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Ranking places NWU among top six local universities for second consecutive year
2021-09-07 The THE World University Rankings have again, like in last year’s ranking, placed the North-West University (NWU) among the top six universities in South Africa. Globally, the NWU is ranked between 501 and 600 out of more than 1 600 universities across…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-business-school-hosts-international-panel-crisis-ukraine
NWU Business School hosts international panel on crisis in Ukraine
2022-03-11 It is one of the most significant acts of aggression that one country has perpetrated against another in the 21st century. The Russian invasion of Ukraine may have consequences that are almost unfathomable and that will echo through the annals of history.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/microscopic-wonder-yellow-bellied-sea-snake-scientific-breakthrough
Microscopic wonder on yellow-bellied sea snake is a scientific breakthrough
2022-07-20 Just as vastness induces awe, so there is wonder to be found in the miniscule. For Dr Roksana Majewska from the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences at the North-West University (NWU), this is an absolute truth. Before we zoom in, we need to talk…http://news.nwu.ac.za/new-language-resources-four-south-african-nguni-languages
New language resources for the four South African Nguni languages
2022-07-20 Better technology tools are on the way for South Africa’s four Nguni languages. Research being done at the Centre for Text Technology (CTexT®) at the North-West University (NWU) is helping to fill in the missing links about how these languages are being used…http://news.nwu.ac.za/i-put-it-you-second-year-vanderbijlpark-students-victorious-nwu-juta-mock-trials
I put it to you – second-year Vanderbijlpark students victorious in NWU Juta Mock Trials
2022-08-16 A team of second-year students from the Faculty of Law on the Vanderbijlpark Campus of the North-West University (NWU) are this year’s winners in the popular annual NWU Juta Mock Trial competition that took place in Potchefstroom on 15 August. Omphemetse…http://news.nwu.ac.za/frontline-staff-members-honoured-nwu
Frontline staff members honoured by the NWU
2022-06-03 During the month of May, then acting vice-chancellor Prof Linda du Plessis hosted multi-campus events to thank the frontline staff members for working hard during the registration period amidst Covid-19 challenges. Acknowledging the staff contributions at…http://news.nwu.ac.za/jean-tiedt-king-defence
Jean Tiedt: King of defence
2023-06-02 Rugby has changed. It has evolved. Take a look at some of the games in the 70s, 80s and early to mid-90s. They were a bit of a mess, weren’t they? There was little structure (not like nowadays, anyway) and it was more of a scrap than a clinical exhibition.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/honours-programme-educational-psychology-still-empowering-potchefstroom-hospital
Honours programme in educational psychology is still empowering Potchefstroom Hospital
2023-11-17 The fruits of an eight-year-long, arduous community endeavour are now evident in the Potchefstroom Hospital project. This undertaking has been consistently fuelled by the unwavering passion, dedication and commitment of the staff who have been involved since…http://news.nwu.ac.za/first-year-engineering-students-unite-celebrate-international-mother-language-day
First-year engineering students unite to celebrate International Mother Language Day
2024-02-28 It was a fun-filled, educational, and fascinating day for the first-year engineering students, with activities varying from learning a novel word in a different language to answering the question: “Why did you choose to study Engineering?” in their mother…http://education.nwu.ac.za/research-and-innovation/projects
Projects
2016-12-01 Projects in progress 1. Human Rights Literacy: a quest for meaning 2012-2014 (NRF funded project) Bbrief magazine page 38 2. Spaces of Mobility: Child Trafficking, Human Rights Violations and the Curriculum 2013-2015 (ANFASA…http://law.nwu.ac.za/law/prof-stephen-de-la-harpe-executive-dean-law-passed-away-morning
Prof Stephen de la Harpe, Executive Dean of the Faculty of Law, passed away this morning
2021-02-18 Prof Stephen de la Harpe, Executive Dean of the Faculty of Law, North-West University passed away this morning. He has been in the ICU for the last six weeks. The Faculty wants to convey…http://news.nwu.ac.za/leopard-lairr-2025-battle-innovation-and-creativity-across-faculties
Leopard Lair® 2025: The battle of innovation and creativity across faculties
2025-07-29 On Thursday, 24 July, the 2025 Leopards Lair® Student Pitching event showcased a vibrant celebration of innovative ideas. Held at the D’Vine VenU on the Potchefstroom Campus, the event highlighted exceptional student talent across two categories: Side Hustles…http://news.nwu.ac.za/celebrating-breastfeeding-week-why-we-need-do-more
Celebrating Breastfeeding Week: Why we need to do more
2025-08-05 Breastfeeding is every person’s first start in life, yet millions of South African mothers stop within weeks. A simple change in position or early expert support can make the difference between quitting and success. Myths, short maternity leave, and…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/events
Events
2017-03-30 Student Simposium R&I Notes: The program for 2017 first years welcoming and registration will be posted by December 2016. Students within the Faculty of Natural Sciences can contact ms Ashleigh Pieterse at 018 299 2711…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/languages/technology
Language Technology
2022-08-19 Only available on the Potchefstroom Campus Language technology is an interdisciplinary field that includes most subdisciplines of linguistics, as well as computational linguistics, natural language processing, computer science, mathematics, and…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/tourism-research-economic-environs-and-society-trees/articles-2013
Articles 2013
2024-06-07 BOTHA, A. & SAAYMAN, A. 2013. Modelling tourism demand for South Africa: An almost ideal demand system approach. Journal of Economic and Financial Sciences. 6(3): 683-706. CINI, F., KRUGER, P.S. & ELLIS, S. 2013. A model of intrinsic and extrinsic…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/UBMI/SAMS2020/Program
SAMS congress 2020: Program
2022-08-26 .bg { padding: 1em; color: white; background-color: black; clear: left; text-align: center; } .btn-group-vertical { width: 100%; } 63th Annual Congress of the South African Mathematical Society 2 December 2020, online…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/paa/3MC-Course-EM/Participants
3MC Course on Epidemiological Modeling: Participants
2022-05-22 .bg { padding: 1em; color: white; background-color: black; clear: left; text-align: center; } .btn-group-vertical { width: 100%; } Postgraduate Course: Introduction to Mathematical Epidemiology 4-7 April 2022,…http://www.nwu.ac.za/nwu/discover-women-who-inspire
Discover women who inspire
2022-08-03 For this year’s Women’s Month, we look at NWU women who are inspiring. We highlight and celebrate remarkable women who respond to real-world issues with research. These are NWU women who have a passion for acquiring knowledge, who overcome adversity, and…http://law.nwu.ac.za/law/mock