Robofest 2017: NWU-kampus haal robotika uit die wetenskapklas uit
Die opwinding wat met die Suid-Afrikaanse weergawe van Robofest 2017 gepaard gegaan het, voorspel 'n skouspelagtige internasionale kampioenskap in Junie. Op Saterdag, 4 Maart 2017, het die Vanderbijlparkkampus van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) in samewerking met Trophy Robotics die 2017 Kampioenskappe van die Suid-Afrikaanse Nasionale Robofest…
Robofest 2017: NWU Vaal takes robotics beyond science class
If the excitement of the South African rendition of Robofest 2017 was anything to go by, then the stage is set for a stellar international championship in June. On Saturday, 4 March 2017, the Vanderbijlpark Campus of the North-West University (NWU Vaal) hosted the South African National Robofest 2017 Championship in collaboration with Trophy…
Optentia workshop to investigate the work of music as social and restorative intervention
The Optentia Research Focus Area on the Vanderbijlpark Campus of the North-West University (NWU Vaal) will welcome Dr Carina Venter from Oxford University in England on 22 March this year. Dr Venter will be hosting a workshop entitled: Ambiguous Intervention – The work of music in unequal times. The workshop will take the form of a series…
NWU-navorsers kry befondsing vir bekamping van groot bedreiging
ʼn Portefeulje van kliniese navorsingsprogramme word in die vooruitsig gestel met die potensiaal om wetenskaplike begrip te verbeter van wat na verwagting die algemeenste oorsaak van dood in SA gaan word – nieoordraagbare siektes (NOS'e). Navorsers van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) wat kardiovaskulêre siektes en hul risikofaktore bestudeer, het…
NWU researchers receive significant funding to tackle huge threat in Africa
A portfolio of clinical research programmes are set to launch on South African soil with the potential to enhance the scientific understanding of what is expected to become the most common cause of death in South Africa - non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Researchers studying cardiovascular diseases and it’s risk factors at the North-West…
Universiteite moet meer doen om risiko’s te ondervang
'n Onlangse meningsartikel deur prof Hermien Zaaiman van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se Vanderbijlparkkampus bewys dat voorkoming beter as genesing is. Die artikel word as vereiste leesstof vir alle visekanseliers en risikobestuurders by Suid-Afrikaanse universiteite beskryf, veral in die lig van toenemende intimidasie en gewelddadige…
Universities must do more to accommodate risks
In what is being described as required reading for all South African university vice-chancellors and risk managers – especially in light of increasing intimidation and violent disruptions of lectures, seminars, talks by scholars, Senate and Council meetings, a recent opinion article by Prof Hermien Zaaiman of the North-West University’s (NWU)…
NWU academic to speak at inaugural BRICS Mathematics Conference
Prof Jamshid Moori, NRF B-rated researcher and research professor at the Mahikeng Campus of the North-West University (NWU), has been invited by the Chinese Mathematical Society to be a plenary speaker at the very first BRICS Mathematics Conference. BRICS is an acronym for an association of five major emerging national economies: Brazil,…
Teacher Education for Inclusion: All stakeholders join hands
The Optentia research focus area on the Vanderbijlpark Campus and the Faculty of Education Sciences on the Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University (NWU) is hosting the 2nd Bi-Annual Symposium on Teacher Education for Inclusion in collaboration with De Vlaamse Vereniging voor Ontwikkelingsamenwerking en Technische Bijstand. The…
Samewerking baan die weg vir Sharpeville 2020-ontwikkelingsplan
Die skep van ʼn beter wêreld verg spanwerk, vennootskappe en samewerking. Hierdie stelling deur prof Danie Meyer, senior lektor in ekonomie op die Vanderbijlparkkampus van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU), is ʼn perfekte opsomming van die samewerkingsbekwaamheid van die NWU, VAAL LED Warriors en die plaaslike gemeenskap van Sharpeville. Die…
Collaboration paves way to Sharpeville 2020 Development Plan
Creating a better world requires teamwork, partnerships and collaboration, as we need an army of companies to work together to build a better world. This statement by Prof Danie Meyer, senior lecturer in the subject group for Economics on the Vanderbijlpark Campus of the North-West University (NWU), sums up the collaborative prowess of the NWU,…
Studente word uitgenooi om vir nagraadse Mandela Rhodes-beurs aansoek te doen
Strewe jy daarna om 'n leier te word wat 'n positiewe bydrae tot die ontwikkeling van die Afrika-kontinent sal maak? Wil jy in 2018 met nagraadse studie voortgaan en is jy op soek na 'n beurs wat volledig befonds is? {C} Wil jy graag deel van 'n lewensveranderende leierskapontwikkelingsprogram wees saam met 'n diverse groep begaafde leiers van…
Students invited to apply for postgraduate Mandela Rhodes Scholarship
Do you aspire to be a leader who will contribute positively to the development of the African continent? Do you want to pursue postgraduate studies in 2018, and are looking for a fully-funded scholarship opportunity? Do you wish to be part of a life-changing leadership development programme with a diverse group of leaders from across the…
Internasionale navorsingsamewerking fokus op vroulike entrepreneurskap fokus
Ekonome en akademici is dit eens: vroulike entrepreneurs is ʼn tot nog toe onderbenutte mag wat ekonomiese groei kan aanwakker. Natanya Meyer, ʼn dosent in die Skool vir Ekonomiese Wetenskappe op die Vanderbijlparkkampus van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU), sal met ʼn internasionale span navorsers saamwerk aan ʼn navorsingsprojek getiteld: “Women…
International research collaboration to focus on female entrepreneurship
Economists, academics alike are in agreement: female entrepreneurs are an under-tapped force that can revive economic growth. Having said this, Natanya Meyer – a lecturer within the School of Economic Sciences on the Vanderbijlpark Campus of the North-West University (NWU), will join an international research team to collaborate on a research…
Avril’s entrepreneurial journey from office clerk to organic vegetable grower
Two years ago Avril Bromfield from Henley on Klip took a giant leap of faith: she quit her job in office administration to become a fulltime entrepreneur. Initially she did not start out as an entrepreneurial expert – as is the case with many start-up business owners. Apart from an enormous amount of hard work, starting a business without money…
Three former NWU students on SAICA’s honours roll
Three former students from the North-West University (NWU) again underlined why the School of Accounting Sciences is an institute par excellence. Louise de Kramer, Ronet Jordaan and GJ Richter were all named on the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants’ (SAICA’s) Honours Roll, a list that signifies exceptional performance and…
“Beur voort en hou aan glo” – Prof Linda du Plessis
“Waak daarteen om uitdagings bloot as nadelig te sien. Dit is belangrik om te weet dat deur probleme proaktief aan te spreek en te oorkom, jy in die proses waardevolle lewenslesse leer. Uitdagings en swaarkry leer ons deursettingsvermoë, volharding en aanpasbaarheid”. Dit is die boodskap wat prof Linda du Plessis, waarnemende kampusrektor van…
“Keep moving forward and don’t give up” – Prof Linda du Plessis
“Never view challenges as a disadvantage. Instead, it is important for you to understand that facing and overcoming difficulty is actually one of your biggest advantages since it teaches you perseverance, resilience and adaptability.” This is the message from Prof Linda du Plessis, acting campus rector of the Vanderbijlpark Campus of the North-…