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Teologie-professor maak vordering met broodnodige diskoers oor kontekstualisering
Prof Alfred Brunsdon van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se Fakulteit Teologie het onlangs ’n C2-gradering van die Nasionale Navorsingstigting ontvang. Wat hierdie erkenning noemenswaardig maak, is die nisarea van sy navorsing, wat die teenstrydighede tussen akademiese inhoud en die kulturele kontekste van teologiestudente uit Afrika uitlig. Hy…http://news.nwu.ac.za/theology-professor-makes-inroads-much-needed-contextualisation-discourse
Theology professor makes inroads with much needed contextualisation discourse
Prof Alfred Brunsdon from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Theology recently received a C2-rating from the National Research Foundation. What makes this recognition noteworthy is the niche area of his research which is discrepancies between academic content and cultural contexts of African theology students. He has been…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/sosiale-media-die-klaskamer-meer-voordele-nadele
Sosiale media in die klaskamer: meer voordele as nadele
Die koms van sosiale media het ’n baie groot uitwerking op onderrig en leer gehad, maar baie min is bekend oor die voor- en nadele van die gebruik van sosiale media in die klaskamer. So sê dr Thamie Ndlovu, ʼn opvoedkundige tegnoloog by die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU), wie se PhD-studie die gebruik van sosiale media as instrument vir onderrig en…http://news.nwu.ac.za/social-media-classroom-benefits-outweigh-any-drawbacks
Social media in the classroom: benefits outweigh any drawbacks
The advent of social media has had a huge effect on teaching and learning, but relatively little is known about the pros and cons of using social media in the classroom. This is according to Dr Thamie Ndlovu, an educational technologist at the North-West University (NWU), whose PhD study investigated the use of social media as a tool for…http://news.nwu.ac.za/christmas-came-early-indeed
Christmas came early indeed
By Sandile Mahlangu The NWU Symphony Orchestra recently held a Christmas Comes Early concert at the NWU Sanlam Auditorium at the Potchefstroom Campus. The orchestra was preparing the North West community for the Christmas season with Christmas carols and a Christmas playlist. André Oosthuizen, the orchestra conductor, said “the concert…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-hosts-international-conference-information-literacy
NWU hosts International Conference on Information Literacy
The North-West University (NWU) recently hosted the second International Conference on Information Literacy (ICIL) on the Potchefstroom Campus. Since the Covid-19 pandemic prevented the holding of the conference in 2021, many sighed with relief when things returned to normal and restrictions were eased. This conference was an opportunity for…http://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…http://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…http://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…http://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…http://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…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/andre-fouche-rugbyinstituut-se-beste
Andre Fouché is Rugbyinstituut se beste
Sy naam is sinoniem met ongenaakbare verdediging, seepgladde vaardighede en ʼn kanniedood-enjin sonder ʼn trurat. Andre Fouché is ʼn yster wat in die NWU Rugbyinstituut se oond gegiet is en vanjaar het hy die tonge los gespeel. Tydens die NWU Rugbyinstituut se jaareindfunksie is Fouché as die Rugbyinstituut se Varsitybeker Speler van die Jaar…http://news.nwu.ac.za/andre-fouche-rugby-institutes-best
Andre Fouché is Rugby Institute’s best
His name is synonymous with hard defence, smooth skills and an indestructible engine without a reverse gear. Andre Fouché is steel moulded in the forge of the NWU Rugby Institute, and this year his play is the talk of the town. During the year-end function of the NWU Rugby Institute Fouché was named the Rugby Institute’s Varsity Cup Player of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/driekuns-vir-nicosmiti-met-n-derde-lewende-spesie-wat-sy-naam-dra
Driekuns vir “nicosmiti” met ’n derde lewende spesie wat sy naam dra
In William Shakespeare se toneelstuk Romeo en Juliet vra Juliet die eeue oue vraag: “What’s in a name?” In die geval van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se navorser prof Nico Smit is die antwoord duidelik – sy naam is sinoniem met kundige bydraes op die gebied van dierkunde. Hierdie gevierde akademikus en parasitoloog-taksonoom volg in die…http://news.nwu.ac.za/hat-trick-nicosmiti-third-living-species-takes-his-name
Hat trick for ‘nicosmiti’ as a third living species takes his name
In William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet, Juliet asks the age-old question: ‘What’s in a name?’ In the case of North-West University researcher Prof Nico Smit, the answer is clear ― his name is synonymous with expert contributions in the field of zoology. This celebrated academic and parasitologist taxonomist follows in the footsteps of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/director-international-atomic-energy-agency-delivers-nuclear-lecture-nwu
Director of International Atomic Energy Agency delivers nuclear lecture at NWU
Prof Shaukat Abdulrazak, director of the Division for Africa Technical Cooperation at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), delivered a nuclear lecture at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus on 1 November 2022. The lecture was organised by the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy’s (DMRE’s) National Liaison Office…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-2022-memorial-service-honour-staff-and-students
NWU 2022 Memorial Service in honour of staff and students
At a memorial service on 26 October 2022, the North-West University (NWU) community across all three campuses honoured staff and students who have sadly lost their lives during the year. In support of the university's values, the University Management Committee resolved to host annual memorial services to remember NWU community members who have…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-se-kanselier-ontvang-gesogte-internasionale-toekenning
NWU se kanselier ontvang gesogte internasionale toekenning
Die kanselier van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) is vereer met ’n gesogte internasionale toekenning omdat sy ’n verskil in haar gemeenskap maak – nie net plaaslik nie, maar ook wêreldwyd. Dr Anna Mokgokong, wat in 2019 as die NWU se kanselier ingehuldig is, is die ontvanger van die Internasionale Vroueforum (IVF) se Vroue wat ’n Verskil Maak-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-chancellor-receives-prestigious-international-award
NWU chancellor receives prestigious international award
The chancellor of the North-West University (NWU) has been honoured with a prestigious international award for making a difference not only in her community but also globally. Dr Anna Mokgokong, who was inaugurated as the NWU’s chancellor in 2019, is the recipient of the Women Who Make A Difference Award for 2022 of the International Women’s…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/tegnologie-en-innovasiekundiges-die-nwu-deel-kennis-met-afvaardiging-uit-malawi