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Advocate Andy Mothibi appointed as the National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP)
2026-01-07 The North-West University (NWU) congratulates its alumnus, Advocate Andy Mothibi, on his appointment as the National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP). Advocate Mothibi, a recipient of the NWU Allumni Excellence Award for public service in 2021,…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/gppc
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2025-01-27 GPPC 2025, Hosted by the School of Industrial Psychology and Human Resource Management, North-West University, South Africa, Conference theme: Fostering sustainable people practice research, People practice focuses on the processes and approaches used across the employee lifecycle, including the strategies and tactics involved in attracting, recruiting, onboarding, developing, and retaining employees within fair and meaningful employment. For…, Keynote speakers, Our three keynote speakers will be: Dr Ajay Jivan ( South African Board of People Practice , South Africa) Professor Elaine Farndale (The Pennsylvania State University, USA) Professor Charissa Freese (TIAS School of Business and Society & Tilburg…, Deadlines:, Abstract submission : 28 February 2025 Early bird registration (R5 000): 31 March 2025 Full paper (optional) for best paper award : 30 April 2025 Registration : 15 May 2025 Registration payment portal GPPC logohttp://engineering.nwu.ac.za/solar-car/bat-mobile
Bat Mobile
2017-01-17 The History: We made history when our debut solar powered vehicle was crowned joint Event Champions in the 2012 Sasol Solar Challenge. It may not have been the most elegant (it was definitely the cheapest) vehicle on the road but the…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/music/research-methodology
Research Methodology
2024-09-03 Prof Liesl van der Merwe The primary aim of this module is to enable students to conceptualise, plan, write, and then present and defend a research proposal with integrity at a public symposium. Students are encouraged to choose a…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/economic-and-management-sciences/juan-carlos-martin
Juan Carlos Martín
2026-03-23 Juan Carlos Martín is a Full Professor of Applied Economics at the Institute of Tourism and Sustainable Economic Development of the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. He was Vice-Dean of Economics (2002-2009) and Vice-Dean of International Relations (2009-2013) at the Faculty of Economics, Business Administration and Tourism. He is the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/project-swearing-produces-scientific-knowledge
Project on swearing produces scientific knowledge
2020-10-21 “To my mind, the project has progressed exceptionally well. Not only have technology and infrastructure been established for sound research in the years ahead, but we have also gained a large number of registered users.” These are the words of Prof Gerhard…http://news.nwu.ac.za/disaster-risk-reduction-young-voices-matter
Disaster risk reduction: young voices matter
2018-11-08 On average, 240 million people world-wide were affected by natural disasters between 2000 and 2005. South Africa’s risk for disasters is also increasing. The country is exposed to a wide range of weather hazards, including droughts, cyclones and severe…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-convocation-breakfast-served
NWU Convocation: breakfast is served!
2018-10-15 The terms ‘alumna’ or ‘alumnus’ represent much more than mere titles. Not only is it part of your academic past, but also your professional future. In short: it signifies a lifetime relationship with your alma mater – and in your case, the North-West…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-play-host-acclaimed-historian-and-decolonial-expert
NWU to play host to acclaimed historian and decolonial expert
2019-02-14 The subject group History in the North-West University’s (NWU) School of Social Sciences will play host to Prof Sabelo Ndlovu Gatsheni from UNISA during the month of May. During his visit to the NWU’s campus in Vanderbijlpark, Prof Gatsheni will deliver a…http://news.nwu.ac.za/ask-economist-what-does-industry-require-me
Ask an economist: what does industry require of me?
2019-04-10 If you are fascinated by how money makes the world go round, have a flair for problem-solving and a knack for analytic reasoning, chances are that you are enrolled for a BCom degree in economics. If so, diarise the 16th of April 2019 and make sure you…http://news.nwu.ac.za/come-and-experience-racial-differences-through-eye-technology
Come and experience racial differences through the eye of technology
2019-04-15 The North-West University recently launched an initiative to put racial differences among staff and students under the spotlight and to emphasise the importance of understanding these differences. Organisers of the event feel that confronting race at a…http://news.nwu.ac.za/telit-sa-showcase-focus-technology-solutions-inclusive-education
TELIT-SA showcase to focus on technology solutions for inclusive education
2019-09-05 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) interdisciplinary research niche area, Technology Enhanced Learning and Innovative Education and Training in South Africa (TELIT-SA), is driven to conducting research to inform innovative teaching and learning practices…http://news.nwu.ac.za/ewa-2018-leading-charge-female-entrepreneurs
EWA 2018: leading the charge for female entrepreneurs
2018-02-21 > It is no secret. Successful entrepreneurs all have one thing in common: well established networks. This holds true for both men and women, but more so for the latter. With this in mind the Enterprising Women Association (EWA) – representative of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/bean-counting-day-2018-%25E2%2580%2593-calling-all-aspiring-accountants
Bean Counting Day 2018 – calling all aspiring accountants
2018-03-12 Did you know that according to the National Development Plan (NDP), accounting is not only viewed as a scarce skill within the public service delivery arena, but is also regarded as a vehicle to overcome poverty and inequality? With this in mind the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/oxford-expert-lecture-nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-optentia
Oxford expert to lecture at NWU’s Optentia
2018-09-12 On 18 September 2018, Dr George Leeson, director of the Oxford Institute of Population Ageing at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom, will act as guest lecturer at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Optentia research focus area in Vanderbijlpark…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/andr%25C3%25A9-duvenhage
André Duvenhage
2020-11-23 André Duvenhage was born on 18 April 1962 in Sasolburg in the Northern Free State. He matriculated in 1979 at the Hoërskool Sasolburg. As registered student at the PU for CHE he obtained his BA degree as well as the Hons BA in Political Science (both with…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-chancellor-receives-prestigious-international-award
NWU chancellor receives prestigious international award
2022-11-04 The chancellor of the North-West University (NWU) has been honoured with a prestigious international award for making a difference not only in her community but also globally. Dr Anna Mokgokong, who was inaugurated as the NWU’s chancellor in 2019, is the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-makes-young-ones-dance
NWU makes young ones dance
2022-09-23 By Ontiretse Motingwa Young learners from Stadt Primary will soon be singing and dancing to the music coming from boombox speakers the North-West University (NWU) has donated. The NWU always strives to improve the teaching and learning environment…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-delegation-attends-international-conference-russia-ukraine-crisis
NWU delegation attends international conference on Russia–Ukraine crisis
2022-11-29 North-West University (NWU) academics recently attended an international conference themed "The Russia–Ukraine Crisis and its Impact on Africa". The conference, jointly organised by the Institute of African Diaspora Studies (IADS) and GLOTAN Research…http://news.nwu.ac.za/busy-bee-kindness-corner-sharing-caring