Angelina Wilson
Dr Wilson specializes in positive psychology research and is currently interested in understanding the effect of positive interventions in high-risk communities in South Africa. She is also part of the positive psychology team working with the African Unit for Transdisciplinary Health Research
Graduates work together to help prospective students
While most people will be at home relaxing this festive season, a number of graduates from the Youth Empowerment Organisation (YEO) will be doing their bit to help the less fortunate. From 1 December until the end of January 2019, graduates in their graduation gowns will stand at various intersections in Potchefstroom, Pretoria and Polokwane…
SAIOH recognises NWU research excellence
The Southern African Institute for Occupational Hygiene (SAIOH) recently awarded Dr Stefan Linde, senior lecturer in the Faculty of Health Sciences and member of the Occupational Hygiene and Health Research Initiative (OHHRI), as well as one of his master’s students, Robyn Hyslop, for their research excellence in the field of occupational…
Artificial sociality: can AI exist without the human factor?
In the 21st century Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become a buzz word and Hollywood has sparked our interest into machine learning and how it will affect us, as humans. Prof Gert Jan Hofstede, new extraordinary professor at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Optentia research focus area, advocates the study of Artificial Sociality. This is…
Prof’s passion takes her to new heights
“This award means so much to me. It is an extra compliment and honour for the work that I am doing.” This is according to Prof Elda de Waal, currently the acting director of research at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Education and Human Rights in Diversity research entity (Edu-HRight). She was recently named as one of the most…
Rely on engineers for your baby's health
Those who have the privilege of bringing a child into this life want to ensure that their baby receives the best possible healthcare and that abnormal health issues are diagnosed and addressed as soon as possible if this occurs. To measure a newborn baby's weight, height and outer limits of the head over a period of at least two years, is…
Registration and Orientation programme at the North-West University
Like in the past, the North-West University (NWU) will again in 2019 be bursting at the seam with first-year students. Just over 52 000 applications were received for the 2019 academic year, of which just more than 16 600 prospective students were provisionally accepted. The university can accommodate only 9 391 first-year students in our…
Smooth running of the registration process at the North-West University
The management of the North-West University (NWU) is satisfied with the process of registering first-year students across its three campuses in Mahikeng, Potchefstroom and Vanderbijlpark. The first-year target for the 2019 academic year is 9 400, and up until today, more than 7 000 students have already registered. The university had received…
Luigi flies NWU flag high during national pageant
Luigi Mensah (21) has a good reason for starting the new year with a smile on his face and a bounce in his step. Not only will 2019 see him graduating with a degree in Financial Accounting, but also sporting the title of second runner-up in the prestigious Mr SA Campus Pageant 2018/19. According to Luigi, who is currently pursuing a…
Prof Linda du Plessis appointed as NWU vice-principal
In the second quarter of 2018, women accounted for 43,8% of the total workforce, but only 32% of all managers. Setting the example and standing shoulder to shoulder with her male counterparts in the higher education sector, is Prof Linda du Plessis, who was recently appointed vice-principal of the North-West University (NWU). The vice-…
NWU researcher awarded for her fight towards better health for people in Africa
Prof Alta Schutte, a biomedical scientist and research professor at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART), has become a familiar name in the international sphere of biomedical research of high blood pressure or hypertension. She boasts various accolades and achievements, and recently added another…
CID NPC to ensure a cleaner and safer Potchefstroom
Seeking solutions to curb crime is often a complex challenge, but the Cachet Park City Improvement District Non-Profit Company (CID NPC) is up for the task. Over the past few years there has been an escalation of criminal activities just outside the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Potchefstroom, better known as the Bult. The NWU,…
Vierde industriële revolusie het ’n nuwe soort leierskap nodig
Die vierde industriële revolusie gaan ’n fundamentele verandering bring in die manier waarop ons leef, werk en met mekaar omgaan. Dit bring ook ’n nuwe rigting in sakeleierskap mee. Met ongeëwenaarde verandering wat aan die orde van die dag is, kom die vraag na vore of Suid-Afrikaanse leiers gereed is om die mas op te kom in ’n werksomgewing wat…
Fourth industrial revolution necessitates leadership overhaul
The fourth industrial revolution suggests a fundamental change in the way we live, work and relate to one another. It also charts a new course in business leadership. With unparalleled change at the order of the day, the question arises if South African leaders are ready to step up to the plate in an ever increasing interconnected world of work…
North West premier addresses NWU MBA students
On 28 January 2019 the North-West University (NWU) Business School hosted its annual open day for new and current MBA students on the campus in Potchefstroom. Hundreds of students waited excitedly to be addressed by Prof Dan Kgwadi, NWU vice chancellor, Prof Fulu Netswera, director of the Business School, and Prof Job Mokgoro, Premier of the…
CID NPC to ensure a cleaner and safer Potchefstroom
Seeking solutions to curb crime is often a complex challenge, but the Cachet Park City Improvement District Non-Profit Company (CID NPC) is up for the task. Over the past few years there has been an escalation of criminal activities just outside the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Potchefstroom, better known as the Bult. The NWU,…
NWU Rugby-instituut: Vanderbijlpark verwelkom hoofafrigter
Dewald Pieters is ’n man met ’n missie. Vir die pas aangestelde hoofafrigter van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) Rugby-instituut: Vanderbijlpark bring 2019 nuwe geleenthede en die belofte van sukses. Dewald (37) is in die Vanderbijlpark gebore en getoë, en hy is nie net met die plaaslike rugbytoneel vertroud nie, maar ook in die beste…
NWU Rugby Institute: Vanderbijlpark welcomes head coach
Dewald Pieters is a man on a mission. As newly appointed head coach of the North-West University (NWU) Rugby Institute: Vanderbijlpark, 2019 brings with it new opportunities and the promise of success. Born and bred in the Vanderbijlpark, Dewald (37) is not only familiar with the local rugby scene, but also in the best possible position to…