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Learners experience the NWU spirit
2017-09-08 The learners of Kwakwatsi Secondary School in Koppies were recently treated to a visit from several representatives from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark. This friendly visit gave learners the opportunity to experience the caring…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-goes-all-out-boost-its-meal-day-project
NWU goes all out to boost its Meal-a-Day project
2017-09-20 On 14 September 2017 the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng received a donation of 1 000 canned food items from the GoAllOut organisation towards the university’s Meal-a-Day project. The GoAllOut10.15 challenge, spear-headed by Thabang…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-vanderbijlpark-inaugurates-first-ever-student-campus-council
NWU Vanderbijlpark inaugurates first-ever Student Campus Council
2017-09-18 On Wednesday, 13 September 2017, the campus community of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark inaugurated its newly elected cohort of student leaders for the term 2017/2018. The inauguration ceremony represented a historical…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-discusses-programmes%25E2%2580%2599-pros-and-cons-new-teachers
NWU discusses programmes’ pros and cons for new teachers
2018-03-22 The student chapter of the Faculty of Education on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng hosted a public dialogue on 20 March 2018. The title of the dialogue, delivered by Dr Andrew Mutsvangwa, a senior lecturer in the faculty, was “BEd…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-celebrates-human-rights-seminar
NWU celebrates human rights with seminar
2018-03-22 The Student Campus Council (SCC) of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng organised a human rights seminar on 21 March 2018 in partnership with the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC). The seminar, “Understanding the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-hammers-opposition
NWU hammers opposition
2018-04-24 The saying goes that two heads are better than one, and a strategic sport partnership between the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campuses in Potchefstroom and Vanderbijlpark bears testament to this. In order to ensure a competitive advantage the two…http://news.nwu.ac.za/another-feather-louis-kotz%25C3%25A9%25E2%2580%2599s-hat
Another feather in Louis Kotzé’s hat
2018-05-03 Prestigious achievements are no longer uncommon for Prof Louis Kotzé, although this humble research professor in environmental law at the Faculty of Law at the North-West University (NWU) will differ from anyone who says so. In January last year he was…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-dvc-research-and-innovation-chair-sa-aids-conference
NWU’s DVC for research and innovation to chair SA AIDS Conference
2018-04-03 Prof Refilwe Phaswana-Mafuya, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) deputy vice-chancellor for research and innovation, will serve as chair of one of the largest conferences in sub-Saharan Africa, the 2019 SA AIDS Conference. Dira Sengwe, the non-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/investor-behaviour-focus-noteworthy-doctoral-degree
Investor behaviour the focus of noteworthy doctoral degree
2018-05-16 During the recent Autumn Graduation Ceremony of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark, the degree Philosophiae Doctor in economic and management sciences was awarded to Zandri Dickason. In her thesis “Modelling investor behaviour in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/uarm-delivers-five-master%25E2%2580%2599s-graduandi-during-autumn-graduation-ceremony
UARM delivers five master’s graduandi during Autumn Graduation Ceremony
2018-05-22 The Autumn Graduation Ceremony of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark saw the Centre for Applied Risk Management (UARM) celebrate the graduation of five MARM graduates. These graduates represent the third cohort of MARM alumni since…http://news.nwu.ac.za/graduates-work-together-help-prospective-students
Graduates work together to help prospective students
2018-12-07 While most people will be at home relaxing this festive season, a number of graduates from the Youth Empowerment Organisation (YEO) will be doing their bit to help the less fortunate. From 1 December until the end of January 2019, graduates in their…http://news.nwu.ac.za/saioh-recognises-nwu-research-excellence
SAIOH recognises NWU research excellence
2018-12-10 The Southern African Institute for Occupational Hygiene (SAIOH) recently awarded Dr Stefan Linde, senior lecturer in the Faculty of Health Sciences and member of the Occupational Hygiene and Health Research Initiative (OHHRI), as well as one of his master’s…http://news.nwu.ac.za/occupational-hygiene-students-impress-industry
Occupational Hygiene students impress the industry
2019-02-25 Six students studying occupational hygiene at the campus of the North-West University (NWU) in Potchefstroom each received a study bursary from Select PPE. Select PPE is a leader in the acquisition and distribution of quality and application-specific…http://news.nwu.ac.za/meet-nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-miss-varsity-cup-2019
Meet the NWU’s Miss Varsity Cup for 2019
2019-04-05 Recently crowned as the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Miss Varsity Cup 2019, third-year student Lesego Sathikge is an excellent example of beauty with brains. “I am very excited to be the very first black NWU Miss Varsity Cup,” says Lesego, who is…http://news.nwu.ac.za/dress-graduate-initiative-hits-spot-nwu
Dress-a-Graduate initiative hits the spot at the NWU
2019-04-08 The call for social support of university students around the country seems to have gone beyond the call for free education. Now, various volunteers have rallied behind the call to make students’ graduation days even more memorable. One such volunteer is…http://news.nwu.ac.za/empowering-teachers-tomorrow
Empowering the teachers of tomorrow
2019-04-08 There are three types of teachers: the teacher who makes things happen, the teacher who watches others make it happen and the teacher who wonders what happened! The North-West University’s (NWU’s) teachers of the future – who are training to be teachers…http://news.nwu.ac.za/sowask-celebrates-international-social-work-day
SOWASK celebrates International Social Work Day
2019-04-08 “We are embracing human relationships and promoting Ubuntu and diversity in and around the campus.” This is how Tracy Mkwanazi, junior lecturer in social work and guardian of the Social Work Student Association (SOWASK) on the North-West University’s (NWU…http://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-continues-his-oxford-research
Prof continues his Oxford research
2019-04-24 An associate professor at the Faculty of Theology of the North-West University (NWU) recently returned from the Oxford Institute of Population Ageing, where he spent three months doing research. Prof Vhumani Magezi was an academic visitor at the institute…http://news.nwu.ac.za/super-elroy-wins-two-oceans
Super Elroy wins Two Oceans
2019-05-02 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) long-distance champion, Elroy Gelant, walked away with the laurels in the Two Oceans half marathon in Cape Town. Elroy’s time of 01:03:20 shows that the 32-year old assistant at the NWU’s People and Culture department…http://news.nwu.ac.za/universities-urged-aid-un-goals