Second South African Symposium on Teacher Education for Inclusion: ‘Everyone has the right to education’
The Second South African Symposium on Teacher Education for Inclusion was recently held at the Emerald Resort and Casino in Vanderbijlpark. The Optentia research focus area on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark and the Faculty of Education Sciences on the NWU’s campus in Potchefstroom, in collaboration with the Flemish…
NWU staff thanked for about 3 700 service years
Nearly 3 700 years! That is the number of service years for which staff of the North-West University (NWU) campus in Potchefstroom and at the Institutional Office were recently honoured. During the events the staff were thanked for their hard work, commitment and caring attitude. Prof Fika Janse van Rensburg, acting rector of the campus,…
NWU Nursing Science students donate posters to the ES le Grange School
Second-year Community Nursing students at the North-West University (NWU) campus in Potchefstroom recently reached out again to learners of the ES le Grange School. The students held health-education sessions with the learners where they focused on, among other things, hand hygiene, exercise and healthy food. The students presented the…
Visiting Canadian academic presents lecture about trust
Prof Catherine Kwantes, a visiting professor from the University of Windsor in Canada, presented a public lecture on 8 June 2017 at the North-West University’s campus in Mahikeng. The topic of the lecture was “Trust in Context: Societal and Organisational Aspects of Decisions to Trust”. Prof Kwantes is an industrial/organisational…
Inclusive education: team work between researchers, teachers and government
During the first day of the Second South African Symposium on Teacher Education for Inclusion in Vanderbijlpark, it quickly became clear that the goal of inclusive education in South Africa calls for cooperation across the educational spectrum. Dr Moses Simelane from the Department of Basic Education highlighted the various ways the department…
Crowns, confidence and charisma - Miss & Mr NWU Vaal 2017
If you thought that beauty pageants were just about high fashion and desirability, you have another thing coming. At the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark the annual Miss and Mr NWU Vaal pageant represents a celebration of confidence, charisma and talent. This year saw the beautiful Palesa Keswa and the charismatic…
NWU South African Symposium on Teacher Education for Inclusion: All teachers can teach all children
The second South African Symposium on Teacher Education for Inclusion was recently hosted by the Optentia research focus area on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark and the Faculty of Education Sciences on the NWU’s campus in Potchefstroom. Following the success of the first symposium in 2015, it was clear that…
Jongklomp wen internasionale innoveringstoekenning vir robotikaprojek
Drie elfjarige kinders van Vanderbijlpark – Izabelle Bothma, Ewald Harmse en Wilmar Pretorius – het ’n robot ontwerp wat reddingspanne kan help om iemand te vind wat onder die sneeu toegeval is. Hulle vindingrykheid het vir hulle die innoveringstoekenning by die onlangse Robotika Wêreldkampioenskap gewen. Maar hoe hou hierdie merkwaardige…
Youngsters win international Innovation Award for robotics project
Three 11-year old youngsters from Vanderbijlpark – Izabelle Bothma, Ewald Harmse and Wilmar Pretorius – designed a robot that will be able to assist rescuers in finding individuals trapped under snow. Their ingenuity earned them the Innovation Award at the recent Robotics World Championships. But how does this remarkable invention relate to…
Hulpverlening aan Knysna en ander storm geteisterde gebiede
Lede van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se kampusgemeenskap in Vanderbijlpark word aangemoedig om nie-bederfbare produkte, toiletware, komberse en water te versamel ter ondersteuning van die slagoffers van die onlangse brandkrisis in die Tuinroete. Dié insamelingsprojek word in samewerking met DHL-koeriergroep aangebied. Volgens Sunelia…
Assistance to Knysna and other storm stricken areas
Members of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus community in Vanderbijlpark are opening their hearts to assist victims of the devastating fires in the Southern Cape. Staff members are rallying behind national relief efforts by donating non-perishable items, toiletries, blankets and water in support of the victims of the recent wildfires…
NWU nursing students cares for the community
Nursing students from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng recently reached out to a local school as part of their community care initiative. The students reached out to CN Lekalake Middle School in Unit 5, Mahikeng, to donate sanitary products and to talk to young women about risky sexual behavior. Under the supervision…
Qatar Airways ban the sign of things to come
Terrorism is the biggest threat facing the international tourism sector. This is according to Prof Melville Saayman of the research unit TREES (Tourism Research in Economic Environs and Society) at the North-West University (NWU). On June 5, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain severed ties with Qatar, citing the country's…
Draught-ox expert receives master’s degree at 75
Ever since he was a little boy he learnt how to work with draught-oxen by listening to the “old people” and fundi, and today he is one of the few experts in the country on this topic. Marius Oosthuysen recently received his master’s degree from the North-West University (NWU) at the age of 75. He was the oldest student to receive his master’s…
NWU committed towards growing its own academic timber
“The North-West University (NWU) is committed to producing professionals to assume advanced careers within academia. Our postgraduate students will be the research leaders, faculty, and professional practitioners of tomorrow and as such the stewards of the university’s ethos of innovative learning and teaching and cutting-edge research.” This…
Florist Yolanda eventually blossoms in education
One cannot help but wonder whether Yolanda Fourie knew in her matric year at the Transvalia High School what was lying ahead in her future. Did she ever while working as florist among the flowers, think about where she would blossom one day? Did it cross her mind that one day she would stand on a stage at a North-West University (NWU) graduation…
Why board games are more than just fun and games
If you only think of board games in terms of time well spent with family and friends, roll the dice again. Board games and their development play a vital role in how the new generation of learners, the so-called millennials, learn and acquire new information and skills. In light of this, a very successful workshop on table-top and electronic…
Youth day message: You will be known by the choices you make
As South Africans prepare to celebrate Youth Day on 16 June, it is important to take stock of how far the country has come and how far it still has to go. In her message to the campus community, Prof Linda du Plessis, acting rector of the North-West University’s (NWU) campus in Vanderbijlpark, focuses on the importance of choice and more so…
We are the here and now
On 16 June it is Youth Day, a day when we celebrate the spirit of our children. But we shouldn’t. We should mourn for them on account of us. The most tragic thing in this world is a child with prejudice. It is a repelling thought: a child with prejudice. How unspeakably sad is that? Even more so when you think that for every child that harbours…