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NWU recognises top spokespersons
2017-07-28 It pays to share words of wisdom and the North-West University’s (NWU’s) top spokespersons can attest to that. The university held its annual Spokespersons of the Year awards evening for the 2016 period on Thursday, 27 July 2017. Academics, researchers and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-and-community-join-hands-champion-economic-development
NWU and community join hands to champion economic development
2017-07-28 Are you serious about local economic development? Do you believe that sustainable transformation can be achieved through dynamic partnerships between government, business and civil society? If so, 3 August 2017 should be a red-letter day on your calendar.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/all-systems-go-nwu-junior-basketball-tournament
All systems go for NWU Junior Basketball Tournament
2017-07-28 It is once again time for the annual NWU Junior Basketball Tournament as hosted by the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark. This year will see teams from across South Africa taking to the basketball court from 28 to 30 July 2017. The…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-open-day-chance-map-future
NWU Open day a chance to map the future
2017-07-28 2017 is not only significant as it marks the start of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) renewed focus to become a unitary institution of superior academic excellence. It also marks the year in which students will have to make one of the most important…http://news.nwu.ac.za/passion-propels-young-researcher-c1-b1-0
Passion propels young researcher from C1 to B1
2017-07-19 Passion is not bound by gravity. It makes you excel where others merely succeed, and passion is what propelled Prof Stefan Ferreira of the North-West University's (NWU's) Centre for Space Research from a C1 to a B1 NRF rating. This new rating places him…http://news.nwu.ac.za/%25E2%2580%2598court%25E2%2580%2599-session-juta-nwu-mock-trials
‘Court’ in session for Juta-NWU mock trials
2017-07-19 The exciting annual mock trials of the North-West University (NWU), hosted by the Faculty of Law on the campus in Potchefstroom with the support of Juta, started with the qualifying rounds on 19 July, with the finals to follow on 15 August. The competition…http://news.nwu.ac.za/football-players-selected-ussa-u21-team
Football players selected for USSA U/21 team
2017-07-19 Six football players of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark have been selected for the U/21 USSA (University Sport South Africa) football squad. This team will take part in the 2017 rendition of the SAB League Championships in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-football-team-ready-varsity-cup
NWU football team ready for Varsity Cup
2017-07-20 Next Thursday, 27 July 2017, will see the start of one of the most anticipated football tournaments yet. The 2017 Varsity football season will kick-off with the North-West University (NWU) taking on the University of Fort Hare in an away game hosted at…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-invited-present-international-symposium-russia
NWU academic invited to present at international symposium in Russia
2017-07-20 Prof Masood Khalique of the Department of Mathematical Sciences on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng has been invited to do a presentation at the international conference “Nonlinear Dynamics and Complexity – 2017”. Prof Khalique’s…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-coaches-making-impact-nationally
NWU coaches making an impact nationally
2017-07-20 Three sport coaches from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark are blazing a trail of excellence within the sphere of student sport in South Africa. The trio, Frans Matlogo, Raphael Ntumba and Thomas Thema, have all been selected to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/ctl-new-name-same-great-service
CTL: new name, same great service
2017-07-20 “As a newly-appointed lecturer, you will need someone to advise you on how to set up a paper, how to connect with your students and how to plan a career path for yourself. We cannot assume that you know these things. That is why we are here.” These were…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-students-excel-national-entrepreneurship-competition
NWU students excel at national entrepreneurship competition
2017-07-20 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Enactus chapter on its campus in Mahikeng recently claimed top honours at the Enactus South Africa National Competition held at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg. The NWU team competed against 20 other…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/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/nwu-gives-back-community-honour-mandela-day
NWU gives back to the community in honour of Mandela Day
2017-07-21 The team of students from the Reading Lab on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng spent their 67 minutes in honour of Mandela Day on 18 July 2017 by putting smiles on the faces of the less fortunate children of the Legae la Thuto Day Care…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-conducive-inclusive-university-all
NWU: a conducive, inclusive university for all
2017-07-28 Prof Dan Kgwadi, the vice-chancellor of the North-West University (NWU), has once again put the spotlight on students living with disabilities. Prof Kgwadi recently held a round-table discussion with students living with disabilities and involved with the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-honours-late-dr-andre-mellet-media-expert
NWU honours late Dr Andre Mellet as media expert
2017-07-31 Members of North-West University (NWU) management, academics, researchers and faculty members paid homage to the legacy of the late Dr Andre Mellet during the annual NWU Spokespersons of the Year awards evening. The event – which saw academic staff…http://news.nwu.ac.za/sandile-mbatha%25E2%2580%2599s-genius-maintains-undisputed-reign-against-ufh
Sandile Mbatha’s genius maintains undisputed reign against UFH
2017-08-01 If the electrifying encounter between the North-West University’s (NWU’s) football team and their host University of Fort Hare (UFH) on 27 July 2017 is anything to go by, the NWU has made its presence felt in this year’s Varsity Football tournament. The…http://news.nwu.ac.za/meal-day-campaign-gains-momentum
Meal-a-Day campaign gains momentum
2017-08-01 Have you ever imagined how it must be to attend lectures on an empty stomach? Well, students who can’t provide a proper and nutritious meal for themselves every day, are being thrown a life-line thanks to an initiative by several role players. In the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-professor-discusses-struggle-humanise-information-systems