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School of Languages mourns passing of language veteran
2020-05-27 Staff, students and members of the South African language community are mourning the passing of Prof Johannes Lenake – or Oom Johan, as he was fondly known. At 91 years of age, this language veteran still shared his wealth of knowledge with students from…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-aims-lgbtiq-feather-its-cap
NWU aims for a LGBTIQ+ feather in its cap
2020-10-23 The NWU is constantly working towards building a culture of inclusion and acceptance. To this end, it has put in place policies and programmes that promote gender equality for both students and staff. These efforts have scored the university a nomination…http://news.nwu.ac.za/alumnus-believes-being-ambassador-nwu-brand
Alumnus believes in being an ambassador for the NWU brand
2019-06-12 North-West University (NWU) alumnus and former Student Representative Council president Mr Mpho Mfolwe is living the NWU brand through his key diplomatic role in his country, Botswana. Mpho sees his career – wherever he is deployed – as an opportunity to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-shares-his-thoughts-indigenous-mining
NWU academic shares his thoughts on indigenous mining
2022-09-26 North-West University (NWU) academic Otsile Maditsi says indigenous mining has a space to influence conventional mining. “Indigenous mining is one of the 16 disciplines identified under the Indigenous Knowledge Act no 6 of 2019 as an early scientific…http://news.nwu.ac.za/vanderbijlpark-campus-unveils-perspectives-support-gender-awareness
Vanderbijlpark Campus unveils perspectives in support of gender awareness
2024-04-12 By Loveness Hulwane The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark Campus is promoting gender awareness from 8 to 12 April to encourage dialogue and foster understanding about gender awareness. Themed “Unveiling Perspectives”, the initiative…http://news.nwu.ac.za/study-reveals-power-setswana-strengthening-brand-connection
Study reveals power of Setswana in strengthening brand connection
2025-01-28 By Gofaone Motsamai A study by North-West University (NWU) PhD student Olanrewaju Ogundeyi has provided insightful findings on the use of indigenous languages in radio advertising, highlighting the significant impact of Setswana on brand engagement. The…http://news.nwu.ac.za/africa-day-webinar-focuses-building-resilient-education-systems
Africa Day webinar focuses on building resilient education systems
2024-09-05 In celebration of Africa Day on 24 May 2024, the North-West University (NWU) hosted a webinar focusing on enhancing education across the continent. Themed "Educate an African fit for the 21st Century", the event brought together experts to engage in a…http://news.nwu.ac.za/another-impressive-accolade-prof-babalola
Another impressive accolade for Prof Babalola
2024-03-11 North-West University (NWU) academic Prof Olubukola Oluranti Babalola has been appointed as the foreign affairs secretary of the Nigerian Academy of Science for a two-year term beginning in May 2024. Prof Babalola, director of the Food Security and Safety…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/crb
CRB - About Us
2024-04-03 Welcome to the Focus Area for Chemical Resource Beneficiation Located in a mineral-rich province, the CRB aims to enhance the sustainable value of South Africa's mineral and chemical resources, which includes both metal-based resources such as platinum…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/23rd-waternetwarfsagwp-sa-symposium
23rd WaterNet/WARFSA/GWP-SA Symposium
2022-06-08 North-West University is proud to be the lead host of the 23rd WaterNet/WARFSA/GWP-SA Symposium. These Symposia have been held annually in Eastern and Southern African regions for the past 22 years to promote interaction among policymakers, academics,…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/heltasa-unconference-2023-hosted-north-west-university
HELTASA (Un)Conference 2023 hosted by the North-West University
2023-10-23 The Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL) cordially invites you to the 2023 HELTASA (Un)Conference. Participants from South African HE Institutions are welcome to join. For more information, click here. Registrations close: 30 September 2023…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/mental-health-unequal-world-integrated-approach-management-lifestyle-interventions
Mental Health in an unequal world: integrated approach in management of lifestyle interventions
2021-10-11 Mental health and substance abuse has become a worrisome phenomenon in South Africa as well in North West Province, as young people are dying morally, socially, psychologically and physically. It is important to look back that when individuals and communities…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/nwu-community-engagement-showcase-2024
NWU Community Engagement Showcase 2024
2024-08-21 The Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Community Engagement cordially invites you to a campus wide community engagement showcase. Community engagement at universities is a process that aims to promote development, generate new knowledge, and foster collaborative…http://www.nwu.ac.za/announcements-archive-2018
Announcements Archive 2018
2019-01-23 NSFAS: Closure of the 2019 Application Window, and preparations for 2019 student registration 29 October 2018 The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) is advising learners and students who have not yet applied for financial aid for…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/integrated-integrity-management-system-irims/about-us
About us
2022-11-28 The responsibility of the execution of the Integrated Research Integrity Management System (IRIMS) of the Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) is vested in the office of the Deputy Dean: Research and Innovation (DD: R&I) as a delegated function of the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-business-school-hosts-international-panel-crisis-ukraine
NWU Business School hosts international panel on crisis in Ukraine
2022-03-11 It is one of the most significant acts of aggression that one country has perpetrated against another in the 21st century. The Russian invasion of Ukraine may have consequences that are almost unfathomable and that will echo through the annals of history.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/academic-advocates-integrated-rare-disease-treatment
Academic advocates for integrated rare disease treatment
2024-08-22 Prof Chris Vorster, a chemical pathologist from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Centre for Human Metabolomics, delivered a compelling presentation at the 21st Annual Symposium on Diseases Relevant to South Africa. Titled "Rare diseases: From the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/repositories-pivotal-language-preservation
Repositories pivotal for language preservation
2023-03-29 by Birgit Ottermann Two researchers from the South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLaR) at the North-West University (NWU) share their findings on the existence, use and importance of language repositories in the latest issue of the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-sterrekyker-help-om-die-wonderlike-beelde-van-n-magiese-kosmiese-vuurwerkvertoning-vas-te-le
NWU-sterrekyker help om die wonderlike beelde van ’n magiese kosmiese “vuurwerkvertoning” vas te lê
2022-02-25 Dit is vinniger as ’n oogknip, groter as ons hele heelal, en pulseer met ondenkbare intensiteit. Dit is een van die energierykste kosmiese gebeurtenisse wat tot op hede vanaf die aarde waargeneem en vasgelê is – ’n skokgolf wat oor 6,5 miljoen ligjaar…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-pays-tribute-its-icons