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The article stated that NWU's poor ranking performance compared to Uct, Maties and Tuks was due to its smaller student numbers. This is rubbish as NWU has a large student population and there is little correlation between student size and performance. Just look at Brown. I removed this statement. Any objections? 18:27, 15 August 2009 (UTC) <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/41.18.208.162|41.18.208.162]] ([[User talk:41.18.208.162|talk]]) </span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> |
The article stated that NWU's poor ranking performance compared to Uct, Maties and Tuks was due to its smaller student numbers. This is rubbish as NWU has a large student population and there is little correlation between student size and performance. Just look at Brown. I removed this statement. Any objections? 18:27, 15 August 2009 (UTC) <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/41.18.208.162|41.18.208.162]] ([[User talk:41.18.208.162|talk]]) </span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> |
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The current entry regarding ranking claims the university is "18th best university of sub-Saharan Africa" when the source says noting of the kind. It says it is the 18th most searched on the web and says nothing whatsoever as to its quality. [[Special:Contributions/108.249.235.44|108.249.235.44]] ([[User talk:108.249.235.44|talk]]) 00:21, 30 January 2016 (UTC) |
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I know that many universities are proud of their rankings, but there is compelling evidence that rankings are not good for the global south https://www.igi-global.com/gateway/chapter/324324 or |
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DOI 10.37941/PB/2023/1 |
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perhaps there is a need to also link to some critical work on the University Ranking Industry? |
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== History == |
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One or more portions of this article duplicated other source(s). The material was copied from: http://www.puk.ac.za/puk/geskiedenis_e.html and http://www.ieasa.studysa.org/studysa/NWU.pdf and others. Infringing material has been rewritten or removed and must not be restored, ''unless'' it is duly released under a compatible license. (For more information, please see [[Wikipedia:COPYRIGHT#Using_copyrighted_work_from_others|"using copyrighted works from others"]] if you are not the copyright holder of this material, or [[Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials|"donating copyrighted materials"]] if you are.) For [[Wikipedia:Copyrights|legal reasons]], we cannot accept [[Wikipedia:Copyrights|copyrighted]] text or images borrowed from other web sites or published material; such additions will be deleted. Contributors may use copyrighted publications as a source of ''information'', but not as a source of ''sentences'' or ''phrases''. Accordingly, the material ''may'' be rewritten, but only if it does not infringe on the copyright of the original ''or'' [[Wikipedia:Plagiarism|plagiarize]] from that source. Please see our [[Wikipedia:NFC#Text|guideline on non-free text]] for how to properly implement limited quotations of copyrighted text. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously, and persistent violators '''will''' be [[Wikipedia:Blocking policy|blocked]] from editing. While we appreciate contributions, we must require all contributors to understand and comply with these policies. Thank you. <!-- Template:Cclean --> <!--Signature-->[[User:Moonriddengirl|Moonriddengirl]] <sup>[[User talk:Moonriddengirl|(talk)]]</sup> 14:48, 30 March 2010 (UTC) |
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== Choir == |
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The University has a fabulous choir. The conductor is [[Kobus Venter]].--[[User:Stephanie Do|Stephanie Do]] ([[User talk:Stephanie Do|talk]]) 07:11, 4 July 2017 (UTC) |
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Ranking
[edit]The article stated that NWU's poor ranking performance compared to Uct, Maties and Tuks was due to its smaller student numbers. This is rubbish as NWU has a large student population and there is little correlation between student size and performance. Just look at Brown. I removed this statement. Any objections? 18:27, 15 August 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.18.208.162 (talk)
The current entry regarding ranking claims the university is "18th best university of sub-Saharan Africa" when the source says noting of the kind. It says it is the 18th most searched on the web and says nothing whatsoever as to its quality. 108.249.235.44 (talk) 00:21, 30 January 2016 (UTC)
I know that many universities are proud of their rankings, but there is compelling evidence that rankings are not good for the global south https://www.igi-global.com/gateway/chapter/324324 or DOI 10.37941/PB/2023/1 perhaps there is a need to also link to some critical work on the University Ranking Industry?
History
[edit]I find that the focus of this section is on the Puk, while the merger partner, University of North West, is ignored. This section seems biased and should incorporate the institution's shared history.PurpleDuke 17:45, 13 October 2009 (UTC)
Copyright violation
[edit]The following sections seem to be copyright violations:
The North-West University (NWU): Background
- http://www.vuma.ac.za/drupal/?q=content/north-west-university-0
- http://www.ieasa.studysa.org/studysa/NWU.pdf
Historical background
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[edit]One or more portions of this article duplicated other source(s). The material was copied from: http://www.puk.ac.za/puk/geskiedenis_e.html and http://www.ieasa.studysa.org/studysa/NWU.pdf and others. Infringing material has been rewritten or removed and must not be restored, unless it is duly released under a compatible license. (For more information, please see "using copyrighted works from others" if you are not the copyright holder of this material, or "donating copyrighted materials" if you are.) For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or published material; such additions will be deleted. Contributors may use copyrighted publications as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences or phrases. Accordingly, the material may be rewritten, but only if it does not infringe on the copyright of the original or plagiarize from that source. Please see our guideline on non-free text for how to properly implement limited quotations of copyrighted text. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously, and persistent violators will be blocked from editing. While we appreciate contributions, we must require all contributors to understand and comply with these policies. Thank you. Moonriddengirl (talk) 14:48, 30 March 2010 (UTC)
Choir
[edit]The University has a fabulous choir. The conductor is Kobus Venter.--Stephanie Do (talk) 07:11, 4 July 2017 (UTC)