Bemagtig die onderwysers van môre
Daar is drie soorte onderwysers: die onderwyser wat dinge laat gebeur, die een wat kyk hoe ander dinge laat gebeur, en dié een wat wonder wat gebeur het! Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se onderwysers van die toekoms – wat opgelei word om dinge te laat gebeur – het onlangs ʼn seminaar oor onderwysaangeleenthede aangebied, en hul studenteraad…
Empowering the teachers of tomorrow
There are three types of teachers: the teacher who makes things happen, the teacher who watches others make it happen and the teacher who wonders what happened! The North-West University’s (NWU’s) teachers of the future – who are training to be teachers who make things happen – recently hosted a seminar on education matters on the campus in…
SOWASK vier Internasionale Maatskaplike Werk-dag
“Ons koester menseverhoudinge en bevorder Ubuntu en diversiteit op en om ons kampus.” Dit is hoe Tracy Mkanazi, junior dosent in maatskaplike werk en voog van die Maatskaplike Werk Studentevereniging (SOWASK) op die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se kampus in Vanderbijlpark, dit waarvoor SOWASK staan beskryf. SOWASK het onlangs ter viering van…
SOWASK celebrates International Social Work Day
“We are embracing human relationships and promoting Ubuntu and diversity in and around the campus.” This is how Tracy Mkwanazi, junior lecturer in social work and guardian of the Social Work Student Association (SOWASK) on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark, explains the nature of the student association. SOWASK…
First NWU TEDx talk homes in on local issues
The North West province is hungry for ideas and needs a coordinated response from all stakeholders to bring about much-needed change in the lives of the province’s residents. This is according to Premier Job Mokgoro, one of the speakers at the recent inaugural TEDx event that took place on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in…
NWU’s engineering innovation brings relief to cyclone-stricken Mozambique
The catastrophic Cyclone Idai was one of the worst tropical cyclones on record to affect Africa and the southern hemisphere as a whole. The long-lived storm caused catastrophic damage when it hit Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi earlier in March, leaving more than 800 people dead and hundreds more unaccounted for. More than two million…
No mountain high enough for the NWU’s Letlhogonolo Mafela
Letlhogonolo Mafela is the epitome of bravery, determination and believing in oneself. He faces every challenge that comes his way head-on, despite being born without arms. Letlhogonolo added another success to his inspiring life story when he received his BCom degree in economics during the North-West University’s (NWU’s) April autumn…
Vra ʼn ekonoom: wat verwag die industrie van my?
As die rol van geld in die wêreld daarbuite jou fassineer, jy ʼn vernuftige probleemoplosser is én ʼn gawe vir analitiese redevoering het, is die kanse redelik goed dat jy vir ʼn BCom-graad in ekonomie ingeskryf is. Indien wel, teken die 16de April 2019 in jou dagboek aan en maak seker jy woon die volgende werkswinkel van die geaffilieerde…
Ask an economist: what does industry require of me?
If you are fascinated by how money makes the world go round, have a flair for problem-solving and a knack for analytic reasoning, chances are that you are enrolled for a BCom degree in economics. If so, diarise the 16th of April 2019 and make sure you attend the next workshop of the student affiliated body, Think Like an Economist (TLE) at the…
And they’re off!
All employees of the North-West University (NWU) have recently been challenged by the University of the Free State (Kovsies) to take part in the 2019 “Healthy4Health” Pedometer Challenge. Some 42 teams, consisting of four members each, have since entered, and now the NWU, Kovsies, Stellenbosch University, and the Universities of Cape Town and…
Faculty of Engineering celebrates exceptional alumni
He is an alumnus of the North-West University (NWU), an entrepreneur and a professional engineer whose expertise and experience are recognised in the international arena of distillation, heat exchange, absorption, gas scrubbing and related process operations. He is the founder and CEO of the company Mass & Heat Transfer Technology Pty Ltd,…
NWU students’ app uncovers the sounds of local artists
South Africa has vast musical talent but all too often, up-and-coming musicians are overshadowed by established artists in the industry. New artists will soon be heard loud and clear if two third-year information technology students from the North-West University (NWU) have their way. Lesego Mogorosi from Mahikeng and Katlego Namate from…
Come and experience racial differences through the eye of technology
The North-West University recently launched an initiative to put racial differences among staff and students under the spotlight and to emphasise the importance of understanding these differences. Organisers of the event feel that confronting race at a South African university involves studying the relationship between race and educational…
Making the choice: open access versus traditional journals
Researchers are architects of innovation. However, their research findings will only impact the world if they are effectively shared with the rest of the academic community and the world. With this in mind the Library and Information Service team at the North-West University (NWU) recently hosted an Open Access Week across its three campuses…
Research identifies novel treatment options for rare disease
The research of a brilliant postgraduate student at the North-West University (NWU) is a breakthrough in the understanding of mitochondrial disease and identifying novel treatment options for patients. Karin Terburgh investigated mitochondrial disease as part of her MSc studies, using mice already suffering from this disease, known as Ndufs4…
Water-friendly cowpea plant is packed with potential
In a country that is struggling with water supply, the North-West University (NWU) has found a cowpea plant that does not require a lot of water compared to other field crops. This particular cowpea is indigenous to the Southern African region and the NWU will be the first institution in the world to introduce it to the scientific community. It…
The limit does not exist for Selouna
A determined young graduate has overcome a mobility disability and other challenges to obtain her BSc Hons degree in information technology during the autumn graduation ceremony in March 2019. Selouna Visser, who is just 24 years old, suffers from a muscular illness called Spinal Muscular Atrophy, level 3 – also referred to as “Kugelberg…
Full accreditation for NWU’s LLB
The management of the North-West University (NWU) is pleased with the recent announcement by the Council on Higher Education (CHE) that the NWU Bachelor of Laws (LLB) programme has received full accreditation. The CHE’s response bears relation to the submission of the NWU Progress Report submitted to them in October 2018. Vice-Chancellor of…
NWU among the best universities in research publication outputs
The North-West University (NWU) is among the best universities in the country in terms of the overall research publication output units per institution. The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) recently released their report on the evaluation of universities’ 2017 research outputs and listed the NWU in the top seven. The DHET’…