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North West’s three top matriculants join the NWU
The top three academic performers who matriculated in 2021 in North West will be studying at the North-West University in 2022. Francois Pieterse from Ferdinand Postma High School in Potchefstroom, Michelle le Roux from Potchefstroom Gymnasium and Marlé Siebert from Potchefstroom High School for Girls will all be calling the NWU’s campus in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-mahikeng-students-shine-bright-during-annual-talent-extravaganza
NWU Mahikeng students shine bright during annual Talent Extravaganza
On Friday, 25 February 2022, the Student Campus Council (SCC) on the Mahikeng Campus of the North-West University (NWU), hosted the annual student Talent Extravaganza with great success. The event – organised by the SCC’s Arts and Culture office – aims to promote a vibrant student life and to provide a platform for Mahikeng Campus students…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/kundigheid-kom-na-ons-mense-toe
Kundigheid kom na ons mense toe
Die Noordwes-Universiteit se Besigheidskool het hulle eerste Think Tank voor ’n lewendige gehoor in Somerset-Wes gehou waar die Minister van Finansies se nasionale begrotingstoespraak deur ’n paneel kundiges ontleed en bespreek is. Hierdie inisiatief vorm deel van ’n reeks skakeltoere wat die skool vir 2022 beplan het. Meer as 150 mense het die…http://news.nwu.ac.za/taking-expertise-our-people
Taking expertise to our people
The North-West University Business School held their first face-to-face Think Tank in front of a live audience in Somerset West where the Minister of Finance’s national budget speech was analysed and unpacked by a panel of experts. This initiative forms part of a series of roadshows that the school has in the pipeline for 2022. More 150 people…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-masters-students-passion-leads-book-about-wetlands
NWU master’s student’s passion leads to book about wetlands
Kirsty Kyle, a master’s student at the North-West University (NWU), has recently published an educational children’s book and, after receiving sponsorship for the printing, donated the books to under-privileged schools. The book, Discovering Wetlands with Piffy, Zenzi and Lucky, is published in isiZulu and English, and is aimed at primary…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/maatskaplike-innoveerders-kan-nou-digitale-storievertelling-gebruik-om-hulle-oplossings-te-deel
Maatskaplike innoveerders kan nou digitale storievertelling gebruik om hulle oplossings te deel
Danksy die bekendstelling van die Digitale Storievertellingspilpunt van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU), het maatskaplike innoveerders nou ’n spliternuwe platform waar hulle oplossings vir hulle gemeenskappe se uitdagings kan deel. Befondsing wat van die Europese Unie se program Erasmus+ (https://erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu/opportunities-under-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/social-innovators-can-now-use-digital-storytelling-share-their-solutions
Social innovators can now use digital storytelling to share their solutions
Thanks to the launch of the Digital Storytelling Hub of the North-West University (NWU), social innovators now have a brand-new platform where they can share solutions to their communities’ challenges. Funding received from the European Union programme Erasmus+ (https://erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu/opportunities-under-erasmus) made the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-besigheidskool-gasheer-vir-internasionale-paneel-oor-krisis-oekraine
NWU Besigheidskool is gasheer vir internasionale paneel oor krisis in Oekraïne
Dit is een van die beduidendste optredes van aggressie in die 21ste eeu wat een land teenoor ’n ander gepleeg het. Die Russiese inval van Oekraïne kan gevolge inhou wat amper ondenkbaar is en wat deur die annale van die geskiedenis gaan weerklink. Op Woensdag 2 Maart 2022 het die Besigheidskool van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) nog ’n Pitso-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-business-school-hosts-international-panel-crisis-ukraine
NWU Business School hosts international panel on crisis in Ukraine
It is one of the most significant acts of aggression that one country has perpetrated against another in the 21st century. The Russian invasion of Ukraine may have consequences that are almost unfathomable and that will echo through the annals of history. On Wednesday, 2 March 2022, the Business School of the North-West University (NWU) hosted…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/hart-stap-vir-wereldvetsugdag
HART stap vir Wêreldvetsugdag
Die Fakulteit Gesondheidswetenskappe aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) het op Vrydag 4 Maart Wêreldvetsugdag herdenk. Die Hipertensie in Afrika-navorsingspan (HART) het besluit om by NWU Welstand aan te sluit en het ’n gemaklike stappie deur die kampus gereël om mense van vetsug bewus te maak. Die stap het by die amfiteater op die…http://news.nwu.ac.za/hart-walks-world-obesity-day
HART walks for World Obesity Day
On Friday, 4 March 2022 the Faculty of Health Sciences at the North-West University (NWU) commemorated World Obesity Day. The Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART) decided to partner with NWU Wellness and arranged a casual walk through the campus to drive awareness of obesity. The walk-through started at the amphitheatre on the Potchefstroom…http://news.nwu.ac.za/ruan-takes-reins
Ruan takes the reins
It was a unanimous decision – neither the players nor the team management hesitated. There is only one man who can be tasked with leading the North-West University (NWU) Eagles attack in their 2022 Varsity Cup campaign, and that man is Ruan “Sampie” Swiegers. As tight head he is after all used to leading his team from the front in their search…http://news.nwu.ac.za/three-nwu-alumni-appointed-serve-women-nuclear-south-africa-board
Three NWU alumni appointed to serve on Women in Nuclear South Africa board
Malebo Makgale, Lerato Makgae, and Ntsoaki Tlape, all three North-West University (NWU) alumni, have recently been appointed to serve on the board of Women in Nuclear South Africa (WiNSA). President of WiNSA and also an NWU alumnus, Tebogo Motlhabane, says each board member was nominated by her respective organisation. “These women are…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-speel-gasheer-vir-elitehokkietoernooi
NWU speel gasheer vir elitehokkietoernooi
Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) streef steeds daarna om die wonderlike sport wat hokkie genoem word, te bevorder deur in Potchefstroom vir die FIH Pro League vir mans gasheer te speel. Die toernooi skop op Dinsdag 8 Februarie af, wanneer Suid-Afrika teen Nederland te staan kom, met Frankryk, Indië en Duitsland as die ander spanne wat deelneem…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-plays-host-elite-hockey-tournament
NWU plays host to elite hockey tournament
The North-West University (NWU) is continuing to strive to promote the wonderful sport that is hockey by hosting the Men’s FIH Pro League in Potchefstroom. The tournament kicks off on Tuesday, 8 February, when South Africa takes on the Netherlands, with the other participating teams being France, India and Germany. “It is a great…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-vanderbijlpark-campus-welcomes-prof-modise
NWU Vanderbijlpark Campus welcomes Prof Modise
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark Campus leadership recently gave Prof David Mxolisi Modise, the acting deputy vice-chancellor (DVC) of the campus, a warm welcome. Prof Linda Du Plessis, acting principal and vice-chancellor, introduced Prof Modise to campus management and staff. Prof Modise assumed his new position…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-soccer-institute-alumnus-back-play-top-league
NWU Soccer Institute alumnus back to play in the top league
After joining Mpumalanga-based TS Galaxy FC, North-West University (NWU) Soccer Institute alumnus Orebotse “Bobo” Mongae is back to play in South Africa’s top league, the DSTV Premier Soccer League. The talented middle fielder has joined TS Galaxy on a 30-month contract. Bobo - as he is affectionately known - is no stranger to South African…http://news.nwu.ac.za/president-ramaphosa-would-do-well-focus-electricity-issues
President Ramaphosa would do well to focus on electricity issues
A North-West University (NWU) professor believes that – should power cuts continue as they have – more people will lose jobs, threatening the livelihoods of many in the country. This is especially true of small, medium and micro enterprises that are currently not coping. Prof David Daw, an energy expert, was weighing in ahead of President…http://news.nwu.ac.za/mental-health-and-lgbt-healthcare-providers-should-step
Mental health and LGBT: healthcare providers should step up
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals are often stigmatised and discriminated against. This population is expected to experience poorer mental health outcomes compared with heterosexual and cis-gendered people*, a phenomenon healthcare providers need to take note of and act upon. This was a finding of a study done by Prof…http://news.nwu.ac.za/new-era-nwu-boosts-its-student-housing-portfolio