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Plastiekbesoedeling plaas ’n demper op vierings
2024-04-09 Daar word geskat dat 10 miljoen klein stukkies plastiek op die grasperk voor die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se Fakulteit Regte in Potchefstroom lê, en die grond op die Fanie du Toit Sportterrein het ook hoë vlakke van plastiekbesoedeling. Dit plaas ’n demper…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/international-spring-week/panel-members
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2025-09-16 Theme The role of digital humanities in ensuring technological align- ment for humane, sustainable futures Dr Bryan Carter received his Ph.D. at the University of Missouri-Columbia and is currently the Director of the Center for Digital…http://education.nwu.ac.za/education/home
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2026-01-28 Teacher Education at the North-West University has had a proud history since 1919, and the Faculty of Education is now the largest provider of contact and open distance learning in South Africa. The fact that so many teachers choose to upgrade their…http://news.nwu.ac.za/decolonising-communication-research-lecture-aims-identify-new-horizons-practice
A decolonising communication research lecture aims to identify new horizons of practice
2021-06-25 The North-West University’s (NWU’s)School of Communication Studies and the Social Transformation research focus area hosted an online public lecture on 18 June 2021, titled “Decolonising communication research: Excavating the layers and identifying new…http://news.nwu.ac.za/swip-project-champion-sas-indigenous-languages-online
SWiP project to champion SA's indigenous languages online
2023-10-26 “The dislocation of our languages is perpetuated by not having pride to speak one’s own mother tongue. We can only say a language is developed when it has doctors, professors, writers and artists who write down their work, poems and songs in isiNdebele. I am…http://news.nwu.ac.za/voter-education-key-issues-explored-prior-general-elections
Voter education: key issues explored prior to the general elections
2024-04-19 Political commentator Mike Sham recently hosted a voter education event in collaboration with the Potchefstroom Student Campus Council (SCC) of the North-West University (NWU). Mike Sham, as well as the students of the NWU who were present at the event,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/grow-gender-summit-aimed-empowering-women-academia
GROW gender summit aimed at empowering women in academia
2026-03-16 The North-West University (NWU) buzzed with energy and purpose recently as the Gender-Responsive Opportunities for Women in Academia (GROW) Gender Summit 2026 brought together a powerhouse of professors, scholars and change-makers from across the globe at the…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/indigenous-knowledge-systems-centre/conference-scientific-committee
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2022-07-04 International Indigenous Astronomy Conference from 27 - 29 July 2022 at the Royal Marang Hotel, Phokeng, Rustenburg, North West Province, South Africa. Home Background Call for papers Registration Travel and accomodation Conference…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-optentia-boasts-new-phd-relational-dynamics-and-development
NWU’s Optentia boasts new PhD in Relational Dynamics and Development
2020-06-15 In another first for the North-West University (NWU), the Optentia research focus area recently announced the addition of an innovative new doctoral degree in Relational Dynamics and Development to its already impressive postgraduate repertoire. The…http://news.nwu.ac.za/first-student-entrepreneurship-week-great-success
First Student Entrepreneurship Week a great success
2017-08-18 All indications are that the recent national Student Entrepreneurship Week – as coordinated by the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) – was a great success. At the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark, students from all…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-social-work-projects-day-2018-%25E2%2580%2593-community-engagement-action
NWU Social Work Projects Day 2018 – community engagement in action
2018-11-08 In a world filled with injustices and complexity, social workers step to the fore to make a difference in the lives of people who need it most. Through their commitment to bring about positive social change, helping individuals of all ages thrive in their…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/marius-brits
Marius Brits
2021-01-21 Dr Brits specialises in Pharmaceutical Sciences and obtained, BPharm, M.Sc. (Cum Laude) degrees and a PhD Pharmaceutics in 2008, from Potchefstroom University for CHO, South Africa. During the last 15 years I focused on Quality Assurance and Control of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/allow-us-lighten-your-burden%25E2%2580%25A6
Allow us to lighten your burden…
2019-03-20 The month of March marks Social Work Month and on 20 March we celebrate International Social Work Day. In response to this year’s theme – “Strengthening the importance of human relationships”, the subject group Social Work at the North-West University (NWU…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-scores-impressive-four-stars-its-latest-qs-rating
NWU scores an impressive Four Stars in its latest QS rating
2018-06-08 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) has awarded the North-West University (NWU) an overall four star rating in its latest assessment. The NWU was previously awarded three stars in 2012. Prof Dan Kgwadi, vice-chancellor, says this four star rating confirms the NWU…http://news.nwu.ac.za/all-rise-it-time-juta-nwu-mock-trials
All rise, it is time for the Juta-NWU mock trials
2018-07-30 The exciting annual North-West University (NWU) mock trials, hosted by the Faculty of Law with the support of Juta, will take place on 17 and 18 August at the Mahikeng High Court. As in previous years, this year’s competition will see participants from…http://news.nwu.ac.za/unchanged-interest-rates-are-lost-opportunity-send-more-positive-message
Unchanged interest rates are a lost opportunity to send a more positive message
2019-09-20 “With unchanged interest rates at this stage, the MPC has lost an opportunity to send a more positive signal to business and consumers, given the very low levels of confidence.” This is according to Prof Raymond Parsons, a well-known economist and academic…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-play-uj-do-or-die-encounter
NWU to play UJ in a do or die encounter
2018-09-06 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Noble Boys will play against Varsity Football log leaders, the University of Johannesburg (UJ), in a do or die encounter on 6 September 2018 at the NWU Mahikeng Sports Grounds. According to NWU head coach, Monde…http://news.nwu.ac.za/elroy-half-marathons-full-conqueror
Elroy is half-marathon’s full conqueror
2022-04-26 He is no longer the reigning, defending, undisputed Two Oceans Half-Marathon champion. However, Elroy Gelant transcends the above-mentioned moniker. After the 2020 and 2021 half-marathons had been scrapped due to the Covid-19 pandemic, on Sunday, 17 April…http://news.nwu.ac.za/goallout-pushes-free-sanitary-pads
GoAllOut pushes for free sanitary pads
2025-03-07 GoAllOut, a student-led organisation at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus, is pressing for legislative action to provide free sanitary pads in schools and public spaces. “We advocate for the provision of free sanitary pads as we want to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/allegations-exclusion-official-welcoming-event-north-west-university