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NWU honours excellence in community engagement
Thirteen academics from the North-West University (NWU) received recognition for their excellence in community engagement. They were honoured during the NWU’s Excellence in Community Engagement (CE) Awards Ceremony that took place on 31 March. The vice-chancellor, Prof Dan Kgwadi, conveyed his congratulations to all the recipients and said he…https://news.nwu.ac.za/economy-inflation-and-where-invest
The economy, inflation and where to invest
Prof Dawie Roodt from the North-West University’s (NWU) Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences recently hosted a webinar titled “Budget Speech 2021: The effect on wealth and investment”. Prof Roodt who is also a renowned economist, discussed a number of issues during the session, including local and international economies, inflation and the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-pak-stryd-teen-gbv-aan
NWU pak stryd teen GBV aan
Tydens die eerste drie weke van die staat van inperking verlede jaar, was die slagoffers van geslagsgebaseerde geweld (GBV) saam met hulle molesteerders ingeperk, met geen plek om weg te kruip nie. Gedurende daardie tydperk het die regering se bevelsentrum teen GBV en moord op vroue het alleen meer as 120 000 slagoffers aangeteken. Die…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-joins-fight-against-gbv
NWU joins in the fight against GBV
During the first three weeks of lockdown last year, gender-based violence (GBV) victims were trapped with their abusers, with no place to hide. During that time the government’s GBV and femicide command centre alone recorded more than 120 000 victims. Later that year police minister Bheki Cele announced that South Africa was still the rape capital…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/planne-vir-die-nwu-mediese-skool-op-koers
Planne vir die NWU Mediese Skool op koers
Die impak van die Covid-19-pandemie en die geweldige spanning en las wat dit op Suid-Afrika se mediese kundiges geplaas het, het die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se saak vir ’n mediese skool in Noordwes dramaties versterk. Amptelike NWU-dokumente beweer dat, ten spyte daarvan dat daar mededingende belange en finansiële druk as gevolg van Covid-19…https://news.nwu.ac.za/plans-nwu-medical-school-track
Plans for the NWU Medical School on track
The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and the enormous stress and burden placed on South Africa’s medical professionals have dramatically strengthened the North-West University’s case for a medical school in North West. Official NWU documents suggest that despite competing interests and financial pressures due to Covid-19, the pandemic has…https://news.nwu.ac.za/government-commits-find-solutions-unemployed-iks-graduates
Government commits to find solutions for unemployed IKS graduates
The Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Dr Blade Nzimande, has expressed government’s commitment to working with relevant stakeholders to find solutions to unemployment for graduates within the indigenous knowledge systems (IKS) sector. The Minister was speaking at a two-day virtual summit hosted by North-West University (NWU)…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-begin-varsitybeker-met-n-oorwinning
NWU begin Varsitybeker met ’n oorwinning
Die Arende is op hulle pos! Die NWU se Varsitybeker-veldtog het op ’n hoë noot begin toe hulle die Madibaz van NMMU op Maandag 5 April in Pretoria met 47–28 geklop het. Soos die telling aandui, was dit ’n harde wedstryd, met talle drieë wat deur albei spanne gedruk is. Afrigter André Pretorius se span het sewe keer oorgeduik, hoewel die eerste…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-winning-start-varsity-cup
NWU off to winning start for Varsity Cup
The Eagles have landed! The NWU got their Varsity Cup campaign off to a winning start by beating the Madibaz from NMMU by 47–28 in Pretoria on Monday, 5 April. As the score suggests, it was a hard-fought encounter with plenty of tries being poached on both sides. Coach André Pretorius’s side dotted down seven times, although first blood went to…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-selected-ubuntu-dialogues-fellowship-exchange-programme
NWU academic selected for Ubuntu Dialogues Fellowship Exchange Programme
Dr Allison Geduld, an academic at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Law, was recently selected to take part in the Ubuntu Dialogues Fellowship Exchange Programme. Ubuntu Dialogues is an exchange project between Stellenbosch University and Michigan State University in the USA. Funded by the Andrew W Mellon Foundation, this…https://news.nwu.ac.za/calling-all-prospective-engineers-take-part-nwus-engineering-saturdays
Calling all prospective engineers to take part in the NWU’s Engineering Saturdays
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Engineering understands how the minds of young prospective engineering students work. To this end, the faculty has established Engineering Saturdays; a programme that allows Grade 10 to 12 learners to visit the faculty to get an idea of the different engineering disciplines that are available at…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-student-makes-difference-her-community
NWU student makes a difference in her community
It might be cliché to say, “it takes a village to raise a child,” but in reality it is true. North-West University (NWU) honours student in marketing management, Tshepang Mosokwene, knows this very well. Tshepang grew up in dire poverty, living in a shack in Evaton, but even after contracting meningitis she did not let her circumstances…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-soccer-institute-recreates-fan-experience-through-live-streaming
NWU Soccer Institute recreates the fan experience through live streaming
Covid-19 has revolutionised how businesses and other institutions are run. The sports industry is no exception and has been massively affected by the global pandemic. Even though the industry has been broadcasting sports events for more than two decades now, this has been limited to professional teams and clubs. The North-West University (NWU)…https://news.nwu.ac.za/north-west-university-students-expelled
North-West University students expelled
Three North-West University (NWU) students have been expelled from the university during the past two weeks because of their illegal actions in two separate incidents recently. In the first incident, a final-year BEd student has been expelled from the university following a disciplinary hearing. The Disciplinary Committee ruled that the student…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-scoops-another-diamond-arrow-award
NWU scoops another Diamond Arrow award
Another year, another award for the North-West University! The university has scooped this specific Professional Management Review (PMR) Diamond Arrow award for the 10th consecutive year. The award recognises excellence in higher education within the Sedibeng district, which includes the municipalities of Emfuleni, Lesedi and…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-mahikeng-campus-science-centre-receives-another-mobile-lab
NWU’s Mahikeng Campus Science Centre receives another mobile lab
The Science Centre on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus recently received its second state-of-the-art mobile science laboratory, courtesy of the Sasol Foundation. The mobile lab, which is fitted with science equipment, will be shared by several disadvantaged schools around Mahikeng in a bid to strengthen the teaching of science…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academics-investigate-why-african-language-newspapers-are-unstable-and-unsustainable
NWU academics investigate why African language newspapers are unstable and unsustainable
Dr Tshepang Molale, an academic in the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Humanities, recently published a chapter in the book Development, Economics and Management, investigating the instability and unsustainability of African language newspapers. This chapter, co-authored with Dr Philip Mpofu, a postdoctoral research fellow in the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/dont-miss-these-two-new-exhibitions-nwu-gallery
Don’t miss these two new exhibitions at the NWU Gallery
Two new exhibitions are now available at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Gallery. Both exhibitions will be showcased from 11 April to 11 May. Staff and students who have access to the Potchefstroom Campus are welcome to view the exhibitions. Unfortunately access to members of the public is currently prohibited due to lockdown…https://news.nwu.ac.za/link-between-industrial-engineering-and-agricultural-sector
The link between industrial engineering and the agricultural sector
The agricultural industry is facing numerous and significant challenges. To remain competitive and sustainable, it needs to find ways to constantly improve. Industrial engineering can address a number of the challenges faced by the agricultural sector, but due to the lack of awareness and understanding of what the discipline is…https://news.nwu.ac.za/being-visually-impaired-does-not-hold-nwu-alumnus-and-phd-graduate-back