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NWU athletes shine at SAs
As usual, athletes from the North-West University (NWU) asserted themselves at the recent South African Senior Athletics Championships and the NWU’s trophy cupboard is once again bursting at the seams. This competition took place in Pretoria from 15 to 17 April. Athletes from the NWU won a total of 21 medals, with eight gold, four silver and…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/hpi-n-nwu-juweel
HPI ʼn NWU-juweel
Jean Verster se entoesiasme is aansteeklik. Wêreldkampioene kan daarvan getuig – vra maar vir Caster Semenya en vele ander. Dié voormalige en uitsonderlike middelafstandatleet was in die vroeë tagtigs een van SA-atletiek se groot troefkaarte. In daardie selfde tyd het hy sy bene in die VSA gaan rek, maar sedert ʼn anderhalf dekade gelede is hy…https://news.nwu.ac.za/hpi-jewel-nwu-crown
HPI a jewel in the NWU crown
Jean Verster’s enthusiasm is contagious. World champions can attest to this – just ask Caster Semenya and many others. This former and exceptional middle-distance athlete was one of SA Athletics’ great trump cards in the early eighties. During that period he also stretched his legs in the USA, but since a decade and a half ago he has been at the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumna-finds-her-calling-agriculture
NWU alumna finds her calling in agriculture
North-West University (NWU) alumna Keabetswe Mokgatla never would have thought she would find her true calling in farming. Now a proud maize and cattle farmer, she is part of the first cohort of participants in the Corteva Agriscience programme for women in agriculture. The programme, launched earlier this year, is hosted by the University of…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-die-top-47-van-werelduniversiteite
NWU in die top-4,7% van wêrelduniversiteite
Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) sit sy uitstekende prestasie op wêreldwye ranglyste voort. In die jongste ranglysgradering het die Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) die NWU in hulle 2021/2022-uitgawe van die Global 2000-lys in die top-4,7% van universiteite geplaas. Hierdie merkwaardige prestasie is op 26 April op die cwur.org-webwerf…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-ranks-top-47-global-universities
NWU ranks in top 4,7% of global universities
The North-West University (NWU) continues its excellent performance in global rankings. In the latest rankings, the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) placed the NWU in the top 4,7% of universities in their 2021/2022 edition of the Global 2000 list. This considerable achievement was published on 26 April on the cwur.org website. The NWU…https://news.nwu.ac.za/greigs-career-fast-lane-tesla
Greig’s career is in the fast lane at Tesla
Working for Elon Musk’s Tesla Inc. is a dream come true for North-West University (NWU) alumnus Greig Swanepoel. Greig works for electric vehicle and clean energy company Tesla in Amsterdam in the Netherlands, where he is an application engineer for residential energy products in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Headquartered in Palo Alto,…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-besigheidskool-dinkskrum-nsfas-en-die-gevolge-van-staatsbesnoeiing
NWU Besigheidskool-dinkskrum – NSFAS en die gevolge van staatsbesnoeiing
Die Besigheidskool van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) het die afgelope week ʼn dinkskrum gehou met die fokus op die Nasionale Finansiële Hulpskema vir Studente (NSFAS), en spesifiek wat betref die gevolge van staatsbesnoeiing in die 2021-begroting ten opsigte van tersiêre onderwys. Daar was konsensus dat die gevolge van ʼn kapitaaltekort ’n…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-business-school-think-tank-nsfas-and-consequences-government-cost-cutting
NWU Business School Think Tank – NSFAS and the consequences of government cost cutting
This past week the Business School at the North-West University (NWU) held a think tank focusing on the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS), and specifically on the consequences of government cost cutting in the 2021 budget with respect to tertiary education. There was consensus that the consequences of a capital deficit have an…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-host-world-renowned-motivational-speaker-robin-banks
NWU to host world-renowned motivational speaker, Robin Banks
The Covid-19 pandemic has radically unsettled and disrupted the systems we depend on. The unexpected chaos has ruined numerous businesses and lives, but there are also positive signs for the future. The North-West University’s (NWU’s) TRADE research focus area and the School of Economic Sciences will be hosting a webinar – titled “Success…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-se-mctronx-aan-die-voorfront-van-dinamiese-modellering-en-beheer-van-grootskaalse-industriele
NWU se McTronX: aan die voorfront van dinamiese modellering en beheer van grootskaalse industriële stelsels
Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se McTronX-navorsingsgroep is sedert 2003 op die voorpunt van navorsing in Suid-Afrika oor dinamiese modellering en beheer van grootskaalse industriële stelsels. Die groep, wat deur prof George van Schoor gelei word, is multidissiplinêr en bestaan uit vier voltydse personeellede. Hierdie personeellede sluit in prof…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-mctronx-forefront-dynamic-modelling-and-control-large-scale-industrial-systems
NWU’s McTronX is at the forefront of dynamic modelling and control of large-scale industrial systems
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) McTronX research group has been at the forefront of dynamic modelling and the control of large scale industrial systems since 2003. Led by Prof George van Schoor, the group is multi-disciplinary and comprises four full-time staff members. These staff members include Prof Kenny Uren, who specialises in…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/hoe-om-jou-navorsingvaardighede-aanlyn-te-ontwikkel
Hoe om jou navorsingvaardighede aanlyn te ontwikkel
Vir jong navorsers kan die idee om navorsing te doen, nogal intimiderend wees. Selfvertroue kom wanneer jy weet dat jy die vaardighede en insig het om reg te laat geskied aan enige navorsingsprojek wat jy aanpak. Hierdie vaardighede kan nou aanlyn deur die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se pasgoedgekeurde aanlyn weergawe van die kortleerprogram (KLP…https://news.nwu.ac.za/how-build-your-research-skills-online
How to build your research skills online
The thought of conducting research can be intimidating for young researchers. Confidence comes with knowing you have the skills and insight to do justice to any research project you tackle. These skills can now be acquired online, through the North-West University’s (NWU’s) newly approved online version of the short learning programme (SLP) in…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/moeders-en-kinders-agter-tralies-het-voor-en-nadele
Moeders en kinders agter tralies het voor- en nadele
In Suid-Afrika kan ’n vrou wat tronkstraf uitdien vir die misdaad wat sy gepleeg het, haar kind by haar in die korrektiewe instelling hê. Dit word vir die eerste twee jaar van die kind se lewe toegelaat en stel die ma en kind in staat om ’n band te vorm. Volgens ’n studie wat uitgevoer is deur Belinda Ruzvidzo, ’n LLM-gegradueerde van die…https://news.nwu.ac.za/moms-and-children-behind-bars-have-pros-and-cons
Moms and children behind bars have pros and cons
In South Africa, a woman can live with her child at a correctional facility while serving time for the crimes she has committed. This is permitted for the first two years of the child’s life and allows the mother and child to bond. According to a study conducted by Belinda Ruzvidzo, a North-West University (NWU) LLM graduate, children living in…https://news.nwu.ac.za/together
In this together
The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted how organisations, institutions and people across the globe need to support each other - now more than ever. The North-West University (NWU) has been fortunate to receive donations from various businesses, alumni and friends over the years, and especially during lockdown. To thank its donors for their immense…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-webinar-puts-spotlight-covid-19-vaccine-nationalism
NWU webinar puts the spotlight on Covid-19 vaccine nationalism
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Government Studies recently hosted a webinar on Covid-19 vaccine nationalism, titled “Covid-19 vaccine nationalism and its socio-economic and geopolitical implications for Africa”. The main speakers were Dr David Monyae and Dr Sizo Nkala, both from the Centre for Africa-China Studies at the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/waarom-grootwildjag-botswana-weer-oopgestel-moet-word
Waarom grootwildjag in Botswana weer oopgestel moet word
Talle artikels is onlangs op verskillende aanlyn nuusplatforms gepubliseer oor die heropening van grootwildjag in Botswana. Die meeste van hierdie artikels probeer om jag in ’n slegte lig te stel, of om te wys dat jag nie soveel tot die plaaslike ekonomie van die land of streek bydra nie. Prof Peet van der Merwe van die navorsingseenheid TREES (…https://news.nwu.ac.za/why-big-game-hunting-botswana-should-open-again