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NWU honours Prof Christa Rautenbach with the Chancellor’s Medal
2025-10-10 Her transformative leadership through her editorship of the Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal stands as a beacon of achievement in the vision and mission of the North-West University (NWU) to be a pre-eminent university in Africa. Her achievements in legal…http://news.nwu.ac.za/south-africas-leading-scholars-inducted-academy-science-south-africa
South Africa’s Leading Scholars inducted into the Academy of Science of South Africa
2025-11-04 2025 marks another milestone year for the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) as it welcomes a new cohort of distinguished scholars and scientists into its ranks. Forty-five exceptional individuals were formally inaugurated as Members of the Academy…http://news.nwu.ac.za/sadilar-announces-2026-first-cycle-sponsorship-recipients
SADiLaR announces 2026 first cycle sponsorship recipients
2026-02-25 The South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLaR), based at the Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University (NWU), is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2026 first cycle sponsorships. These sponsorships are awarded to…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/food-security-and-safety/research-projects
Research projects
2020-05-27 Food production and availability (Led by Dr. Sydney Mavengahama) Identification of drought tolerate crops, cropping systems, underutilised crops/alternative production systems, efficient utilization of feed resources, promotion of adapted indigenous…http://www.nwu.ac.za/tn/eish
life@NWU
2026-03-31 Ee, tsala ya rona ya kgale, yona eish! e na le leina le le ntšha. Go dumela gore o gololosege go feta go ya ka fa tlhalosong ya gago, Life @ NWU e ka tsosolosa gape selebego sa NWU jaaka lemorago gongwe serala se se beetsweng ditiragalo tse di bopang botshelo…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-home-fairest-vaal-vaal-triangle-region-boasts-new-beauty-queen-and-she-none-other-johan%25C3%25A9-petzer
NWU home to fairest of the Vaal The Vaal Triangle region boasts with a new beauty queen, and she is none other than Johané Petzer, a first-year BEd-student from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark. Johané, who is studying towards
2017-10-06 The Vanderbijlpark region boasts with a new beauty queen, and she is none other than Johané Petzer, a first-year BEd-student from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark. Johané, who is studying towards qualifying for a degree in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-student-attend-international-nursing-convention
NWU student to attend international nursing convention
2017-10-20 Matumelo Motaung, a nursing student at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng will attend the Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) 44th Biennial Convention in Indianapolis, USA from 28 October to 1 November 2017. She will represent the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-honours-late-dr-tom-gouws
NWU honours the late Dr Tom Gouws
2018-08-02 A former deputy vice-chancellor of the former University of Bophuthatswana (Unibo), Dr Tom Gouws, was buried this week after he was murdered by robbers in his home in Pretoria. Dr Gouws had a long relationship with the North-West University (NWU) and its…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-representatives-elected-saus-leadership
NWU representatives elected to SAUS leadership
2018-07-17 The North-West University (NWU) is proud to have two of its student leaders on the South African Union of Students (SAUS). They were elected at the SAUS conference that recently took place in Potchefstroom. SAUS is a national non-partisan student union…http://news.nwu.ac.za/death-student-north-west-university-nwu
Death of a student: North-West University (NWU)
2018-03-16 The university community is saddened by the unfortunate drowning of one our of students yesterday afternoon at about 15:00 on the Potchefstroom Campus. The 34-year old first-year student was at the university pool together with a friend. The incident was…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-eagles-young-guns-face-uct-varsity-cup-semi-final
NWU Eagles Young Guns to face UCT in Varsity Cup semi-final
2025-04-03 The North-West University (NWU) Eagles Young Guns (YGs) are looking to defend their Varsity Cup title after securing a crucial home semi-final. The Eagles will take on the University of Cape Town (UCT) YGs at the Fanie Du Toit Sportsgrounds on Monday 7 April…http://news.nwu.ac.za/liezel-bags-bronze-para-championships-japan
Liezel bags bronze at Para Championships Japan
2024-05-21 She did it again! This alumna from the North-West University (NWU) is no stranger to the Land of the Rising Sun, as she also competed in Japan during the 2021 Paralympic Games. Liezel finished third in the women’s 400m T37 race, and in doing so she…http://www.nwu.ac.za/event/webinar-popia-and-paia-implications-research
Webinar: POPIA and PAIA: Implications for Research
2021-02-18 Experts from the Regulatory body in Government, presenting topics to inform regarding POPIA and PAIA discussing the implications for research with time for questions after the presentation. All researchers (academics and postgraduate students)…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/nwu-excellence-awards-2022
NWU Excellence Awards 2022
2022-11-24 We're proud to announce the NWU Excellence Awards. The North-West University Excellence Awards is a milestone every year for North-West University as a unitary University, where we honour all our excellent academics across our three legs of the core…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/training-session-nwu-integrated-research-integrity-management-system-irims-concepts-structures
Training Session - The NWU Integrated Research Integrity Management System (IRIMS): Concepts, Structures, Processes, and Procedures
2023-09-18 You are formally invited to participate in a Training Session on the NWU Integrated Research Integrity Management System (IRIMS): Concepts, Structures, Processes, and Procedures. All academics and postgraduate students of the NWU who have not…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/purple-walk-celebrating-giving-week
The Purple Walk – Celebrating Giving Week
2025-08-14 Come walk with us as we celebrate hope, unity, and the power of giving. Let’s go boldly, explore, and keep dreams alive — together. This spirited walk is open to all staff, students, and alumni, and forms part of our Giving Week campaign — a celebration…http://www.nwu.ac.za/content/governance-nwu
Governance
2021-08-03 South Africa’s best-governed university For five years in a row, the NWU has been recognised as the best-governed university in South Africa. In 2007, the University was the co-winner of the PricewaterhouseCoopers Higher Education Excellence Award for…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/human-resource-division-international-conference/sponsorships
Sponsorships
2021-07-29 , SPONSORSHIP PACKAGES, We are inviting sponsorship from academia, businesses, and leading players in the field of human resources. Various levels of sponsorship are available. We look forward to building a strong relationship with each of our sponsors. Click and drag to resize…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/community-engagement-news/community-engagement-during-covid-19
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT DURING COVID-19
2024-06-07 This year has most certainly been the definition of Annus Horribilis, and for the school’s Community Engagement portfolio, it has also been a challenging time. Around 90% of the school’s planned projects for the year had to be placed on ice for the time being…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/economic-and-management-sciences/faculty-awards-applications