NWU alumnus’ project impresses at Royal Academy of Engineering
North-West University (NWU) Alumnus Sydwell Sihlangu recently attended the Leaders in Innovation Fellowship training programme on technology commercialisation from 18 January to 1 February 2020 at the Royal Academy of Engineering in the United Kingdom. This academy brings together the most successful and talented engineers from across the…
2020 SONA: From promises to hope
Prof Danie Meyer, director of the TRADE research focus area at the North-West University (NWU), and Roan Neethling, a doctoral student, discuss the main themes from president Cyril Ramaphosa’s fourth state of the nation address (SONA) that was delivered on 13 February 2020. 1. Collaboration and social compacts: The president conceded that…
Cream of the Ikateleng crop chooses the NWU
Results count, and the Ikateleng project is certainly delivering them. This is clear from the calibre of former participants who are now registered at the North-West University (NWU). The project, a joint initiative with agricultural group NWK, celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2019 and continues to deliver on its mandate to ensure quality…
Spreading the love, the NWU way
The North-West University (NWU) is not only dedicated to academic excellence, but also ensuring that its students and staff experience the institution’s ethic of care. On 14 February the NWU mascot Eagie, together with the campus mascots Pukki, Vuvu and Mafika, decided to spread some love across the three campuses. The mascots braced the…
Government taps into NWU’s expertise
The North West provincial government has reaffirmed its confidence in the North-West University (NWU), as one of its experts in the Faculty of Health Sciences now serves on the province’s Emergency Medical Service Advisory Committee (EMSAC). Prof Andrew Robinson, deputy dean for strategy and business development in the faculty, was recently…
Walking down memory lane: Exhibition of NWU Alumni Art
Art: A diverse range of human activities in creating visual, auditory or performing artifacts (artworks), expressing the author's imaginative, conceptual ideas, or technical skill, intended to be appreciated for their beauty or emotional power. In appreciation of the role art plays in society, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Art Gallery…
NWU downs old foe Shimlas
The old foe has fallen. On Monday 17 February the North-West University (NWU) claimed its first scalp in the 2020 Varsity Cup season when the boys in purple beat Shimlas 27-19 in Potchefstroom. A packed Fanie du Toit sports field saw the host score three tries through Eugene Harem, Danny du Plooy and Akhona Nela. Flyhalf Wihan von Wielligh…
Wiskundefoendi Thato droom daarvan om jongmense te bemagtig
Byname kan wreed wees, maar in die geval van Thato “Prof” Louw is dit beslis ’n aanduiding van ’n blink toekoms. Vir die 24-jarige Thato – ’n derdejaarstudent in BSc finansiële wiskunde aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se kampus in Vanderbijlpark – toon sy bynaam nie net sy kop vir syfers nie, maar ook sy passie vir die onderwys. Thato…
Maths whizz Thato dreams of empowering young minds
Nicknames can be cruel, but in the case of Thato “Prof” Louw it is most definitely an indication of a bright future. For 24-year old Thato – a third-year BSc financial mathematics student at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark – his nickname reveals not only his knack for numbers, but also his passion for education.…
NWU se Optentia spring met ’n vaart weg
Met die akademiese jaar in volle swang, is die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se Optentia-navorsingsfokusarea besig om met ’n vaart weg te spring. Navorsers, professionele persone, lede van die akademie en nagraadse studente kan daarna uitsien om by ’n opleidingsprogram volgepak met ’n aantal werkswinkels, intreelesings en Stats Camp Suid-Afrika…
NWU’s Optentia off to a blazing start
With the academic year in full swing, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Optentia research focus area is off to a blazing start. Researchers, professionals, members of academia and postgraduate students can look forward to and benefit from a bumper packed training schedule with a number of workshops, inaugural lectures and Stats Camp: South…
Latest inflation data confirms stagflation in SA: NWU economists hit the target with prediction
The latest inflation statistics for January 2020 released by Stats SA on 19 February 2020 indicate that the annual (year-to-year) inflation increased by 0,5% to a rate of 4,5%. In an earlier article [N1] at the beginning of February, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Prof Danie Meyer and Roan Neethling, a doctoral student, predicted that…
NWU among top 5 SA universities in emerging economies ranking
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) continued good performance in rankings has been further cemented with a top 5 spot among local universities ranked in the latest Emerging Economies University Ranking of Times Higher Education (THE). This follows after the NWU was also placed in the top 5 and top 7 of local universities in the THE World…
Passion and knowledge = innovation
You will find innovation for new ideas, projects and devices in abundance at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Engineering – and the same applies when it comes to three students in Computer and Electronic Engineering. Izak Adendorff, Gerno Visser and Duhan Janse van Rensburg were merely looking for something to do over the 2019…
NWU academic recognised for outstanding service in clinical psychology
Prof Erhabor Idemudia, a research professor in the Faculty of Humanities at the North-West University's (NWU's) campus in Mahikeng, was recently awarded the fellowship of the Nigerian Association of Clinical Psychology (NACP) in recognition for his outstanding services to the science and profession of clinical psychology in Nigeria and globally…
NWU and Makwassie Spruit Enterprises sign MOU
With the youth unemployment rate in South Africa reaching a record time high, the North-West University (NWU) is pulling out all the stops to ensure that its students are employable after attaining their qualifications. During 2019, 20 BSc Agriculture students spent numerous hours at Makwassie Spruit Enterprises, a large farming corporation,…
Dire need for research to improve child literacy
It is no secret that language development is a critical part of a child’s overall development. Sadly, the lack of this development and the terrible effects this may have on one’s life are often overlooked. Prof Leenta Grobler, leader of the Medical Device Development group at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Engineering, and a…
Teen alle verwagtings in: sy oorleef nie net nie, maar floreer
Ses jaar het reeds verloop sedert Chanell Meijer lewensveranderende beserings in ‘n ernstige fietsongeluk opgedoen het. In dié tyd het sy egter alle verwagtings oortref en sal sy gedurende die 2020 akademiese jaar van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se kampus in Vanderbijlpark haar beywer vir ‘n meestersgraad in opvoedkunde. Chanell – ‘n…
Against all odds: not only surviving, but thriving!
Six years after sustaining life-altering injuries in a serious cycling accident, Chanell Meijer is ready to yet again define the odds. At the start of the 2020 academic year of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark, Chanell enrolled for a master’s degree in education. In 2015 Chanell, an alumna of the NWU, made national…