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North-West University students spell their way to victory
2022-10-12 On the 19th and 20th of September 2022, students from different faculties in the North-West University participated in the 1st Annual inter-faculty spelling bee competition. The purpose of this event was to promote the different languages that are…http://news.nwu.ac.za/jean-tiedt-king-defence
Jean Tiedt: King of defence
2023-06-02 Rugby has changed. It has evolved. Take a look at some of the games in the 70s, 80s and early to mid-90s. They were a bit of a mess, weren’t they? There was little structure (not like nowadays, anyway) and it was more of a scrap than a clinical exhibition.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/natanya-baan-die-weg-vir-entrepreneursuitnemendheid
Natanya baan die weg vir entrepreneursuitnemendheid
2018-04-18 Natanya Meyer is op ’n sending: om die weg te baan vir entrepreneurs van oraloor, hetsy dit deur onderrig, navorsing of mentorskap is, of in een van haar eie nuwe ondernemings. As dosent in entrepreneurskap op die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se kampus in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/samewerking-met-zimbabwe-kan-formele-vaardighede-vir-vroee-kinderopvoeding-aan-oumas-en-moeders
Samewerking met Zimbabwe kan formele vaardighede vir vroeë kinderopvoeding aan oumas en moeders bring
2023-03-02 Om kinders tot op sewe jaar oud te help om hulle volle potensiaal te verwesenlik, is vroeë kinderopvoeding noodsaaklik. Talle versorgers regoor Afrika is oumas en moeders sonder formele kwalifikasies. Die vul van hierdie gaping is een van verskeie gebiede…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/navorsing-en-innovasie-week-laat-die-soeklig-val-op-navorsing-wat-n-impak-maak
Navorsing en Innovasie-week laat die soeklig val op navorsing wat ’n impak maak
2023-09-11 Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) is besig om tydens sy tweejaarlikse Navorsing en Innovasie-week sy navorsingsprojekte en -programme te vertoon wat ’n impak gemaak het. Hierdie jaar se tema is “Navorsing en innovasie vir ’n volhoubare impak” (Research and…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/af/centre-business-mathematics-and-informatics/agtergrond
Agtergrond
2017-06-06 Die Sentrum vir Bedryfswiskunde en Informatika ® (Sentrum vir BWI/Centre for BMI) is in 1997 gestig as ‘n gesamentlike poging deur die destydse Potchefstroomse Universiteit (nou Noordwes-Universiteit) en ABSA Bank Beperk (nou…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/pssa-2025/invited-speakers
Invited speakers
2025-06-13 Prof Angela Woodiwiss University of the Witwatersrand × Speaker: Prof Angela Woodiwiss Professor Angela Jill Woodiwiss BSc (Physiotherapy), MSc, PhD (WITS), FAAS, MASSAf, MRSSAf Angela Woodiwiss is an ad hominem full…http://news.nwu.ac.za/hart-drives-collective-action-against-silent-killer-during-may-measurement-month
HART drives collective action against the “silent killer” during May Measurement Month
2026-05-20 High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, remains the leading preventable cause of premature death worldwide. The Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART) at the North-West University (NWU) is making it their mission to educate people on and raise…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-kundige-daar-verdienste-die-idee-om-%25E2%2580%2599n-nuwe-klimaatsooreenkoms-te-versoek
NWU-kundige: Daar is verdienste in die idee om ’n nuwe klimaatsooreenkoms te versoek
2017-07-06 Die VSA se president Donald Trump se onttrekking aan die Paryse Klimaatsooreenkoms vroeër hierdie maand is met wêreldwye ontsteltenis begroet. Trouens, die Verenigde Nasies (VN) sowel as voormalige president Barack Obama, het die besluit as ’n groot…http://news.nwu.ac.za/give-back-mandela-day
Give back on Mandela Day
2020-07-17 It’s that time of the year when people from across the globe celebrate the late Nelson Mandela’s birthday by spending 67 minutes in giving back to their communities. In November 2009, the United Nations officially declared Nelson Mandela’s birthday as an…http://news.nwu.ac.za/major-developments-planned-nwu-year
Major developments planned for the NWU this year
2019-02-25 The North-West University (NWU) Council has approved two new teaching-learning centres: the Centre for Health Professions Education and the Centre for Engineering Education. Prof Robert Balfour, deputy vice-chancellor for teaching and learning, made the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/brexit-agreement-major-step-towards-avoiding-widespread-disruption
Brexit agreement is a major step towards avoiding widespread disruption
2019-10-18 “The fact that the United Kingdom (UK) and the European Union (EU) have reached an agreement on Brexit after complex negotiations will be generally welcomed in view of the wider implications of 'hard' Brexit for key components of the world trading system…http://news.nwu.ac.za/current-situation-da-and-power-coalitions-%25E2%2580%2593-expert-opinion
The current situation of the DA and the power of coalitions – an expert opinion
2019-11-07 The Democratic Alliance (DA), South Africa’s main opposition party, has undergone some major changes and developments over the past few weeks. The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Prof André Duvenhage, a political analyst, recently had an in-depth…http://news.nwu.ac.za/story-hope-0
A story of hope
2021-09-16 For the past four years the Hillensberg Trust has been making the dreams of several North-West University (NWU) students come true. The trust was established in the late 1970s and the bursary grant was launched in 2017. Since its inception, students at the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/meet-our-researchers
Meet our researchers
2023-09-28 The faculties at the North-West University (NWU) are doing exciting work on the research front. Prof Moses Retselisitsoe Phooko is the director of Professional Development and Community Engagement in the Faculty of Law. His research is on the Southern…http://news.nwu.ac.za/gnu-cabinet-must-outline-economic-agenda-ensure-greater-policy-certainty
GNU Cabinet must outline economic agenda to ensure greater policy certainty
2024-07-08 The much-anticipated announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa of the new Government of National Unity (GNU) Cabinet is, on the whole, good for business and investor confidence. Prof Raymond Parsons, economist from the NWU Business School, says the markets…http://sport.nwu.ac.za/sport/taekwondo
Taekwondo
2021-09-14 The roots of the special martial art form Tae Kwon originated in 2 300 BC in Korea. Gen Choi Hong Hi developed the modern martial arts into taekwondo, as it has been known across the world since 1955. Apart from having self-defence attributes,…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/unit-data-science-and-computing/our-impact
Our impact
2022-09-06 The members of the UDSC participate in the following international societies: International Society for the Systems Sciences Prof Roelien Goede ISSS President International…http://engineering.nwu.ac.za/nuclear-engineering/opportunities-south-african-nuclear-industry
Opportunities in the South African Nuclear Industry
2023-12-28 [accordion collapsed] Success story of the Koeberg nuclear power plant Koeberg nuclear power plant consists of two 900 MW pressurised water reactors and was constructed just north-west of Cape Town in 1984. It was constructed during the last of the good…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/uarm/stakeholders