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Alumni Gala Evening – a night to remember
2017-11-27 The alumni community of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark has grown used to elegant evening events with good wine, great music and dear friends. As in the past, this year’s rendition of the NWU Alumni Gala function did not…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-coach-appointed-provincial-swimming-coach
NWU coach appointed as provincial swimming coach
2018-06-05 Swimming is very much a sport of observation and to be a swimming coach you have to be a great observer. You should also be a great motivator, know all about the latest swimming techniques and development, and most importantly, have passion. These are…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-students-learn-about-benefits-digitalisation
NWU students learn about the benefits of digitalisation
2018-08-02 More than 1 000 North-West University (NWU) students from the Faculty of Engineering attended a recent lecture that was hosted by Siemens and ESTEQ on the campus in Potchefstroom Siemens is a leader in vertical IT technologies with thousands of software…http://news.nwu.ac.za/it%25E2%2580%2599s-smooth-sailing-jonker-sailplanes-world-championships
It’s smooth sailing for Jonker Sailplanes at world championships
2018-08-03 Jonker Sailplanes is taking flight in the 35th World Gliding Championships. The first part of the championships took place in Ostrow, Poland from 7 to 22 July. Prof Attie Jonker, an academic from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Engineering…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-strives-promote-women-science
NWU academic strives to promote women in science
2018-08-08 Prof Olubukola Babalola, an academic from the North-West University (NWU), continues to play an important role in an organisation that provides research training and networking opportunities for women scientists. Prof Babalola director of the Food…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-doing-its-bit-build-better-africa
NWU doing its bit to build a better Africa
2018-07-18 BRICS* countries delegates recently witnessed what the NWU is accomplishing in the field of research and innovation when they attended an exhibition of thirteen of the university’s top of the range technologies. The technologies that were exhibited were…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-vice-chancellor-hosts-luncheon-school-principals
NWU vice-chancellor hosts luncheon for school principals
2018-07-27 Prof Dan Kgwadi, vice-chancellor of the North-West University (NWU), along with Prof Marilyn Setlalentoa, the deputy vice-chancellor for operations on the campus in Mahikeng, hosted a special lunch for principals from schools in and around the Mahikeng…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-celebrates-its-multicultural-and-diverse-student-community
NWU celebrates its multicultural and diverse student community
2018-06-14 More than 200 North-West University (NWU) students representing approximately 30 countries from around the world recently attended the International Welcome and Multicultural Day that was hosted by the NWU’s Office of Global Engagement. The purpose of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/international-research-collaboration-examines-microbial-ecosystem-active-fault-zone-sa
International research collaboration examines microbial ecosystem of active fault zone in SA
2018-06-14 The North-West University’s Centre for Water Science and Management (CWSM) recently joined an international research team that will focus on the microbial ecosystem of an active fault zone in South Africa. This collaboration follows after the appointment…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-co-hosts-international-conference-business-and-management-dynamics
NWU co-hosts International Conference on Business and Management Dynamics
2019-10-08 The North-West University (NWU) and the Cape Peninsula University of Technology recently co-hosted the International Conference on Business and Management Dynamics (ICBMD-2019) in Namibia. The main theme of this conference was “Pragmatic business…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-student-breaks-new-ground-beauty-industry
NWU student breaks new ground in the beauty industry
2019-10-22 South Africa is home to a diverse nation that defies traditional homogenous representations of beauty, is undergoing its own metamorphosis of sorts. The emergence of local beauty brands, a sizable millennial generation, the growing influence of beauty…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-maggie-crowned-mrs-africa-international
NWU’s Maggie crowned Mrs Africa International
2019-11-14 Competing against 27 women in the Africa Pageant, Maggie Jasson from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Education was recently crowned as Mrs Africa International 2020. The 45-year-old took part in the Mrs Africa pageant which aims to create…http://news.nwu.ac.za/digging-deeper-housing-needs-miners
Digging deeper into housing needs of miners
2020-01-15 Changing migration patterns and the recruitment of women to the mining industry have highlighted the need for more research into the housing needs of black miners in South Africa. Prof Olebogeng David Daw, an economics professor at the North-West…http://news.nwu.ac.za/postdoctoral-fellow-malaysia-joins-optentia
Postdoctoral fellow from Malaysia Joins Optentia
2020-04-02 International postdoctoral fellows play an important role in spearheading postgraduate research activity at the North-West University (NWU). This type of internationalisation also supports the NWU’s drive to benefit society trough excellence in innovative…http://news.nwu.ac.za/sol-plaatje-biography-tops
Sol Plaatje biography is tops
2020-03-26 The North-West University (NWU) is benefiting from its association with award-winning author Prof Brian Willan. Prof Brian was recently crowned the joint winner for Best Non-Fiction Biography at the 5th Human and Social Sciences (HSS) Awards held in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/international-research-collaboration-focus-female-entrepreneurship
International research collaboration to focus on female entrepreneurship
2017-03-09 Economists, academics alike are in agreement: female entrepreneurs are an under-tapped force that can revive economic growth. Having said this, Natanya Meyer – a lecturer within the School of Economic Sciences on the Vanderbijlpark Campus of the North-West…http://news.nwu.ac.za/business-school-hosts-african-scholars-collaboration-workshop
Business School hosts African scholars at collaboration workshop
2017-06-20 Research collaboration was on the agenda when leading scholars from Ghana, Nigeria and Zimbabwe visited the delivery site of the North-West University School of Business and Governance (NWU-SBG) in Mahikeng from 20 to 22 April 2017. The NWU-SBG was hosting…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-shapes-tomorrow%25E2%2580%2599s-leaders
NWU shapes tomorrow’s leaders
2017-07-07 In an effort to support matriculants of the class of 2017, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, in partnership with the Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) and the *Sci-Bono Discovery Centre, is presenting its annual winter school…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-delivers-top-performances-2017-ussa-tournament
NWU delivers top performances at 2017 USSA tournament
2017-07-14 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng recently delivered a sterling performance at the annual 2017 University Sports South Africa (USSA) tournament. The NWU team claimed top honours in karate, walking away with the second overall…http://news.nwu.ac.za/all-systems-go-sasolnwu-vanderbijlpark-basketball-tournament