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NWU Community Engagement Showcase 2025
2025-08-15 Theme: Rooted in Africa, Engaging Communities, Impacting the World Join us for a vibrant showcase highlighting NWU’s community engagement initiatives. This event celebrates partnerships that create real-world impact, bringing together staff,…http://www.nwu.ac.za/content/nwu-current-students
NWU, Current Students
2026-05-25 Being a student To make the most of your studies while still having plenty of time for sport, hobbies and a social life, it’s important to plan ahead. On this link, you can find all the information you need about the NWU’s academic calendar, such as…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/entrepreneurshipnwu/welcome-entrepreneurshipnwu
Welcome to Entrepreneurship@NWU
2025-12-03 Entrepreneurship Home The North-West University (NWU) is proud to lead the way in fostering entrepreneurship among students, staff, and community members. A central Student Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Committee ensures alignment amongst a vast group of…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/node/23232
Student Entrepreneurship Week (SEW)
2025-09-04 SEW banner, Student Entrepreneurship Programme 2025, Join us for an epic week of entrepreneurship, innovation and inspiration. From start-up vibes to millionaire moves – we’ve got it all! Headliner Talks: Millionaire Mindsets & Resilient Success, Hear from two dynamic speakers:, Albert van Wyk - How I Became a Millionaire at 22 Albert van Wyk shares his journey of breaking financial barriers at a young age. In this talk, he reveals the mindset shifts, strategies, and practical steps that helped him build wealth before most of us even…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/events
Upcoming Events
2024-06-07 Buy your ticket for the event in Vanderbijlpark Buy your ticket for the event in Potchefstroom Buy your ticket for the event in Mahikeng , ABOUT THE EVENT, Robin Banks is one of the world’s leading authorities on the subject of Mind Power and Personal Mastery. He is a highly sought after international speaker and has spoken to CEO’sand Senior Management from global Fortune 500 companies. He has dedicated his…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/management-sciences/safety-management
Safety Management
2025-08-14 Safety Management [accordion], Your Path to Excellence, Creating safe, compliant and sustainable workplaces is essential across all industries. The BCom in Management Sciences with Safety Management equips students with the knowledge and skills to manage occupational health and safety risks within a broader…, Core subjects, Strategic Business Management Auditing Safety Management Safety Management Systems Safety Culture, Degree options, Bachelor of Commerce (BCOM) in Management Sciences with Safety Management Full-time programme: Three (3) years Offered on the Vanderbijlpark [V] Campus Qualification code: 5FPH08, Admission requirements, BCom in Management Sciences with Safety Management APS of 24 Mathematics level 3 (40% or more) or Mathematical Literacy level 6 (70% or more) Afrikaans or English level 4 (50% or more), Postgraduate study options, Students with this degree will be considered for the BCom honours in Business Management, which can articulate to a masters and doctorate degree in Business Management., Career opportunities, Safety officer/practitioner Occupational health and safety officer Risk assessment analyst Compliance officer Safety auditor, Talk to us, If you need more information about this programme, please contact the Programme Managers. Mr Ravin Naidoo (Any enquiries about this programme) Prof Rita Klonaridis (Any enquiries about this programme in general in her capacity as Inter Campus Programme…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/management-sciences/school-management-sciences-hosts-inspiring-open-day-mahikeng-campus
School of Management Sciences hosts inspiring open day on the Mahikeng Campus
2025-05-13 The School of Management Sciences at the Mahikeng Campus proudly hosted a successful Open Day that welcomed prospective students, parents, and community members to experience the dynamic academic environment and collaborative culture of the school. The event…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/ilma/subprogrammes
Subprogrammes
2022-08-19 [accordion collapsed] African Language Journalism The nature, content and language use of African-language journalism form part of the focus of this subprogramme. Journalism practice in African-language media is also studied…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/masara-oral-arts-project/online-resources
Online resources
2024-07-13 Our online resources allow us to engage with researchers, communities and other stakeholders. We produce and invite reports on and audio-visual recordings of oral arts from other researchers. All resources are the intellectual property of…http://library.nwu.ac.za/event-mandela-month-drive-2025
Event: Mandela Month Drive 2025
2026-07-07 Mandela Day 2025 logo, Dignity in every Drop, This Mandela Month, the Library and Information Service calls on the entire NWU community to come together in solidarity and compassion through our Mandela Month Drive , a heartfelt initiative to support our male students who may be silently struggling with…http://news.nwu.ac.za/lockdown-offers-challenges-autists
Lockdown offers challenges to autists
2020-06-19 “The current coronavirus pandemic and the subsequent lockdown have disrupted routines unexpectedly and overwhelmingly. This has caused concern across the world about the impact on the mental health of not only adults, but also of children.” Hanlie…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-business-school-think-tank-local-government
NWU Business School Think Tank on local government
2020-09-18 The Business School of the North-West University (NWU) held its fourth digital Think Tank on the state of local government in South Africa, with the focus on the section 139 interventions in local government. Four presenters were invited to participate…http://news.nwu.ac.za/create-news-3
NWU researcher helps uncover new data about Earth and the Milky Way
2020-11-30 A new study has lifted the veil on some of the mysteries of the Milky Way. It has found that the Earth is moving faster than it used to and is nearly 2 000 light-years closer to the black hole in the centre of the Milky Way Galaxy. This is according to new…http://news.nwu.ac.za/student-business-competition-business-ideas-can-change-world
Student Business Competition: business ideas that can change the world
2017-09-21 The ripple effect created by entrepreneurship can be seen and experienced in the change it brings about in lives and the livelihoods of communities in which entrepreneurs operate. One such a community is the student cohort of the North-West University’s (…http://news.nwu.ac.za/importance-effective-communication-relationships-promote-mental-health
The importance of effective communication in relationships to promote mental health
2017-10-03 October is Mental Health Awareness Month, and Dr Kobus du Plooy, clinical psychologist at the North-West University’s (NWU's) Institute of Psychology and Wellbeing, shares the following article in support of this important campaign. Few changes over the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/standing-ovation-academic-achievers-commerce-and-it
Standing ovation for academic achievers in commerce and IT
2018-05-15 Ask any university graduate and they will tell you that their graduation day remains to be one of the most memorable days in their lives. For several high-performing students from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark, the memory of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/renowned-sports-psychologist-captains-new-centre
Renowned sports psychologist captains new centre
2019-10-03 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Health Sciences is taking its level of expertise to an even higher level with the recent appointment of its first director for the newly established NWU Centre for Health and Human Performance (CHHP). Prof…http://news.nwu.ac.za/telit-sa-future-technology-enhanced-learning
TELIT-SA: the future of technology-enhanced learning
2017-06-22 A dedicated focus on the practice of technology-enhanced learning: this is what the newly established TELIT-SA research focus area is all about. TELIT-SA stands for Technology Enhanced Learning and Innovative Education and Training in South Africa, and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/office-students-special-needs-benefits-fuchs-foundation
Office for Students with Special Needs benefits from Fuchs Foundation
2017-07-10 The Office for Students with Special Needs on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark, or OSSN as it is better known among students, recently received a R20 000 grant from the Carl and Emily Fuchs Foundation. According to Dr Sydney…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-school-nursing-educates-communities-covid-19-and-vaccines