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The Silver Lining: How to Help Prevent Youth Suicide
2023-11-09 You're formally invited to participate in an online discussion hosted by North-West University (NWU) on the topic of youth suicide prevention. The session, titled "The Silver Lining: How to help prevent youth suicide", will be led by counseling…https://news.nwu.ac.za/how-resilient-are-sa%25E2%2580%2599s-female-entrepreneurs
How resilient are SA’s female entrepreneurs?
2018-08-31 South African policy makers and researchers are in agreement: a thriving small, medium and micro enterprise (SMME) sector is the key to job creation, economic sustainability and ultimately positive growth. With the National Development Plan (NDP) predicting…https://news.nwu.ac.za/veronica-knows-how-capture-king
Veronica knows how to capture a king
2018-10-25 You need solid strategies and tactics to capture a king. Just ask Veronica Gouws, a master’s student in applied radiation science and technology at the North-West University (NWU). She would know – besides her studies, the game of chess is her true love…https://news.nwu.ac.za/how-mandela-day-came-about
How Mandela Day came about
2019-07-17 It’s that time of the year again when social media feeds will be flooded with pictures and videos of good Samaritans doing their bit for Mandela Day. 67 Minutes for Mandela is in its 10th year of existence, and is still going strong. On 18 July 2008,…https://news.nwu.ac.za/how-six-days-potchefstroom-saved-australia
How six days in Potchefstroom saved Australia
2020-09-15 By Bertie Jacobs Our dreaded enemy, our mortal foes. The Australian cricket team elicits a special kind of response from South Africans (and every other test-playing nation), most notably in the form of vitriol and expressions not fit for the printed or…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-examines-free-online-access
NWU examines free online access
2018-06-07 In the ever-changing world of emerging technologies, the North-West University (NWU) is looking at publishing its research differently to keep up with the times. Prof Refilwe Phaswana-Mafuya, the deputy vice-chancellor for research and innovation,…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-shares-lessons-how-confront-fraud
NWU shares lessons on how to confront fraud
2018-11-16 The South African Fraud Prevention Services listed a 56% increase in fraud crimes in 2017.At least 70% of men (26-35 years old) make up the number of fraudsters. Women between 36 and 45 make up 33% of victims. At a time when organisations around the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/education-how-we-tackle-youth-unemployment
Education is how we tackle youth unemployment
2023-09-18 In June, South Africans celebrate Youth Month, but the harsh reality is there is often very little to celebrate, especially concerning current and future employment opportunities. This is in stark contrast with the 2023 theme for Youth Month, which is ‘…How to grow crops and generate energy at the same time
2017-06-19 A smart solar-powered partnership between the North-West University (NWU) and a German renewable energy company is empowering communities to grow food while generating energy. Co-financed by the German government, this partnership between the Faculty of…https://news.nwu.ac.za/single-and-loving-it-how-market-growing-singles-market
Single and loving it: How to market to the growing singles market
2021-03-19 The nuclear family of bygone decades, the boomers, the spendthrifts of Gen-X, the more socially enlightened Gen-Ys and the digitally dependent millennials all step aside: singletons now rule the commercial roost! As the term “family” has evolved, been…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-takes-student-assessment-online
NWU takes student assessment online
2020-10-30 Despite various challenges in 2020 due to the national lockdown and Covid-19 pandemic, the North-West University (NWU) is celebrating yet another teaching and learning milestone for itself. It is moving student assessment to a new online platform.…https://news.nwu.ac.za/good-bad-and-ugly-online-learning
The good, the bad and the ugly of online learning
2021-05-07 South Africa, like many other countries, quickly went into lockdown last year due to the rapid spread of the Corona virus. A number of people moved from contact schooling and work to virtual learning and remote work. While this has come with a number of…https://www.nwu.ac.za/event/online-learning-programme-research-design
An Online Learning Programme in Research Design
2021-02-17 The Acting DVC Research and Innovation of the North-West University, Prof Frans Waanders, invites you to a webinar on Online Learning of Research Methodology for Researchers and Postgraduate Students. Find out more and register hereHow can I enroll for my Nuclear Engineering studies?
2022-08-16 Before enrolling, it is crucial to find out what is cooking, e.g. which of the two PGDips will be most valuable to you. The standard point of contact for the PGDip is to phone, WhatsApp or email our postgraduate programme leader, Prof.…https://www.nwu.ac.za/access-to-information-act
Access to Information Act
2025-04-14 Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA) and the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) The North-West University(NWU) complies with the Promotion of Access to Information Act 2 of 2000. Therefore an information manual …https://www.nwu.ac.za/event/online-africa-day-commemoration