North-West University (NWU)
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Custom logoNorth-West University (NWU; Afrikaans: Noordwes-Universiteit)1), formerly the University of the North-West (Uniwest), and the University of Bophuthatswana (Unibo), offers the following Knowledge Management education and training opportunities:
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences (FNAS) > School of Human Sciences > Center of Excellence in Indigenous Knowledge Studies2)
Undergraduate Degrees/Programs
- Bachelor of Arts (Indigenous Knowledge Systems)**
- Bachelor of Indigenous Knowledge Systems (BIKS)
Graduate Degrees/Programs
- Master of Arts (Indigenous Knowledge Systems)**
- Master of Indigenous Knowledge Systems (MIKS)
- Doctor of Philosophy (Indigenous Knowledge Systems)**
- Doctor of Philosophy in Indigenous Knowledge Systems
- Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
Library and Information Service Department (LIS)
Conferences
- The biennial International Conference on Information Literacy (ICIL or ICIL-Africa) aims to bring together researchers, information professionals, media specialists, educators, and policy makers from around the world to exchange knowledge and experience and discuss current issues, recent developments, challenges, theories, and good practices in the fields of Information Literacy, Media Literacy and Lifelong Learning.
It is the sister conference of the European Conference on Information Literacy (ECIL), co-organized by the Department of Information Management of Hacettepe University, Turkey, the Department of Information and Communication Sciences of the University of Zagreb, Croatia, and, since 2017, by the Information Literacy Association (InLitAs), France.
Since 2019, ICIL has been held in alternating odd-numbered years, while ECIL is held in even-numbered years.
Conference Themes:
2026: TBD
2024: Information Literacy Revolution… Get Ready!
2022: Information literacy in the Fourth Industrial Revolution
2019: Information literacy in all spheres of life
Workshops
Information and Learning Services Division (ILS) Workshops:
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may 2025: Workshop on Information Literacy