Beckles is a Caribbean historian and vice-chancellor of the University of the West Indies.
NWU is building the NWU Desmond Tutu School of Medicine, and Prof Tyobeka says pairing it with the planned North West academic hospital would benefit the province.
About 95 000 jobs in South Africa depend on hunting tourism, according to a new study led by Prof Peet van der Merwe and Prof Andrea Saayman from the North-West University.
The ongoing dysfunction within the NSFAS and various SETAs is jeopardising the futures of vulnerable students and placing strain on SA’s public universities, says NWU’s Prof Linda du Plessis.
The appointment places Prof Tyobeka at the helm of a body tasked with advising government on the pace, scale and procurement approach for new nuclear capacity.
Prof Tyobeka’s appointment is effective from 18 June and will run for a five-year term.
The strategic partnership will ensure NWDOH medical students have access to the province’s medical and infrastructural resources while serving the healthcare needs of the region.
Dr Khido Ramadie, a mental health counsellor and academic in the NWU’s Faculty of Education, is working with the North West Provincial Department of Education to offer mental health and wellness support to the province’s youth education assistants.
Prof Joe Viljoen, from the Faculty of Health Sciences at NWU, examined how self-emulsifying drug delivery systems can improve treatment for TB, malaria and HIV/Aids.
Professor Louis du Preez of the NWU led the discovery of the Breviceps batrachophiliorum.