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Engineering Day
2025-11-07 Ready to discover the exciting world of engineering? Join us for the 2026 Engineering Experience—a unique opportunity for students in grades 8 to 12 to explore the opportunities and prospects in studying engineering! Whether you're curious…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/basic-and-social-sciences-research-ethics-committee-bassrec
Basic and Social Sciences Research Ethics Committee (BaSSREC)
2025-12-11 [accordion] Ethics The Singapore Statement on Research Integrity (2010), developed during the 2nd World Conference on Research Integrity in 2010, foregrounds the importance of adhering to “particular principles and professional responsibilities…http://www.nwu.ac.za/tn/akhaefe-ya-dikitsiso-2019
Akhaefe ya Dikitsiso 2019
2020-01-27 .blou{ background-color:#00889c; color:#ffffff; margin-bottom: 20px;} Dikitsiso 2019 Thurifatso ya go nna teng ga tshoromo ya boboko ya megare mo Khamphaseng ya NWU 22 Diphalane 2019 Ka Mosupologo wa la 21 Diphalane 2019…http://news.nwu.ac.za/romeo-boasts-podium-finish-zaventilatorchallenge
Romeo boasts a podium finish in #ZAVentilatorChallenge
2020-05-12 Across the globe, a major concern in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic has been a shortage of medical equipment, particularly ventilators. As the number of confirmed cases increase on a daily basis in South Africa, the private and public sectors are…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-promotes-inclusion-and-acceptance
NWU promotes inclusion and acceptance
2020-09-22 The North-West University (NWU) is constantly working towards building a culture of inclusion and acceptance. To this end, it has put in place policies and programmes that promote gender and language equality. The university has a multilingual language…http://news.nwu.ac.za/ewp-2017-%25E2%2580%2593-golden-opportunity-female-entrepreneurs
EWP 2017 – A golden opportunity for female entrepreneurs
2022-08-19 Did you know that Africa outranks the United States and the United Kingdom in terms of the percentage of entrepreneurs among women? In fact, research indicates that Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest rate of female entrepreneurship across the globe, with…http://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-lubbes-pioneering-work-being-recognised-internationally
Prof Lubbe’s pioneering work is being recognised internationally
2021-08-20 In the light of Women’s Month, we are proud of one of our own frontierswomen who is being recognised internationally for her groundbreaking work in the rainbow nation. Prof Welma Lubbe, professor in the School of Nursing Science at the North-West University (…http://news.nwu.ac.za/social-media-classroom-benefits-outweigh-any-drawbacks
Social media in the classroom: benefits outweigh any drawbacks
2022-10-28 The advent of social media has had a huge effect on teaching and learning, but relatively little is known about the pros and cons of using social media in the classroom. This is according to Dr Thamie Ndlovu, an educational technologist at the North-West…http://news.nwu.ac.za/what-needs-be-done-ensure-ecd-coding-and-robotics-curriculum-succeeds
What needs to be done to ensure ECD coding and robotics curriculum succeeds
2022-08-15 An early childhood education specialist at the North-West University (NWU) has welcomed the recently published, first-ever draft curriculum for teaching coding and robotics from Grades R to 3. However, she emphasises that some hard work lies ahead if the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/ethical-leadership-new-world-work
Ethical leadership for the new world of work
2023-02-01 One of the biggest challenges for leaders in today's increasingly online business world is how to carry out their job as managers. In the past, it was easier for leaders to promote a culture of trust and integrity because they knew what everyone was doing and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/public-lecture-examines-public-leadership-and-governance-south-africa
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