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Public lecture examines public leadership and governance in South Africa
2023-09-19 The South African Association of Public Administration and Management (SAAPAM) hosted a public lecture on public leadership and governance in contemporary South Africa on 14 September 2023. This public lecture was also a commemoration of the late Prof…http://news.nwu.ac.za/ethics-first-workshop-guides-postgraduate-students-using-ai-responsibly
Ethics first: workshop guides postgraduate students on using AI responsibly
2024-04-19 Artificial intelligence (AI) plays a significant role in the transformation and advancement of technology, and in this rapidly evolving digital world it is critical to know how to use it ethically. The Alumni Relations Office of the North-West University (…http://news.nwu.ac.za/passionate-young-water-professionals-win-wetskills-water-challenge
Passionate young water professionals win the Wetskills Water Challenge
2023-04-14 Seipati Poopedi, a master’s student at the North-West University (NWU), recently participated in the Wetskills Water Challenge in Cape Town and her team walked away with the spoils. Her team members were Tariro Marekwa, an MSc student from the University…http://news.nwu.ac.za/externship-sparks-inspiration-and-confidence-language-students
Externship sparks inspiration and confidence in language students
2025-07-09 The South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLaR) at the North-West University (NWU) hosted its third successful externship for the Department of Languages, Cultural Studies and Applied Linguistics (LanCSAL) students from the University of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/research-calls-shift-media-reporting-gbv
Research calls for shift in media reporting of GBV
2025-07-28 By Gofaone Motsamai Gender-based violence (GBV) is seldom an isolated crime, yet it is often portrayed as such in South African media reports. This is borne out by the research findings of North-West University (NWU) master’s graduate Elsje-Marié Jordaan…http://news.nwu.ac.za/faculty-humanities-takes-digital-lead
Faculty of Humanities takes the digital lead
2024-05-10 At a recent North-West University (NWU) Council meeting, the Faculty of Humanities secured approval to establish a Digital Humanities (DH) Centre in 2025. Prof Mirna Nel, the deputy dean for research and innovation in the faculty, who leads the development…http://news.nwu.ac.za/vanderbijlpark-campus-shines-pmrafrica-awards
Vanderbijlpark Campus shines at PMR.africa Awards
2025-02-05 The Vanderbijlpark Campus of the North-West University (NWU) has been awarded the prestigious Diamond Arrow Award for the 14th consecutive time at the annual PMR.africa Awards. Awards are presented in four categories: bronze, silver, gold and diamond, with…http://news.nwu.ac.za/building-brighter-futures-inaugural-sass-programme-strives-empower-tomorrows-leaders
Building brighter futures: the inaugural SASS programme strives to empower tomorrow’s leaders
2024-03-06 The Higher Education and Leadership Management (HELM) organisation launched the Student Affairs and Student Success (SASS) programme earlier this year at the Kopanong Hotel and Conference Centre in Benoni, Johannesburg. SASS is a national leadership…http://news.nwu.ac.za/faculty-health-sciences-host-one-day-engaged-scholarship-impact-indaba
Faculty of Health Sciences to host one-day Engaged Scholarship Impact Indaba
2024-07-15 On 18 July the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Health Sciences will host the Engaged Scholarship Impact Indaba, a dynamic one-day event dedicated to exploring the intersections of academic research, community engagement and societal impact.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/dialogue-south-africas-renewal-lessons-past-challenges-present
A dialogue for South Africa’s renewal: Lessons from the past, challenges of the present
2025-09-29 By Gofaone Motsamai Thirty years ago, South Africans gathered around negotiation tables to confront a painful history and chart a democratic future. It was a time of uncertainty, but also of hope, as political enemies discovered the power of dialogue to…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/centre-space-research/csrseminars
Seminars
2025-11-03 Colloquium by Dr Athira Bharathan: 20 November 2025. Colloquium by Dr Stepan Poluianov: 21 October 2025. Colloquium by Prof Johan van der Walt: 16 October 2025. Public Lecture by Prof Amare Abebe: 31 July 2025…http://library.nwu.ac.za/research-evaluation
Research Support Services
2025-11-27 ROSS Hub Research Support Services: Ethical Clearance & Funder Requirements Academic Writing Researcher Ethics Conducting Literature Review Copyright Services Reference Management Research Data Management (RDM) Writing Up & Publishing Journal…, Research Evaluation, Researchers are increasingly required to report on the impact of their work in evaluating the quality of research. Bibliometric databases such as Scopus and Web of Science play a crucial role in this process by providing quantitative data and metrics that…, Tools to Track and Showcase Research Performance, These bibliometrics tools produce reports on author profiles, Journal impact factors and quartiles , article-level metrics such as usage (citation counts, downloads, HTML views, abstract views), captures (bookmarks), mentions (blog posts, e-comments,…, Altmetrics (Alternative metrics), Altmetric Explorer is a web-based tool that tracks, monitors, and analyses the online attention and impact of scholarly research outputs. This tool is designed to help researchers, institutions, publishers, and funders understand and visualise the broader…, Connect your NWU Profiles to ORCID, The NWU Repositories (Boloka and DaYta Ya Rona) provide research profiles for researchers. These profiles typically include information about the researcher's publications, datasets, and sometimes other scholarly outputs. These profiles help increase the…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/wasm-2026/special-issue
SPECIAL ISSUE
2025-08-13 Special Issue, SPECIAL ISSUE, Special Issue in the Journal of Global Sport Management Global Challenges in Sport: Digitalization, Sustainability and Inclusiveness Submission Deadline: April 30, 2026 Background: The integration of digital technologies into everyday activities has…http://library.nwu.ac.za/help-first-years
Knowledge Hub: First-Years
2025-12-03 First year welcome First-year welcome, Join the Library and Information Service as part of the R & O Programme: 2026, Time Group Mahikeng Campus: Library and Information Service Venues: Building 10, Rooms G01, G02, G03 Dates: 2-5 February 2025 10:00-11:30 Various faculties Potchefstroom Campus: Library and Information Service & AI for Academic and Career Success Venue…, Registration and Orientation, Registration and orientation programme dates Registration FAQ's Payable fees Go to the Student Engagement Portal ( Guide ) to find the following: Dashboard (Your information: Campus, qualification, enrolment status, grade point average (GPA), full profile)…, IT Support and Orientation, IT Orientation and How-To Guides IT Services Passwords, Distance Learning Support, Distance Learning Student Resources, Emotional Support, Emotional Support Student Counselling and Development Health Centres, Protection Services and Parking, Protection Services Parking, Learn more about the NWU, NWU campusses, values and history NWU Biodiversity Booklet, Library Services, 📚Library orientation Virtual tour of our libraries 🔍How to find sources eFundi 1st Year Navigator LibGuides (Best place to search for sources.) Finding more accessible information: Textbooks [Video] How to create a search strategy How to evaluate your…http://news.nwu.ac.za/how-digital-transformation-reshaping-higher-education-south-africa
How digital transformation is reshaping higher education in South Africa
2025-12-10 Prof Ephrem Redda’s recent presentation at the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) is offering fresh insight into how digital transformation is changing the face of higher education in South Africa and what this shift means for…http://news.nwu.ac.za/ai-hub-paving-nwus-ai-highway
AI Hub is paving the NWU’s AI highway
2025-03-14 The North-West University (NWU) AI Hub recently visited the Mahikeng Campus, Potchefstroom Campus and Vanderbijlpark Campus for a series of artificial intelligence (AI) information session roadshows. According to Prof Anné Verhoef, director of the AI Hub,…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/faculty-natural-and-agricultural-sciences/fnas-liaison-officer-poe-2022
FNAS Liaison Officer PoE 2022
2022-10-11 The PoE for Ms Ashleigh Pieterse, Senior Liaison Officer for the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences can be found here below. The PoE is divided into two sections, namely (1) an online survey where staff from FNAS where asked to rate the service they…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-people-centred-approach-community-engagement-during-covid-19-pandemic
The NWU’s people-centred approach to community engagement during the Covid-19 pandemic
2022-04-21 Phenyo Mokgothu On 22 March 2022, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced what was essentially the end of the country’s lockdown or state of national disaster almost two years since it was imposed. This is an opportune time to look back on how the North-West…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/communication/bachelor-arts-communication
Bachelor of Arts in Communication
2021-07-08 [accordion collapsed] Overview The purpose of the qualification is to enable students to operate professionally and with authority in the different communication environments. A prospective communication…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/presence-good-care/test1212