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2024-11-06 Bursaries for legal studies are really scarce, but there are a number of independent institutions that offer bursaries. Each institution determines its own criteria and procedures and you should please contact them directly. Adams…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-marine-research-has-international-impact
NWU’s marine research has international impact
2018-06-13 Researchers at the Unit for Environmental Science and Management (UESM) in the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, are making their impact felt within the field of marine research. This is evident from the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/world-prematurity-day-2020-%25E2%2580%2593-turn-awareness-action
World Prematurity Day 2020 – turn awareness into action
2020-11-06 For the past 10 years every 17 November is observed as World Prematurity Day. This day aims to highlight and raise awareness of preterm birth and the concerns of preterm babies and their families worldwide. In South Africa 15% of all births, which…https://news.nwu.ac.za/making-choice-open-access-versus-traditional-journals
Making the choice: open access versus traditional journals
2019-04-15 Researchers are architects of innovation. However, their research findings will only impact the world if they are effectively shared with the rest of the academic community and the world. With this in mind the Library and Information Service team at the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-lecturer-steps-better-lives-young-people
NWU lecturer steps up to better the lives of young people
2021-08-02 For North-West University (NWU) lecturer, Prof Fazel Ebrihiam Freeks, giving back to his former school and the community he grew up in is an opportunity to come full circle with his own young self and those who gave to him. Growing up, life was not a…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-engineers-rising-covid-19-challenge
NWU engineers rising to the Covid-19 challenge
2020-04-07 The world, and now more recently our nation, is faced with difficult times as the recent Covid-19 pandemic turns life as we know it upside down. A team at the Faculty of Engineering from the North-West University (NWU), in collaboration with other experts…https://news.nwu.ac.za/upcoming-nwu-webinar-series-will-focus-caring-preterm-infants
Upcoming NWU webinar series will focus on caring for preterm infants
2021-10-27 With 17 November being World Prematurity Day, Prof Welma Lubbe from the North-West University (NWU) is inviting all healthcare professionals to participate in a unique webinar series. From 2 November to 7 December, Prof Lubbe, a neonatal nurse and midwife…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/african-centre-disaster-studies/postgraduate-diploma-disaster-risk-management
Postgraduate Diploma in Disaster Risk Management
2022-11-04 POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT Qualification code: 2GC D01 Curriculum code: N501P Solving complex real-world problems and building societal resilience requires many disciplines What this…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-students-shine-international-service-learning-project
NWU students shine in international service-learning project
2024-10-29 Several students from the North-West University (NWU) participated in a collaborative online international learning (COIL) project, demonstrating the university's continued efforts to expand its global footprint. The BCom students at the Potchefstroom Campus…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-students-join-prestigious-incubation-programme
NWU students join prestigious incubation programme
2025-02-20 Three North-West University (NWU) innovators have earned a place in the highly competitive Emerging30 Innovators Programme, an initiative led by the Young African Entrepreneurship Institute (YAEI). Their journey began during the 2024 Youth Innovation…ENACTUS blazing a trail for young entrepreneurs through Project Ikamva
2017-03-15 If you thought that ‘entrepreneurship’ is just another buzzword of the times we live in, think again! This buzzword implies action and for the members of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark branch of ENACTUS South Africa, entrepreneurship is…https://www.nwu.ac.za/date/workshop-engagement-and-impact
Workshop on Engagement and Impact
2025-04-08 You are cordially invited to a workshop held by Prof Chris Brink, an Emeritus Vice-Chancellor from the Newcastle University and Ms Beatrix Bouwman, Director of Sustainability and Community Impact at the NWU. Topic: The connection between impact and…https://commerce.nwu.ac.za/wasm-2026/submission-guidelines
Submission guidelines
2025-04-22 Submission guidelines, Submission guidelines for oral presentations and poster sessions, Abstracts must be submitted via the ConfTool system before the deadline indicated. Abstracts submitted after the deadline will not be considered. Abstracts not complying with the submission guidelines will be returned before entering the review process, and…, Sport, Guidelines for Scholarly or Professional Panel Discussion, Debate, Workshop, or Symposium, For a Scholarly or Professional Panel Discussion, Debate, Workshop, or Symposium, the submission of one general abstract of 250 words maximum about the entire symposium is required, with three to five additional abstracts of specific presentations of 250…, Guidelines for Professional Practice Presentations, We are excited to invite industry leaders, practitioners, and professionals to submit abstracts for the upcoming WASM Conference, a premier platform for sharing insights, innovations, and expertise that shape the future of the global sport industry. This…, swem, , Awards, WASM Conference Best Paper Award 2026, Researchers are invited to submit a Short Paper to be considered for the WASM Best Paper Award 2026, which will be awarded at the conference in Cape Town. To be considered for this award, applicants submit a Short Paper (min 2,000 - max 2,500 words, including…, WASM Conference Best Reviewer Award 2026, The WASM Best Conference Reviewer Award recognises outstanding dedication in providing knowledgeable reviews in a collegial spirit to promote both the development of colleagues’ work and the overall scientific quality of the conference. The Conference…, Key Dates, 30 May 2025 - Abstract or Proposal & Optional Short Paper Submission deadline 31 July 2025 - Abstract Review feedback 31 Aug 2025 - Early Bird Registration Sept - 15 Dec 2025 - Regular Registration Submit abstracthttps://news.nwu.ac.za/young-female-innovators-shine-during-modiragatsi-youth-innovation-competition
Young female innovators shine during Modiragatsi Youth Innovation Competition
2021-09-07 The Fourth Industrial Revolution is upon us and the Faculty of Engineering at the North-West University (NWU) and its partners understand that it is necessary to equip the youth with skills that will benefit them in the long run. In 2019 the Faculty of…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/climate-change-air-quality-and-impacts/weather-and-weather-modification
Weather and Weather Modification
2022-11-07 Weather and Climate Related Research Projects The NWU Climatology Research Group (CGR) has set up multiple weather stations at various locations: METSI (UESM Research Facility) Lekwena Wildlife Estate NWU Potchefstroom Campus NWU Mafikeng Campus (on…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/UBMI/SAMS2020/Program
SAMS congress 2020: Program
2022-08-26 .bg { padding: 1em; color: white; background-color: black; clear: left; text-align: center; } .btn-group-vertical { width: 100%; } 63th Annual Congress of the South African Mathematical Society 2 December 2020, online Home…https://news.nwu.ac.za/paving-way-women-entrepreneurs
Paving the way for women entrepreneurs
2018-08-31 Opportunity should be without bias. There is a dearth of female entrepreneurs in the country and the North-West University (NWU) is addressing this problem through the Enterprising Women Programme (EWP). There are many pitfalls and roadblocks facing women…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-student-crowned-miss-eco-africa
NWU student crowned Miss Eco Africa
2018-07-24 A beauty pageant is defined as a competition that judges its contestants on physical beauty. However, over the past years these pageants have taken a different turn. The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Izelle Van Vuuren set out to proof that there is…https://news.nwu.ac.za/smile-%25E2%2580%2593-you%25E2%2580%2599re-camera-cachet-park-cid-right-track
Smile – you’re on camera: Cachet Park CID is right on track
2019-03-08 The Cachet Park City Improvement District Non-Profit Company (CID NPC) is putting their money where their mouth is. The CID recently awarded the tender for the security services in the demarcated area of the larger Bult Area to Mooirivier Beskerming…https://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/pieter-van-den-berg