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Celebrating the legacy of a poetry giant
2019-03-11 The North-West University (NWU), in conjunction with the North West provincial Department of Culture, Arts and Traditional Affairs (CATA), recently hosted a memorial lecture to celebrate the legacy of Prof Keorapetse “Bra Willie” Kgosietsile, a South…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-residence-chapter-makes-going-green-their-business
NWU Residence Chapter makes going green their business
2019-07-10 How can universities encourage students and staff to think green, act green, and become green leaders? The Residence Chapter of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng showed their (green) mettle when they received an honorary award for…http://news.nwu.ac.za/alumna-scoops-denel%25E2%2580%2599s-top-young-achiever-award
Alumna scoops Denel’s Top Young Achiever Award
2017-03-28 “The answer is in front of you, you just need to look for it and see it!” This is Chanelle Vermaak’s mantra. Not only did it help to keep her motivated during her undergraduate and later postgraduate studies in Information and Computer Science (BSc), but…http://news.nwu.ac.za/musa-speaks-global-leadership-summit
Musa speaks up at Global Leadership Summit
2017-11-23 The inspiring story of Dr Musawenkosi “Musa” Saurombe, who at 23 is one of Africa’s youngest female PhD graduates, earned her an invitation to speak at the Global Leadership Summit 2017. Now a postdoctoral research fellow in the Global Innovators…http://news.nwu.ac.za/brics-sponsors-nwu-visit-study-russian-coal-technology
BRICS sponsors NWU visit to study Russian coal technology
2020-02-06 Water is a scarce commodity in drought-stricken South Africa. One area where water can be saved is in the processing of coal, which traditionally uses large amounts of water. Keeping this in mind, two engineers from the North-West University’s (NWU)…http://news.nwu.ac.za/robofest-2017-%25E2%2580%2593-where-technology-innovation-and-engineering-meet
Robofest 2017 – where technology, innovation and engineering meet
2017-03-01 On Saturday, 4 March 2017, the Vanderbijlpark Campus of the North-West University (NWU) will play host to the South African National Robofest 2017 Championship. This year’s rendition of the championship serves as a qualifier for the international…http://news.nwu.ac.za/young-researcher-shines-south-african-women-science-awards
Young researcher shines at South African Women in Science Awards
2023-09-13 A researcher of the North-West University (NWU) has done the institution proud by being acknowledged as one of the top three researchers in the humanities and social sciences at the recent South African Women in Science Awards (SAWiSA)*. Prof Shan Simmonds…http://news.nwu.ac.za/central-bank-explores-opportunities-collaborate-students-during-mahikeng-visit
Central bank explores opportunities to collaborate with students during Mahikeng visit
2024-10-31 Seeking to reinvigorate partnerships with universities and explore collaborative opportunities with students, the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) visited the Mahikeng Campus of the North-West University (NWU) on 30 October 2024. “This is not a one-time…http://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-david-luke-calls-stronger-african-trade-ties
Prof David Luke calls for stronger African trade ties
2025-03-04 Prof David Luke, professor of Practice and strategic director of the Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa, gave a thought-provoking public lecture hosted by the TRADE research focus area at the North-West University (NWU). In his lecture Prof Luke emphasised…http://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-ian-rothmann-forefront-global-academic-wake-call-job-insecurity
Prof Ian Rothmann at the forefront of global academic wake-up call on job insecurity
2025-10-15 In an era in which the identity and sustainability of higher education and the identity of staff are under threat, a renowned industrial psychologist from the North-West University (NWU), Prof Sebastiaan (Ian) Rothmann, together with co-authors Dr Lara Roll…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/centre-human-metabolomics/nbs-parents-and-patients
NBS Parents and Patients
2022-10-12 HOME | WHO ARE WE | PROFESSIONALS | PARENTS AND PATIENTS | PATIENT STORIES | SAMPLE HANDLING | CONTACT DETAILS Potchefstroom Newborn Screening Program This program identifies and follows-up on newborn…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/af/psychosocial-health
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2026-04-10 Welkom by die Skool vir Psigososiale Gesondheid Die Skool bestaan twee vakgroepe, Maatskaplike Werk en Sielkunde. Voorgraadse onderrig behels 'n wye verskeidenheid Sielkunde programme en 'n professionele, 4-jaar graad in Maatskaplike Werk. Nagraadse…http://news.nwu.ac.za/cancer-not-death-sentence-%25E2%2580%2593-you-can-live-life-fullest
Cancer is not a death sentence – you can live life to the fullest
2019-10-07 With October being Breast Cancer Awareness month, Prof Welma Lubbe from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Nursing shares her story on surviving breast cancer and why awareness campaigns are necessary. At the age of 41, and with no family…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-nursing-students-cares-community-0
NWU nursing students cares for the community
2017-06-13 Nursing students from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng recently reached out to a local school as part of their community care initiative. The students reached out to CN Lekalake Middle School in Unit 5, Mahikeng, to donate sanitary…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-promotes-nutritional-food-intake
NWU academic promotes nutritional food intake
2018-02-14 Dr George Sedupane, a senior lecturer in indigenous knowledge systems at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, recently published an article denouncing the manner in which consumerism has shifted the focus from nutritional food intake to…http://education.nwu.ac.za/centre-african-language-teaching-setswana/about-us
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2024-05-06 Background The vision of the Centre for African Language Teaching (CALT) is to work together with stakeholders in Education and in the communities served by North-West University (NWU) towards reaching dependable pedagogical solutions for the teaching of…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/thinking-future-conversations-technology-subjectivity-and-ethics
Thinking the Future: Conversations on Technology, Subjectivity and Ethics
2022-05-12 Algorithms as Communication Partners? Research on automatic information processing has always been driven by the idea of reproducing human intelligence with machines. Advanced machine learning algorithms, which inherit and develop…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-secures-laptop-donation
NWU secures laptop donation
2021-02-17 With the world facing an unprecedented challenge in the form of the global Covid-19 pandemic, we have seen stakeholders coming together to combat this pandemic. The North-West University (NWU) played its part by supporting students with laptops while also…http://news.nwu.ac.za/teaching-and-learning-go-online-nwu-takes-education-people