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2025-11-14 Thank you for considering applying to the North-West University to obtain a qualification in engineering. NWU applications are administered by a central NWU online application system (see link below). If you have questions specific to the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/expose-yourself-much-possible
Expose yourself to as much as possible
2019-03-19 Christoff Briers is only one of the many success stories of North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Engineering. Today he is at the head of production planning at Simmer Engineering, an engineering company in Alberton that specialises in manufacturing…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-puts-common-good-first
NWU puts Common Good First
2019-11-19 “Your network is the people who want to help you, and you want to help them, and that’s really what matters.” This powerful quote by Reid Hoffman perfectly sums up the main idea behind the Common Good First campaign. This campaign was conceived as a…http://news.nwu.ac.za/together
In this together
2021-05-05 The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted how organisations, institutions and people across the globe need to support each other - now more than ever. The North-West University (NWU) has been fortunate to receive donations from various businesses, alumni and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/south-africas-national-interests-changing-brics-landscape-seven-tests
South Africa’s national interests in the changing BRICS landscape ― seven tests
2023-08-29 “The watershed 15th BRICS Summit that took place in Johannesburg had, to its credit, several runs on the scoreboard by the time it concluded last week.” Prof Raymond Parsons, economist from the North-West University (NWU) Business School, says while the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-launches-women-leadership-programme
NWU launches Women in Leadership Programme
2023-09-05 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) People and Culture unit and Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL) recently collaborated to host the launch of the university's first Women in Leadership Programme. The programme launch, themed "How to thrive as an…http://news.nwu.ac.za/industry-summit-shapes-next-generation-communicators
Industry summit shapes the next generation of communicators
2024-10-08 The School of Communication at the North-West University (NWU) hosted an in-person and hybrid Communication Industry Summit on Wednesday, 2 October for students enrolled on all three campuses. During the summit, industry and academia came together to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/panel-critiques-2025-sona-lack-clarity-and-strategy
Panel critiques 2025 SONA for lack of clarity and strategy
2025-02-21 By Gofaone Motsamai and Phenyo Mokgothu The North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Governance Studies hosted a panel discussion on Friday, 14 February 2025 on the Mahikeng Campus. The discussion aimed to critically analyse President Cyril Ramaphosa’s…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-and-consumer-goods-and-services-ombudsman-formalise-transformative-partnership
NWU and Consumer Goods and Services Ombudsman formalise transformative partnership
2025-06-13 In a landmark step toward deepening legal education, community engagement, and access to justice, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Law has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Consumer Goods and Services Ombudsman (CGSO). The…http://news.nwu.ac.za/hidden-cost-broken-funding-system-south-africas-public-universities
The hidden cost of a broken funding system: South Africa’s public universities
2025-10-10 Prof Linda du Plessis, Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Teaching and Learning at the North-West University (NWU), explains why the ongoing dysfunction within the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) and various Sector Education and Training Authorities…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-and-sedibeng-district-drive-health-innovation-through-research-day
NWU and Sedibeng District drive health innovation through research day
2025-11-03 In a country where quality healthcare and innovation are vital to social progress, health research stands as one of South Africa’s most powerful tools for change. Recognising this, the North-West University’s (NWU) Faculty of Health Sciences partnered with…http://www.nwu.ac.za/excellence
#explorenewfrontiers
2025-03-11 The University is running an exciting multimedia campaign showcasing the university's academic excellence. This campaign will spotlight the incredible work happening across our faculties, featuring compelling stories of groundbreaking research,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/building-healthier-communities-together-nwu-and-local-communities-co-create-knowledge-lasting
Building healthier communities together: NWU and local communities co-create knowledge for lasting impact
2025-11-21 Community engagement is not just a programme. It is a partnership, a shared journey, and a commitment to listen, understand, and grow together,” said Prof Awie Kotze, Executive Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences at the North-West University (NWU). This…http://www.nwu.ac.za/femmegineering-sculpting-your-future
Femmegineering - "sculpting your future"
2019-05-16 A celebration of how women are changing the world through science and technology, the theme for this year: "sculpting your future". Any grade 10, 11, 12 girls with Maths and Science marks that can possibly qualify for Engineering are…http://news.nwu.ac.za/trade-%25E2%2580%259Cnew-normal%25E2%2580%259D-webinar-focuses-africa
TRADE in the “new normal” webinar focuses on Africa
2020-10-23 The Trade and Development (TRADE) research entity at the North-West University (NWU) and the TRADE Research Advisory, a spin-off company of the university, hosted the eighth TRADE-Decision Support Model User Group webinar, drawing more than eighty…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/tourism-research-economic-environs-and-society-trees/articles-published-2014-0
Articles Published 2014
2024-06-07 Athanasopoulos, G., Deng, M., Li, G. & Song, H. 2014. Modelling substitution between domestic and outbound tourism in Australia: A system-of-equations approach. Tourism Management, 45,159-170. Botha, K., Slabbert, E. & Viviers, P. 2014. Towards a…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-weathers-pandemic-storm-great-successes-1st-semester
NWU weathers pandemic storm with great successes in 1st semester
2020-08-27 Hard work, creativity and perseverance have enabled the North-West University (NWU) to deliver significantly higher pass rates despite the Covid-19 pandemic having wreaked havoc in the higher-education sector since March 2020. The university’s…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-brings-education-your-doorstep
NWU brings education to your doorstep
2018-11-01 The North-West University (NWU) believes distance should never be an obstacle to education. This is why in an attempt to bring education right to your doorstep, the Unit for Open Distance Learning of the NWU has recently established two offices in Namibia…http://news.nwu.ac.za/universities-must-do-more-accommodate-risks
Universities must do more to accommodate risks
2017-03-08 In what is being described as required reading for all South African university vice-chancellors and risk managers – especially in light of increasing intimidation and violent disruptions of lectures, seminars, talks by scholars, Senate and Council meetings…http://news.nwu.ac.za/what-product-cues-influence-consumers-perceived-value-pork-meat