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Projects and Partnerships
2024-07-22 Environmental governance tools for medium-sized South African municipalities In partnership with the Konrad-Adenauer Foundation, CLES embarked on an inquiry into the use and suitability of local governance instruments for improved…http://law.nwu.ac.za/law/symposium-statelessness
Symposium-Statelessness
2017-07-11 Call for Papers / Submission of Abstracts Symposium Co-Organised by the North-West University (NWU) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on The International Human…http://www.nwu.ac.za/international-students
Welcome, International Students
2025-12-01 WIDGETLIB.init( 52 ); WIDGETLIB.run(); Welcome to a world of innovation, exploration, and excellence at the North-West University (NWU)! #MyNWU is proud to be one of the top ten universities in Africa (QS World University…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-rewards-its-exceptional-achievers
NWU rewards its exceptional achievers
2021-11-26 During a virtual ceremony on 25 November the North-West University (NWU) acknowledged staff for their exceptional contributions to teaching and learning, research and community engagement. These torchbearers were honoured during the first ever NWU…http://education.nwu.ac.za/UNESCO-chair
Introduction
2025-06-19 [accordion collapsed] Introduction The UNESCO Chair on Multimodal Learning and Open Educational Resources (OER), hosted by the North-West University, South Africa, was established in April 2019. The Chair…http://news.nwu.ac.za/south-african-economy-icu-how-do-we-get-out-it
South African economy in ICU: How do we get out of it?
2020-09-08 The South African economy is in dire need of resuscitation. A development economist from the North-West University (NWU) says that not since World War II have the local and global economies been affected in such a devastating way as by the impact of Covid-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-host-its-third-autism-symposium
NWU to host its third Autism symposium
2018-04-12 The Institute for Psychology & Wellbeing at the North-West University (NWU) will host its third Autism Symposium on 25 and 26 June. The symposium, which is presented jointly by the NWU and Autism South Africa (A;)SA), is an opportunity for all…http://news.nwu.ac.za/3-d-printing-improve-life
3-D printing to improve life
2018-10-25 Staff and students at the North-West University's (NWU’s) Engineering Faculty are in the process of giving the traditional way of manufacturing products a huge blow. They are now using their wide variety of world class three-dimensional printers. According…http://news.nwu.ac.za/sharpeville-2020-action-research-inspires-change-better
Sharpeville 2020: action research inspires change for the better
2017-11-09 More than 55 years after the Sharpeville massacre, the township is still bleeding, and the youth are suffering the consequences. This is according to Prof Danie Meyer, associate professor in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences at the North-West…http://news.nwu.ac.za/wellness-north-west-communities-priority-0
Wellness of North West communities is a priority
2019-08-14 It is a disturbing fact that approximately 61% of the North West population is classified as impoverished. This alarming figure is the biggest contributing factor to the inadequate wellness of communities in this province, and according to the government…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-puts-common-good-first
NWU puts Common Good First
2019-11-19 “Your network is the people who want to help you, and you want to help them, and that’s really what matters.” This powerful quote by Reid Hoffman perfectly sums up the main idea behind the Common Good First campaign. This campaign was conceived as a…http://news.nwu.ac.za/year-we-will-be-all-%25E2%2580%2593-prof-fika-janse-van-rensburg
This year we will be all in – Prof Fika Janse van Rensburg
2017-02-14 “If all of us were to say ‘We are all in’, it will be a good transition to the new dispensation.” That was the appeal made by the Rector of the Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University (NWU), Prof Fika Janse van Rensburg, at the official opening…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-wants-manufacture-affordable-artificial-limbs
NWU wants to manufacture affordable artificial limbs
2022-08-19 Losing a limb is certainly a traumatic experience. Making matters wors is that it usually goes with astronomical medical bills. Although the last thing that you would want to worry about is having sufficient funds to afford a prosthetic limb, this is a…http://news.nwu.ac.za/celest%25C3%25A9-%25E2%2580%2593-social-worker-successful-app-developer
Celesté – from social worker to successful app developer
2017-07-20 Celesté Swanepoel is living proof that you don’t have to start out as an expert in order to run a successful business. In fact, you don’t even require formal funding or previous experience in business. As long as you have a dream, are motivated and enjoy a…http://news.nwu.ac.za/registration-and-orientation-programme-%25E2%2580%2593-our-first-year-students-matter
Registration and Orientation Programme – our first year students matter!
2022-08-19 “Our first year students matter and therefore we do not want you to simply survive your first year at university; we want you to have a great experience!” This is according to Ms Prem Coopoo, the Dean of Student Affairs on the Vanderbijlpark Campus of the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/organisational-leaders-can-optimise-their-risk-management-investments-exploring-new-methods
Organisational leaders can optimise their risk management investments by exploring new methods
2022-08-31 All public and private organisations must deal with the systemic risks of our complex world. However, such inherent complex risks are difficult to manage even where significant resources have been utilised in implementing formal risk management frameworks and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/orchids-everywhere-library-celebrates-spring-award-winning-botanical-art
Orchids everywhere as library celebrates spring with award-winning botanical art
2024-09-19 Spring starts in September, and in honour of the new season, a special exhibition of amazing art is adorning the walls of the Ferdinand Postma Library on the Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University (NWU). Artworks of flowers are everywhere. Not…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-and-consumer-goods-and-services-ombudsman-formalise-transformative-partnership
NWU and Consumer Goods and Services Ombudsman formalise transformative partnership
2025-06-13 In a landmark step toward deepening legal education, community engagement, and access to justice, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Law has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Consumer Goods and Services Ombudsman (CGSO). The…http://news.nwu.ac.za/using-technology-prepare-language-teachers-future
Using technology to prepare language teachers for the future
2023-07-31 While debates about the quality of teacher education intensify, the North-West University (NWU) is exploring solutions, including mixed reality, that will ensure that well-prepared and effective teachers enter the country’s classrooms. The recent findings…http://news.nwu.ac.za/lifting-dreams-stimulates-young-minds