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Optentia stel twee nuwe kortkursusse bekend
Mentorskap voeg waarde toe op talle vlakke – vir mentees, mentors, asook studieleiers, en kan vir alle betrokke partye tot voordeel wees. Om hierdie verhouding te ontwikkel, word die partye gehelp om nuwe dinge aan te leer, hulle netwerke te bou en as professionele persone te groei. Om sukses in die mentorskapverhouding te verseker, het die…https://news.nwu.ac.za/welcome-mr-and-miss-nwu-mahikeng-campus
Welcome, Mr and Miss NWU Mahikeng Campus
By Menziwa Msibi Larona Binang and Saneze Gweva are the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mr and Miss Mahikeng Campus. They were crowned during a beauty pageant hosted by the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Arts and Culture office on 12 August 2023. This event is hosted annually to provide a platform for students to showcase and enhance their…https://news.nwu.ac.za/wellness-campaign-focuses-mens-well-being
Wellness campaign focuses on men’s well-being
By Menziwa Msibi The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Wellness office, in collaboration with the health clinics across its three campuses, recently launched a Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) awareness campaign. This campaign focused on encouraging male students and staff to know their bodies, teaching them about prostate cancer and how going for…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/werkswinkel-oor-om-die-doeltreffendheid-van-die-direksie-te-verseker-bemagtig
Werkswinkel oor om die doeltreffendheid van die direksie te verseker, bemagtig
Deur Vukosi Mathale In die hedendaagse snelveranderende universiteitslandskap waar kommersiële ondernemings en tegnologie-beginbesighede volop is, was die rol van ’n direksie nog nooit belangriker nie. Om werknemers van die universiteit op hierdie gebied te bemagtig, het die kantoor van Tegnologie-oordrag en Innovasie-ondersteuning (TTIS) by die…https://news.nwu.ac.za/workshop-ensuring-board-effectiveness-empowers
Workshop on ensuring board effectiveness empowers
By Vukosi Mathale In today's rapidly evolving university landscape where commercial enterprises and technology start-ups abound, the role of a board of directors has never been more critical. To empower university employees in this field, the Technology Transfer and Innovation Support (TTIS) office at the North-West University (NWU) recently…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-defensive-strength-rests-goalkeeper-matanes-hands
NWU's defensive strength rests in goalkeeper Matane's hands
In the intricate realm of soccer where the goalkeeper’s role is pivotal, North-West University (NWU) goalkeeper Kamogelo Matane has emerged as a rising star with an impressive skill set tailored to meet the demands of the game. Hailing from Mahikeng, this aspiring shot-stopper has captured the attention of enthusiasts through his adaptability and…https://news.nwu.ac.za/educating-youth-significance-saving
Educating the youth on the significance of saving
The North-West University (NWU) and PSG Wealth recently joined forces to present a guest lecture series to promote financial literacy and educate the youth on the significance of saving. Recognising the importance of financial education among young adults, PSG Wealth identified an opportunity to inspire the upcoming generation of South African…https://news.nwu.ac.za/golden-key-southern-africa-honours-new-members
Golden Key Southern Africa honours new members
Golden Key Southern Africa recently held a ceremony at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark Campus to recognise and welcome new Golden Key International Honour Society members. The event celebrated the achievements of more than 200 members who were inaugurated. Golden Key is the world's largest honour society, founded in 1977 at…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumnus-honoured-teaching-excellence
NWU alumnus honoured for teaching excellence
North-West University (NWU) alumnus and dedicated educator Tumelo Malebelela clinched the prestigious Teacher's Award in the "Excellence in Secondary Teaching" category during the North West Provincial Teaching Awards ceremony on 18 August 2023. "I am deeply honoured to stand among the accomplished winners of the Teaching Awards. The flood of…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/wesensinflasie-toon-welkome-daling
Wesensinflasie toon welkome daling
Goeie ekonomiese nuus is dat die verbruikersprysindeks (VPI) (wesensinflasie) vir Julie weer eens ’n welkome dalingstendens getoon het deur vanaf 5,4% in Junie na 4,7% te daal. Prof Raymond Parsons, ekonoom van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU), sê dit is nie net ’n tweejaarlaagtepunt vir die VPI nie, maar is ook heelwat beter as die…https://news.nwu.ac.za/headline-inflation-shows-welcome-decline
Headline inflation shows welcome decline
Good economic news is that the consumer price index (CPI) (headline inflation) for July has again shown a welcome declining tendency, reaching 4,7% from 5,4% in June. Prof Raymond Parsons, economist from the North-West University (NWU), says this is not only a two-year low for the CPI but is also much better than market expectations. “Core…https://news.nwu.ac.za/colombian-ambassador-visits-nwu-talk-about-role-gender-society
Colombian ambassador visits NWU to talk about the role of gender in society
There are too many misconceptions about the role that gender plays in society. This is the opinion expressed by the Honourable Ambassador Maria Del Rosario Mina Rojas of Colombia during her visit to the Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University (NWU) on 18 August. In an interactive session the Honourable Ambassador Mina Rojas delivered an…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/colombiaanse-ambassadeur-besoek-die-nwu-om-oor-die-rol-van-gender-die-samelewing-te-praat
Colombiaanse ambassadeur besoek die NWU om oor die rol van gender in die samelewing te praat
Daar is te veel wanopvattings oor die rol wat gender in die samelewing speel. Dit is die mening wat die agbare ambassadeur Maria Del Rosario Mina Rojas van Colombia op Vrydag 18 Augustus tydens haar besoek aan die Potchefstroomkampus van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) uitgespreek het. In ’n interaktiewe sessie het die agbare ambassadeur Mina…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/taalbewustheidsweek-om-die-draai
Taalbewustheidsweek is om die draai
Die Taaldirektoraat van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) gaan op 28 Augustus sy jaarlikse Taalbewustheidsweek regoor al drie die universiteit se kampusse bekendstel. Die tema van die week is “Multilingualism: The pathway to academic excellence through diverse resources”. “Hierdie week gaan oor die viering van die taalkundige diversiteit van die…https://news.nwu.ac.za/language-awareness-week-horizon-0
Language Awareness Week is on the horizon
On Monday, 28 August, the Language Directorate of the North-West University (NWU) will be launching its annual Language Awareness Week across all three of the university’s campuses. The theme of the week is “Multilingualism: The pathway to academic excellence through diverse resources”. “This week is about celebrating the linguistic diversity of…https://news.nwu.ac.za/ensuring-access-education-our-imperative
Ensuring access to education is our imperative
How do we go about breaking the prevailing cycle of economic disparities and a lack of social cohesion, while promoting active citizenship, innovation and development as well as human capital development? By ensuring access to quality education for as many of our citizens as possible – which is part of the mission of the North-West University (NWU…https://news.nwu.ac.za/qualified-nurses-are-priority
Qualified nurses are a priority
The lack of qualified nurses is placing a stranglehold on the public health sector in South Africa, but through its commitment to bettering the lives of all South Africans, the North-West University (NWU) is helping to loosen this suffocating grip. A recent study by the South African Nursing Council (SANC) estimates that there is only one nurse…https://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/af/etiekkantoor/animcare-verslagvorms
Verslagvorms
Incidents and Serious Adverse event reporting: SOP for incident and serious adverse event reporting and management [AnimCare 04-01a] Adverse Event Report Monitoring and amendment of approval research studies: SOP for monitoring and amendment of approved research studies…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nuwe-nwu-innovasiegenootskap-aan-innoveerder-chemie-toegeken
Nuwe NWU Innovasiegenootskap aan innoveerder in Chemie toegeken
Deur Vukosi Mathale Die Tegnologie-oordrag en Innovasie-ondersteuningskantoor (TTIS-kantoor) het aan ’n senior lektor in Chemie, dr Frans Smit, die 2023 NWU Innovasiegenootskap toegeken. Die NWU Innovasiegenootskap-program is ’n nuwe inisiatief van die TTIS wat ’n geleentheid wil bied aan NWU-navorsers en akademici wat aan die begin van hulle…https://news.nwu.ac.za/chemistry-innovator-awarded-inaugural-nwu-innovation-fellowship