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NWU connects rural students with a brighter future
2018-11-07 For rural young people, no internet connection means no future. Unless the North-West University (NWU) brings the infrastructure to them. Most South African universities and the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) rely on online application…http://news.nwu.ac.za/faculty-law-celebrates-bill-rights-and-convention-rights-child
Faculty of Law celebrates Bill of Rights and Convention on the Rights of the Child
2019-02-19 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Law will host several events throughout 2019 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Bill of Rights and the 30th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). The first of these exciting…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-high-performance-institute-global-destination
NWU’s High Performance Institute is a global destination
2019-04-18 Excellence begets excellence. For the North-West University’s (NWU’s) High Performance Institute (HPI) in Potchefstroom, that cannot be truer. Since its inception, the HPI has played host to a multitude of sportsmen and women from the province, the country…http://news.nwu.ac.za/optentia-host-second-stats-camp-south-africa
Optentia to host second Stats Camp South Africa
2020-01-20 During 2019 the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Optentia research focus area made history by hosting the first-ever Stats Camp South Africa. In 2020 they will yet again step into the fore and present this internationally recognised educational event. The…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-obtains-funding-alexander-von-humboldt-foundation
NWU academic obtains funding from Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
2020-03-03 Prof Erhabor Idemudia, a research professor in the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Humanities, recently obtained funding in the form of a subsidy from the Germany based Alexander von Humboldt Foundation for research equipment. Prof Idemudia,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/sadilar-takes-lead-digitising-establishing-11-national-languages
SADiLaR takes the lead in digitising establishing 11 national languages
2020-03-16 Digitising South Africa’s 11 official languages could go a long way towards creating a truly multilingual society. Various projects are currently in progress at the South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLaR), located at the North-West…http://news.nwu.ac.za/mafikeng-campus-bolsters-relations-government
Mafikeng Campus bolsters relations with government
2017-03-13 Dr Miranda Mgijima, director for internationalisation on the Mahikeng Campus of the North-West University (NWU) recently played host to Mr Richard Ndaba from the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) seeking to foster good working relations…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-lecturer-shares-water-monitoring-research-canada
NWU lecturer shares water monitoring research in Canada
2017-06-20 Drought, record-breaking storms, pollution and global warming. No-one can argue that the environment is not facing challenges. This is why the PhD study of Irene Muller, a lecturer at the School of Education on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/expert/prof-shani-le-roux
Prof Shani Le Roux
2022-10-31 Prof Le Roux is an Associate Professor in the field of Human Physiology, appointed at the North-West University since February 2014. She teaches and supervises undergraduate and postgraduate students and performs research as part of the Hypertension in Africa…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-hosts-aarto-youth-engagement-and-know-your-traffic-fine-status-campaign
NWU hosts AARTO Youth Engagement and Know your Traffic Fine Status campaign
2022-08-05 The Road Traffic Infringement Agency (RTIA) in partnership with the North-West University (NWU) hosted an Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO) Youth Engagement campaign from 26 July to 2 August 2022. On 26 July the RTIA visited the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/comrades-hero-adele-show-her-mettle-india
Comrades hero Adele to show her mettle in India
2023-09-14 In November, citizens of Hyderabad in India are given a little bit of a respite from the stifling heat that so often engulfs the capital of southern India's Telangana state. However, this will not be the case on 5 November, when the red-hot superstar of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/vanderbijlpark-campuss-community-engagement-garden-project-bears-fruit
Vanderbijlpark Campus’s Community Engagement Garden project bears fruit
2024-05-15 By Loveness Hulwane The HaReJeng (Let Us Eat) Community Engagement Garden project, which was launched in 2023 at the North-West University's Vanderbijlpark Campus, has yielded its first harvest. The project aims to promote community engagement, service…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-technology-transfer-and-innovation-support-office-sets-stage-pioneering-2024
NWU's Technology Transfer and Innovation Support Office sets the stage for a pioneering 2024
2024-02-01 By Vukosi Mathale As we step into the year 2024, the North-West University (NWU) Technology Transfer and Innovation Support (TTIS) Office is gearing up for an exciting year of collaboration with researchers eager to extend the reach of their research…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/tourism-research-economics-environs-and-society-trees-tourism-management/lindie-du-plessis
Lindie du Plessis
2025-08-04 Lindie du Plessis specialises in tourism competitiveness and management issues. She is dedicated to the development of her students and follows an innovative approach towards class presentations by integrating blended learning. Prof Du Plessis has been dynamically involved in the industry by assisting in various tourism projects, such as the…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/economic-and-management-sciences/susan-mckenney-0
Susan McKenney
2026-03-25 Prof Susan McKenney is a researcher, educator, consultant and designer based at the University of Twente, Netherlands. She is especially interested in exploring and supporting the interplay between curriculum development and teacher professional development. This includes the supportive role of technology in curriculum and teacher development, as…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumnus-protecting-footballers%25E2%2580%2599-rights-during-lockdown
NWU alumnus: protecting footballers’ rights during lockdown
2020-05-12 With the business of football facing major turmoil due to the worldwide impact of Covid-19, North-West University (NWU) alumnus and South African Football Professional Union (SAFPU) President Thulaganyo Gaoshubelwe says the union continues with its mandate…http://news.nwu.ac.za/breastfeeding-best
Breastfeeding is best
2020-06-25 It has been proven conclusively that exclusively breastfeeding a baby for the first six months has numerous long-term health benefits for a child. However, a large number of South African women are not doing this. Chantell Witten, who recently completed…http://news.nwu.ac.za/story-hope
A story of hope
2018-11-12 More and more South Africans realise the importance of coming together and changing their own circumstances for the better. The community of Coligny, a small town in the North West province, recently experienced this true spirit of Ubuntu. Students…http://news.nwu.ac.za/when-puppets-talk-children-listen