2019-04-10
If you are fascinated by how money makes the world go round, have a flair for problem-solving and a knack for analytic reasoning, chances are that you are enrolled for a BCom degree in economics.
If so, diarise the 16th of April 2019 and make sure you…
2019-04-10
All employees of the North-West University (NWU) have recently been challenged by the University of the Free State (Kovsies) to take part in the 2019 “Healthy4Health” Pedometer Challenge.
Some 42 teams, consisting of four members each, have since entered,…
2019-04-11
He is an alumnus of the North-West University (NWU), an entrepreneur and a professional engineer whose expertise and experience are recognised in the international arena of distillation, heat exchange, absorption, gas scrubbing and related process…
2019-04-12
South Africa has vast musical talent but all too often, up-and-coming musicians are overshadowed by established artists in the industry. New artists will soon be heard loud and clear if two third-year information technology students from the North-West…
2019-04-15
The North-West University recently launched an initiative to put racial differences among staff and students under the spotlight and to emphasise the importance of understanding these differences.
Organisers of the event feel that confronting race at a…
2019-04-15
Researchers are architects of innovation. However, their research findings will only impact the world if they are effectively shared with the rest of the academic community and the world.
With this in mind the Library and Information Service team at the…
2019-04-15
The research of a brilliant postgraduate student at the North-West University (NWU) is a breakthrough in the understanding of mitochondrial disease and identifying novel treatment options for patients.
Karin Terburgh investigated mitochondrial disease as…
2019-04-15
In a country that is struggling with water supply, the North-West University (NWU) has found a cowpea plant that does not require a lot of water compared to other field crops.
This particular cowpea is indigenous to the Southern African region and the NWU…
2019-04-15
A determined young graduate has overcome a mobility disability and other challenges to obtain her BSc Hons degree in information technology during the autumn graduation ceremony in March 2019.
Selouna Visser, who is just 24 years old, suffers from a…
2019-04-16
The management of the North-West University (NWU) is pleased with the recent announcement by the Council on Higher Education (CHE) that the NWU Bachelor of Laws (LLB) programme has received full accreditation. The CHE’s response bears relation to the…
2019-04-16
The North-West University (NWU) is among the best universities in the country in terms of the overall research publication output units per institution.
The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) recently released their report on the…
2019-04-16
Over the past few weeks South Africa has witnessed a spate of crimes where children are committing heinous offences against each other and some even against adults. Community members from all over the country have called for these children to feel the full…
2019-04-17
Six years ago Thabang Belang worked as a construction worker at Mokgethi Construction and later at Shoprite, earning R100 a day.
Even though he did not have money to further his studies after matric, he never gave up on his dream to succeed despite all…
2019-04-17
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Prof Erhabor Idemudia recently broke ground on research that looks at African cultural practices that aid the spread of HIV/Aids and what can be done to curtail this.
According to Prof Idemudia’s research, African…
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…
2019-04-18
When it comes to academic excellence and innovative research the North-West University (NWU) makes sure that it pulls out all the stops. Two esteemed NWU researchers have been nominated in the 2018/2019 National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF) -South32…
2019-04-23
First the Varsity Athletics crown and now the University Sports South Africa (USSA) champion. Needless to say - the North-West University (NWU) is the best university athletics team in South Africa.
From 4 to 6 April the NWU won 29 medals in Stellenbosch…
2019-04-23
The Institute of Psychology and Wellbeing at the North-West University (NWU) hosts its fourth Autism Symposium* on 8 and 9 July this year. The NWU and Autism South Africa (A;SA) are jointly presenting the event.
The annual Autism Symposium offers support…
2019-04-23
Two members of the North-West University’s (NWU) alumni fraternity, Arnu van Wyk and Dedre Uys, have received nationwide acclaim after being ranked among the South African Top 15 students for the November 2018 CIMA (Chartered Institute of Management…
2019-04-24
’n Buitegewone navorser aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU), dr Izanette van Schalkwyk, is die afgelope paar jaar besig om deur middel van verskeie navorsingsprojekte die lewens van inwoners van die geweldgeteisterde Delft-omgewing in die Wes-Kaap…
