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Prof Cameron is going places
2020-11-12 For the past two years Prof Cameron Modisane, a North-West University (NWU) alumnus, has been breaking boundaries. After obtaining his PhD in 2019 from the NWU’s Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, Prof Modisane became the first black person under…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-becomes-tennis-paradise
NWU becomes tennis paradise
2022-08-31 Game, set and match. The Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University (NWU) is set to become the country’s premier tennis destination with the completion of five new clay courts. These courts, together with ten hard courts and two grass courts, make the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/vanderbijlpark-campus-multi-purpose-hall-nears-completion
Vanderbijlpark Campus multi-purpose hall nears completion
2023-02-02 Management of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark Campus was recently led by Prof Linda du Plessis, deputy vice-chancellor for planning and Vanderbijlpark Campus operations, on a walkabout to see how the construction of the campus’ highly…https://news.nwu.ac.za/celebrating-importance-women
Celebrating the importance of women
2023-08-18 By Menziwa Msibi The Arts and Culture office on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus recently hosted a Women’s Month celebration event themed “My sister’s keeper”. The purpose of the event was to celebrate women and the importance of mental…Bean Counting Day 2018 – calling all aspiring accountants
2018-03-12 Did you know that according to the National Development Plan (NDP), accounting is not only viewed as a scarce skill within the public service delivery arena, but is also regarded as a vehicle to overcome poverty and inequality? With this in mind the…https://www.nwu.ac.za/content/membership-and-application-forms-convocation
Membership and Application Forms
2021-10-04 Every graduate and diplomate of the NWU or its predecessors has the right to belong to the Convocation. This is only possible through a formal application and does NOT happen automatically. Membership of the Convocation is also open to present permanent…https://www.nwu.ac.za/event/covid-19-and-insights-humanities-social-sciences-and-iks-perspectives-global-south-webinar-1
Covid-19 and insights from the Humanities, the Social Sciences and IKS: Perspectives from the Global South - Webinar Series
2020-08-20 How to register? RSVP by registering online before 14:00 today - There are limited spaces available, so avoid disappointment and register today. Need assistance? Struggling with filling in the form, click here for…https://humanities.nwu.ac.za/music/conservatory-study
Conservatory Study
2025-02-13 Interested in learning music? NWU School of Music, through Conservatory music lessons, offers practical music instruction to all interested individuals, including students, staff, school learners, adults, and retirees. Whether you're a…https://education.nwu.ac.za/centre-higher-education-professional-development/newsevents
News/Events
2025-01-22 Highlights from the Seminar:Responsive Pedagogies for Online Teaching, Learning & Assessment:Implications for Large Classes CHEPD Seminar:Responsive Pedagogies for Online Teaching, Learning & Assessment:Implications for Large Classes Keynote…https://news.nwu.ac.za/visually-impaired-cornelle-and-her-guide-dog-vogue-graduate
Visually impaired Cornelle and her guide dog Vogue graduate
2022-04-13 Bertie Jacobs “‘Vogue’, as in the magazine,” is how Cornelle Leach describes the name of her pitch-black Labrador bitch. Vogue, who excitedly barked at her very first tortoise in the Botanical Gardens the other day. Five-year-old Vogue who recently grabbed a…https://news.nwu.ac.za/siya-kolisi-residence-officially-opened
Siya Kolisi Residence officially opened
2025-04-22 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Siya Kolisi Residence was officially opened on Monday, 24 February by South Africa’s iconic Springbok captain, Siya Kolisi. His coach and mentor, Dr Rassie Erasmus, was also in attendance to unveil the university’s new…https://news.nwu.ac.za/swip-project-brings-isindebele-wikipedias-main-platform
SWiP project brings isiNdebele to Wikipedia’s main platform
2024-11-29 The SADiLaR-Wikipedia-PanSALB (SWiP) project is an important collaborative project that has seen key partners coming together to drive the digital ascent of isiNdebele, one of the low-resource languages in the country. This collaborative initiative by the…https://www.nwu.ac.za/date/focus-area-social-transformation-digital-humanities-week
Focus Area: Social Transformation Digital Humanities Week
2024-04-16 Session 1: 14:00 1. Topic: Technological scaffolding – The Good, the Bad, and the Hostile. Speaker: Dr. Jean du Toit. Jean du Toit is an Associate Professor in the School of Philosophy (Faculty of Humanities) at North-West University. He…https://commerce.nwu.ac.za/telit-sa/news
NEWS
2023-06-02 News, LATEST TELIT-TALK, Greetings! Technology can transform teaching by ushering in a new model for student-centred engagement. Technology integration facilitates active learning and provides innovative solutions to exponential changes in the higher education teaching and learning…, What is happening at higher education institutions worldwide?, Today's students are digital natives and seek change from traditional teaching methods. In response to a new generation of students, lecturers have already become more student-centred and revisited their mindset for teaching and learning. In addition, an…, Editor:, Prof Liandi van den Berg (acting director) Liandi.vandenBerg@nwu.ac.za, CONGRATULATIONS, TELIT-SA congratulates the following members on their achievements! Congratulations to Gordon Matthewhttps://news.nwu.ac.za/af/%25E2%2580%2598n-arend-vir-fanie
‘n Arend vir Fanie
2018-10-31 Fanie Roos, ’n dosent in sportbestuur, het onlangs die eerste verteenwoordiger van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) geword wat die gesogte Professionele Gholfspelersvereniging van Suid-Afrika (“PGA-SA”) toegespreek het. Hy het ook pas gehoor dat hy…https://news.nwu.ac.za/cultivating-humanity-interdisciplinary-research-better-tomorrow
Cultivating humanity: interdisciplinary research for a better tomorrow
2018-10-19 Poverty, unemployment, poor service delivery, lack of economic growth. There are a lot to be done before we will see the African continent truly thriving. The need for interdisciplinary research has never been greater. The Optentia research focus area on…https://news.nwu.ac.za/young-nwu-scientist%25E2%2580%2599s-war-salt-scores-win
Young NWU scientist’s war on salt scores a win
2019-02-19 It is alarming to see how many cardiovascular-related deaths are attributed to excessive salt consumption. These are the words of Michél Strauss who received the National Research Foundation’s (NRF’s) prestigious Young Science Communicator award. “I…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-partners-eureka-school-special-sports-day-0
NWU partners with Eureka School for special sports day
2019-08-26 The 2019 rendition of the Eureka School’s Special Sports Day for high-support learners will see the North-West University (NWU) and the Vanderbijlpark community join forces to ensure a fun-filled day for all the young participants. This year the NWU will…https://news.nwu.ac.za/extent-increase-borrowing-costs-surprising
Extent of increase in borrowing costs is surprising
2023-03-31 Contrary to the consensus view expressed by many economists that the repo rate would be raised by only 25 basis points (bsp) on 30 March, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) decided by a 3:2 vote to raise interest…https://news.nwu.ac.za/soccer-institute-talent-joins-cape-town-city-fc-fnb-varsity-player-experience-2023