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NWU and Sasol Foundation sign donation agreement
2018-08-01 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng and the Sasol Foundation signed a donation agreement on 31 July 2018, following the donation of research equipment to the value of R2 605 368 to the subject group Chemistry in the Faculty of Natural…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-soccer-institute-ready-ukzn-encounter
NWU Soccer Institute ready for UKZN encounter
2018-08-01 North-West University (NWU) Soccer Institute coach Monde Hlatshwayo says his team is ready for the Varsity Football encounter with the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) on Thursday, 2 August 2018 at the UKZN campus in Pietermaritzburg. “Even though our…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-hosts-public-lecture-challenges-energy-water-and-food-security
NWU hosts public lecture on challenges of energy, water and food security
2018-08-01 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng hosted a public lecture on 30 July 2018 as part of the National Science Week Lecture series. The lecture titled ‘Using Nanotechnology to address growing challenges of Energy, Water and Food Security…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-host-4th-annual-leadership-summit
NWU to host 4th annual Leadership Summit
2018-08-01 It is all systems go for the annual North-West University (NWU) Leadership Summit that is set to take place on 18 September 2018 at the Birchwood Hotel in Johannesburg. This year marks the fourth rendition of the summit and will see captains of industry…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-hosts-annual-book-exhibition
NWU hosts annual book exhibition
2018-08-01 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng hosted its annual book exhibition from 27 to 31 July 2018. The main exhibition took place at the campus library, and numerous books were also on display at various faculty venues. The focus of this…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-honours-late-dr-tom-gouws
NWU honours the late Dr Tom Gouws
2018-08-02 A former deputy vice-chancellor of the former University of Bophuthatswana (Unibo), Dr Tom Gouws, was buried this week after he was murdered by robbers in his home in Pretoria. Dr Gouws had a long relationship with the North-West University (NWU) and its…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-students-learn-about-benefits-digitalisation
NWU students learn about the benefits of digitalisation
2018-08-02 More than 1 000 North-West University (NWU) students from the Faculty of Engineering attended a recent lecture that was hosted by Siemens and ESTEQ on the campus in Potchefstroom Siemens is a leader in vertical IT technologies with thousands of software…http://news.nwu.ac.za/hcs-2018-industry-experts-debate-human-capital-management
HCS 2018: industry experts debate human capital management
2018-07-19 The most important asset for any company is not something palpable. It is not equipment, infrastructure, data or even intellectual property. No. The most valuable asset of any business is the people (human capital). In a world where business leaders are…http://news.nwu.ac.za/talking-export-opportunities-agbiz-congress-2018
Talking export opportunities at the Agbiz Congress 2018
2018-07-19 With populations expanding in many parts of the world and rapid urbanisation straining countries’ resources, the need for food and food security has never been so great. While this has created enormous opportunities for farmers in many parts of the world,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/internasionale-navorsers-werk-saam-om-werkloosheid-te-verstaan
Internasionale navorsers werk saam om werkloosheid te verstaan
2018-07-19 “Geen werk. Geen kos. Help asb.” Hierdie woorde op saamgeflansde kartonkennisgewings kan op enige gegewe dag op elke straathoek in Suid-Afrika gesien word. Met ’n werkloosheidskoers van 26,7% in die eerste kwartaal van 2018 is dit geen verrassing dat Suid-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/international-researchers-collaborate-understand-unemployment
International researchers collaborate to understand unemployment
2018-07-19 “No job, no food, please help.” These words on makeshift cardboard signs can be seen at every street corner on any given day in South Africa. With an unemployment rate of 26,7% in the first quarter of 2018, it comes as no surprise that South Africa is one…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-banking-new-method
NWU is banking on a new method
2018-07-20 Globally, banks are faced with ATM crimes, system security breaches and other types of fraud. These operational risks have to be carefully managed in order to minimise losses, with regulators requiring banks to set aside capital to safeguard themselves…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nuclear-does-not-mean-bomb
Nuclear does NOT mean bomb!
2018-07-20 South Africa needs a library of its uranium reserves in order to be able to trace the origins of nuclear material, and the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Centre for Applied Radiation Science and Technology (CARST) is playing a leading role towards this…http://news.nwu.ac.za/easier-treatment-way-diabetes-and-some-cancers
Easier treatment on the way for diabetes and some cancers
2018-07-20 Imagine a world where diabetics no longer have to inject themselves and where radio-pharmaceutical drugs against certain types of cancer can be administered orally. These are some of envisaged outcomes of research at the North-West University’s Department…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-signs-memorandum-understanding-ndebele-kingship-council
NWU signs memorandum of understanding with Ndebele Kingship Council
2018-07-23 A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed between the Ndebele Kingship Council and the North-West University (NWU) on Wednesday, 18 July 2018. An opportunity for cooperation between the Ndebele Kingship Council and the university was identified and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-speaks-international-law-conference
NWU academic speaks at international law conference
2018-07-06 Prof Melvin Mbao, an academic in the Faculty of Law at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, attended and delivered a paper at the 7th Annual International Conference on Law, Regulations and Public Policy that was held in Singapore from…http://news.nwu.ac.za/national-science-week-deepening-our-democracy-through-science
National Science Week: Deepening our democracy through science
2018-07-06 The North-West University (NWU) will host various National Science Week (NSW) activities in Potchefstroom from 30 July to 4 August 2018. National Science Week (NSW), an annual initiative of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), is a countrywide…http://news.nwu.ac.za/stalwarts-receive-recognition-long-service-loyalty
Stalwarts receive recognition for long-service loyalty
2018-07-09 Several staff members of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark recently received long-service awards for uninterrupted and loyal service to the university. When calculating the accumulated years of service, it amounts to 335 years…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-entrepreneurship-experts-attend-edhe-lekgotla-2018
NWU entrepreneurship experts attend EDHE Lekgotla 2018
2018-07-10 The second annual Entrepreneurship Development in Higher Education (EDHE) Lekgotla recently took place in Cape Town. The three-day event saw two entrepreneurship experts from the North-West University (NWU), Natanya Meyer and Johann Landsberg, in attendance…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-soccer-institute-shines-bright-ussa-tournament