NWU research: The effect of veld fires on air quality, climate and human health
The South African Weather Service issues on an annual basis numerous warnings on veld/bush fires that have the potential to cause significant damage to the environment and infrastructure. These fires are not only a South African problem, they are also an international hazard. Prof Paul Beukes, Prof Pieter van Zyl and Dr Micky Josipovic of the…
Student leadership inauguration 2018 – the start of a new chapter for NWU
The North-West University (NWU) recently inaugurated more than 110 newly elected student leaders at its campus in Vanderbijlpark. These leaders represent both the House Committee structures as well as the Campus Student Council (SCC). During the event, which was witnessed by parents, students and community leaders, the Independent Electoral…
NWU stel vernuwende literatuurprojek vir visueelgestremde persone bekend
Die vakgroep Skryfkuns van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) het saam met die Pionierskool vir Siggestremdes in Worcester ʼn Byderhandprojek aangepak. Dié projek is op 30 Augustus 2018 luisterryk bekendgestel met die opening van die multisensoriese tuin by die Pionierskool. Byderhand, ʼn interdissiplinêre kreatiewe en navorsingprojek, bied…
Multimodal learning and multilingualism is his passion
Prof Jako Olivier’s passion and research focus are multimodal learning and multilingualism, and this was also the topic of his recent inaugural address. Prof Olivier is currently a professor in multimodal learning in the School of Professional Studies in Education at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Education. He obtained his…
NWU astronomers play a role in bid to host first General Assembly of IAU in Africa
The 32nd General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) will be hosted on African soil for the first time in 2024 with the help from two astronomers of the North-West University (NWU). Prof Christo Venter and Prof Markus Boettcher of the Centre for Space Research were both involved in the process to compile the bid for the…
Oxford expert to lecture at NWU’s Optentia
On 18 September 2018, Dr George Leeson, director of the Oxford Institute of Population Ageing at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom, will act as guest lecturer at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Optentia research focus area in Vanderbijlpark. The topic of the lecture will be: “A gentle introduction to population development for…
Finnish academic to review school-wide positive behaviour support and interventions
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Optentia research focus area in Vanderbijlpark will be hosting Prof Hannu Savolainen from the Department of Education at the University of Jyväskylä in Finland. During his visit, he will deliver a lecture on School-Wide Positive Behaviour Support and Interventions (SWPBIS) on 12 September 2018. ProSchool (…
International expert: R is the present and future of statistical programming
“The programming language R is the present and future of statistical programming.” Dr Emir Efendić, postdoctoral researcher from Eindhoven University in the Netherlands, will attempt to convince his audience of this statement during a workshop hosted by the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Optentia research focus area in Vanderbijlpark on 19…
Stanford invites bright PhD student for master’s class
A PhD student of the North-West University (NWU) and a master’s degree alumnus of the Centre for Business Mathematics and Information (BMI), has been accepted into the PhD Master’s Class on money management at Stanford University in America. Simon du Plooy will attend a three-day workshop that will start on 12 November. Simon’s PhD is…
Heléne Combrinck
Heléne Combrinck is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law, North-West University, South Africa. She previously worked as a senior researcher at the Centre for Disability Law and Policy, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, which was preceded by a number of years as the project coordinator of the Gender Project at the (then) Community…
Anri Botes
I have an LLM and LLD in Labour law and have published multiple articles on various key topics in the labour law field. I have also made contributions in labour law at many national and international conferences since employment. Apart from research activities I have lectured labour law to undergraduate and post graduate students for the past…
Germarié Viljoen
Germarié Viljoen (LLB, LLM (cum laude), LLD) is a senior lecturer at the Faculty of Law, North-West University. During the period 2009-2012, she was appointed as temporary lecturer at the Faculty of Law, where after she consulted as legal specialist at Shangoni Management Services (Pretoria, Lynnwood) until 2014. In 2014, Germarié was permanently…
Elmien Du Plessis
(WJ) du Plessis is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Law at the North-West University, South Africa. She holds BA (International relations), LLB and LLD degrees from the University of Stellenbosch. She is an NRF Thuthuka grant-holder. She obtained her doctorate on Compensation for Expropriation under the Constitution in 2009. She is…
Marita Carnelley
Marita Carnelley is a law professor, having taught Family law for two decades at three South African universities. Her current research focuses on maintenance and diversity issues. She is the co-editor of the Oxford University Press textbook on South African Family Law and has published numerous peer-reviewed papers in the area.
Francois Venter
Taught law from 1974 in the Faculty of Law in Potchefstroom, South Africa – since 1980 as full professor. Multiple recipient between 1979 and 2019 of research funding from the Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung. Alumnus of the Max-Planck-Institut für ausländisches öffentliches Recht und Völkerrecht, Heidelberg. Participated in the South African…
NWU vroueregslui sluit by nasionale netwerk van vroueprokureurs aan
Op 12 September 2018 het voorgraadse vroulike regstudente van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se kampus in Vanderbijlpark die geleentheid gekry om meer oor WOLELA – Women Leading in Law, ’n nasionale netwerk van vroueprokureurs – uit te vind. By die geleentheid, wat deur twee derdejaarregstudente – Dimpho Nkoe en Kegomoditswe Mokone – gereël…
NWU legal ladies to join national network of women lawyers
On 12 September 2018 undergraduate female law students from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark had the opportunity to learn more about Women Leading in Law (WOLELA), a national network of women lawyers. The event was organised by two third-year law students – Dimpho Nkoe and Kegomoditswe Mokone – and saw Amanda Emily…
ICSS 2018: bevorder inter- en multidissiplinêre studies oor sosiale wetenskappe
Die Fakulteit Ekonomiese en Bestuurswetenskappe aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) het saam met die Sosiale Wetenskappe Navorsingsvereniging in Turkye onlangs die 9de internasionale konferensie oor sosiale wetenskappe aangebied. Die konferensie het in George in die prentjiemooi Wes-Kaap plaasgevind en afgevaardigdes van regoor Suid-Afrika en…