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Sasol Foundation visits NWU
2022-05-10 On 4 May 2022 a delegation from the Sasol Foundation visited the subject group Chemistry on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus. The aim of the visit was for the new head of the foundation, Noxolo Kahlana, to meet and engage with staff and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/optentia-research-day-generating-and-sharing-evidence-optentia-research-focus-area-north-west
Optentia research day: generating and sharing evidence The Optentia Research Focus Area on the North-West University’s campus in Vanderbijlpark, is currently planning a research day on 26 September, themed “Cultivating humanity: Generating and sharing ev
2018-08-30 The Optentia Research Focus Area on the North-West University’s campus in Vanderbijlpark, is currently planning a research day on 26 September, themed “Cultivating humanity: Generating and sharing evidence”. An exhibit from the last Optentia Research…http://news.nwu.ac.za/taiwanese-representative-visits-nwu
Taiwanese representative visits NWU
2023-06-14 On Tuesday 13 June, representative Oliver Liao from the Taipei Liaison Office in the Republic of South Africa visited the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Potchefstroom Campus for a tour of the DST HySA Infrastructure Centre of Competence. This centre is co-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/latest-rankings-reaffirm-nwus-quality-subjects
Latest rankings reaffirm NWU’s quality subjects
2021-09-16 Are you a health professional or psychologist, or would you like to study these subjects? It has been confirmed. The North-West University (NWU) is just the right place to be for a quality education in these fields. Like previous rankings this year,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-one-university-one-symbol-what-do-you-envision
NWU - One university; one symbol – what do you envision?
2022-09-19 As part of demonstrating our commitment to transform and position the NWU as a unitary institution of superior academic excellence, with a commitment to social justice, the NWU Council has established the NWU Public Artwork Selection Committee (NWU PASC) to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/polish-delegation-visit-nwu
Polish delegation to visit NWU
2019-11-14 The Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences at the North-West University (NWU) is hosting a delegation of Polish experts from 19 to 22 November 2019. This visit not only speaks to the university’s internationalisation drive but also its vision to be…http://news.nwu.ac.za/covid-19-virus-uncertainty-dominoes-are-falling-one-one-economy
Covid-19, the virus of uncertainty: the dominoes are falling one by one in the economy
2020-05-14 The Covid-19 virus is causing unprecedented uncertainty on a global scale. An economist from the North-West University (NWU) says the impact of the pandemic is expected to be greater than that of the Spanish flu of a century ago. According to Prof Danie…http://news.nwu.ac.za/buan-visit-explores-collaboration-opportunities
BUAN visit explores collaboration opportunities
2024-05-17 The proximity between the Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (BUAN) and the Mahikeng Campus of the North-West University (NWU) in particular makes working together easy ─ it opens opportunities to take hands in mutually beneficial…http://news.nwu.ac.za/world-champion-one-million
World champion, one in a million
2021-03-18 She was only five years old when her life changed irrevocably one Saturday in East London – when a champion arose from a tragedy. “I remember everything so well,” says Liezel Gouws, now 23 years old and a fourth-year Pharmacy student at the North-West…http://news.nwu.ac.za/latest-rankings-reaffirm-nwu-among-best-world
Latest rankings reaffirm NWU is among the best in the world
2020-10-29 The latest rankings by Times Higher Education (THE) World Rankings and the 2021 Best Global University Rankings again, like various previous rankings, recognised the good standing of the North-West University (NWU) among the best tertiary-education…http://news.nwu.ac.za/pvm-visits-north-west-university
PVM visits the North-West University
2023-10-19 PVM, a renowned supplier of top-notch nutrition products, paid a visit to the Potchefstroom campus on recently and the North-West University (NWU) embraced the opportunity for an interesting and illuminating relationship. The purpose of this visit was to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/visit-leads-nutrition-collaboration-lesotho
Visit leads to nutrition collaboration in Lesotho
2023-06-27 The African Nutrition Leadership Programme (ANLP) of the North-West University (NWU) is continuing its aim to build tailored leadership capacity on the African continent. Representatives of the ANLP engaged with the Lesotho Nutrition-Sensitive Platform (LSNP…http://news.nwu.ac.za/bridging-digital-divide-one-township-time
Bridging the digital divide one township at a time
2018-01-11 As the youngest-ever CEO of Project Isizwe – the innovative Non-Profit Organisation (NPO) behind Africa’s most successful free Wi-Fi network – Dudu Mkhwanazi (26) has her sights set on bridging the digital divide in South Africa. More so, she is advising…http://news.nwu.ac.za/bbc-world-service-visits-nwu
BBC World Service visits NWU
2020-02-28 The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) World Service visited the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng on 25 February 2020 as part of the BBC World News Komla Dumor Award roadshow trip across South Africa. The aim of the roadshow is to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-advances-computer-science-latest-subject-rankings
NWU advances in Computer Science in the latest subject rankings of the THE
2026-01-21 The North-West University (NWU) begins 2026 on a positive trajectory, recording a notable improvement in the Computer Science subject group of the Times Higher Education (THE) Rankings by Subject. This latest ranking underscores the continued commitment of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-engineering-number-one-south-africa
NWU’s engineering is number one in South Africa
2022-10-30 The North-West University (NWU) is the best choice among local universities for studies in the field of engineering. The latest subjects ranking by Times Higher Education (THE) places the NWU at the top of the ladder in this field, and highlights the NWU’s…http://news.nwu.ac.za/making-difference-one-chess-piece-time
Making a difference one chess piece at a time
2020-06-30 Daniel Asiwe, a North-West University (NWU) final-year industrial psychology and labour relations student, recently hosted a successful online chess tournament for a great cause. The chess tournament aimed to create awareness about women and children who…http://news.nwu.ac.za/visit-ashesi-university-delegation-opens-door-collaboration
Visit by Ashesi University delegation opens door to collaboration
2024-02-27 In a bid to explore opportunities for international collaboration, a delegation from Ashesi University in Accra, Ghana, recently visited the North-West University's (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark Campus. The delegation, which included Rose Dodd, executive director…http://news.nwu.ac.za/latest-budget-provides-foundation-building-fiscal-sustainability
Latest Budget provides foundation for building fiscal sustainability
2025-05-22 Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s revised third Budget is a pragmatic one, given the current circumstances. This is the view of Prof Raymond Parsons, economist from the North-West University (NWU) Business School. In commenting on the third Budget…http://education.nwu.ac.za/research-unit-self-directed-learning/latest-sdl-aosis-scholarly-books-published