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Write It: a free multilingual programme to support students with academic writing
Academic writing is key to academic success, but getting it right is not easy, particularly for students who are learning in a second or third language. This is where the South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLaR) makes a difference. SADiLar’s language development and testing node, the Inter-institutional Centre for Language…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-vereer-personeel-en-studente-vir-die-bevordering-van-sy-waardes-en-handelsmerk
NWU vereer personeel en studente vir die bevordering van sy waardes en handelsmerk
Om op die Noordwes-Universiteit-manier (NWU-manier) te leef, beteken om waardegedrewe en trots te wees. Die universiteit het op 25 Mei tydens ’n prestigegeleentheid toegewyde personeel en studente vir die bevordering en uitbouing van sy kultuur en strategie beloon. Die NWU se eerste toekenningseremonie vir die erkenning van Media and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-lauds-staff-and-students-promoting-its-values-and-brand
NWU lauds staff and students for promoting its values and brand
Living the North-West University (NWU) way means to be value-driven and proud. During a prestige event on 25 May the university rewarded dedicated staff and students for promoting and enhancing its culture and strategy. The NWU’s first Media and Organisational Citizenship Behaviour (OCB) Recognition Awards ceremony took place at the Roots…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/jongste-besluit-deur-die-moneterebeleidskomitee-verhoog-onvermydelik-die-risiko-vir-oordrywing-die
Jongste besluit deur die Monetêrebeleidskomitee verhoog onvermydelik die risiko vir oordrywing in die ekonomie
Die Monetêrebeleidskomitee (MBK) het op 25 Mei eenparig besluit om rentekoerse met ’n verdere 50 basispunte (bsp) te verhoog, en risiko’s vir inflasievooruitsigte wat steeds hoog is, aangevoer. Die MBK se vernaamste bekommernisse draai steeds om die moontlike tweederondte-uitwerking van hoër wesensinflasie en wisselkoersrisiko’s. In sy…http://news.nwu.ac.za/latest-monetary-policy-committee-decision-inevitably-raises-risk-overkill-economy
Latest Monetary Policy Committee decision inevitably raises risk of “overkill” in the economy
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) unanimously decided on 25 May to increase interest rates by a further 50 basis points (bsp), citing risks to the inflation outlook as still being on the upside. The MPC’s major concerns continue to revolve around the possible second-round effects of higher headline inflation and exchange rate risks. In…http://news.nwu.ac.za/study-makes-ground-breaking-progress-setswana-writing-and-spelling
Study makes ground-breaking progress in Setswana writing and spelling
North-West University (NWU) Setswana lecturer Reoikantse Shuping believes that the current approach to the standardisation of Setswana orthography needs to be revisited. Reoikantse graduated on 17 May 2023, with a MA degree in Setswana. She obtained the degree with distinction - a first for Setswana at the NWU’s Mahikeng Campus. As far as is…http://news.nwu.ac.za/public-lecture-and-round-table-discussion-focus-brics-opportunities-researchers
Public lecture and round table discussion focus on BRICS opportunities for researchers
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Afrocentric Governance of Public Affairs (AGoPA) research focus area recently hosted its inaugural public lecture titled “Mainstreaming South Africa and Africa - the G20 Agenda: Implications for research in higher education” as well as a roundtable discussion titled “BRICS Expansion: Challenges and Prospects…http://news.nwu.ac.za/dr-mathews-phosa-those-we-should-diligently-serve-are-cold-and-hungry
Dr Mathews Phosa: Those we should diligently serve are cold and hungry
Political titan, businessman extraordinaire, philanthropist and a figurehead of the ANC’s negotiation process in the early 1990s, Dr Mathews Phosa visited the North-West University (NWU) on 23 May and pulled no punches in detailing how to get the country back on track. The NWU’s Faculty of Engineering hosted the event and, in his address titled…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-tourism-students-win-big
NWU tourism students win big
Postgraduate students from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng and Potchefstroom campuses impressed again at the 10th International Student Conference in Tourism Research (ISCONTOUR) that took place on 15 and16 May 2023 at the IMC University of Applied Sciences Krems, Austria. The NWU walked away with the Best Paper award for the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-vanderbijlpark-campus-celebrates-new-state-art-tsebonokeng-hall
NWU's Vanderbijlpark Campus celebrates new state-of-the-art Tsebonokeng Hall
The newly built Tsebonokeng Hall on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark was officially opened on 29 May 2023. Located on the site of the old Building 24, which used to be the administration building, construction of the hall started in July 2022 and was completed in March 2023. NWU vice-chancellor Prof Bismark Tyobeka unveiled…http://news.nwu.ac.za/empowering-success
Empowering success
By Zandile Nkosi and Belinda Bantham The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Career Centre recently hosted its annual career fair across its three campuses. The aim of this event is to bring together students and potential employers in a centralised location to facilitate networking and information sharing, and to share recruitment opportunities…http://news.nwu.ac.za/job-satisfaction-key-retaining-employees-mining-sector
Job satisfaction key to retaining employees in the mining sector
In a wake-up call to employers in the mining sector, a master’s study by Kholiswa Bridget Mogoeng, an academic at the North-West University's (NWU’s) subject group Human Resource Management, has highlighted the importance of addressing employee expectations and providing opportunities for growth. This will bolster retention rates and cultivate a…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-career-empowerment-seminar-unlocks-opportunities
NWU career empowerment seminar unlocks opportunities
The North-West University’s (NWU) Alumni Relations office and the Career Centre recently hosted a career empowerment seminar for postgraduate students. The aim of the seminar was to equip them with the necessary skills, and to provide them with the insight and resources they need to navigate the professional world and to make informed career…http://news.nwu.ac.za/canoe-champ-chris-crushing-it
Canoe champ Chris is crushing it
Chris Prinsloo was but five years old when his family uprooted from Belville in Cape Town to the United Kingdom, then back to the heart of KwaZulu-Natal a few years after, before settling in the Paarl, back in the province where it all started. His father’s job as a psychiatrist necessitated all these moves, but although his terra firma kept…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-enlightens-students-unveiling-future-through-auditors-journey
NWU enlightens students by unveiling the future through the auditor's journey
Third-year chartered accounting and postgraduate diploma students from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Accounting Sciences recently had a once-in-a-lifetime practical experience in auditing. The school, led by senior lecturer Odette Geyer, together with PKF Octagon and the Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors (IRBA), hosted…http://news.nwu.ac.za/vice-chancellor-engages-student-leaders-nwu-strategy
Vice-chancellor engages with student leaders on NWU strategy
North-West University (NWU) vice-chancellor Prof Bismark Tyobeka recently visited the Vanderbijlpark Campus to engage with student leaders from the Student Campus Council (SCC) and its substructures on the NWU’s strategy. Student leaders were invited to share their thoughts and ideas to help shape the university strategy. This visit forms part…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-graduate-age-just-number
NWU graduate: age is just a number
Annemarie van Heerden's story is inspiring and demonstrates that age should never hold you back from achieving your academic goals. She made history by becoming the oldest graduate to walk across the stage at the new Tsebonokeng Hall at the North-West University's (NWU’s) Vandebijlpark Campus during a recent graduation ceremony. At the age of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/momentum-beleggings-aardklop-2023-vier-sy-sukses
Momentum Beleggings Aardklop 2023 vier sy sukses
“Die produksies en pret van die afgelope week in Potchefstroom is die bewys dat Aardklop met mening terug is.” Hierdie woorde van prof Daryl Balia, voorsitter van die Aardklop-direksie en die adjunk-visekanselier vir inligtingstegnologie en Potchefstroomkampusbedrywighede aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU), word beaam deur Alexa Strachan, hoof…http://news.nwu.ac.za/momentum-investments-aardklop-2023-celebrates-its-success
Momentum Investments Aardklop 2023 celebrates its success
“The productions and fun of the past week in Potchefstroom are proof that Aardklop is back with a vengeance.” These words of Prof Daryl Balia, chairperson of the Aardklop board and the deputy vice-chancellor for information technology and Potchefstroom Campus operations at the North-West University (NWU), are echoed by Alexa Strachan, chief…http://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-stander-celebrating-his-37th-university-anniversary