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Solar Telescope Observatory
2026-04-13 The NWU Solar Telescope Observatory is a ground-based solar observing facility of the North-West University. The facility supports solar observations for research, student training, and public engagement, and forms part of the Centre’s growing activities in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/trial-century-determine-who-controls-ais-future
Trial of the century to determine who controls AI’s future
2026-04-22 It is the battle of the billionaires as two of the most powerful heavyweights in the tech industry will step into the ring on Monday 27 April in Oakland, California, when Elon Musk’s lawsuit against Sam Altman goes to trial. The stakes for the future of…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/social-transformation/history
History
2025-05-12 History involves the study of the past and how we narrate and debate the past, as well as the impact of the past on the present. As one of the oldest university disciplines, history has shaped debates around the origins and genealogies of nationalism,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/munnik-finishes-seventh-world-indoor-championships
Munnik finishes seventh at the World Indoor Championships
2026-03-27 Middle-distance runner Luan Munnik, competing in his first World Indoor Championships in Poland, finished seventh in the men’s 3000 m final heat on Saturday 21 March, achieving a personal best time of 7:37.94. The NWU star rose to the occasion and showed no…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/languages/creative-writing
Creative Writing
2025-05-28 Available on the Potchefstroom Campus [accordion collapsed] What is Creative Writing? Creative Writing entails the writing of creative texts such as short stories, poems, children’s stories and drama texts. It is a fully fledged…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/music/community-music
Community Music
2024-07-16 Prof Janelize Morelli Community Music is an emergent discipline in music studies. Musicing practices are as diverse as the peoples of the Earth. Therefore, it is difficult to create one coherent definition of community music. In…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/computer-science-and-information-systems
Computer Science and Information Systems
2026-05-04 What is Computer Science and Information Systems? This program and curriculum is compiled in such a manner that students are qualified to enter the field of information technology with confidence and to render a valuable service to the industry in…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/thinking-future-conversations-technology-subjectivity-and-ethics-seminar
Thinking The Future: Conversations on Technology, Subjectivity and Ethics Seminar
2022-07-12 You are cordially invited to the Thinking The Future: Conversations on Technology, Subjectivity and Ethics Seminar, presented by the Institute for Contemporary Ethics (ICE) in collaboration with the School of Philosophy at the North West University. Join…http://www.nwu.ac.za/library_PC
Ferdinand Postma Library
2022-09-20 Ferdinand Postma Library (E7) The cornerstone of the Ferdinand Postma Library was laid on 17 March 1951 on the same day as the independence of the Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education (PU for CHE). On 29 November 1952, the ornate and…http://www.nwu.ac.za/event/online-africa-day-commemoration
Online Africa Day Commemoration
2020-05-25 The Division of Corporate Relations and Marketing in collaboration with the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences (Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) Centre) and Faculty of Humanities (Department of Setswana) will be hosting the virtual…http://news.nwu.ac.za/struggle-songs-initiative-sparks-powerful-dialogue-mahikeng-campus
Struggle songs initiative sparks powerful dialogue at Mahikeng Campus
2026-05-14 On 29 April, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus came alive with the sounds and stories of South Africa’s past and present during a special collaborative broadcast between the campus, NWU FM and Motsweding FM. The programme blended…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/call-abstracts-indigenous-and-western-epistemologies-history-education-tensions-possibilities
Call for Abstracts: Indigenous and Western Epistemologies in History Education Tensions - Possibilities - Solutions ed. by Christoph Kühberger & Bongani Shabangu
2026-02-26 You are cordially invited to submit abstracts of approximately 700 - 1000 words from various academic fields (History Education, History, Education/Pedagogy, Social Sciences, Indigenous Studies, Psychology, Philosophy etc.) engaging with history…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/digital-humanities-webinar-series-where-humanities-and-technology-meet-tutorbots-and-future
The Digital Humanities Webinar Series - Where Humanities and Technology Meet: Tutorbots and the Future of Language Learning
2026-04-09 The Centre for Digital Humanities cordially invites you to a webinar, presented by Prof Mariska Nel. This webinar examines Adaptive AI and immediate feedback, asking how fast formative responses from a tutorbot could change…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/dr-athira-bharathan-colloquium-unveiling-high-energy-emission-processes-blazars-through
Dr Athira Bharathan Colloquium: Unveiling High-Energy Emission Processes in Blazars through Variability, Neutrino Emission, and X-ray Polarization
2025-11-03 You are cordially invited to a colloquium by Dr Athira Bharathan. Title: Unveiling High-Energy Emission Processes in Blazars through Variability, Neutrino Emission, and X-ray Polarization. Abstract: Blazars, a class of active galactic…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/community-engagement-news/directors-welcoming
DIRECTORS WELCOMING
2024-06-07 As Faculty of Economic Management Sciences (F-EMS), we believe that we have a significant contribution to make in the social, economic and educational development of both our internal and external communities. We further believe that this contribution should…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/wasm-2026/speakers
Speakers
2025-11-21 Speakers The World Association for Sport Management (WASM) is excited to announce the distinguished speakers who will be joining us for the WASM 2026 Conference, taking place from 3–6 March 2026 in Cape Town, South Africa, at the historic Newlands Cricket…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/telit-sa-news/qa-gordon-koos
Q&A with Gordon & Koos
2024-06-07 Q: Hello, Gordon and Koos. How are you? A: We are well thank you! Stuck in a Pandemic, but you probably know that already. Q: Would it be okay if I ask you a couple of questions? A: We are cool! Go for it. Q: What was the title of your paper? A: Activate…http://law.nwu.ac.za/vulnerable-societies/customary-courts
Customary Courts
2022-01-05 Back to Home [tabs] 1 Legislation 1927 Black Administration Act 38 of 1927 1961 Government Gazette R45 1961 R45 of 1961 1967 Government Gazette R2082 1967 Rules R2082 of 1967 1979 Bophuthatswana Traditional Courts Act 29 of 1979 1983…http://news.nwu.ac.za/why-maths-behind-matric-pass-rates-do-not-add
Why the maths behind matric pass rates do not add up
2026-01-27 South Africa’s celebrated matric pass rates do not reflect the reality of a “leaking pipeline” that serves neither the country’s ailing economy nor the future prospects of matriculants. At the centre of this dilemma is what might be called a pass-rate…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/philosophy/postgraduate-qualifications-philosophy