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Qhubekela Phambili project brings hope to the unemployed
2018-05-07 Prof Roland Blonk from Tillberg University in the Netherlands recently met with researchers from the Optentia research focus area on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark. Together with the NWU’s unemployment research threesome,…https://news.nwu.ac.za/student-campus-council-members-lead-example
Student Campus Council members lead by example
2018-05-07 Members of the Student Campus Council (SCC) on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng are leading by example by promoting academic excellence. This was evident during the autumn graduation that took place from 2 to 4 May 2018. Among the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-host-saapam-annual-conference
NWU to host SAAPAM annual conference
2018-05-07 The South African Association of Public Administration and Management (SAAPAM) in collaboration with the subject group Public Administration at the North-West University (NWU), will host their 18th annual conference from 8 to 11 May 2018 at the Mmabatho…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-campus-mahikeng-hosts-graduation-ceremony
NWU’s campus in Mahikeng hosts graduation ceremony
2018-05-07 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng hosted its autumn graduation ceremony from 2 to 4 May 2018, one of the 50 graduation ceremonies that will take place across the NWU throughout the year. During the three days the university conferred…https://news.nwu.ac.za/pioneering-electronic-law-journal-class-its-own
Pioneering electronic law journal in class of its own
2018-05-08 Since its inception in 1998, the Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal (PELJ) has been a hallmark of the Faculty of Law’s continuous excellence. Every year the PEJL receives more than 100 submissions of which more than 60% are published. “The journal is…https://news.nwu.ac.za/gauteng-biotech-fundi-award-goes-nwu-researcher
Gauteng Biotech Fundi award goes to NWU researcher
2018-05-08 Expert, past master, authority, professional, specialist and genius… these are all synonyms for the uniquely South African word “fundi”, which aptly describes the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Prof Anne Grobler, recipient of a 2018 Biotech Fundi Award…https://news.nwu.ac.za/maponya-law-firm-sponsors-nwu-students
Maponya law firm sponsors NWU students
2018-05-09 The Faculty of Law at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng hosted a luncheon on 8 May 2018 to announce its new partnership with local law firm, Maponya Attorneys Inc. The partnership will see five first-year students receive annual…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-graduates-ready-future
NWU graduates ready for the future
2018-05-09 “The world of work is changing. In fact, studies have shown that 65% of children entering primary school today will be employed in jobs that do not yet exist. Having said this, the North-West University (NWU) prides itself on being a university that…https://news.nwu.ac.za/new-challenge-prof-christa-rautenbach
New challenge for Prof Christa Rautenbach
2018-05-10 Prof Christa Rautenbach from the Faculty of Law at the North-West University (NWU) has been appointed by the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, Adv Michael Masutha, as an advisory committee member in the South African Law Reform Commission:…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-contributes-powerfully-professional-workforce
NWU contributes powerfully to professional workforce
2018-05-10 Each graduation ceremony bears testament to the fact that the North-West University (NWU) contributes powerfully to the South African professional workforce. This is according to Prof Mashudu Mashinge, executive dean of the Faculty of Humanities. During…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-graduation-ceremonies-celebration-diversity
NWU graduation ceremonies a celebration of diversity
2018-05-11 The third day of the four-day graduation ceremony of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark did not only represent the culmination of years of study for graduates, but also bore witness to the rich cultural diversity evident at the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/sa%25E2%2580%2599s-steep-phd-target-2030
SA’s steep PhD target for 2030
2018-05-14 The fourth day of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) graduation ceremony in Vanderbijlpark saw 198 graduates receive their degree qualifications. Of these qualifications, 18 were doctoral degrees. In her address, Prof Susan Coetzee van Rooy, acting…https://news.nwu.ac.za/mr-and-miss-nwu-2018-shine-bright
Mr and Miss NWU 2018 shine bright
2018-05-15 A star-studded night oozing sheer glamour, the recent Mr and Miss NWU pageant set the standard on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng. The pageant was themed “Purple Reign”, symbolising the crowning of a queen and king under the NWU’s…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-fly-flag-high-international-honours-society-summit
NWU to fly flag high at international honours society summit
2018-05-15 The Mahikeng chapter of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Golden Key International Honours Society is gearing up to attend the Golden Key New Jersey City 2018 Leadership Summit. The summit will take place from 29 June until 1 July 2018 in New Orleans,…https://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…https://news.nwu.ac.za/marilie-applauded-top-social-work-student
Marilie applauded as top social work student
2018-05-15 A bright future awaits Marilie Viljoen. This is evident when one considers her academic achievements as a social work (BSW) student at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark. During the recent Autumn Graduation Ceremony, Marilie…https://news.nwu.ac.za/sunny-academic-skies-roelof-burger
Sunny academic skies for Roelof Burger
2018-05-15 Dr Roelof Burger from the School of Geo and Spatial Sciences at Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences of the North-West University (NWU) has been awarded the Weather Modification Field Meteorologist Distinguished Service Award by the Weather…https://news.nwu.ac.za/top-performing-educators
A+ for top performing educators
2018-05-15 What is the value of an effective and compassionate educator? The answer is simple: such educators are priceless, especially within the South African schooling system. During the recent Autumn Graduation Ceremony of the North-West University’s (NWU’s)…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-participates-african-world-heritage-day-commemoration
NWU participates in African World Heritage Day commemoration
2018-05-16 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) recently took part in the two-day African World Heritage Day celebrations, hosted by the provincial Department of Rural, Environment, and Agricultural Development at the Taung Skull…https://news.nwu.ac.za/tehilla-takes-healing-music-world