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Former Springbok captain Adriaan Strauss has completed his MBA at the NWU... with distinction
2024-06-05 Former Springbok captain and firebrand Cheetahs and Bulls hooker, Adriaan Strauss, graduated with honours from North-West University (NWU) with a Master of Business Administration (MBA) on Thursday 25 April. The graduation ceremony was held on the NWU's…http://www.nwu.ac.za/coronavirus-archive
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2021-05-21 class="seegroen text-align-center"> Coronavirus (COVID-19) archive In early January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) flagged the discovery of a virus, known as the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). It has been identified to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/16-days-activism-gbv-belongs-past
16 Days of Activism: GBV belongs in the past
2022-12-07 From 25 November to 10 December we as South Africans took hands with the rest of the world to take part in the United Nations’ 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children Campaign. The campaign, which is held annually, commenced on the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/more-support-needed-south-african-teachers-who-work-under-dire-circumstances
More support is needed for South African teachers who work under dire circumstances
2022-11-14 South African teachers are battling acute stress as a result of their work environment. This is according to a recent Teaching and Learning International Survey (Talis) report. The Talis survey gathers responses from teachers and school leaders to help…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-hosts-first-ever-virtual-graduation-ceremony
NWU hosts first-ever virtual graduation ceremony
2020-05-29 The North-West University (NWU) hosted its first-ever virtual conferral of degrees and awarding of diplomas due to the challenges posed by social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic. The virtual graduation ceremony* was hosted online on 29 May. It…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-vanderbijlpark-ready-steady-register
NWU Vanderbijlpark: Ready. Steady. Register!
2018-01-18 It is all hands on deck as the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark is getting ready to implement the 2018 Registration and Orientation (R&O) Programme. The programme will start on Monday, 22 January, when the registration process…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/international-mother-language-day-celebration
International Mother Language Day Celebration
2022-02-14 International Mother Tongue Day is celebrated annually in the Month of February as announced by the General Conference of the United Nation’s Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) in November 1999. UNESCO highlights the importance of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/table-top-game-accounting-students-receives-international-acclaim
Table-top game for accounting students receives international acclaim
2017-09-13 In a world filled to the brim with technology, you might be pleasantly surprised to find that you will not be bored by the new generation educational table-top board games. Research that is current being conducted by the North-West University’s (NWU’s)…http://news.nwu.ac.za/veruschka%25E2%2580%2599s-research-mission-promote-positive-learning
Veruschka’s research mission: to promote positive learning
2017-09-14 There is more to Veruschka Pelser-Carstens than meets the eye. Not only is she a senior lecturer passionate about teaching and learning with two North-West University (NWU) Institutional Teaching Excellence Awards (ITEA) to boot, she is also a dynamic…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-and-norway-declare-war-microplastics
NWU and Norway declare war on microplastics
2019-03-05 Bags and products made from plastic components have made life easier, but this lifestyle of luxury and convenience comes at the cost of our oceans and marine wildlife. Researchers from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Unit for Environmental Sciences…http://news.nwu.ac.za/prof%25E2%2580%2599s-passion-takes-her-new-heights
Prof’s passion takes her to new heights
2018-12-10 “This award means so much to me. It is an extra compliment and honour for the work that I am doing.” This is according to Prof Elda de Waal, currently the acting director of research at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Education and Human Rights in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-geexpo-bursaries-continue-change-lives
NWU GeeXpo Bursaries continue to change lives
2017-10-19 GeeXpo 2017 – the North-West University’s (NWU’s) information technology, mathematics and statistical sciences expo – did not just leave learners in awe about industry developments and opportunities but also changed the lives of several participants forever…http://news.nwu.ac.za/private-sector-community-and-nwu-join-forces-make-impact
Private sector, community and NWU join forces to make an impact
2018-06-20 A collaborative venture between the North-West University (NWU), the Midvaal Local Municipality and the New Hope Group (NHG) will not only benefit the local community, but also positively impact the future of South Africa’s agricultural industry.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/when-hard-work-pays-%25E2%2580%25A6
When hard work pays off …
2019-11-12 One of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) young researchers, Prof Rose Hayeshi from the Faculty of Health Sciences, was recently honoured by the South African Young Academy of Science (SAYAS) when she was inducted as one of their newest members. This…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-legal-ladies-join-national-network-women-lawyers
NWU legal ladies to join national network of women lawyers
2018-09-13 On 12 September 2018 undergraduate female law students from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark had the opportunity to learn more about Women Leading in Law (WOLELA), a national network of women lawyers. The event was organised by…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-makes-impact-during-special-sports-day
NWU makes an impact during Special Sports Day
2018-09-05 Excitement was the order of the day during the 2018 rendition of the Eureka School’s Special Sports Day. The event saw more than 400 participants – some from as far as Bloemfontein and Secunda – taking part in the annual event for mentally and physically…http://news.nwu.ac.za/change-necessitates-innovation-and-growth-%25E2%2580%2593-prof-linda-du-plessis
Change necessitates innovation and growth – Prof Linda du Plessis
2018-09-20 Radical change is at the order of the day. This is according to Prof Linda du Plessis, deputy vice-chancellor of the North-West University (NWU) responsible for institutional planning and operations on its campus in Vanderbijlpark, during the recent NWU…http://news.nwu.ac.za/north-west-university-expertise-puts-rural-womens-mental-health-spotlight
North-West University expertise puts rural women’s mental health in the spotlight
2025-04-22 They are too often forgotten and relegated to an afterthought – their plight unheard, their future uncertain. They are the women in South Africa’s low- and middle-income communities who suffer from perinatal mental health issues, and the North-West University…http://news.nwu.ac.za/masara-focuses-music-and-conservation-indigenous-music