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Towards a sustainable future with the North-West University
Our world is unrecognisable from that of just a few decades ago and great strides have been made to reduce disparities hampering global growth and prosperity. However, new challenges have arisen and we have yet to find answers to so many vexing questions. These include climate change, poverty and inequality, access to education, and environmental…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/verken-suid-afrika-se-unieke-en-interessante-erfenis
Verken Suid-Afrika se unieke en interessante erfenis
Het jy al ooit oor die betekenis van ’n monument langs die pad gewonder? Dalk het jy al in ’n dorp stilgehou wanneer jy op reis is en gewonder waar die dorp se besienswaardighede is. Reisigers het vroeër reisgidse en kaarte gebruik, maar daardie tyd is verby, danksy apps soos Road Trip SA. Die Suid-Afrikaanse maatskappy Value Apps Edms Bpk het…https://news.nwu.ac.za/explore-south-africas-unique-and-intriguing-heritage
Explore South Africa's unique and intriguing heritage
Have you ever pondered the significance of a monument by the roadside? Perhaps you have stopped in a town on a road trip and wondered where the town's points of interest were. Travellers once used guidebooks and maps, but those days are long gone thanks to apps such as the Road Trip SA app. By collaborating with Emile Coetzee, a North-West…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nuwe-benadering-tot-praktiese-onderwys-nie-net-kinderspeletjies-nie
Nuwe benadering tot praktiese onderwys is nie net kinderspeletjies nie
Dit lyk of LEGO®-blokkies in die klaskamer net so onweerstaanbaar is vir leerders as vir voordiensonderwysers, wat ontdek dat speel en leer op die ou end nie so veel van mekaar verskil nie. Navorsers by die Fakulteit Opvoedkunde aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) gebruik hierdie helderkleurige plastiekblokkies vir die praktiese komponent van…https://news.nwu.ac.za/new-approach-practical-education-isnt-just-childs-play
New approach to practical education isn’t just child’s play
LEGO® bricks in the classroom are proving irresistible to learners and pre-service teachers alike, who discover that play and learning are not so different. Researchers in the Faculty of Education at the North-West University (NWU) are using the brightly coloured plastic bricks for the practical component of pre-service teacher training…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/bemagtiging-van-onderwys-bring-tegnologiekennis-na-verarmde-klaskamers
Bemagtiging van onderwys: bring tegnologiekennis na verarmde klaskamers
In ’n 4IR-wêreld maak die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) seker dat leerders by agtergeblewe skole nie agterbly nie, en dat hulle die gereedskap en kennis het om aan die uitdagings van die immerveranderende werksomgewing te voldoen. Daarmee in gedagte het die Fakulteit Opvoedkunde op die NWU se Mahikengkampus ’n gemeenskapsprojek geïnisieer, naamlik…https://news.nwu.ac.za/empowering-education-bringing-technological-knowledge-impoverished-classrooms
Empowering education: bringing technological knowledge to impoverished classrooms
In a 4IR world, the North-West University (NWU) is ensuring that learners at disadvantaged schools are not left behind and have the tools and knowledge to meet the challenges of the ever-changing world of work. To this end, the Faculty of Education at the NWU’s Mahikeng Campus has initiated a community project, “A service-learning project for…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/agterplaastuin-vennootskap-skiet-wortel-betyds-vir-nelson-mandela-dag
Agterplaastuin-vennootskap skiet wortel – betyds vir Nelson Mandela-dag
In ’n tyd waar voedselonsekerheid ’n dwingende bekommernis is, bied gemeenskapstuine ’n praktiese oplossing deur toegang tot vars, voedsame kos te verhoog. Hierdie tuine bemagtig individue en gemeenskappe om beheer van hulle voedselproduksie te neem, en om die afhanklikheid te verminder van duur en dikwels ongesonde voedselalternatiewe wat by die…https://news.nwu.ac.za/backyard-garden-partnership-springs-time-nelson-mandela-day
Backyard garden partnership springs up in time for Nelson Mandela Day
In an era where food insecurity is a pressing concern, community gardens offer a practical solution by increasing access to fresh, nutritious food. These gardens empower individuals and communities to take control of their food production, reducing dependence on expensive and often unhealthy store-bought alternatives. All this is captured in the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/hoerskoolleerders-leer-meer-oor-die-gevolge-van-klimaatsverandering
Hoërskoolleerders leer meer oor die gevolge van klimaatsverandering
Leerders van die StudyXpress Hoërskool in Potchefstroom het die geleentheid gekry om self te sien watter tipes besoedeling en drywers van klimaatsverandering in hul omgewing aangetref word. Die groep leerders en ’n wetenskaponderwyser het onlangs die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se Welgegund atmosferiese metingstasie vir ’n veldlesing oor…https://news.nwu.ac.za/high-school-learners-learn-more-about-consequences-climate-change
High-school learners learn more about the consequences of climate change
Learners from the StudyXpress High School in Potchefstroom got the opportunity to see for themselves what types of pollution and climate change enforcers are found in their environment. The group of learners and a science teacher recently visited the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Welgegund atmospheric measurement station for a field lecture on…https://news.nwu.ac.za/brics-network-university-seminar-build-strengthen-partnerships
BRICS Network University Seminar to build, strengthen partnerships
The North-West University (NWU) will be hosting the 2023 BRICS Network University Seminar from 5 to 6 July on the NWU’s Potchefstroom Campus. BRICS is an acronym denoting the various global partnerships between Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. Delegates from universities across South Africa will attend the seminar in person,…https://news.nwu.ac.za/bodybuilding-team-claims-fifth-ussa-championship-title
Bodybuilding team claims fifth USSA championship title
The bodybuilding team from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark Campus once again emerged victorious in the national University Sports South Africa (USSA) championship for 2023. This is the fifth time the team scooped the top spot, despite facing stiff competition from other teams. This year the event took place at Forte Hare…https://news.nwu.ac.za/hang-hug-mandela
Hang a Hug for Mandela
The North-West University's (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark Campus has successfully concluded its "Hang a Hug" initiative in honour of Mandela Day. During the campaign, students and staff donated jackets and hung them on designated trees around the campus for those in need during the cold winter months. The initiative managed to collect more than 150…https://news.nwu.ac.za/renowned-scholar-share-his-vast-knowledge-public-lecture-and-seminar-series
Renowned scholar to share his vast knowledge in public lecture and seminar series
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Indigenous Language Media in Africa (ILMA) research entity will be hosting Prof Toyin Omoyeni Falola, the Jacob and Frances Sanger Mossiker Chair in the Humanities at the University of Texas in the United States. This renowned scholar will present a series of seminars and a public lecture on the NWU’s Mahikeng…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-sustainable-apple-does-not-fall-far-trees
NWU: The sustainable apple does not fall far from the TREES
Glitzy adds showing sun-drenched beaches, or snow-capped mountain peaks with views that stretch as far as the horizon allows. A smiling stewardess pouring a cup of coffee; a food stall next to a bustling street serving exotic cuisine. Tourism as an experience is a commodity – a commodity that sells, but one that is often misunderstood. Not only is…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-die-volhoubare-appel-val-nie-ver-van-trees-se-boom-af-nie
NWU: Die volhoubare appel val nie ver van TREES se boom af nie
Glansryke advertensies vertoon sondeurdrenkte strande, of jy sien sneeubedekte bergtoppe met uitsigte wat so ver strek as wat die horison dit toelaat. ’n Glimlaggende lugwaardin skink ’n koppie koffie; ’n kosstalletjie langs ’n besige straat verkoop eksotiese eetgoed. Toerisme as ’n ervaring is ’n produk – ’n produk wat verkoop, maar een wat…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/plaaslike-navorser-gaan-met-cambridge-universiteit-saamwerk
Plaaslike navorser gaan met Cambridge Universiteit saamwerk
Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) is baie trots op die kaliber van sy akademici. Die kundige werk van die NWU se navorsers en dosente word dikwels internasionaal erken, wat lei tot geleenthede om met van die beroemdste en mees hoogaangeskrewe universiteite in die wêreld saam te werk. Prof Paul Smit, medeprofessor in en programleier vir…https://news.nwu.ac.za/local-researcher-collaborate-cambridge-university