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NWU recognises outstanding lecturers
2017-04-21 Good work never goes unnoticed. This was emphasised during the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Institutional Teaching Excellence Awards ceremony (ITEA) which took place on 20 April in Potchefstroom. The annual event gives recognition to the best…http://news.nwu.ac.za/university-collaboration-reaches-promising-covid-19-vaccine-results
University collaboration reaches promising Covid-19 vaccine results
2021-06-17 Walter Sisulu University (WSU) and the North-West University (NWU) jointly announced "very promising first results" from preclinical trials on a new Covid-19 vaccine candidate on Tuesday, 8 June. The WSU Medical School has a rich history of producing…http://news.nwu.ac.za/exciting-new-era-begins-nwu
Exciting new era begins for the NWU
2022-09-01 The inauguration of Dr Bismark Tyobeka as the third vice-chancellor of the North-West University (NWU) is the start of an exciting new journey for the university. Dr Tyobeka, who started his five-year term as principal and vice-chancellor on 1 June 2022,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/achieving-africas-vision-why-universities-must-return-serving-society
Achieving Africa’s vision: why universities must return to serving society
2025-07-31 By Prof Ushotanefe Useh Universities in Africa stand at a crossroads today. While they continue to produce research, award degrees and rank in global academic listings, an uncomfortable question lingers: are they truly serving the societies that fund and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-excellence-awards-acknowledge-staff-excellence-across-disciplines
NWU Excellence Awards acknowledge staff excellence across disciplines
2025-12-05 The North-West University (NWU) honoured its exceptional staff at the annual NWU Excellence Awards ceremony, held in Potchefstroom on 20 November. More than 150 staff members received recognition for their outstanding contributions to the university’s key…http://education.nwu.ac.za/research-unit-self-directed-learning/sub-areas
Sub-areas
2025-04-08 Assessment to support Self-Directed Learning Subarea leader: Prof Anitia Lubbe Assessment can be used as a means to build sustainable capacity for SDL. Assessment to support SDL is deliberately designed to capitalise on the impact…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/compres/center-child-youth-and-family-studies
CCYF
2025-07-01 What CCYF Offers A Research Master’s degree that gives a systematic understanding of knowledge, much of which is at, or informed by, the forefront of the social work discipline, field of study or area of professional practice. This degree offers the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-honours-outstanding-lecturers
NWU honours outstanding lecturers
2020-03-13 The North-West University (NWU) celebrated its best-of-the-best lecturers during its Teaching Excellence Awards ceremony (TEA). This annual event took place on 12 March at the Snowflake venue in Potchefstroom. Dr Deon van Tonder of the Faculty of Education…http://news.nwu.ac.za/new-era-sadilar-advancing-south-africas-digital-language-revolution
A new era for SADiLaR: Advancing South Africa's digital language revolution
2024-12-02 "Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation." These…http://news.nwu.ac.za/excellence-awards-recognise-staff-who-excelled-their-areas-expertise
Excellence Awards recognise staff who excelled in their areas of expertise
2025-10-21 The North-West University (NWU) rewarded its exceptional staff during the annual NWU Excellence Awards ceremony, which took place in Potchefstroom on 21 November. More than 130 staff members received recognition for their outstanding contributions in…http://library.nwu.ac.za/icil-2022-speakers
ICIL 2022 - Speakers
2025-07-31 International Keynote Speakers, Prof. Judith Mavodza Prof. Judith Mavodza Prof. Judith Mavodza, Zayed University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Judith Mavodza is Associate Professor and Assistant Director for Public Services at Zayed University, Dubai. Areas of research interest include…, National Keynote Speakers, Prof. Bosire Onyancha Prof. Bosire Onyancha Prof. Bosire Onyancha, Department of Information Science, University of South Africa Omwoyo Bosire Onyancha is a Research Professor at the Department of Information Science, University of South Africa. Prof Onyancha…http://news.nwu.ac.za/hat-trick-women-during-north-west-university%25E2%2580%2599s-nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-institutional-teaching-excellence-awards
Hat trick for women during NWU’s Institutional Teaching Excellence Awards
2018-04-20 The North-West University (NWU) celebrated the cream of its lecturing crop during its Institutional Teaching Excellence Awards ceremony (ITEA). Acknowledging the best lecturers, this annual event took place on 19 April in Potchefstroom. Three women took…http://news.nwu.ac.za/fight-against-gbv
The fight against GBV
2021-09-14 Every few months South Africa is rocked by a gender-based violence (GBV) story that leaves most citizens in disbelief. Recently a final year law student’s mutilated body was found in a plastic bag in East London. Her intimate partner was arrested for the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-mahikeng-library-makes-studies-easier-undergraduate-students
NWU Mahikeng Library makes studies easier for undergraduate students
2024-09-05 On 4 March 2021, the library on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus launched new additions to its undergraduate student commons. According to Tiyani Mabunda, the director for open scholarship, the new additions include a 24-hour study…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-celebrates-its-exponents-excellence
NWU celebrates its exponents of excellence
2022-12-07 The North-West University (NWU) celebrated its torchbearers of excellence ― one of the university’s core values ― during the university’s Excellence Awards for 2021/2022. The prestigious awards ceremony took place on 24 November at Snowflake in…http://law.nwu.ac.za/vulnerable-societies/vs-project-themes
VS-Project-Themes
2024-01-19 Themes Prof C Rautenbach: Modern Day Impact of Cultural Diversity in South Africa The aim of this research is to analyse contemporary cultural diversity issues in a legal context. Typical issues include the meaning and scope of culture in a…http://law.nwu.ac.za/p-per/volume-7-2004-no2
Volume 7, 2004, No2
2020-07-07 Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal ISSN 1727-3781 2004 Volume 7 No 2 29 October 2004 Index Editorial Contents Oratio…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/music/piet-koornhof
Prof Piet Koornhof
2025-03-23 Professor Violin Performance Methodology of String Instrument Teaching Potch Trio Conservatory (K1), office G01 tel. +27 18 299-1698 piet.koornhof@nwu.ac.za Violinist Piet Koornhof has…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-honours-excellence-community-engagement
NWU honours excellence in community engagement
2021-04-12 Thirteen academics from the North-West University (NWU) received recognition for their excellence in community engagement. They were honoured during the NWU’s Excellence in Community Engagement (CE) Awards Ceremony that took place on 31 March. The vice-…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/afrocentric-governance-public-affairs/afrocentric-governance-public-affairs