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Topic: The Economics of Global Food Security: The Policy-Poverty-Development Nexus and Lessons for South Africa
Guest: Mr. Mbongiseni D. Ndlela, Director: Sector Development (Department of Economic Development, Tourism and Economic Affairs, KwaZulu-Natal Province); and Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) candidate, Milpark Business School. Join Herehttp://www.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumni/alumni-awards-recipient-andries-w-coetzee
Alumni Awards Recipient: Andries W Coetzee
Andries W Coetzee: Ambassador for Africa and Afrikaans in global academia In Patagonia in Argentina, the influence of Afrikaans can still be heard in the speech of Spanish-Afrikaans individuals who have spoken mainly Spanish for four decades or more. This is one of many fascinating findings that University of Michigan linguistics…http://www.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumni/alumni-awards-recipient-advocate-lekgoa-jan-andy-mothibi
Alumni Awards Recipient: Advocate Lekgoa Jan (Andy) Mothibi
Advocate Lekgoa Jan (Andy) Mothibi: striving for a corruption-free society A corruption-free South Africa is the goal towards which Adv Andy Mothibi, Head of the Special Investigating Unit (SIU), strives relentlessly. He has headed the SIU since May 2016, when he was appointed by the President of South Africa to lead the…http://www.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumni/alumni-awards-recipient-charlotte-mokoena
Alumni Awards Recipient- Charlotte Mokoena
Charlotte Mokoena: business leader with a human touch Charlotte Kelepile Mokoena serves in the highest echelons of South Africa’s corporate sector and is a leading light in the international training and development community. Yet Sasol Ltd’s Executive Vice President of Human Resources and Stakeholder Relations remains as community…http://www.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumni/alumni-awards-recipient-dimakatso-mohapi
Alumni Awards Recipient- Dimakatso Mohapi
Dimakatso Mohapi: A born teacher who shares the secrets of code Being able to write code is a coveted fourth industrial revolution skill and South Africans dare not be left behind. Dimakatso Agnes Mohapi is on a mission to teach coding to as many young people as possible, especially in her own community of Orange Farm in…http://www.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumni/alumni-awards-recipient-elroy-gelant
Alumni Awards Recipient- Elroy Gelant
Elroy Gelant: A humble hero on and off the track Fleet of foot and humble in character, Elroy Gelant is in a league of his own – as an athlete, in developing the next generation of champions, in standing up against women and child abuse and in his unswerving loyalty to the NWU. Elroy is a household name for his athletics…http://www.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumni/alumni-awards-recipient-prof-fika-janse-van-rensburg
Alumni Awards Recipient- Prof Fika Janse van Rensburg
Prof Fika Janse van Rensburg: embodying excellence in academia and management At the height of the #FeesMustFall protests at South African universities in 2016, one campus in the country did not lose any tuition time. That was the NWU’s Potchefstroom Campus, and the rector at the time was Professor Fika Janse van…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/mental-health-unequal-world-integrated-approach-management-lifestyle-interventions
Mental Health in an unequal world: integrated approach in management of lifestyle interventions
Mental health and substance abuse has become a worrisome phenomenon in South Africa as well in North West Province, as young people are dying morally, socially, psychologically and physically. It is important to look back that when individuals and communities engage collectively in helping one another with mental health and social problems…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/think-tank-20217-protection-whistleblowers-webinar
Think Tank 2021:7 - The Protection of Whistleblowers Webinar
[accordion] More about the webinar The NWU Business School and the Institute for Commercial Forensic Practitioners (ICFP) invites you to participate in a Think Tank webinar on how forensic practitioners can enhance the protection of whistleblowers involved in commercial forensic investigations. Forensic…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/distance-learning-revolution-adapting-digitisation-and-4ir
Distance Learning (R)Evolution: Adapting to digitisation and 4IR
The Unit for Open Distance Learning at the North-West University invites you to register for our upcoming virtual colloquium.An opportunity to explore teaching and learning experiences from the lecturer, student and institutional perspective as well as how the pandemic, digitisation & 4IR has impacted distance learning. Invitation link…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/decolonising-health-science-curriculum-workshop-series-workshop-5-panel-discussion
Decolonising the Health Science Curriculum Workshop Series: WORKSHOP 5 Panel Discussion - Decolonising in our faculty: conceptualizing, clarifying and critiquing
Register here For more information The 5th workshop in the ‘Decolonising the Health Science Curriculum’ workshop series. Building on the previous workshops’ presentations and discussions, participants will be encouraged to join the interesting and collaborative panel discussion on the subject of Decolonisation.http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/returning-office-yay-no-way-webinar
“Returning to the office - Yay! No way.” Webinar
Confirm attendance here *Please register no later than 26 October 2021, at 10:00.http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/invitation-first-nwu-faculty-law-alternative-dispute-resolution-colloquium
Invitation for the first NWU Faculty of Law Alternative Dispute Resolution Colloquium
Registration Meeting ID: 947 5330 6898 Passcode: 12345 Programme [accordion] About the colloquium The coronavirus (covid-19) pandemic has undoubtedly affected all of us in one way or another. For instance, gatherings are banned, universities, colleges, schools and most businesses are closed or partially opened.…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/copai-4-forum-discussion
CoPAI #4 Forum Discussion
Discussion on Academic Integrity Policies & Procedures and the role of Student Judicial Services (SJS) Join us for this CoPAI Forum Discussion and become part of this community! Join the discussion here More about the speakershttp://www.nwu.ac.za/date/nwu-lis-open-access-week
NWU LIS Open Access Week
Event highlights - The LIS Open Access Initiatives and technologies Dr. Mathew Moyo, Chief Director: Library and Information Service, NWU The role of universities in opening up access through Open Educational Resources Prof. Jako Olivier, UNESCO Research Chair on Multimodal Learning and Open Educational Resources, NWU Open…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/national-three-minute-thesis-competition
National Three Minute Thesis competition
Register here The NWU participants are: Dr Anneke Lincoln Schoeman Dr Anitia Lubbe Watch as finalists from around the country go head-to-head for the 3MT SA title, who will reign supreme? Research is an important pillar of any institution of higher learning, it provides an opportunity for both…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/research-ethics-and-integrity-workshop
Research Ethics and Integrity Workshop
The Research Ethics department would like to create awareness by inviting all postgraduate students, supervisors and researcher to attend the Research Ethics Compliance and integrity Workshop which will be presented by our guest speakers Prof Minrie Greeff and Prof Wayne Tower who are experts in the field. Register here MS Teams linkhttp://www.nwu.ac.za/date/guest-lecture-dr-marcelyn-oostendorp