Public Lecture - RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN mRNA NANOTECHNOLOGY BASED VACCINES
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Public Lecture - PHARMACEUTICAL NANOTECHNOLOGY: SLOPE FOR ENLIGHTENMENT AND FUTURE PROSPECTS
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NWU Excellence Awards
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Public lecture - Induced genetic variation: Innovation opportunities & challenges
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CoPAI #5 Forum Discussion - What is done in Academic Literacy (ALDE/ALDA) regarding Academic Integrity?
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Topic: The Economics of Global Food Security: The Policy-Poverty-Development Nexus and Lessons for South Africa
Guest: Mr. Mbongiseni D. Ndlela, Director: Sector Development (Department of Economic Development, Tourism and Economic Affairs, KwaZulu-Natal Province); and Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) candidate, Milpark Business School. Join Here
Alumni Awards Recipient: Andries W Coetzee
Andries W Coetzee: Ambassador for Africa and Afrikaans in global academia In Patagonia in Argentina, the influence of Afrikaans can still be heard in the speech of Spanish-Afrikaans individuals who have spoken mainly Spanish for four decades or more. This is one of many fascinating findings that University of Michigan linguistics…
Alumni Awards Recipient: Advocate Lekgoa Jan (Andy) Mothibi
Advocate Lekgoa Jan (Andy) Mothibi: striving for a corruption-free society A corruption-free South Africa is the goal towards which Adv Andy Mothibi, Head of the Special Investigating Unit (SIU), strives relentlessly. He has headed the SIU since May 2016, when he was appointed by the President of South Africa to lead the…
Alumni Awards Recipient- Charlotte Mokoena
Charlotte Mokoena: business leader with a human touch Charlotte Kelepile Mokoena serves in the highest echelons of South Africa’s corporate sector and is a leading light in the international training and development community. Yet Sasol Ltd’s Executive Vice President of Human Resources and Stakeholder Relations remains as community…
Alumni Awards Recipient- Dimakatso Mohapi
Dimakatso Mohapi: A born teacher who shares the secrets of code Being able to write code is a coveted fourth industrial revolution skill and South Africans dare not be left behind. Dimakatso Agnes Mohapi is on a mission to teach coding to as many young people as possible, especially in her own community of Orange Farm in…
Alumni Awards Recipient- Elroy Gelant
Elroy Gelant: A humble hero on and off the track Fleet of foot and humble in character, Elroy Gelant is in a league of his own – as an athlete, in developing the next generation of champions, in standing up against women and child abuse and in his unswerving loyalty to the NWU. Elroy is a household name for his athletics…
Alumni Awards Recipient- Prof Fika Janse van Rensburg
Prof Fika Janse van Rensburg: embodying excellence in academia and management At the height of the #FeesMustFall protests at South African universities in 2016, one campus in the country did not lose any tuition time. That was the NWU’s Potchefstroom Campus, and the rector at the time was Professor Fika Janse van…
Alumni Awards Recipient: Prof Johan van der Vyver
Prof Johan van der Vyver: an academic ahead of his time Four decades ago, he introduced the first human rights course taught at a South African university and provoked the ire of the government for criticising the country’s apartheid security legislation. The perseverance he displayed then still characterises…
Alumni Awards Recipient: Mercy Malieloa
Mercy Malieloa: a voice that is sheer inspiration In sharing the gift of her magnificent singing voice on national and international stages, Mercy Malieloa is raising the visibility of strong black women in the arts, particularly opera. This Kroonstad-born soprano has won first prize at major South African…
Alumni Awards Recipient - Siyabonga Maqungo
Siyabonga Maqungo: world-class tenor is true to his roots As a student in Potchefstroom, it was clear that Siyabonga Maqungo’s singing talent was remarkable. Today, amplified and refined, that great talent is gracing the stages of Europe’s top opera houses and his roles as a tenor are becoming ever more…