Language Notice

The North-West University acknowledges the realities of a multilingual society and a multilingual university environment. The university subscribes to an accommodative multilingual framework according to which functional multilingualism is implemented in a diversified way at the different levels of operation and communication at the university. 

As required by its Statute, the university has embarked upon and made good progress with a consultative language planning process aimed at formulating an institutional language policy that is flexible and functional, that seeks to address the language imbalances of the past and that promotes access, integration and a sense of belonging. 

On the basis of our commitment to multilingualism, we are currently in the process of making our corporate website available in Setswana, English and Afrikaans – the current three official languages of the university. Until this process has been completed it may occur temporarily that some texts will be available in English and Afrikaans only, or English only or Afrikaans only.