on 24 August. Dr Anna Mokgokong, who was inaugurated as the NWU’s chancellor in 2019, received this special…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-kanselier-vir-haar-uitmuntende-leierskap-vereer
NWU-kanselier vir haar uitmuntende leierskap vereer
African Women in Business (AWiB) en Regenesys Business School het die kanselier van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) op 24 Augustus in Sandton tydens die toekenningseremonie by die AWiB se heel eerste konferensie met hulle gesogte Outstanding Leadership Award vereer. Dr Anna Mokgokong, wat in 2019 as die NWU se kanselier ingehuldig is, het hierdie…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-ntsikie-kote-has-strategy-success