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2020-06-08 Since the lockdown commenced, a number of businesses have had to close indefinitely, leaving thousands of South Africans unemployed. With so many people in the job market, jobseekers have to find new ways to stand out from the crowd. Dr Peet Roos, Ms…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-optentia-blazing-start
NWU’s Optentia off to a blazing start
2020-02-19 With the academic year in full swing, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Optentia research focus area is off to a blazing start. Researchers, professionals, members of academia and postgraduate students can look forward to and benefit from a bumper…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-hosts-international-tourism-week
NWU hosts International Tourism Week
2025-09-11 The North-West University (NWU) hosted the International Tourism Week Symposium from 9 to 11 September 2025 at The Willows Garden Hotel in Potchefstroom. The symposium brought together academics, students, and industry experts from across the globe to discuss…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/seminar-prof-jorg-rogge-cultural-history-and-its-different-approaches
Seminar by Prof Jorg Rogge: Cultural history and its different approaches
2024-05-28 The NWU School of Social Sciences cordially invites to attend an in-person seminar hosted by Prof Jorg Rogge titled "Cultural history and its different approaches". [accordion] Abstract: This lecture deals with concepts of historiography that…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/centre-space-research/cosmology
Cosmology
2025-05-28 Cosmology explores the origin, structure, evolution, and ultimate fate of the universe. It seeks to understand the large-scale distribution of matter and energy, the dynamics of cosmic expansion, and the processes underlying the formation of galaxies and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/first-publishers-acknowledged
First publishers acknowledged
2022-08-19 A total of 40 staff members of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Potchefstroom Campus received recognition for their first publication of a research article. This event is held annually to welcome staff members into the ranks of research publishers.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-appoints-founding-chief-director-desmond-tutu-school-medicine
NWU appoints founding chief director of the Desmond Tutu School of Medicine
2026-04-02 The North-West University (NWU) has reached a significant milestone in its academic and institutional development with the appointment of Prof. Binu Luke as the inaugural chief director of the Desmond Tutu School of Medicine, effective from 1 April 2026.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-women-shine-prestigious-science-awards-0
NWU women shine at prestigious science awards
2019-08-30 The women of the North-West University (NWU) continue to shine in Women’s Month and their extraordinary achievements do not go unnoticed. On 15 August, the NWU was well represented at the Department of Science and Technology’s prestigious South African…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-executive-director-student-life-serves-editorial-board-international-journal
NWU executive director of Student Life serves on the editorial board of international journal
2024-10-29 Student affairs is an important part of higher education and the work that professionals in this field do is an essential catalyst in starting the lifelong, holistic development of students. One of the most authoritative platforms on the global student…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/strukturele-oplossings-strek-verder-monetere-beleid
Strukturele oplossings strek verder as monetêre beleid
2023-07-21 Soos die meeste mense verwag het, het die Monetêrebeleidskomitee (MBK) met ’n meerderheid van 3:2 besluit om vir eers die rentekoerse onveranderd te laat in plaas daarvan om dit met ’n verdere 25 basispunte te verhoog. In sy kommentaar op die MBK se…http://engineering.nwu.ac.za/af/navorsing/materiale-vibrasie-ontleding-en-vervaardiging
Materiale, Vibrasie-ontleding en Vervaardiging
2022-02-20 Die navorsingsgroep Materiale, Vibrasie-ontleding en Vervaardiging, is in die Skool vir Meganiese Ingenieurswese aan die NWU se Fakulteit Ingenieurswese geleë. Hierdie navorsingsgroep spesialiseer in die selektering van materiale vir ontwerpe,…http://engineering.nwu.ac.za/af/ingenieurswese/mineraalprosessering
Mineraalprosessering
2023-07-28 Mineraalprosessering is ‘n spesialisveld in Chemiese Ingenieurswese en behels die fisiese en chemiese prosesse wat gebruik word om metale te ontgin. Die chemiese industrie is een van die grootste Bruto Binnelandse…http://news.nwu.ac.za/transport-crises-transport-opportunities
Transport crises, transport opportunities
2019-10-17 There are crises in the South African transport sector, but this same sector is also rife with opportunities. This according to Ofentse Mokwena, a lecturer and researcher in transport economics at the North-West University (NWU). With October being…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-study-looks-need-revive-mahikeng-airport
NWU study looks at the need to revive Mahikeng Airport
2022-10-13 According to Statistics South Africa, the demand for air transport has been increasing for the past decade in South Africa. This is due to an increase in physical activity and major economic development in different cities across the country. North-West…http://library.nwu.ac.za/support-guides
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Bursaries and job opportunities
2022-07-15 Bursaries in Engineering The Bursaries Office assists in the distribution of advertisements of every possible bursary or job opportunity in the field of Engineering via electronic media to all current NWU students who would like to receive this…http://news.nwu.ac.za/what-partial-independence-transnet-national-ports-authority-means
What the partial independence of the Transnet National Ports Authority means
2021-06-25 President Cyril Ramaphosa, together with Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan and Minister of Transport Fikile Mbalula, announced on 22 June 2021 the establishment of the National Ports Authority as an independent, wholly-owned subsidiary of Transnet…http://www.nwu.ac.za/announcements-2022
Announcements 2022
2023-01-31 [accordion] Further information regarding the handling of an alleged incident related to a female residence on the Potchefstroom Campus 16 September 2022 The North-West University (NWU) management is seriously concerned about the allegations which…http://news.nwu.ac.za/better-coordination-and-collaboration-can-boost-food-security-rural-south-africa
Better coordination and collaboration can boost food security in rural South Africa
2022-07-20 “My passion for rural development started when I realised that there are families who go to bed without food. I became more interested through my research on key strategies and interventions that can assist the country on how rural development can be best…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-vanderbijlpark-campus-honours-long-serving-staff-members