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NWU students benefit from Free State Province Bursary Scheme
On 14 October 2017, the North-West University (NWU) welcomed representatives of the Free State Premier's Office to talk to students who received bursaries from the Free State Province Bursary Scheme. The representatives included Ms Olifant, the executive mayor of Felizile Dabidistrict municipality on behalf of the MEC for the Department of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/student-business-competition-2017-nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-thys-goes-gold
Student Business Competition 2017: NWU’s Thys goes for gold
“As farmers in the 21st century we need to be innovative in our approach. Land is scarce and crop cultivation is expensive, especially within the African continent.” This is according to Thys van der Walt, winner of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Student Business Competition, as hosted by the bhive Enterprise Development Centre in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/coachlabvaal-celebrates-student-innovation-and-entrepreneurship
Coachlab@Vaal celebrates student innovation and entrepreneurship
When it comes to fostering entrepreneurship and innovation, the North-West University (NWU) is blazing a trail of excellence within the field of higher education in South Africa. One of the ways in which the university is contributing towards the development of a South African entrepreneurial base is through the Coachlab@Vaal programme. As…http://news.nwu.ac.za/library-and-thusong-projects-take-hands-give-hope
Library and Thusong Projects take hands to give hope
Summer is in full swing and chances are that you have already cleaned out your winter closet. So, what are yLou going to do with your pre-loved, unwanted clothing? The Library on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark will gladly accept the clothing items you and your family no longer need – especially clothing…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-honours-transport-and-logistics-graduates-0
NWU honours Transport and Logistics graduates
Transport Economics and Logistics Management on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng honoured the BCom Transport Economics and Logistics Management graduates at a gala dinner on 24 October 2017 at the Mmabatho Palms Hotel and Resort. As part of honouring their newly capped graduates, Ms Karen Visser, the programme manager, …http://news.nwu.ac.za/cognitive-education-expert-returns-nwu-extraordinary-professor
Cognitive education expert returns to NWU as extraordinary professor
Prof Mary Grosser took the difference between advanced performance and academic achievement as the point of departure during her very first lecture as extraordinary professor in the Optentia research focus area on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark. The learning environment within South African classrooms is a cause…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-be-keynote-speaker-international-psychology-conference
NWU academic to be keynote speaker at international psychology conference
Prof Erhabor Idemudia, a research professor in the Faculty of Humanities at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng has been invited to be a keynote speaker at the International conference of the Nigerian Psychological Association to be held in Abuja, Nigeria from 5-10 November 2017. The theme of the conference is ‘Psychology,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-expert-speak-mathematical-conferences
NWU expert to speak at mathematical conferences
Prof Masood Khalique, an expert in mathematical sciences from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, will be a speaker at the 2017 International Conference on Mathematics and its Applications to be held on 13–15 November 2017 at Government College University Lahore, Pakistan. The conference aims to provide a platform for…http://news.nwu.ac.za/little-african-scientist-addressing-learners%25E2%2580%2599-urgent-science-needs
Little African Scientist addressing learners’ urgent science needs
Foundation-level learners in the country are not exposed nearly enough to science and this should urgently be addressed. Research has found that, by the time children in rural South African schools reach Grade 3, they are already three years behind their peers in most other countries. This gap grows as they progress through school - to the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/eric-man-mission-bring-change-african-continent
Eric is a man on a mission: to bring change to the African continent
> His plan of action? To actively take part in impactful discussions, to make the most of every opportunity that comes his way, to be involved in his community, and above all, to never stop acquiring new knowledge. This alumnus of the North-West University (NWU) is the head of corporate, private and diaspora banking at Procredit Bank in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/link-between-climate-change-and-money
The link between climate change and money
The North-West University (NWU) recently hosted a climate change public lecture on its campus in Potchefstroom. The issue on climate change was looked at from a legal, environmental science, engineering and a financial perspective.Dr Michelle Barnard who is a senior lecturer at the Faculty of Law, Ncobile Nkosi, a social-environmental…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-top-researchers-are-hard-act-follow
NWU’s top researchers are a hard act to follow
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences again took top honours at this year’s Excellence in Research Awards on 27 October. The faculty won the titles of Most Productive Senior Researcher and Most Productive Junior Researcher, just as they did last year. Many outstanding staff members from other…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-astrophysicist-selected-member-assaf
NWU astrophysicist selected as a member of ASSAF
Prof Rodney Medupe, an astrophysicist and professor on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, was recently selected and inaugurated as a member of the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf). He was inaugurated alongside 40 other leading scientists during ASSAf’s annual awards ceremony on 11 October 2017. ASSAf’s core…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-and-unhcr-host-international-symposium-statelessness-faculty-law-north-west-university%25E2%2580%2599s-nwu%25E2%2580%2599s
NWU and UNHCR host international symposium on statelessness The Faculty of Law on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, in conjunction with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is hosting an international symposium o
The Faculty of Law on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, in conjunction with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is hosting an international symposium on The International Human Right to a Nationality, the Prevention of Statelessness and the Protection of Stateless Individuals in the 21st Century from…http://news.nwu.ac.za/five-inaugural-lectures-five-months-nwu-health-sciences
Five inaugural lectures in five months at NWU Health Sciences
An inaugural lecture is an once-in-a-lifetime experience for an academic, but at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Health Sciences, five of these unique events have taken place in the space of just five months. Between May and September 2017, five of the faculty’s professors stepped up to the podium, one by one, and delivered…http://news.nwu.ac.za/rugby-world-cup-2023-don%25E2%2580%2599t-wait-sa-start-preparing-now
Rugby World Cup 2023: Don’t wait SA, start preparing now
World Rugby has announced that South Africa is their preferred choice to host the IRB 2023 Rugby World Cup. South Africa beat France as well as Ireland, and although an official vote will take place on 15 November, the independent World Rugby’s recommendation – a body comprised of rugby experts, business and commercial analysts – should hold…http://news.nwu.ac.za/protea-star-appointed-nwu-coach
Protea star appointed NWU coach
Former Protea star and North-West University (NWU) stalwart, Elsunet du Plessis, has been appointed as the new NWU netball coach starting on 1 January 2018. Elsunet takes over the Potchefstroom-based team’s reins from Dorette Badenhorst. “After an extensive consultation process Elsunet proved to be the best possible candidate to take our club…http://news.nwu.ac.za/teachers-are-real-life-heroes-%25E2%2580%2593-nwu-alumni
Teachers are real-life heroes – NWU Alumni
“If you have to put someone on a pedestal, put teachers. They are society’s heroes.” With these words by American author Guy Kawasaki in mind, the Alumni Office of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark hosted its first get-together for educators earlier in the year. According to Zanele Ngobese, the campus’s alumni…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-forefront-community-research
NWU at the forefront of community research
Community research is undergoing a major shift in South Africa, and the North-West University (NWU) is at the forefront of the changes. Where previously the emphasis was on working on philanthropic projects in communities, community research now uses scientifically based methods to tackle critical community challenges. “We are looking at the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/auther-community-based-research-difference