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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
Become a language technologist and be a wizard with programming, languages and information systems
2021-08-17 Did you know that language and computer programming can be a match made in heaven? Register now at the North-West University for the recurriculated three-year degree in language technology to explore the possibilities of this unusual combination. This…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-scc-legal-office-launches-legal-aid-service
NWU SCC Legal Office launches legal aid service
2022-06-14 Oldrin Masowa Justice in action: the Student Campus Council’s (SCC’s) Legal Office on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Potchefstroom Campus recently launched a legal aid service to assist students with legal matters. Through this initiative, the SCC…http://news.nwu.ac.za/ikateleng-donor-spends-day-fundraising-team
Ikateleng donor spends the day with fundraising team
2022-02-22 The Department of Development and Fundraising at the NWU recently hosted one of the loyal donors of the Ikateleng project in Potchefstroom. During the visit the group manager of Corporate Marketing and Communication at NWK in Lichtenburg, Johan Bezuidenhout,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/act-now-stop-loadshedding-say-experts-mark-sputlas-100-days
Act NOW to stop loadshedding, say experts to mark Sputla’s 100 days
2023-05-17 South Africa’s power crisis, exacerbated by frequent power cuts, came under the spotlight as the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Business School invited experts to mark the new electricity minister’s 100 days in office. President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-partners-dkms-africa-raise-awareness-stem-cell-donation
NWU partners with DKMS Africa to raise awareness on stem-cell donation
2024-10-07 Every 27 seconds, someone in the world is diagnosed with blood cancer or a blood disorder. Yet, four out of 10 people globally in need of a matching, unrelated stem-cell donor are unable to find one. With these staggering statistics in mind, the Centre for…http://news.nwu.ac.za/high-school-learners-learn-more-about-consequences-climate-change
High-school learners learn more about the consequences of climate change
2023-07-04 Learners from the StudyXpress High School in Potchefstroom got the opportunity to see for themselves what types of pollution and climate change enforcers are found in their environment. The group of learners and a science teacher recently visited the North-…http://education.nwu.ac.za/ssasea
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2020-12-03 .bg { padding: 1em; color: white; background-color: #A2B644; clear: left; text-align: center; } .btn-group-vertical { width: 100%; } THEME: Embracing indigenous knowledge through the Arts for sustainable…http://law.nwu.ac.za/law/prof-lourens-du-plessis-passed-away
Prof Lourens du Plessis passed away
2021-02-06 Prof Lourens du Plessis, a gentle intellectual giant, passed away on Saterday 6 February 2021 Prof Lourens du Plessis, was one of the great minds of this country. His intellectual ability surpassed all of those around him, yet he was…http://news.nwu.ac.za/ttis-launches-innovation-impact-events-empower-shape-researchers
TTIS launches innovation impact events to empower SHAPE researchers
2025-08-11 The Technology Transfer and Innovation Support (TTIS) office at the North-West University (NWU) recently hosted its first-ever SHAPE innovation impact events across all three campuses. These sessions occurred on 24 July in Potchefstroom, 25 July in…http://www.nwu.ac.za/event/optentia-book-launch-does-community-development-work
Optentia Book Launch: Does Community Development Work?
2021-03-26 [accordion] About the Book What makes community development effective? How can we ensure that this work is responsive to the decolonial turn, the call for effectiveness and the need for justice? Highlighting useful practice frameworks…http://news.nwu.ac.za/strengthening-international-collaboration-student-well-being
Strengthening international collaboration on student well-being
2025-11-18 A North-West University (NWU) delegation is currently attending the seventh annual European Conference for Student Affairs and Services (ECSAS), taking place in Porto, Portugal, from 12 to 14 November 2025. The NWU delegation from Student Life includes Dr…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/webinar-wiley-sanlic-author-engagement-programme-how-can-peer-review-help-you-be-better-author
Webinar: Wiley-SANLiC Author Engagement Programme - How Can Peer Review Help You be a Better Author?
2024-02-26 You are cordially invited to a webinar on Wiley-SANLiC Author Engagement Programme - How Can Peer Review Help You be a Better Author?. You've submitted your paper to a journal, and now you're in the waiting phase for the peer review process. But how…http://theology.nwu.ac.za/af/m-d-programmes/hoe-om-aansoek-te-doen