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Elize S van Eeden
In my personal career development I became a regional history expert.mAfter my postgraduate work, my research in regional history gradually matured towards four central foci. Initially, I focused on (i) Gold mining as the region’s economic driver and (ii) Local economic developments and related environmental distortions. Once I had a more…https://news.nwu.ac.za/expert/gerhard-b-van-huyssteen
Gerhard B van Huyssteen
Gerhard van Huyssteen (51) is a professor of Afrikaans linguistics and computer linguistics at the North-West University. His research focuses mostly on construction grammar (specifically Afrikaans morphology, and swearing in Afrikaans), with application in language standardization, and the development of human language technology (HLT) resources…https://news.nwu.ac.za/expert/rose-hayeshi
Rose Hayeshi
I hold a PhD in Biochemistry with experience in the field of pharmaceutical sciences gained through training and research positions held in Zimbabwe, Sweden, The Netherlands and South Africa. My research interests are towards enhancing preclinical drug development capability in Africa by providing more translational preclinical models and by…https://news.nwu.ac.za/expert/prof-shani-le-roux
Prof Shani Le Roux
Prof Le Roux is an Associate Professor in the field of Human Physiology, appointed at the North-West University since February 2014. She teaches and supervises undergraduate and postgraduate students and performs research as part of the Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART) at the South African Medical Research Council: Unit for Hypertension…https://news.nwu.ac.za/expert/clement-n-gambelli
Clément N. Gambelli
After obtaining my bachelors in Sport Science in Nice (France), specialising in physical conditioning and coaching, I had the opportunity to do my Honours degree in Pennsylvania (United States of America). Developing a keen interest for human movement science I started my research activities during my Master’s degree focusing on biomechanics and…https://news.nwu.ac.za/expert/laura-gray
Laura Gray
I think I started to run before I could walk and have been fascinated by human movement and sports performance from a young age. I decided to satisfy my curiosity by studying sport science. After obtaining my Bachelors in Adapted Physical Activities and Health and working as a coach my intrigue for human movement science simply increased. I went…https://news.nwu.ac.za/expert/barry-gerber
Barry Gerber
I’m Mr. B.P. Gerber, a young, dynamic academic and researcher from the North-West University in South Africa. Currently I am a Senior Lecturer and Manager of the Clinic for Kinderkinetics at the North-West University’s Potchefstroom Campus. I started my academic journey at the University of Pretoria (UP) in 2008 where I completed my undergraduate…https://news.nwu.ac.za/expert/wilmarie-du-plessis
Wilmarié du Plessis
Wilmarié du Plessis has been a lecturer at the NWU since 2012. She completed her doctoral studies 2021/22 at the NWU. Wilmarié teaches both undergraduate and postgraduate students and is responsible for supervising students with their master’s and doctoral studies. Furthermore, she is involved in community projects relating to the field of…https://news.nwu.ac.za/expert/roland-goldberg
Roland Goldberg
I consider myself to be an expert in the field of Consumer Behaviour. I have obtained my B.Com Degree in Chartered Marketing; B.Com (Hons) in Marketing Management and Entrepreneurship; M.Com in Marketing Management (Focussed on Consumer Behaviour); and my Ph.D in Marketing Management. In addition to my academic qualifications, I have extensive…https://news.nwu.ac.za/expert/tamrin-veldsman
Tamrin Veldsman
Tamrin Veldsman is a lecturer, and emerging expert, in the School of Human Movement Sciences in the Subject Group: Biokinetics at the North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus) in South Africa. Tamrin is a registered biokineiticist with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) and serves as the chairperson for the North-West…https://news.nwu.ac.za/expert/gisele-mah
Gisele Mah
Gisele is an Associate professor at the Faculty of Economic and Management Scienceshttps://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-principal-and-vice-chancellor-honoured-appointment-adjunct-professor-top-us-university
NWU principal and vice-chancellor honoured with appointment as adjunct professor at top US university
The dream of the North-West University (NWU) to be an internationally recognised university was recently given a boost by the appointment of its principal and vice-chancellor as adjunct professor at one of the top universities in the United States of America. The College of Engineering at the North Carolina State University (NCSU) has appointed…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-hoof-en-visekanselier-vereer-met-aanstelling-adjunkprofessor-topuniversiteit-vs
NWU hoof en visekanselier vereer met aanstelling as adjunkprofessor by topuniversiteit in VS
Die droom van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) om ’n internasionaal erkende universiteit te wees, het onlangs ’n hupstoot gekry deur die aanstelling van sy hoof en visekanselier as adjunkprofessor by een van die topuniversiteite in die Verenigde State van Amerika. Die Kollege vir Ingenieurswese by die North Carolina State University (NCSU) het vir…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-says-public-service-strike-will-have-very-negative-effects-sa
NWU academic says public service strike will have very negative effects on SA
Workers in the public sector are furious with government, accusing it of negotiating “in bad faith” after wage negotiations collapsed following the employer’s 3% wage offer. Only one of the unions represented, the South African Democratic Teachers Union, has accepted the offer. Thousands of workers were expected to picket countrywide to…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/mediumtermynbegroting-beleidsverklaring-ontvang-n-slaagpunt
Mediumtermynbegroting-beleidsverklaring ontvang ’n “slaagpunt”
Dit is ’n slaagpunt. Dit is die gevolgtrekking van ’n paneel kundiges wat deur die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se Besigheidskool ontvang is en gevra is of die 2022 Mediumtermynbegroting-beleidsverklaring (MTBBV) ’n “druip-” of “slaagsyfer” moet ontvang. Die Minister van Finansies, Enoch Godongwana, het op Woensdag 26 Oktober die MTBBV gelewer en…https://news.nwu.ac.za/medium-term-budget-policy-statement-receives-pass
Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement receives a “pass”
It is a pass. That is the conclusion of a panel of experts that was hosted by the North-West University (NWU) Business School on whether the 2022 Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) should receive a “fail” or a “pass” rating. On Wednesday, 26 October, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana delivered the MTBPS, with generally favourable…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-partners-standard-bank-help-students-their-studies
NWU partners with Standard Bank to help students with their studies
Oldrin Masowa The lack of finances remains a stumbling block in accessing tertiary education, particularly in South Africa. This is why the North-West University (NWU) partnered with Standard Bank in launching a Standard Bank student loan to assist undergraduate and postgraduate NWU students to finance their 2023 studies. What makes this…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/kindergesondheid-kom-ons-keer-terug-na-wat-werk
Kindergesondheid: Kom ons keer terug na wat werk
“Ons moet ʼn toekoms skep waar ons kinders gesond en fisiek aktief is.” Dít, sê professor Dané Coetzee, kinderkinetikaspesialis by die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se Skool vir Menslike Bewegingswetenskappe, moet ʼn prioriteit bly. Daarom moet daar ook in ʼn toenemend digitale wêreld gekyk word na wat in die verlede gewerk het. “Ek het deur onlange…https://news.nwu.ac.za/childrens-health-let-us-return-what-works
Children’s health: Let us return to what works
“We must create a future in which our children and healthy and physically active.” This, says Professor Dané Coetzee, child kinetics specialist at the School of Human Movement Sciences of the North-West University (NWU), must remain a priority. That is why, in this increasingly digital world, we must look a what worked in the past. “I have seen…https://news.nwu.ac.za/expert/rupert-gouws