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About us
Background The vision of the Centre for African Language Teaching (CALT) is to work together with stakeholders in Education and in the communities served by North-West University (NWU) towards reaching dependable pedagogical solutions for the teaching of literacy (in Setswana). One of the goals that CALT has set for itself is to engage and…https://education.nwu.ac.za/teaching-practice-support-services/tprac-students
TPRAC Students
[/accordion] [accordion collapsed] Teaching Practice Modules Mahikeng Campus Potchefstroom Campus Vanderbijlpark Campus Unit for Open Distance Learning TPED 176 TPED 176 TPED 176 TPED 176 TPED 178 TPED 177…https://education.nwu.ac.za/teaching-practice-support-services/teaching-practice-support-services
Teaching Practice Support Services
[accordion collapsed] Practical teaching experience stands as a cornerstone in the journey of teacher training, serving as a vital component that bridges the theoretical knowledge acquired through coursework with the real-world complexities of the classroom. This hands-on immersion offers aspiring educators a dynamic platform to apply…https://education.nwu.ac.za/teaching-practice-support-services/tprac-lecturers
TPRAC Lecturers
[accordion collapsed] Important Page Links Contact Layout Link to WISL Link to Staff LMS site Student Non-Negotiable Rules T-Prac(WIL) Manual Student Workbooks PR26 Finances Accommodation MC & VC - Mrs Karabelo van Zyl Accommodation PC - Ms Lebohang Ranotsi Allowances & Advances - Mr Sam Mabena All Flights - Mrs Karabelo…https://humanities.nwu.ac.za/music/part-time-staff
Part-time Staff
Dr Thinus Boshoff Classical guitar Mr Chris de Bruyn Arts Management Ms Magdalena de Vries Orchestral percussion Ms Titi Luzipo CCM Voice Ms Kgalalelo Mofolo Uhadi Mr Mpho Molikeng Uhadi Mr Charles Oliver Cello Mr Kagiso Ramela Saxophone…https://humanities.nwu.ac.za/music/african-music
African Music
Ms Thandeka Mfinyongo Knowledge of indigenous African music is useful for all tertiary-level music students, irrespective of their chosen field of specialization. This is the case especially because exposure to African music introduces learners to ways of making music, listening to music, teaching music and learning music, which…https://humanities.nwu.ac.za/music/arts-management
Arts Management
Mr Chris de Bruyn Two modules in Arts Management are compulsory in the BA Music & Society programme, and available as electives in the BMus programme. These modules are also available to other students at the university who are interested in Arts Management. It is presented in collaboration with the Artéma Institute for…
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)…
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…
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…
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,…
NWU Nursing Science students donate posters to the ES le Grange School
Second-year Community Nursing students at the North-West University (NWU) campus in Potchefstroom recently reached out again to learners of the ES le Grange School. The students held health-education sessions with the learners where they focused on, among other things, hand hygiene, exercise and healthy food. The students presented the…
Visiting Canadian academic presents lecture about trust
Prof Catherine Kwantes, a visiting professor from the University of Windsor in Canada, presented a public lecture on 8 June 2017 at the North-West University’s campus in Mahikeng. The topic of the lecture was “Trust in Context: Societal and Organisational Aspects of Decisions to Trust”. Prof Kwantes is an industrial/organisational…
Inclusive education: team work between researchers, teachers and government
During the first day of the Second South African Symposium on Teacher Education for Inclusion in Vanderbijlpark, it quickly became clear that the goal of inclusive education in South Africa calls for cooperation across the educational spectrum. Dr Moses Simelane from the Department of Basic Education highlighted the various ways the department…
Crowns, confidence and charisma - Miss & Mr NWU Vaal 2017
If you thought that beauty pageants were just about high fashion and desirability, you have another thing coming. At the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark the annual Miss and Mr NWU Vaal pageant represents a celebration of confidence, charisma and talent. This year saw the beautiful Palesa Keswa and the charismatic…
NWU South African Symposium on Teacher Education for Inclusion: All teachers can teach all children
The second South African Symposium on Teacher Education for Inclusion was recently hosted by 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. Following the success of the first symposium in 2015, it was clear that…
Jongklomp wen internasionale innoveringstoekenning vir robotikaprojek
Drie elfjarige kinders van Vanderbijlpark – Izabelle Bothma, Ewald Harmse en Wilmar Pretorius – het ’n robot ontwerp wat reddingspanne kan help om iemand te vind wat onder die sneeu toegeval is. Hulle vindingrykheid het vir hulle die innoveringstoekenning by die onlangse Robotika Wêreldkampioenskap gewen. Maar hoe hou hierdie merkwaardige…
Youngsters win international Innovation Award for robotics project
Three 11-year old youngsters from Vanderbijlpark – Izabelle Bothma, Ewald Harmse and Wilmar Pretorius – designed a robot that will be able to assist rescuers in finding individuals trapped under snow. Their ingenuity earned them the Innovation Award at the recent Robotics World Championships. But how does this remarkable invention relate to…
Hulpverlening aan Knysna en ander storm geteisterde gebiede
Lede van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se kampusgemeenskap in Vanderbijlpark word aangemoedig om nie-bederfbare produkte, toiletware, komberse en water te versamel ter ondersteuning van die slagoffers van die onlangse brandkrisis in die Tuinroete. Dié insamelingsprojek word in samewerking met DHL-koeriergroep aangebied. Volgens Sunelia…