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Optentia research starts with the community
2017-11-09 The 1990s concept of “giving psychology away” has come to life at Optentia in 2017 where research is being done with the purpose of “giving science away”. For the Optentia research focus area, the community is the starting point for any research project. “…Careers in Physical and Chemical Sciences
2023-04-14 Where can you work? Obtaining the qualification BSc in Physical and Chemical Sciences offers you diverse career opportunities available in various industries and organisations, such as: Petrochemical industry (SASOL, AECI, OMNIA, Sentrachem, SAB)…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/science-centre/about-us
About the Science Centre
2025-03-19 The Science Centre serves as an educational establishment dedicated to assisting schools, educators, and, most importantly, students engaged in the fields of mathematics, science, and technology. This institution accommodates a diverse audience interested in…https://library.nwu.ac.za/research-funding
Research Support Services
2025-04-10 Home Research Support Services: Ethical Clearance & Funder Requirements Academic Writing Researcher Ethics Conducting Literature Review Copyright Services Reference Management Research Data Management (RDM) Writing Up & Publishing Journal Publishing…, Ethical Clearance and Funder Requirements, Data Management Plan (DMP) Institutions and funding bodies are now recognizing the importance of effective data management in ensuring the ethical handling of research data. The NWU Research Data Management Policy requires every research study that generates…Economic and Management Sciences Senior Registration
2024-03-04 Senior Registration Senior Registration, SENIOR REGISTRATION & CURRICULUM CONTROL, WHEN, WHERE AND HOW: Qualification changes: First semester ONLY from 5 February until 1 March 2024 NO APPLICATIONS RECEIVED BEFORE 5 FEBRUARY WILL BE PROCESSED (please send your applications according to schedule in order to prevent the overflow of…, MARK THE SUBJECT LINE IN YOUR EMAIL, : Qualification change + student number Register here [accordion], Important information regarding ADD and DROP of modules first semester 2024, If you are not allowed to add additional modules during web registration? You may add module yourself between, DIY open from 5 February until 1 March 2024 by visiting; https://diyservices.nwu.ac.za/adds-and-drops DIY poster DIY approved: Student receives…, How to change your field of study (5 February – 1 March 2024) – Follow these steps, Please ensure that you meet the minimum requirements put out for the degree here Download your student record here Compare student record with THE NEW CURRICULUM document Mark (√) all modules already passed. Mark (√) new modules for registration 2024 (maximum…, Important financial and bursary information, Minimum fees have to be paid in advance ( https://services.nwu.ac.za/student-accounts-and-bursaries/payable-fees ) Also make sure that your outstanding 2023 university account is fully settled, as you will not be allowed to register for 2024 if any 2023…, Contact details of administrators: General enquiries, Please only contact one administrator per inquiry, you do not need to CC all administrators., Mahikeng, Undergraduate Faculty Administrator Mmakadi Seemise Email: mmakadi.seemise@nwu.ac.za Senior Faculty Administrator Rebecca Mheta Email: disekwane.mheta@nwu.ac.za , Potchefstroom, Undergraduate Faculty Administrator Melanie Roodt Email: melanie.roodt@nwu.ac.za Lebo Ramatsa lebo.ramatsa@nwu.ac.za Senior Faculty Administrator Linda Grimbeek Email: linda.grimbeek@nwu.ac.za, Vanderbijlpark, Undergraduate Faculty Administrator Anna-Marie van der Elst Email: anna-marie.vanderelst@nwu.ac.za Senior Faculty Administrator Anna-Marie van der Elst Email: annamarie.vanderelst@nwu.ac.za [/accordion]https://news.nwu.ac.za/vanderbijlpark-campus-and-gdcs-forge-partnership-empower-communities-and-promote-social-justice
Vanderbijlpark Campus and GDCS forge partnership to empower communities and promote social justice
2025-04-04 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark Campus has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Gauteng Department of Community Safety (GDCS) to empower communities and promote social justice, focusing on gender-based violence (GBV). The…https://www.nwu.ac.za/date/arcademia-global-game-jam-2025
Arcademia Global Game Jam 2025
2025-04-16 Passionate about game design? Ever dreamed of building a game that could be played by hundreds—maybe even thousands—of players? Then this is your moment. Two countries. One epic jam. Infinite creativity. Join us for a cross-continental, 48-hour game-making…https://commerce.nwu.ac.za/economic-and-management-sciences/riaan-rossouw
Riaan Rossouw
2023-06-14 Professor Riaan Rossouw is an accomplished economist with over 19 years of experience in academia, business, and public policy making. He is affiliated with various institutions, including FTI Consulting in South Africa, AEXI in the Netherlands and Germany, and the North-West University in South Africa where he holds the position of an…https://news.nwu.ac.za/public-lecture-nwu-examine-decolonising-communication-research
Public lecture: NWU to examine decolonising communication research
2021-06-11 The School of Communication Studies and the Social Transformation research focus area in the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Humanities will be hosting an online public lecture on 18 June 2021 at 16:00 via Zoom. The lecture, titled: “Decolonising…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-school-music-does-it-d-i-y-style
NWU School of Music does it D-I-Y style
2021-12-09 The School of Music at the North-West University (NWU) started with face-to-face classes very early in the pandemic due to the personal nature of its curriculum. This year they decided to face the challenges they encountered as a result of the pandemic…https://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-bismark-lauds-springboks-newsmaker-year
Prof Bismark lauds Springboks as Newsmaker of the Year
2024-06-05 The World Cup winning Springboks were named the 2023 Newsmaker of the Year by the National Press Club on Wednesday 17 April. The event is sponsored by the North-West University (NWU) and was held at the Pretoria National Botanical Gardens. Prof Bismark…TELIT-SA Showcase 2017 – inventive research for education and training in SA
2017-11-14 The team from TELIT-SA is committed to innovation and with this in mind recently hosted their first Research Showcase. The event took place on Friday, 10 November 2017, and saw several members of the interdisciplinary research team presenting their…https://education.nwu.ac.za/research-and-innovation/research-ethics-committee-education
Research Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Education (EduREC)
2025-03-04 The Research Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Education (EduREC) provides operational management of the research ethics process in this Faculty All research must have ethical clearance. Apart from the research done by MEd and PhD students, research…https://www.nwu.ac.za/research-and-innovation/inaugural-lectures-2022
Inaugural Lectures 2022
2023-06-08 The North-West University is proud to showcase its academics as they climb the ladder in their academic career. Any academic who is promoted to professor or who is appointed by the NWU as “newly appointed professor” from elsewhere, is expected to deliver a…Events 2014
2020-11-18 2014 events, The energy economics initiative NWU and NWPG Research Showcase NWU Postgraduate Open Day Prof Wilma Viviers on Kyknet 'Dagbreek' WTO Chair Launch TRADE visits the National Treasury Prof Peet Strydom visits TRADE 2014 Agbiz conference World Trade Organization…, 22 July and 25 November 2014: The energy economics initiative, In the middle of 2014, TRADE launched a new initiative called ‘The energy economics initiative’. The main aim of this initiative was to bring researchers from a variety of disciplines together so that they could jointly consider the energy economics field and…, 21-23 October 2014: NWU and NWPG Research Showcase, From 21-23 October, the North-West University (NWU) and the North West Provincial Government’s Research Showcase took place at the NWU’s Mahikeng Campus. This three-day event brought national and provincial government officials, researchers and business…, 24 September 2014: NWU Postgraduate Open Day, The first NWU open day for postgraduate students took place on the NWU's Potchefstroom Campus on Heritage Day. This was an ideal opportunity for interested students to find out more about the Master’s and PhD programmes on offer at the North-West University,…, 23 September 2014: Prof Wilma Viviers on KykNET 'Dagbreek', Prof Wilma Viviers made an early morning appearance on the breakfast programme 'Dagbreek'. Prof Viviers discussed her role as a WTO Chair holder, while also reflecting on the current state of South Africa's trade and potential for future improvements., 16-17 September 2014: WTO Chair Launch, Prof Wilma Viviers , whose ground-breaking research has propelled her to the top echelons of her profession by redefining the way local exporters assess foreign markets, was formally honoured on 17 September 2014 as one of seven global candidates chosen by…, , , 5 September 2014: TRADE visits the National Treasury, Prof Peet Strydom together with Dr Cees Bruggemans and some of the other TRADE team members visited the National Treasury in September. Two papers were presented, i.e. ‘The global economy and South African foreign trade’ (Prof PDF Strydom) and ‘Identification…, 3-4 September 2014: Prof Peet Strydom visits TRADE, Prof Peet Strydom , extraordinary professor at the North-West University and a member of the TRADE team, visited the Potchefstroom Campus to discuss the opportunities and gaps in trade, which are special interest areas in the WTO Chairs Programme. , 27-29 August 2014: Agbiz conference, The theme of this year’s Agbiz conference was: ‘ Shifts Happen! - Manage them ’. The conference had a comprehensive programme that focused on the threats, risks and opportunities brought about by major shifts in the socio-political and economic power dynamics…, , , Above: Mr Christian Schlotveldt, Prof Wilma Viviers, Mr Danie Marais (NWK) and Mr Jan Hendrik Strauss at the conference, 28 May 2014: World Trade Organization accolade for NWU, The World Trade Organization (WTO) has selected the North-West University (with Prof Wilma Viviers as International Trade Research Professor and director of the TRADE research entity as the Chair holder) as one of only seven successful Chairs worldwide for…, May 2014: Prof Raymond Parsons contributes a chapter to a book, Prof Raymond Parsons wrote a chapter ‘Social dialogue: New light on an old story’ for a book titled: ‘ Liberation diaries: reflections on 20 years of democracy ’, edited by Busani Ngcaweni and published by Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd., 30 March 2014: Prof Raymond Parsons' Business Day Live article, Prof Raymond Parsons wrote an article for Business Day Live titled: ‘ Pause for thought gives rise to jitters ’. , 17-24 March 2014: Prof Ludo Cuyvers visits TRADE, TRADE's extraordinary professor, Prof Ludo Cuyvers , visited the TRADE research niche area for discussions with members of the TRADE team. The main discussion points were the TRADE-DSM, future research topics and other possible focus areas. In the photo on…, 19 March 2014: South African Regulations Conference, Prof Riaan Rossouw and Mr Requier Wait delivered a paper at the South African Regulations Conference. The topic of their paper was: 'The role of licensing and tax policy for developing the upstream oil and gas industry: The case of South Africa'. , 17 March 2014: ERSA Industrial Organisation workshop, Mr Requier Wait delivered a paper at the ERSA Industrial Organisation workshop in Johannesburg. The paper, the title of which was: ‘The governance of the shale gas revolution in South Africa’, was the result of research conducted with Mr Geoffrey Chapman…, January 2014: Dr Sonja Grater receives international trade qualification, Congratulations go to Dr Sonja Grater who received her Advanced Certificate in International Trade (Exports) from the International Trade Institute of Southern Africa (ITRISA).https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-ontwerpers-skitter-weer-eens-groot-kompetisies
NWU-ontwerpers skitter weer eens by groot kompetisies
2020-11-30 NWU-ontwerpers skitter weer eens by groot kompetisies Studente en gegradueerdes van die NWU se Grafiese Ontwerp-vakgroep het weer eens geskitter toe hulle in die onlangse internasionale Loerie-toekennings en nasionale Pendoring-toekennings talle oorwinnings…https://www.nwu.ac.za/announcements-2022
Announcements 2022
2023-01-31 [accordion] Further information regarding the handling of an alleged incident related to a female residence on the Potchefstroom Campus 16 September 2022 The North-West University (NWU) management is seriously concerned about the allegations which…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/water-research-group-msc
Master's Students
2025-03-01 Angela Minnie Email address: 30488222@mynwu.ac.za Current research focus: Acanthocephala, Taxonomy, Marine environmental parasitology, Biological indicators.…https://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/healthethics/staff/prof-wayne-towers
Prof Wayne Towers
2021-11-30 Office Responsibilities:- Chairperson of the HREC
- Academic support in the ethics office
- Advisor to AnimCare
- Screening and distribution of ethics applications
- Training in ethics of HREC, AnimCare, researchers and postgraduate students
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