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NWU opens 2026 academic year with renewed vision and purpose
2026-02-16 A renewed sense of focus and institutional purpose marked the official opening of the 2026 academic year at the North-West University (NWU) on Friday, 13 February. The ceremony, broadcast live from the Potchefstroom Campus to Mahikeng and Vanderbijlpark,…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/auther/resources
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2025-05-21 Webinars A Personal Development Journey NHI vs a Capable State vs My Health. Let us talk Conferences ACT-1 conference Training Webinars What is predatory publishing and how to identify predatory journals and its…http://news.nwu.ac.za/smart-village-dialogue-advances-south-africas-first-indigenous-knowledge-led-initiative
Smart Village dialogue advances South Africa’s first indigenous knowledge-led initiative
2026-04-24 By Mzwandile Ndlovu A renewed push to translate indigenous knowledge (IK) into practical rural development took centre stage as stakeholders gathered for the Second Smart Village conference in Nyandeni in the Eastern Cape. Held under the theme “Towards…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/ubmi/contact-us
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Star-Formation and Radio-Astronomy
2017-01-04 Star formation can be considered as one of the most basic processes in the Universe. It is hard to imagine a Universe without stars. Perhaps the most amazing aspect of the star formation process is that it takes matter which is at a very low density, of…http://theology.nwu.ac.za/af/discover-more/toets123
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2026-06-10 Programmes Please click on one of the programmes below for more information on what Minister Training we present. BTh in Christian Ministry BTh with Bible Languages and Bible Translation BTh in Pastoral…http://news.nwu.ac.za/south-africa-needs-spend-wisely-now
South Africa needs to spend wisely now
2021-05-21 Prof Raymond Parsons, an economist from the Business School of the North-West University (NWU), says the decision by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to again leave interest rates unchanged at the level it has been since July 2020 was widely expected…http://news.nwu.ac.za/north-west-university-keep-fourth-estate-ablaze
The North-West University keep the Fourth Estate ablaze
2024-07-31 You do not pick fights with people who buy ink in barrels. This saying used to ring true when printed newspapers ruled the news roost. But, with bandwidth having replaced the aforementioned barrels, is there still a future for journalists in the traditional…http://news.nwu.ac.za/ossn-assists-students-all-way
OSSN assists students all the way
2017-08-17 Starting out on your journey as a university student is an adjustment. Although it is a time filled with excitement, it is a stressful process for everyone – more so for a disabled student. Think about it: apart from missing home, making new friends,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/study-helps-postgrads-cope
Study helps postgrads cope
2018-10-31 Global research has shown that only half of enrolled master’s and PhD students actually finish their studies. Around 40% of the same group battle with mental illness such as depression and anxiety. Coincidence? Laura Weiss thinks not. Dr Laura Weiss, a…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-it-humble-beginnings-huge-accomplishments
NWU IT: From humble beginnings to huge accomplishments
2019-06-07 As Dr Cobus van der Walt slowly rises, the muttering in Room 305 is replaced by a quiet reverence. The former director of Information Technology at the North West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Potchefstroom commands the type of admiration reserved for…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-leopards-lair-competition-entry-deadline-extended
NWU’s Leopards Lair Competition: entry deadline extended
2019-07-18 The North-West University (NWU) believes in the transformative power of entrepreneurship, not only in terms of a re-envisioned world of work, but also as a driving force of renewed economic growth. With this said, the third annual rendition of the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/social-sciences-rubik%25E2%2580%2599s-cube-humanity-%25E2%2580%2593-prof-herman-van-der-merwe
Social sciences the Rubik’s Cube of humanity – Prof Herman van der Merwe
2017-03-29 Did you know that it took the Hungarian inventor and professor of architecture Erno Rubik one month to master his own mechanical puzzle, the Rubik’s Cube? With 42 Quintillion possibilities but only a few correct solutions, the Rubik’s Cube is the epitome of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/constitutional-commissioner-address-nwu-social-sciences-conference
Constitutional Commissioner to address NWU Social Sciences Conference
2017-03-17 Bernedette Muthien, internationally known South African expert on issues of gender equity, nonviolence, and gender-based violence, will act as keynote speaker during the 8th International Conference on Social Sciences (ICSS) – a collaboration between the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-highlights-importance-blood-pressure-awareness
NWU highlights importance of blood pressure awareness
2017-05-05 The North-West University (NWU) has joined the worldwide campaign to raise blood pressure awareness with a series of screenings at its campuses and in surrounding communities in May as part of the largest screening campaign ever. May marks International…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-optentia-hosts-vlir-uos
NWU Optentia hosts VLIR-UOS
2017-06-05 Optentia, a research focus area on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark, recently hosted Mr Christophe Goossens, programme officer for the Flemish Inter-university Council for University Development Cooperation (VLIR-UOS) Over the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-foils-wannacry-ransomware
NWU foils WannaCry ransomware
2017-05-19 It’s been war in the cyber world in the past few days. Cyber criminals tried, and succeeded in some instances, to infiltrate work and home computers all over the world, and in the process destroyed valuable information. The proactive action taken by the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/unique-instruments-and-equipment-made-right-here-nwu
Unique instruments and equipment made right here at the NWU
2017-05-19 Instrument Manufacturing on the NWU’s campus in Potchefstroom often manufactures equipment that cannot be found anywhere else in the world. Every day is different at this workshop, which is constantly planning and carrying out new ideas and designs,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/big-impact-small-bar-soap
The big impact of a small bar of soap
2018-07-30 By observing people’s behaviour in public restrooms across South Africa, a leading South African hygiene brand found that – on average – only four out of 10 people wash their hands. And of these, only 65% used soap. Hoping to help people make a clean…http://news.nwu.ac.za/become-language-technologist-and-be-wizard-programming-languages-and-information-systems