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NWU residence starts mental health intervention programme
Ontiretse Motingwa Cluster 11, the new residence on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus, has come up with a unique mental health intervention programme called “Becoming”. The programme consists of sessions that take place every Wednesday at the residence’s recreational hall, covering a different psychological subject each…http://news.nwu.ac.za/machine-and-deep-learning-are-must-north-west-university
Machine and deep learning are a MUST at the North-West University
Our world is speeding up, and never in human existence have we been able to search as fast, travel as far or delve as deep. The last century alone has seen a meteoric increase in the accumulation of data and we are able to store unfathomable quantities of information to help us solve problems known and unknown. At some point the ability to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/masjien-en-diepleer-deel-van-must-die-noordwes-universiteit
Masjien- en diepleer is deel van MUST by die Noordwes-Universiteit
Ons wêreld beweeg al hoe vinniger, en deur al die eeue van ons bestaan, kon ons nog nooit so vinnig soek, so ver reis of so diep delf nie. Ons het in die laaste eeu alleen ’n verbasingwekkende toename in die insameling van data gesien, en ons kan ongelooflike hoeveelhede inligting stoor om ons te help om bekende en onbekende probleme op te los.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-becomes-tennis-paradise
NWU becomes tennis paradise
Game, set and match. The Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University (NWU) is set to become the country’s premier tennis destination with the completion of five new clay courts. These courts, together with ten hard courts and two grass courts, make the NWU unrivalled when compared to the court and facility offerings of other institutions…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-word-die-tennisparadys
NWU word die tennisparadys
Pot, stel en wedstryd. Die Potchefstroomkampus van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) is gaan die land se voorste tennisbestemming word wanneer vyf nuwe kleibane voltooi is. Hierdie bane, saam met tien hardebane en twee grasbane, maak dat die NWU ongeëwenaar is vergeleke met die aanbiedings van ander instellings wat bane en geriewe betref. Die NWU…http://news.nwu.ac.za/school-accounting-sciences-awards-top-achieving-students
School of Accounting Sciences awards top achieving students
By Ontiretse Motingwa The School of Accounting Sciences at the North-West University's (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus recently recognised its top achievers during a special ceremony. The goal of the event – sponsored by the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants, Maine Incorporated, and RAin Chartered Accountants – was to acknowledge…http://news.nwu.ac.za/students-associate-nwu-excellence
Students associate the NWU with excellence
According to a 2022 report presented by Universum, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) students associate the university with academic excellence and safety. Universum is a global data-driven, insight-led employer branding agency that focuses on brand perception based on students’ experience. The agency surveys students and alumni from numerous…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-eagles-keep-soaring
NWU Eagles keep soaring
The saying goes - cherish the moment, live your dream and play netball. This is precisely what the NWU Eagles netball team is doing. They are off to a strong start in the 2022 Varsity Netball campaign by winning all three of their games. On Monday, 19 September, bragging rights went to the NWU Eagles yet again, when they…http://news.nwu.ac.za/toxic-greener-world-protecting-mother-nature
From a toxic to a greener world: protecting mother nature
“The inaugural lecture ceremony marks the rite of passage into the ranks of a professorship. It is also an occasion that celebrates one’s academic career achievements,” said Prof Jeffrey Mphahlele, North-West University (NWU) deputy vice-chancellor for research and innovation, during the inaugural lecture of Prof Indra Bahadur. Prof Bahadur…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-student-chapter-reaches-out-unathi-community-orphans-home
NWU student chapter reaches out to Unathi Community Orphans’ Home
The Student Chapter of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences (FNAS) hosted a coin-laying fundraiser event on 7 September 2022. The aim of this event was to lend a helping hand to those who are less fortunate, and the money that was collected will be used to purchase food, toiletries and non-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-faculty-health-sciences-congratulates-dr-richard-beteck
NWU Faculty of Health Sciences congratulates Dr Richard Beteck!
Dr Richard Beteck, of the subprogramme Drug Discovery at the Centre of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Sciences (PharMaCen), has left the Faculty of Health Sciences at the North-West University (NWU) extremely proud of his latest achievement! Dr Beteck received the runner-up award for best oral presentation at the Annual Conference on Pharmaceutical…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/voortsetting-van-siklus-van-rentekoersverhogings-was-onvermydelik
Voortsetting van siklus van rentekoersverhogings was onvermydelik
Die verklaring deur die Monetêre Beleidskomitee (MBK) van die Suid-Afrikaanse Reserwebank (SARB) op 22 September het te midde van verskeie wêreldwye en plaaslike onsekerhede om verstaanbare redes ’n aggressiewe boodskap oor die inflasievooruitsigte in die ekonomie oorgedra. Prof Raymond Parsons, ekonoom van die Besigheidskool van die Noordwes-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/continuation-interest-rate-raising-cycle-was-inevitable
Continuation of interest-rate-raising cycle was inevitable
The statement by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) on 22 September conveyed an understandably hawkish message about the inflation outlook in the economy in the midst of several global and domestic uncertainties. Prof Raymond Parsons, economist from the Business School of the North-West University (NWU…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-makes-young-ones-dance
NWU makes young ones dance
By Ontiretse Motingwa Young learners from Stadt Primary will soon be singing and dancing to the music coming from boombox speakers the North-West University (NWU) has donated. The NWU always strives to improve the teaching and learning environment for learners. In line with this commitment, staff members from the NWU’s Faculty of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-plays-its-part-rolling-out-6bricksr-initiative
NWU plays its part in rolling out 6BRICKS® initiative
By Ontiretse Motingwa The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Educational Psychology subject group, together with the North West Department of Education, recently reached out to Retlametswe Special School in Mahikeng to empower teachers to better support their learners. This project forms part of the national Department of Education’s 6BRICKS®…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-shares-his-thoughts-indigenous-mining
NWU academic shares his thoughts on indigenous mining
North-West University (NWU) academic Otsile Maditsi says indigenous mining has a space to influence conventional mining. “Indigenous mining is one of the 16 disciplines identified under the Indigenous Knowledge Act no 6 of 2019 as an early scientific method by indigenous communities of South Africa,” he says. The technology and innovation…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-gbv-awareness-campaign-encourages-humanity-speak-out
NWU’s GBV awareness campaign encourages humanity to speak out
Recent crime statistics show that 898 women were killed in South Africa from January to March 2022, and 282 cases of attempted murder against women were reported. During this period 10 818 women reported rapes, of which 4 653 took place at the home of the rape victim or the home of the rapist. While the South African government takes a…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/musiekstudente-vertrek-op-uitruilprogram-na-swede
Musiekstudente vertrek op uitruilprogram na Swede
Vier musiekstudente van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) het onlangs op ’n vyf maande lange studiereis na Stockholm in Swede vertrek. Dit is deel van die Linnaeus-Palme-uitruilprogram wat deur die Sweedse internasionale ontwikkelingsamewerkingsagentskap (Styrelsen för Internationellt Utvecklingssamarbete, SIDA) befonds word, met bykomende…http://news.nwu.ac.za/music-students-depart-exchange-programme-sweden
Music students depart on exchange programme to Sweden
Four music students from the North-West University (NWU) recently departed for a five-month study trip to Stockholm in Sweden. This is part of the Linnaeus-Palme Exchange Programme funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), with additional funding from the Hillensberg Trust. This is the first time since the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-solar-car-wins-structural-design-award-sasol-solar-challenge-2022