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NWU and alumni reach out to their communities
2022-08-01 In the spirit of International Nelson Mandela Day, the North-West University (NWU) Alumni and Stakeholder Relations office joined forces with the office of Prof Sonia Swanepoel, the deputy vice-chancellor for community engagement and Mahikeng Campus…http://news.nwu.ac.za/expert/petronella-lunda
Petronella Lunda
2025-04-15 I am, a dedicated midwife specialist, lecturer, and researcher with a strong passion for perinatal support for women and midwives. My expertise lies in compassionate midwifery, respectful maternity care, and evidence-based practice, and I am committed to…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/community-engagement-news/exciting-digitised-journey-enterprising-women-programme
EXCITING DIGITISED JOURNEY FOR THE ENTERPRISING WOMEN PROGRAMME
2024-06-07 Small business owners are prepared for many things, but the COVID‑19 pandemic is not only leaving us uncertain about how to cope in these strange times, but has also resulted in an unprecedented shift in the way that we do business. Entrepreneurs may be…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/telit-sa-news/EW
Exciting digitised journey for the Enterprising Women Programme
2024-06-07 Ms. Leonie Greyling Small business owners are prepared for many things, but the COVID‑19 pandemic is not only leaving us uncertain about how to cope in these strange times but has also resulted in an unprecedented shift in the way that we do business.…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/pure-and-applied-analytics-paa/workshop-videos
Workshop videos
2021-11-16 .bg { padding: 1em; color: white; background-color: black; clear: left; text-align: center; } .btn-group-vertical { width: 100%; } StatCon 2021 On-line Workshop 19 November, 2021 – 9 December, 2021…http://news.nwu.ac.za/gender-based-violence-%25E2%2580%2593-help-needed-victims
Gender-based violence – help is needed for the victims
2020-09-10 Over the past five months there have been numerous stories in the media about victims being harassed, attacked and even murdered by their intimate partners. According to Statistics SA, the incidence of gender-based violence (GBV) in South Africa is five…http://education.nwu.ac.za/UNESCO-chair-projects
Projects
2026-04-22 [accordion collapsed] SPECIFIC AIMS OF THE CHAIR - Collaboratively develop a map of the landscape of Open Educational Resources (OER) and Multimodal Learning initiatives in South Africa, and indicate how this corresponds to international initiatives…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/water-research-group-research-team
Research team
2025-03-01 Please click on any of the research team groups for more information on the members Last updated: February 2025 Comments on the content and accessibility, please contact: Anja Erasmushttp://news.nwu.ac.za/ai-revolution-hits-nwu-here-what-you-need-know
The AI revolution hits the NWU: Here is what you need to know
2025-02-07 As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to play an increasingly important and prominent role in our lives, the North-West University (NWU) has established the NWU AI Hub to serve as a coordinator and facilitator for all things AI at the NWU. No sphere of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/mou-bolster-public-sector
MoU to bolster the public sector
2024-07-22 The North-West University (NWU) and the Public Service Commission (PSC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Tuesday, 16 July to formalise and strengthen the relationship between the parties. The MoU, which will remain in force for a period of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/north-west-university-introduces-first-its-kind-short-learning-programme
North-West University introduces a first-of-its-kind short learning programme
2021-02-15 Covid-19 introduced a number of challenges to tertiary education, not the least of which is preparing postgraduate students to become confident researchers in their chosen field of study. This year the North-West University (NWU) introduces a new online short…http://news.nwu.ac.za/importance-effective-communication-relationships-promote-mental-health
The importance of effective communication in relationships to promote mental health
2017-10-03 October is Mental Health Awareness Month, and Dr Kobus du Plooy, clinical psychologist at the North-West University’s (NWU's) Institute of Psychology and Wellbeing, shares the following article in support of this important campaign. Few changes over the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/coronavirus-%25E2%2580%2593-breastfeed-protect-your-baby
Coronavirus – breastfeed to protect your baby
2020-03-17 With the current coronavirus pandemic creating hysteria as far as it spreads, scientists have recently established that this virus has not yet been found to be transferred in breast milk. This mainly because breast milk has protective agents against…http://www.nwu.ac.za/donor-letter
Donor Letter
2024-04-02 The virus has brought out the best in us Allow me to extend my heartfelt thoughts and best wishes to you, our valued stakeholder, who has also been struck by the storm now overwhelming our world. Given that we are all in the same boat in these…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/afrocentric-governance-public-affairs/north-west-university-policy-lab
North West University Policy Lab
2026-04-07 The NWU Policy Lab is a collaboration between North‑West University (Faculty of Humanities) and The Presidency to improve policy design, implementation and learning across the state. Hosted by NWU, the Lab serves as an implementation‑oriented space where…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-awards-honorary-doctorate-work-afrikaans
NWU awards honorary doctorate for work in Afrikaans
2017-11-09 The North-West University (NWU) has awarded an honorary doctorate to a seasoned and experienced academic who has made an outstanding contribution towards promoting Afrikaans in the Low Countries (the Netherlands and Belgium). Prof Ena Jansen, who has…http://news.nwu.ac.za/great-excitement-high-altitude-science-balloon-launched
Great excitement as high altitude science balloon is launched
2018-08-13 The Robotics team at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark aims to encourage technology-orientated individuals to become involved in the exciting world of automation and innovation in a fun and highly educating way. Having said this…http://news.nwu.ac.za/professor-marietjie-havenga-delivers-inaugural-lecture
Professor Marietjie Havenga delivers inaugural lecture
2022-07-14 An inaugural lecture is considered an important rite of passage in the life and career of an academic. Professor Marietjie Havenga delivered her inaugural lecture, titled Cooperative problem-based learning in Information Technology: Active learning for the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/empowering-success
Empowering success
2023-05-30 By Zandile Nkosi and Belinda Bantham The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Career Centre recently hosted its annual career fair across its three campuses. The aim of this event is to bring together students and potential employers in a centralised…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academics-visit-romanian-university-highlights-power-academic-exchange