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Palesa makes it to the top 15
2020-06-25 A beauty pageant is defined as a competition that judges its contestants on their physical beauty. However, over the past few years these pageants have developed a different image. The Miss South Africa competition is a leadership platform for ambitious…http://news.nwu.ac.za/node/27001
NWU’s eye on the cosmos just became bigger
2020-11-27 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Astronomy Observatory now boasts a new, bigger and better telescope – the New Mahikeng Astronomy Telescope. The new telescope, manufactured by Planewave Instruments in the USA, has a 50 cm diameter which is…http://news.nwu.ac.za/geexpo-2017-unlocking-future-through-maths-and-science
Geexpo 2017: Unlocking the future through maths and science
2017-08-16 South Africa is experiencing an exponential crisis in terms of mathematics and science education. For the third year in a row the country has finished last in the World Economic Forum’s mathematics and science education quality rankings. In effect this…http://news.nwu.ac.za/gauteng-biotech-fundi-award-goes-nwu-researcher
Gauteng Biotech Fundi award goes to NWU researcher
2018-05-08 Expert, past master, authority, professional, specialist and genius… these are all synonyms for the uniquely South African word “fundi”, which aptly describes the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Prof Anne Grobler, recipient of a 2018 Biotech Fundi Award…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-host-world-renowned-experts-first-ever-bricscess-and-sasma-joint-conference
NWU to host world-renowned experts at first ever BRICSCESS and SASMA joint conference
2019-05-21 According to the World Economic Forum, the BRICS economies will be the most competitive of all countries in the coming years and are distinguished by their significant regional and global influence. The health and wellness of people are at the top of the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-leopards-lair-competition-calling-all-young-entrepreneurs
NWU’s Leopards Lair Competition: calling all young entrepreneurs
2019-05-09 Do you have what it takes to enter the proverbial leopard’s lair and stand your ground as a young entrepreneur? If you do, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) popular Leopards Lair Competition is just for you! This year marks the third rendition of the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/autumn-graduation-ceremony-%25E2%2580%2593-coming-age-future-leaders
Autumn Graduation Ceremony – the coming of age of future leaders
2017-05-08 A total of 1 400 students will graduate during the upcoming Autumn Graduation Ceremony of the North-West University’s (NWU) campus in Vanderbijlpark. The four-day graduation ceremony, consisting of nine sessions, will be held at the Quest Conference…http://news.nwu.ac.za/busy-year-nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-centre-water-sciences-and-management
Busy year for NWU’s Centre for Water Sciences and Management
2018-06-14 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Centre for Water Sciences and Management is built on the pillars of research, education and social responsibility. As a multi-disciplinary approach is adopted to assist both industry and government in addressing many of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-humanities-recognised-world-rankings
NWU’s humanities recognised in world rankings
2019-10-31 The North-West University (NWU) has always prided itself on its performance in international and national rankings. These rankings are good benchmarks for comparing the quality of education at the university with that of other universities, locally and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-consistently-among-top-sa-universities-rankings
NWU consistently among top SA universities in rankings
2019-11-08 The North-West University (NWU) has proven to be a consistent force of quality higher education. This is clear in the newest rankings that were released by the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings in November. The university has…http://news.nwu.ac.za/sew2017-%25E2%2580%2593-campus-joins-forces-dhet-host-entrepreneur-bootcamp
#SEW2017 – campus joins forces with DHET to host Entrepreneur Bootcamp
2017-07-20 Entrepreneurship continues to be a critical performance area within the South African economy and as such the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) has joined forces with institutions of higher learning to develop programmes to enhance…http://news.nwu.ac.za/ceo-thabo-mbeki-foundation-discuss-sa%25E2%2580%2599s-current-affairs
CEO of Thabo Mbeki Foundation to discuss SA’s current affairs
2018-02-23 Who better to share his take on the current state of South Africa’s affairs than a Constitutional Law expert and judge of the High Court? On Thursday, 1 March 2018, Max Boqwana, who is also the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Thabo Mbeki Foundation…http://news.nwu.ac.za/finnish-academic-review-school-wide-positive-behaviour-support-and-interventions
Finnish academic to review school-wide positive behaviour support and interventions
2018-09-12 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Optentia research focus area in Vanderbijlpark will be hosting Prof Hannu Savolainen from the Department of Education at the University of Jyväskylä in Finland. During his visit, he will deliver a lecture on School-Wide…http://news.nwu.ac.za/golden-opportunity-help-vulnerable-learners-become-healthy-adults
Golden opportunity to help vulnerable learners become healthy adults
2022-07-04 The surge in lifestyle diseases in South Africa could be halted by paying more attention to the lifestyle choices of young and vulnerable learners, especially in rural areas. “The period of rapid growth and development that occurs in childhood has a…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-weighs-prospects-and-challenges-district-development-model
NWU academic weighs in on prospects and challenges of District Development Model
2022-05-03 Phenyo Mokgothu North-West University (NWU) academic in the subject group Developmental Studies, Gaopalelwe Mpolokeng says the success of the government’s District Development Model (DDM) lies in cooperation. Approved by the South African…http://news.nwu.ac.za/building-healthy-attitudes-towards-stem-education
Building healthy attitudes towards STEM education
2023-03-02 Students’ low performance and interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields, particularly among women, who are underrepresented in the scientific community, have been a major concern in many countries. This is exacerbated when one views…http://news.nwu.ac.za/exploring-social-justice-labour-law-and-how-can-it-be-measured
Exploring social justice in labour law, and how can it be measured
2023-09-27 Social justice in labour law is not abstract and intangible, but measurable. Setting out to prove this, labour relations researcher Prof Paul Smit is investigating whether it is possible to develop a social justice scorecard, similar to an employment equity…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-achieves-b1-nrf-rating-research-systems-thinking
NWU academic achieves B1 NRF rating for research in systems thinking
2024-11-28 Prof Roelien Goede, director of the Unit for Data Science and Computing at the North-West University (NWU), has been awarded a B1 rating by the National Research Foundation (NRF). This is in recognition of her contributions to critical systems thinking and…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/faculty-education-launches-busy-bee-kindness-corner