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Tekkie Tax Day 2017: Let your feet speak for your heart!
Friday, 26 May 2017 is a red-letter day on the South African calendar – and you have two weeks to prepare yourself (and motivate your colleagues) for the annual national Tekkie Tax Day! Tekkie Tax Day has been part of the South African events calendar for the past four years and, this time around SA’s biggest and funkiest national fundraising…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-researchers-benefit-qualitative-analysis-research-forum
NWU researchers benefit from Qualitative Analysis Research Forum
Researchers within the new research focus area of the North-West University (NWU), TELIT-SA, is hard at work to not only vest the entity but also to expand its reach and impact. Its latest endeavor entails an intercampus and inter-research support forum. Recently, TELIT-SA hosted the 2nd Qualitative Analysis Research Support Forum at the School…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-speak-international-applied-dynamics-system-conference-china
NWU academic to speak at international Applied Dynamics System conference in China
Prof Masood Khalique from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng will be attending the 11th International Conference on Recent Advances in Applied Dynamical Systems, hosted by the Xi'an Jiaotong University in Xi’an, China from 8 to 11 June 2017. Prof Khalique will present a paper entitled “Cnoidal and snoidal waves solutions…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-personeel-bedank-vir-sowat-3-700-diensjare
NWU-personeel bedank vir sowat 3 700 diensjare
Bykans 3 700 jaar! Dit is die hoeveelheid diensjare waarvoor personeel van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se kampus op Potchefstroom en by die Institusionele kantoor onlangs vereer is. Tydens die geleenthede is personeel bedank vir hulle harde werk, toewyding en omgee-gesindheid. Prof Fika Janse van Rensburg, waarnemende rektor van die…http://news.nwu.ac.za/teachers-flourishing-work-phd-study-develops-new-ways-measurement
Teachers flourishing at work: PhD study develops new ways of measurement
It is no secret that every teenager comes with his or her own set of likes and dislikes and many of these can pose quite a challenge to their parents. Imagine making this challenge your job, as every secondary school teacher does. Dr Kleinjan Redelinghuys from the North-West University (NWU) looked at this group of individuals in their workplace…http://news.nwu.ac.za/sowask-gives-voice-voiceless
SOWASK gives a voice to the voiceless
“Today we will be the voice for the voiceless. Break the silence. Stop the abuse.” These are the words of Princess Mohalanyane, a fourth-year social work student on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark, moments before she lead a group of students in a silent protest against the abuse of women and children. The protest…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-optentia-hosts-vlir-uos
NWU Optentia hosts VLIR-UOS
Optentia, a research focus area on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark, recently hosted Mr Christophe Goossens, programme officer for the Flemish Inter-university Council for University Development Cooperation (VLIR-UOS) Over the past four years Optentia received funding from VLIR-UOS to run the Experiences in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-students-stand-animals
NWU students stand up for animals
Chocolate, vanilla, caramel, blueberry: all the flavours imaginable! A group of BEd Foundation Phase students on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark took to the kitchen to promote their passion for animals. The group of ladies, under the leadership of third-year student Monique Welgemoed, sold cupcakes on campus in a…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nsg-chief-director-address-students-challenges-public-service-delivery
NSG chief director address students on challenges of public service delivery
The first-year public management students on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark recently had the privilege of being addressed by Ms Milly Daweti, chief director at the National School of Government (NSG). Ms Daweti’s visit follows after an invitation from Mr Kagiso Pooe, a lecturer in the School of Basic Sciences, as…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-student-documents-khoi-san-medicinal-practices
NWU student documents Khoi-San medicinal practices
Simangaliso Lesley Mashego from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, documented the indigenous medicinal expertise of the Khoi-San community in the Northern Cape as part of the final-year research component of his Bachelor of Indigenous Knowledge Science (BIKS) degree. Simangaliso is part of the research group Seboka that…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-one-top-five-innovative-universities-sa
NWU one of top five innovative universities in SA
A bibliometrical* company, Clarivate Analytics, recently published a report that lists the North-West University (NWU) as one of the top five innovative universities in South Africa. The report, A focus on the top 5 innovative universities in South Africa, examined universities and how their contributions are distributed across the total…http://news.nwu.ac.za/geexpo-2017-it%25E2%2580%2599s-time-change-your-attitude-about-maths-and-it
GeeXpo 2017: It’s time to change your attitude about maths and IT
Did you know that a bad attitude towards mathematics can literally cost you the opportunity to further your studies after completing high school? Trues bob! Researchers have found that hard work and good study habits were the most important factors in improving your maths ability over time and hence – contrary to popular believe – there are no…http://news.nwu.ac.za/idea-generation-entrepreneur%25E2%2580%2599s-first-step-towards-success
Idea generation: an entrepreneur’s first step towards success
Are you dreaming of starting your own business venture? Do you have an idea which you think has business potential? If so, the Idea Generation Workshop – hosted by the bhive Enterprise Development Centre (EDC) on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark – will suit you like a glove. Ask any vested entrepreneur and he/she…http://news.nwu.ac.za/enterprising-women-programme-be-extended-northern-free-state
Enterprising Women Programme to be extended to northern Free State
Entrepreneurship is more than just a buzzword: it is perceived to be one of the most significant economic and social developments in the world at present. Excitingly enough, more and more women are stepping up to own and run businesses in numbers that would have been hard to imagine a few decades ago. International research estimates that…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-dean-delivers-public-lecture-chemistry
NWU dean delivers public lecture on chemistry
Professor Helen Drummond, the executive dean of the Faculty of Agriculture, Science and Technology at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, recently delivered a public lecture titled “Competence in Chemistry: Component Steps to Skills and Strategies”. Prof Drummond, a recipient of the South African Chemical Institute (SACI)…http://news.nwu.ac.za/curriculum-contested-space-within-sa-higher-education-sector
The curriculum as contested space within the SA higher education sector
“In the South African context, when we consider the curriculum as a contested space, the following may come to mind: #RhodesMustFall, #ScienceMustFall and #DecolonisteTheCurriculum. I would however like to share a broader perspective and focus on how different stakeholders jostle to include – and exclude – selected voices in the curriculum in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/second-south-african-symposium-teacher-education-inclusion-%25E2%2580%2598everyone-has-right-education%25E2%2580%2599
Second South African Symposium on Teacher Education for Inclusion: ‘Everyone has the right to education’
The Second South African Symposium on Teacher Education for Inclusion was recently held at the Emerald Resort and Casino in Vanderbijlpark. The Optentia research focus area on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark and the Faculty of Education Sciences on the NWU’s campus in Potchefstroom, in collaboration with the Flemish…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-staff-thanked-about-3-700-service-years
NWU staff thanked for about 3 700 service years
Nearly 3 700 years! That is the number of service years for which staff of the North-West University (NWU) campus in Potchefstroom and at the Institutional Office were recently honoured. During the events the staff were thanked for their hard work, commitment and caring attitude. Prof Fika Janse van Rensburg, acting rector of the campus,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/enterprise-risk-management-model-aid-all-industries-country-wide
Enterprise Risk Management model to aid all industries country-wide
During the recent Autumn Graduation Ceremony of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark the degree Doctor of Philosophy in risk management was conferred upon Hermie le Roux. In the appreciation of her study Hermie was lauded by examiners for the development of an Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) model and assessment tool…http://news.nwu.ac.za/%25E2%2580%2598-internet-never-forgets%25E2%2580%2599-social-media-specialist-tells-nwu