GRADE 12 FOCUS DAY PROGRAMME
On the 06 th of March, it was ‘Grade 12 Focus Day Programme’ whereby several schools from around Mahikeng and Mmabatho were invited to Mahikeng Campus. The purpose of this event was to mobilise high school learners to consider NWU as the university of their choice in future. The Tourism Society was invited to take part and market the School of…
ASSIST A STUDENT CAMPAIGN
COVID-19 pandemic left a lot of South Africans unemployed. One of BA Honours Tourism Management students ended up in a vulnerable and financially stranded situation after the parent was on unpaid leave due to lockdown regulations. As a result, the parent was unable to send money to support the student, with either transport fare, accommodation,…
MICROSOFT TEAMS TRAINING
Mrs Matilda Kutumela went out of her way to teach her colleagues to install and to administer the Microsoft Teams app, as part of CE teaching and learning initiative. The Teams tutorial was provided to colleagues via skype on the 10 th Of September 2020. The Teams tutorial was conducted to assist School of Tourism Mahikeng staff in familiarising…
WOMAN'S MONTH DIGITAL CARD
To acknowledge students’ determination during the 1 st semester of the COVID-19 period and instill an act of appreciation towards women who generally impacted positively on the Tourism students’ studies during that time, School of Tourism Management in Mahikeng designed a digital Womens’ month card and sent out to students, who also passed to…
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT DURING COVID-19
This year has most certainly been the definition of Annus Horribilis, and for the school’s Community Engagement portfolio, it has also been a challenging time. Around 90% of the school’s planned projects for the year had to be placed on ice for the time being or postponed to next year due to the situation we are currently facing with the pandemic…
EMPOWERING THROUGH MOTIVATION
The School for Accounting Sciences has run numerous community engagement projects, that had an immense impact on the students and the community at large. Some projects include: -Financial management and personal finance videos to the public - Online campaign on how to excel during online learning - Online SME Tax information videos - Student…
SUPPORT TO AN OLD AGE HOME
On Saturday, 18 July 2020, our colleagues from the North-West University Potchefstroom campus from FEMS visited the SAVF Ons Hulde Old age home in Potchefstroom. This initiative was as part of community engagement project at the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus). The purpose of this community…
NOURISHING MEAL TO THE NEEDY
What started out as a project to donate one small pack of lentil soup and red heart beans project ended up as a hamper donation to the needy. Initially, this project was aimed to give each needy family a small package of beans in order to give a warm and nourishing soup to the needy. As we were taking in donations some people decided to donate…
AN EPITOME OF SERVANT LEADERS
From the School of Industrial Psychology and Human Resource Management, Dr Marissa Brouwers in her capacity as 2019/2020 President for the Society for Industrial and Organisational Psychology of South Africa (SIOPSA) hosted a vast amount of webinars and interviews with various experts in the field of Industrial Psychology. The main aim of these…
SEE THE OPPORTUNITY IN EVERY CHALLENGE
The application of positive psychology is easy when everything is going according to plan, however, its true value emerges when faced with lockdown regulations and a 750-hour psychometric practicum to be completed in the same year. From sweet to sour, Industrial Psychology Honours students’ eager anticipation at the beginning of the year quickly…
Food for families
The School of Management Sciences in Mahikeng identified the need for food parcel consolidation which has been trending around South Africa during the heart of the nationwide lockdown of the Covid-19 pandemic. The team compiled and distributed the parcels to two identified villages. The first area which was Majemantsho Village arranged through…
MOTIVATING THE YOUTH
Dr Kezell Klink was requested by the Principal at Danville Secondary School to assist by talking to the grade 12’s about how she managed to overcome challenges of coming from that area and reaching the level of achieving her PhD. She has been visiting the school for a number of years and is strongly motivated to build upon this excellent…
Research Projects
Trees_research, TREES is a passionate and enthusiastic research unit whose research supports major government policies since tourism is seen as a critical pillar in economic development. Our research has already made several contributions to improving services and products throughout the region. Government and the private sector regard tourism as an essential…
SSIRC
SSIRC_Home, Social Sciences International Research Conference, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, North-West University, South Africa and the Faculty of Law and Management,, University of Mauritius, Mauritius will co-host SSIRC 2024 in Mauritius 28 October 2024: Pre-Conference Workshop 29 & 30 October 2024: Conference sessions SSIRC Proceedings Preface SSIRC Index and papers 002-026 SSIRC papers 030 - 055 SSIRC papers 056 - 72 SSIRC papers 073 - 093 SSIRC papers 098 - 112 SSIRC papers 114 - 150 SSIRC papers 151 -…, Conference Theme:, Shaping the future beyond borders: Collaborative Social Sciences research, Click HERE to see a video on the conference venue Conference format SSIRC 2024 will follow a Hybrid approach Delegates to choose between delivering: A face-to-face presentation at the conference venue or to present virtually on an online platform , Sub Themes, [accordion collapsed], BUSINESS MANAGEMENT, Business and Governance in General e-Business and e-Technology Management Entrepreneurship and Small Business Information Systems Business Management in the Global Economy Applied Risk Management Strategic Management Supply Chain Management , PUBLIC SECTOR / HR, Community Development Education, Culture and Society Housing and Care for Older People Human Resources Management Public Sector Management , ECONOMICS, Economics in General Global Economy, Financial Markets and Globalization Law and Economics Monetary and Public Economics , FINANCE, Financial Economics International Finance Public Finance , MARKETING / SPORT & LEISURE, International Marketing and Brand Management General Marketing Performance and Organisational Management Sport Management Tourism and Leisure , TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION AND INTEGRATION (TI 2 ), Technology Innovation and Innovation in any of the above-mentioned sub-themes, COMMUNICATIONS, Strategic and Corporate Communication Media Studies Business Communication [/accordion]
Registration - Cloned
Home Registration Partners Venue Programme Call for papers Sponsorships Transport Contact us Our registrations will open on 1 April 2021. Registration fees include all conference materials, tea/coffee, and lunches, entrance to the opening reception, and tickets for the gala dinner. For queries, e.g. accompanying guests, please contact hric2021@…
Call for abstracts
Abstracts, Call for abstracts, You are invited to submit an abstract(s) with a maximum of two abstracts per author for the Social Sciences International Research Conference 2023. The abstract needs to fall within one of the conference sub-themes and submissions may not have been published or submitted for publication elsewhere., Process:, Abstract submission closes 1 March 2023. Submitted abstracts will go through a peer review process and authors will be notified of the abstract outcome by 20 March. Authors can submit full papers once the abstract is accepted. Please adhere to the full paper’s final submission date of 1 May 2023. Full papers will go through a double-blind peer…
Call for papers
Papers , Call for papers, Closing date for delegates to submit an abstract is on 1 March 2022 and for full-papers final submission (after abstract was accepted) on 29 April 2022.
Registration
Registration, , Registrations, Conference registration form Conference registration fees are as follows:, Category: Conference registration fee: Paper presenting author (1st paper) $550 / R8525 Paper presenting author (2nd paper) $250 / R3875 An accompanying person to the conference and not presenting (Attending only) $250 / R3875 Paper presenting author (PhD Students/candidates) $350 / R5425 Attending only (PhD Students/delegates) $250 / R3875…, Process for SSIRC 2024, Abstract submission closes 15 Feb 2024. Submitted abstracts will go through a peer review process and authors will be notified of the abstract outcome by 20 Feb 2024. Authors can submit full papers once the abstract is accepted. Please adhere to the full paper final submission date of 15 April 2024. Full papers will go through a double-blind peer…, SSIRC 2024 will follow a Hybrid approach Delegates to choose between delivering:, 1) A face-to-face presentation at the conference venue or 2) to present virtually on an online platform , Guidelines, You are invited to submit an abstract(s) with a maximum of two abstracts per author for the Social Sciences International Research Conference 2024. The abstract needs to fall within one of the conference sub-themes and submissions may not have been published or submitted for publication elsewhere. A maximum of two papers per participant allowed. (…, Disclaimer:, In the event that the face-to-face conference is cancelled due to the pandemic or other unforeseen reasons, the conference will be hosted on a virtual platform and all presentations will be conducted online according to the programme. The Organising Committee takes no responsibility for expenses incurred or lost for airplane tickets or hotel…
Sponsorship
Sponsors, Sponsorship, We are inviting sponsorship from academia, businesses, and leading players in the field of Social Sciences. Various levels of sponsorship are available. We are open to other suggestions from sponsors as well. You are invited to be part of this exciting event and actively contribute to the success of SSIRC 2023 Contact for sponsorships: Prof…