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In memory of Prof Giel Hattingh
2022-11-09 Prof (JM) Johannes Michiel Hattingh Born: 16 May 1940, died: 5 November 2022 Prof Hattingh grew up in Parys (Free State) and was 15 years old when he matriculated. During his first year of studies his father passed away and he had to work at Sasol for…http://news.nwu.ac.za/alumnus-shines-designer-miss-south-africa-crown
Alumnus shines as designer of Miss South Africa crown
2023-08-21 Kealeboga Pule, a North-West University (NWU) alumnus and LLB graduate, has gracefully woven his creative brilliance into the fabric of the Miss South Africa pageant. As managing director and co-founder of Nungu Diamonds, Kealeboga’s design excellence is…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/SAAB2022/speakers
SAAB 2022 Speakers
2022-01-07 Keynote Speaker: Prof B-E van Wyk University of Johannesburg, South Africa Prof Ben-Erik Van Wyk is a Professor at the University of Johannesburg in the Department of Botany and Plant…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/centre-health-professions-education-chpe/research-publications
Research & Publications
2025-03-13 Featured CHPE Research – Heymans, Y., Pool, J., Koch, R., Bisschoff, C., Christmals, C., Ebrahim, B., & Olivier, J. (2022). Second-year health students’ perspectives on developing open educational resources. In J. Olivier, C. Du Toit-Brits, A.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/no-walk-enquiriesapplications-allowed-during-registration-first-year-students-2026
No walk-in enquiries/applications allowed during registration of first-year students in 2026
2026-01-12 The North-West University (NWU) congratulates matriculants who have passed their 2025 examinations. Well done and best wishes. You are now at a very crucial stage of your life that requires you to make decisions about your career(s). We look forward to…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/numiq/apply-numiq-post-graduate-degree
Apply for NuMIQ post graduate degree
2025-09-01 Application instructions Master’s and PhD applications close 30 September How to apply for master's degree and doctoral studies Step 1: All documents must be certified by a commissioner of oaths, attorney and/or university official…http://news.nwu.ac.za/danish-expert-sheds-light-boredom-classroom
Danish expert sheds light on boredom in the classroom
2017-05-04 “The optimism that most children are born with – the joy of learning, playing and simply living when they are small – gradually diminishes for many learners. This happens if they sense that, no matter how much they try to do well in school, they can’t…http://news.nwu.ac.za/psychosocial-support-schools-urgent-educational-priority
Psychosocial support in schools: An urgent educational priority
2026-01-19 By Dr Khido Ramadie The decision of the Department of Basic Education to invest in psychosocial support for learners and educators is both timely and necessary. Schools increasingly face the effects of anxiety, trauma, socioeconomic hardship and…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/irims/research-integrity-documents
Research integrity documents
2023-02-28 NWU documents and templates relating to research integrity NWU Behavioural Manual NWU Policy on Student Discipline, 26 September 2019 NWU Policy on Academic Integrity, 27 September 2018 revised 2021 Manual for Higher Degrees Studies, 2020. The…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-and-acsr-celebrate-mother-language-day
NWU and ACSR celebrate Mother Language Day
2022-02-28 On 24 February 2022 the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Languages, in collaboration with the North West Provincial Department of Arts, Culture, Sport and Recreation (ACSR), hosted an event on its Mahikeng Campus to celebrate of International Mother…http://news.nwu.ac.za/2019-research-day-puts-emerging-researchers-limelight
2019 Research Day puts emerging researchers in the limelight
2019-05-28 The importance of research and its application in the community is being thrust into the limelight, especially in the midst of global debates about the role of universities flaring up again. Prof Refilwe Phaswana-Mafuya, the North-West University’s (NWU’s…http://news.nwu.ac.za/new-drug-discoveries-are-triple-offensive-against-malaria-and-tb
New drug discoveries are a triple offensive against malaria and TB
2019-05-28 Researchers from three South African universities are unleashing the power of oxygen in a triple-drug treatment strategy against disease-causing parasites and bacteria. Oxygen is the key to life – and that applies as much to parasites and bacteria that…http://news.nwu.ac.za/chance-change-or-missed-opportunity-researchers-must-choose-now
A chance for change or a missed opportunity? Researchers must choose now
2025-08-28 Research is at a crossroads, but the choice facing researchers is clear: make a difference to the world’s most pressing problems or be relegated to irrelevance. “We are reminded that the decisions we make regarding the type of research we prioritise will…http://news.nwu.ac.za/young-guns-coach-2026-was-season-growth
Young Guns coach: 2026 was a season of growth
2026-04-21 The 2026 Varsity Cup Young Guns (YS) campaign may be over, but the FNB NWU YGs have once again proven why they remain one of the toughest sides in the competition. Although they fell short of winning the title, the season offered valuable lessons in growth…http://news.nwu.ac.za/when-you-think-engineering-think-africa
When you think of engineering, think of Africa
2021-08-19 When you think of engineering, German engineering in particular comes to mind, while it is extremely uncommon to think of Africa. This is the opinion of Mia Mangaroo-Pillay, an industrial engineer and lecturer at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of…http://engineering.nwu.ac.za/research/operations-research-data-analytics
Operations Research & Data Analytics
2024-02-01 Operations Research & Data Analytics Research group Operations Research (OR) focuses on the creation of mathematical models to represent and solve real-world problems as close to optimal as possible. In this field, we make use of engineering tools like…http://theology.nwu.ac.za/studentstheology/registration-and-orientation-first-years
Registration and Orientation for first-years
2026-02-27 Dear first-year Theology Contact Student The Faculty of Theology registration will only take place online. The orientation (R&O) programme will take place on each respective campus. Please be sure to download the NWU App for instant…http://news.nwu.ac.za/green-coal-fuel-future
"Green coal": fuel of the future
2018-05-25 Coal in its traditional form might soon be a relic of the past, but ground-breaking research by the North-West University (NWU) is showing how a face-lift to this fossil fuel has numerous safe, green possibilities. A revolutionary process to manufacture “…http://engineering.nwu.ac.za/industrial-engineering/postgraduate-diploma-industrial-engineering
Postgraduate Diploma - Industrial Engineering
2026-04-10 This PGDip in Industrial Engineering is designed to equip individuals with the necessary skills for a modern industrial engineering career. In today’s complex and dynamic world, the skills of industrial engineering are more valuable…http://news.nwu.ac.za/its-all-about-vintage-wine-well-people