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Empowering change: accelerating gender equality in higher education
2024-05-22 Excitement is in the air as the National Community of Practitioners (NCOP) #universitiesagainstGBVF gears up for its 5th Bi-Annual Conference, set to take place from 1 to 3 July 2024 at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark Campus. The theme…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-strengthens-global-ties-through-strategic-academic-mission-brazil-and-peru
NWU strengthens global ties through strategic academic mission to Brazil and Peru
2025-06-10 The principal and vice-chancellor of the North-West University (NWU), Prof Bismark Tyobeka, will lead a high-level academic delegation on a strategic international mission to Brazil and Peru from 8 to 20 June 2025. The visit forms part of the ongoing efforts…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/compres/current-student-hub
Current Student Hub
2026-03-06 Welcome to the Current Student Hub of COMPRES, your centralised resource centre for all things related to your academic journey. Here, you'll find essential information, support services, and resources tailored specifically for our COMPRES Master's…http://theology.nwu.ac.za/unit-reformed-theology-and-development-sa-society/missiological-perspectives
Missiological Perspectives
2024-02-01 Focus: The understanding and reaching out to people from different backgrounds with different philosophies of life, who do not know the Lord or his Word, and to have a sympathetic apologetic and holistic way to answer their questions and views from the Gospel…http://news.nwu.ac.za/book-explores-role-music-emotions
Book explores the role of music in emotions
2023-03-13 Music can alter our mood, as the phrase “music calms the savage beast” illustrates, for example. It can set the scene for calmness, romance, learning and creativity. A new book by North-West University (NWU) academic Prof Conroy Cupido explores how four…http://news.nwu.ac.za/high-school-learners-learn-more-about-consequences-climate-change
High-school learners learn more about the consequences of climate change
2023-07-04 Learners from the StudyXpress High School in Potchefstroom got the opportunity to see for themselves what types of pollution and climate change enforcers are found in their environment. The group of learners and a science teacher recently visited the North-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-tshiamo-ready-take-worldskills-international-competition
NWU’s Tshiamo is ready to take on the WorldSkills International competition
2022-09-16 North-West University (NWU) nursing student and the winner of the WorldSkills South Africa Occupational Standards National competition, Tshiamo Mokgoetsi, is preparing in all earnest for the international WorldSkills competition that will take place in France…http://education.nwu.ac.za/edu-hright/social-justice-and-diversity
Social Justice and Diversity
2025-05-15 Led by Prof Shan Simmonds Social justice and diversity are inscribed within the multifaceted and interconnectedness of all spheres (economic, social, political and environmental) to encourage inclusive and equitable perspectives on the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nadia-van-jaarsveldt-wins-big-international-symposium
Nadia van Jaarsveldt wins big at international symposium
2024-11-13 Nadia van Jaarsveldt, an Industrial Engineering student pursuing her master’s degree with a topic in agriculture, was recognised for her outstanding presentation at the South African Institute of Agricultural Engineers (SAIAE) and Pan African Society for…http://news.nwu.ac.za/wihan-lubbe-proteas-fold
Wihan Lubbe in Proteas fold
2021-05-10 Memorable exploits on the cricket pitch can take many forms. A sublimely timed cover drive to bring up a century in the most trying of circumstances, a catch that defies the laws of physics, or an over bowled with such venom and resolve that the opposition is…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-receives-queens-baton-pride
NWU receives Queen’s Baton with pride
2021-12-10 The North-West University (NWU) is honoured to have been chosen to receive the Queen’s Baton as part of the special relay that precedes next year’s Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, United Kingdom. Traveling through the 72 Commonwealth nations, the baton…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/auther/pure
PURE (Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology) Study
2026-02-11 OVERVIEW Marked changes in the prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), such as obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), have occurred over the past few years in both developed and developing countries. However, the epidemic…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-postdoctoral-fellow-attend-prestigious-msca-master-class-norway
NWU postdoctoral fellow to attend prestigious MSCA master class in Norway
2019-03-19 Dr Isabella Bonati, an international postdoctoral fellow at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Theology, will soon join a group of preselected researchers in Oslo, Norway, to attend the annual master class for applicants to the prestigious…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumna-named-first-burke-scholar
NWU alumna named as first Burke scholar
2018-05-28 The inaugural Burke Scholarship, aimed at advancing democracy by developing promising young journalists, has been awarded to Khethokuhle Ayanda Mthethwa, from Tsakane, Gauteng. Ayanda is an alumna of the North-West University (NWU) and obtained her BA…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-business-school-launches-phd-hub-africa
NWU Business School launches PhD Hub for Africa
2025-04-22 The North-West University (NWU) Business School has established a formidable foundation and inaugurated the PhD Hub for Africa, a pioneering initiative aimed at nurturing doctoral talent and enhancing supervisory expertise throughout the continent. The PhD…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/centre-geopolitical-security-and-strategy-cgss/events
Events
2026-06-07 Upcoming events Past events WEBINAR SERIES: THE US-ISRAEL-IRAN CONFLICT FOR SOUTH AFRICA’S ENERGY SECURITY AND FUTURE THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE US-ISRAEL-IRAN CONFLICT FOR SOUTH AFRICA’S ENERGY SECURITY AND…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/pharmacy/pharmacology
Pharmacology
2026-05-04 What is Pharmacology? Pharmacology is the science that studies how drugs (i.e., the active ingredient in medicines, with the desired biological/treatment effect) affect the human body—and how the body, in turn, processes those drugs. It focuses on two…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/registration-and-orientation/fnas-vc-sc
FNAS VC SC
2021-03-04 Welcome first years of 2021 – A letter from you 2020/2021 SC Chairperson Ladies and gentlemen, it is my great pleasure to welcome you to the North West University this morning. I wish to…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/south-african-education-research-association-saera-joint-sig-webinar
South African Education Research Association (SAERA) Joint SIG Webinar: Curriculum Studies and Educational Technologies
2025-08-13 You are cordially invited to the South African Education Research Association (SAERA) Joint SIG Webinar: Curriculum Studies and Educational Technologies. The South African Education Research Association’s Special Interest Groups for…http://news.nwu.ac.za/new-book-community-engaged-research-sees-light