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NWU public lecture examines decolonised education
“The challenge for tertiary institutions in South Africa is to ensure that the curriculum presented is not only based on international best practice, but is also locally relevant and celebrates the research and researchers in South Africa.” This is according to Dr William Mpofu, an academic and researcher from the University of Witwatersrand…http://news.nwu.ac.za:8080/caster-semenya-bags-another-world-championship-title
Caster Semenya bags another world championship title
North-West University (NWU) student, Caster Semenya, walked away with a gold medal for her exceptional performance during the women's 800m final at the IAAF World Championships in London. Caster, an Olympic champion who has won the 800m during the World Championships in 2009 and 2011, scooped the gold medal on 13 August 2017 with a personal…http://news.nwu.ac.za:8080/nwu-puk-choir-enchants-audiences-europe
NWU Puk Choir enchants audiences in Europe
The NWU Puk Choir charmed audiences with their exceptional singing talent during the recent 54th International Choir Competition in Spittal, Austria, and as a result received the prize as the audience’s favourite choir. This choir also outrivalled choristers from Germany, Ireland, Slovenia and Austria, among other places, in the division for…http://news.nwu.ac.za:8080/nwu-students-attend-university-scholars-leadership-symposium
NWU students attend University Scholars Leadership Symposium
Students from the North-West University (NWU) recently attended the 8th University Scholars Leadership Symposium in Bangkok, Thailand. The theme of the week-long symposium was “Building LIFE, Giving HOPE”, and more than 900 young emerging leaders from 78 United Nations member countries participated in this event. The symposium, organised…http://news.nwu.ac.za:8080/economics-hosts-delegation-sa-reserve-bank
Economics hosts delegation from SA Reserve Bank
Price and currency stability are crucial for financial stability, and the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) is a key role player in ensuring this. The bank is also a prestigious employer of high-level economics skills, as students realised during a recent SARB visit to the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng. The team from SARB…http://news.nwu.ac.za:8080/classic-men-2017-bowties-and-life-lessons
Classic Men 2017: bowties and life lessons
Being a gentleman isn’t a quirky personality trait. It is not an action you can turn on and off like a light switch. It is a lifestyle. This was the message during this year’s rendition of the Classic Men Symposium, hosted on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark. The event saw more than 300 male students gather to…http://news.nwu.ac.za:8080/nwu-alumna-appointed-ceo-project-isizwe
NWU alumna appointed as CEO of Project Isizwe
What better way to celebrate Women’s Month than to congratulate a young alumna of the North-West University (NWU) on being appointed as the CEO of Project Isizwe – the innovative Non-Profit Organisation (NPO) behind Africa’s most successful, large-scale free Wi-Fi network. The appointment of Dudu Mkhwanazi was announced on 1 August 2017.…http://news.nwu.ac.za:8080/nwu-leadership-summit-echoes-national-call-accountable-leadership
NWU Leadership Summit echoes national call for accountable leadership
The annual NWU Leadership Summit once again proved to be a very successful undertaking. Hosted on Thursday, 10 August 2017, the summit saw six of South Africa’s most brilliant business, private sector and entrepreneurial minds come together to share their expertise and experiences with delegates. The line-up of speakers included: Prof Raymond…http://news.nwu.ac.za:8080/geexpo-2017-unlocking-future-through-maths-and-science
Geexpo 2017: Unlocking the future through maths and science
South Africa is experiencing an exponential crisis in terms of mathematics and science education. For the third year in a row the country has finished last in the World Economic Forum’s mathematics and science education quality rankings. In effect this means that SA’s performance in mathematics and sciences is lower than that of Nigeria,…http://news.nwu.ac.za:8080/how-grow-crops-and-generate-energy-same-time
How to grow crops and generate energy at the same time
A smart solar-powered partnership between the North-West University (NWU) and a German renewable energy company is empowering communities to grow food while generating energy. Co-financed by the German government, this partnership between the Faculty of Engineering and SUNfarming, one of Germany’s 10 major photovoltaic project development…http://news.nwu.ac.za:8080/af/dothraki-en-ander-subkulturele-tale-%25E2%2580%2593-die-fokus-van-%25E2%2580%2599n-unieke-phd-studie
Dothraki en ander subkulturele tale – die fokus van ’n unieke PhD-studie
“Me zisosh disse”. Dit is net ’n vleiswond. Dit sal beslis goeie nuus wees as jy gewond is en een van dié taal se moedertaalsprekers is. Dit is Dothraki en is die fantasietaal wat vir die televisiereeks Game of Thrones geskep is. Die taal word vandag gepraat deur ’n beduidende getal mense wat aan ’n subkulturele groep in die samelewing behoort…http://news.nwu.ac.za:8080/dothraki-and-other-sub-cultural-languages-%25E2%2580%2593-focus-unique-phd-study
Dothraki and other sub-cultural languages – the focus of a unique PhD study
“Me zisosh disse”. It is just a flesh wound. This would certainly be good news if you were wounded and one of the native speakers of the language used in this sentence. It is Dothraki and it is the fantasy language that was created for the television series Game of Thrones. Today, the language is spoken by a significant number of people who…http://news.nwu.ac.za:8080/new-study-shows-effects-visual-therapy-children-dcd
New study shows effects of visual therapy on children with DCD
There is hope for children suffering from Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD). This is the bottom line of a new study by Prof Dané Coetzee and Prof Anita Pienaar at the North-West University's (NWU’s) Physical Activity, Sport and Recreation (PhASRec) research focus area. Their study of 32 children between the ages of seven and eight found…http://news.nwu.ac.za:8080/nwu-partners-northern-cape-nursing-college
NWU partners with Northern Cape Nursing College
Professor Abel Pienaar, director of the School of Nursing on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, recently identified and partnered up with Henrietta Stockdale College, a nursing education institution, to promote nursing education in and around the Northern Cape Province. In addition to recruiting interested high school…http://news.nwu.ac.za:8080/optentia-workshop-explains-ground-breaking-research-method
Optentia workshop explains ground-breaking research method
The Optentia research focus area on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark is hosting a workshop on the development and application of the ground-breaking Mmogo-method®. Prof Vera Roos, professor of psychology at the NWU’s campus in Potchefstroom and developer of the method, will be presenting the workshop on 13 and 14…http://news.nwu.ac.za:8080/nwu-lecturer-shares-water-monitoring-research-canada
NWU lecturer shares water monitoring research in Canada
Drought, record-breaking storms, pollution and global warming. No-one can argue that the environment is not facing challenges. This is why the PhD study of Irene Muller, a lecturer at the School of Education on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark, examines environmental education closely. As a part of her studies,…http://news.nwu.ac.za:8080/business-school-hosts-african-scholars-collaboration-workshop
Business School hosts African scholars at collaboration workshop
Research collaboration was on the agenda when leading scholars from Ghana, Nigeria and Zimbabwe visited the delivery site of the North-West University School of Business and Governance (NWU-SBG) in Mahikeng from 20 to 22 April 2017. The NWU-SBG was hosting a workshop for Organisation Research Culture in African Universities (ORCA), a project…http://news.nwu.ac.za:8080/passion-propels-young-researcher-c1-b1
Passion propels young researcher from C1 to B1
Passion is not bound by gravity. It makes you excel where others merely succeed, and passion is what propelled Prof Stefan Ferreira of the North-West University's (NWU's) Centre for Space Research from a C1 to a B1 NRF rating. This new rating places him among researchers who enjoy considerable international recognition by their peers for the…http://news.nwu.ac.za:8080/nwu-academic-speaks-international-conference-business-and-finance-0
NWU academic speaks at international conference on business and finance
Professor Ravinder Rena from the School of Business and Governance on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng recently delivered a keynote address at the first International Conference on Business and Finance Research Paradigm and Best Practices towards the 21st Century, organised by STIE Pelita Bangsa University in Cikarang,…http://news.nwu.ac.za:8080/new-chapter-awaits-alumni-advisory-committee-chairperson