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Teaching the youth to create their own job opportunities
2017-08-30 During the first quarter of 2017 Stats SA revealed that South Africa’s unemployment rate is currently 27,7%. The North-West University (NWU), together with the Dr Kenneth Kaunda Resource Centre and Enactus NWU - an international non-profit organisation…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-gird-their-loins-encounter-tournament-log-leaders
NWU gird their loins for encounter with tournament log leaders
2017-09-06 Following their much-needed recent win against the University of Johannesburg (UJ) (putting them in third position on the 2017 Varsity Football tournament log), the North-West University’s (NWU’s) varsity football team is preparing to take on the Tshwane…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-hosts-panel-discussion-curriculum-transformation-and-decolonisation
NWU hosts panel discussion on curriculum transformation and decolonisation
2017-08-25 The Transforming Encounters Research Group at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Philosophy on the campus in Potchefstroom recently held a panel discussion on exploring curriculum transformation and the concept of university after decolonisation…http://news.nwu.ac.za/economics-hosts-delegation-sa-reserve-bank
Economics hosts delegation from SA Reserve Bank
2017-08-15 Price and currency stability are crucial for financial stability, and the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) is a key role player in ensuring this. The bank is also a prestigious employer of high-level economics skills, as students realised during a recent…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-advances-science-tourism
NWU advances science in tourism
2017-08-17 Under the theme of ‘Advancing Science Tourism’, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng celebrated National Science Week from 7 to 11 August 2017. National Science Week (NSW), an initiative of the Department of Science and Technology (DST…http://news.nwu.ac.za/former-student-leader-play-his-part
Former student leader to Play His Part
2017-08-18 Former student leader, Sydney Madibo is no stranger to the small screen. As the winner of the popular reality programme; One Day Leader (season 5), he is accustomed to debating issues of leadership and youth development in front of the camera. During…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-phd-student-present-workshop-mushroom-cultivation
NWU PhD student to present a workshop on mushroom cultivation
2017-08-24 Sidwell Sihlangu, a PhD student in the Department of Agriculture on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, will present a training workshop in Windhoek, Namibia on the cultivation of mushrooms. The aim of the workshop – taking place from…http://news.nwu.ac.za/german-nwu-receives-licence-conduct-advanced-goethe-institute-exam
German at NWU receives licence to conduct advanced Goethe Institute exam
2017-09-12 The subject group German at the North-West University (NWU) has recently obtained a licence to conduct intermediary and advanced exams of the Goethe Institute. An official certificate from the Goethe Institute in Germany is issued if candidates complete…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-unveils-new-campus-mascot
NWU unveils new campus mascot
2018-03-23 On 19 March 2018 the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng unveiled its new secret communication weapon – Mafika the leopard – the new campus mascot. The primary role of this mascot is to serve as a communication medium between students, the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-vanderbijlpark-scores-big-peregrine-league
NWU Vanderbijlpark scores big in Peregrine League
2018-04-18 It is said that sweat plus sacrifice equals success. When one looks at the scorecard of the past weekend, the rugby teams from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark seem to be in agreement. The campus rewrote the history books when…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-students-inspired-be-agents-social-justice
NWU students inspired to be agents of social justice
2018-04-11 Students and staff members of the North-West University (NWU) came out in their numbers to listen to a public lecture on “Our responsibility towards Social Justice” by the Constitutional Court judge, Honourable Justice Leona Theron. The lecture, an…http://news.nwu.ac.za/veronica-knows-how-capture-king
Veronica knows how to capture a king
2018-10-25 You need solid strategies and tactics to capture a king. Just ask Veronica Gouws, a master’s student in applied radiation science and technology at the North-West University (NWU). She would know – besides her studies, the game of chess is her true love…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-speaks-global-economic-challenges
NWU academic speaks to global economic challenges
2019-02-27 The global economy affects South Africa and ultimately also the financial sustainability of individual households. That is why the contribution of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Prof Ravinder Rena at the Conference on Sustainable Economic…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-makes-it-count-international-conference
NWU academic makes it count at international conference
2019-02-18 Prof Masood Khalique from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng recently participated in the Sixth International Conference on Advances in Applied Mathematics (ICAAM) in Sousse, Tunisia. ICAAM is an international conference in the field…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-professor-collaborate-prestigious-research-foundation
NWU professor to collaborate with prestigious research foundation
2019-02-12 The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation recently invited to North-West University (NWU) research professor Erhabor Idemudia for a research stay in recognition of his academic achievements and cooperation with German specialists. The foundation typically…http://news.nwu.ac.za/world-books-koi-koi-children
A world of books for Koi-Koi children
2019-03-27 “Today a reader, tomorrow a leader.” This inspirational quote by Magaret Fuller summarises the importance of reading and for children to have easy access to books. A collaboration between Siviwe Bangani, the library on the North-West University’s (NWU’s…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-student-wins-waste-project
NWU student wins with waste project
2019-05-06 Boitshepo Gopane, an MSc microbiology student at the North-West University’s campus in Mahikeng recently won an award at the Black Women in Science (BWIS) conference. Boitshepo and her group, the Eazi Waste Group, walked away with the award for best idea…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-human-capital-summit-focus-4th-industrial-revolution
NWU Human Capital Summit to focus on 4th Industrial Revolution
2019-06-03 On 11 and 12 July 2019, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Industrial Psychology and Human Resource Management will be hosting its annual Human Capital Summit. This year will see the third rendition of the summit taking place at the NWU’s…http://news.nwu.ac.za/development-economics-focus-inaugural-economics-conference
Development Economics the focus of inaugural economics conference
2017-04-05 The subject group of Economics at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark recently hosted a very successful conference on Development Economics. The conference – which was hosted for the first time, is set to become an annual event…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-present-paper-international-law-conference