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NWU Leopards Lair Competition
2020-05-25 DO YOU HAVE A BUSINESS IDEA OR INVENTION? We are challenging all NWU students with a business idea or invention to enter the NWU’s Leopards Lair competition. PITCH YOUR IDEA AND WIN BIG! Come and pitch your idea to the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/different-guise-great-event
A different guise, a great event
2020-10-19 It was an event as unique as it was entertaining. It was peculiar and inventive. It was a blast. On Sunday, 18 October 2020, the North-West University’s Potchefstroom Campus hosted one of three simultaneous legs of the Sanlam Cape Town Virtual Marathon –…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/john-r-bunt
John R Bunt
2021-01-21 Professor Bunt obtained his PhD in the field of Chemical Engineering (fixed-bed coal gasification) at the North-West University in 2006. During the last 35 years Professor Bunt’s research interests have ranged widely from: base metals, platinum group metal…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumna-crowned-miss-sa-2017
NWU alumna crowned as Miss SA 2017
2017-03-27 When the 21-year old Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters was announced as Miss South Africa 2017 on 26 March, the whole of the North-West University (NWU) and all its stakeholders, cheered as one. For the first time in history, an alumna of the NWU walked away with this…http://news.nwu.ac.za/adele-triumphs-nwus-comrades-queen
Adele triumphs as NWU's Comrades queen!
2022-08-28 Congratulations, congratulations and, once more, congratulations! History will always remember the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Dr Adele Broodryk, a senior lecturer at the School of Human Movement Sciences at the Faculty of Health Sciences, as being the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/dance-team-secures-top-spot-ussa-tournament
Dance team secures top spot in USSA tournament
2024-07-08 By Keaoleboga Motshabi The dance team from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus recently participated in the University Sports South Africa (USSA) Dance Sport Championships and once again walked away with the spoils. The tournament was…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/2nd-annual-international-conference-corporate-financial-markets-law
2nd Annual International Conference on Corporate & Financial Markets Law
2022-10-07 You are cordially invited to the NWU 2nd Annual International Conference on Corporate & Financial Markets Law. This conference aims to bring together academics, policy makers, legal practitioners, students and other relevant stakeholders to unpack…http://news.nwu.ac.za/new-book-highlights-migrants-mental-health-challenges
New book highlights migrants’ mental health challenges
2021-01-29 Horrific scenes of migrants who have perished on the high seas while in search of a better life is a too-familiar sight on television screens, online and in newspaper pages. Extreme hunger, repressive governments and ethnic and religious conflicts are cited…http://news.nwu.ac.za/bhive-edcs-ignites-dynamic-entrepreneurship-initiatives
bhive EDC's ignites dynamic entrepreneurship initiatives
2024-05-22 In a bid to foster innovation and entrepreneurial spirit, the North-West University (NWU) recently held a start-up bootcamp, titled “Be your own boss”, simultaneously across all three campuses on 11 May 2024. Spearheaded by the bhive Enterprise Development…http://news.nwu.ac.za/employers-shopping-centres-have-greater-responsibility-towards-car-guards
Employers, shopping centres have a greater responsibility towards car guards
2019-02-25 A master’s-degree student in occupational hygiene at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Potchefstroom recently conducted a unique study in which disturbing results were obtained regarding car guards’ exposure to the ultraviolet (UV) rays from…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/book-launch-archive-kindness
Book Launch: Archive of Kindness
2021-08-30 Register here Archive of Kindness, by Dr Jess Auerbach is an uplifting and historically valuable collection of stories. In 2020 when lockdown was announced, Auerbach observed an outpouring of support between ordinary residents in South Africa. She began to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/students-invited-apply-postgraduate-mandela-rhodes-scholarship
Students invited to apply for postgraduate Mandela Rhodes Scholarship
2017-03-08 Do you aspire to be a leader who will contribute positively to the development of the African continent? Do you want to pursue postgraduate studies in 2018, and are looking for a fully-funded scholarship opportunity? Do you wish to be part of a life-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-climbs-top-41-global-universities
NWU climbs to top 4,1% of global universities
2025-06-03 The implementation of the recently approved strategy of the North-West University (NWU) is starting to show positive results. The strategy – Taking the NWU forward: 2024 and beyond – prioritises, among other things, internationalisation, partnerships and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-business-school-host-2026-international-conference-green-and-sustainable-development
NWU Business School to host the 2026 International Conference on Green and Sustainable Development
2025-10-23 The North-West University (NWU) Business School proudly announces that it will host the 2026 International Conference on Green and Sustainable Development (ICGSD) from 8 to 12 March 2026 at the Protea Hotel, Stellenbosch, Cape Town. Themed “…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/music/orchestral-percussion
Orchestral percussion
2025-02-07 Ms Magdalena de Vries The percussion division is one of the most recent additions to the NWU School of Music. Top-class instruction is provided by the international award-winning percussionist Magdalena de Vries. Apart from being an…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/innovative-teaching-and-learning
Innovative Teaching and Learning
2021-11-19 As we have entered the Fourth Industrial Revolution technology integration in various aspects of our society is becoming an important aspect of our lives. As the Faculty of Humanities we need to not only explore the integration of technology within the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/expert/dr-janien-linde
Dr Janien Linde
2022-10-31 Dr. Janien Linde is a senior lecturer in Afrikaans and Dutch Literature at the Potchefstroom campus of the North-West University. She was appointed in January of 2015. She held a similar position at the University of Johannesburg during 2012 and 2013. She…http://news.nwu.ac.za/relationship-between-gender-based-violence-and-hivaids
The relationship between gender-based violence and HIV/Aids
2020-04-23 The link between gender-based violence (GBV) and HIV/Aids is usually rooted in the power imbalance between men and women. This was one of the findings of research conducted by Goitseone Leburu, whose master’s and doctoral studies, both from the North-West…http://news.nwu.ac.za/alternative-measures-discharging-debt-under-spotlight
Alternative measures for discharging debt under the spotlight
2021-05-10 Many South Africans drowning in debt could be thrown a potential lifeline following a study by North-West University (NWU) master’s degree graduate Paballo Mothibi into the discharging (cancelling) of the debts of those who have no income or assets. The…http://www.nwu.ac.za/brics/chinese-government-scholarship-for-SA-students