2019-09-03
The North-West University (NWU) is dedicated to creating an inclusive environment for all, and regularly hosts awareness day campaigns on various topics as a way to inform and educate staff and students.
The NWU’s Disability Rights Unit recently held an…
2019-09-03
The 21st century has come with a number of new complexities that can only be addressed and solved with new innovative solutions. Prof Petro du Preez, from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Education, is dedicated to identifying ways that can…
2019-09-03
Die veiligheid en welstand van kwesbare kinders en jongmense is altyd van die uiterste belang, tog word al hoe meer gevalle ingevolge die Kinderwet en verwante wetgewing onder die aandag van Gesins- en Kinderdienste gebring.
Hierdie toedrag van sake het…
2019-09-03
The safety and welfare of vulnerable children and young people is paramount at all times, yet in Family and Children’s Services, more and more cases are brought under the Children’s Act and associated legislation.
This predisposition sees social workers…
2019-09-03
The North West University’s (NWU’s) Career Centre hosted an Entrepreneurship and Innovation seminar fair at its campus in Mahikeng on 29 August 2019.
The main purpose of this seminar was to drive and embrace a culture of entrepreneurship among NWU…
2019-09-04
The first rugby team of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Potchefstroom and defending champions is through to the finals of the Pirates Grand Championships, after beating Roodepoort 41-16 in Alberton.
Burger van der Westhuizen, who needs no…
2019-09-04
Boitshepo Gopane, a master’s student in Microbiology at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng is one of the central region winners of the Entrepreneurship Intervarsity competition.
Entrepreneurship Intervarsity is the brain child of…
2019-09-05
“The better-than-expected GDP figures in the second quarter of 2019 are good news for the economy, as this at least confirms that South Africa has avoided a 'technical recession' (two successive quarters of negative growth), after the bad growth…
2019-09-05
Coming off strong from their previous victory against Central University of Technology (CUT), and thanks to Banele Hlophe’s stunning goal, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Noble Boys will be taking on the University of Western Cape (UWC) in their new…
2019-09-05
Domestic violence is a global issues reaching across national boundaries as well as socio-economic, cultural, racial and class distinctions.
As her last project as Miss Campus 2018, Zahraa Omar organized a Silent March to raise awareness against the…
2019-09-05
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) interdisciplinary research niche area, Technology Enhanced Learning and Innovative Education and Training in South Africa (TELIT-SA), is driven to conducting research to inform innovative teaching and learning practices…
2019-09-05
Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se kampus in Vanderbijlpark spog met ’n nuutverkose groep studenteleiers.
Tydens ’n onlangse gelukwensingseremonie het lede van die kampus se bestuurskomitee van die geleentheid gebruik gemaak om die nuwe verteenwoordigers…
2019-09-05
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark boasts a newly elected group of student leaders.
During a recent congratulatory ceremony, members of the Campus Management Committee made use of the opportunity to meet the new representatives on…
2019-09-05
A large number of graduates from the North-West University (NWU) find employment within the first three months after attaining their qualifications.
The NWU’s Career Centre hosts numerous career fairs to ensure that students have adequate information on…
2019-09-06
Nog 250 beddens en 1 150 bykomende sitplekke in lesingsale is maar net ’n paar van die voordele van die belegging van R200 miljoen in projekte vir infrastruktuurontwikkeling op die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se kampus in Vanderbijlpark.
’n Aantal nuwe…
2019-09-06
Another 250 beds and 1 150 additional lecture room seats are some of the benefits of the R200 million investment in infrastructure development projects on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark.
A number of new buildings are being…
2019-09-06
The Varsity Netball team of the North-West University (NWU) is back to its winning ways after making mincemeat of the University of the Western Cape (UWC) at the Coetzenburg Indoor Centre in Stellenbosch. The NWU beat the UWC 60-38.
It was a welcome…
2019-09-06
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Gender Awareness (GAW) week recently concluded, and just as with similar projects such as Facing Race Week, it had a profound impact on all those that attended the various events.
GAW was hosted by the Faculty of…
2019-09-10
Poor mathematics achievement at primary school level is a global problem and is often seen as the obstacle to obtaining qualifications in the fields of science, medicine, technology and engineering.
An educational psychologist and academic at the North-…
2019-09-10
In a continuous drive to lessen the burden on those in need, alumni and friends of the North-West University (NWU) are continuing to make a difference in the lives of vulnerable communities.
Almost 100 learners from the Kagiso Barolong High School in the…