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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-alumna-magda-nieuwoudt-now-professional-triathlete
NWU alumna Magda Nieuwoudt is now a professional triathlete
2017-09-08 Coming from a family of sporting fanatics, it was only natural for Magda Nieuwoudt, a North-West University (NWU) alumna, to excel in her sporting career. Magda, a triathlete (an athlete who does three sports disciplines as one), recently turned…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-heroically-bows-out-2017-varsity-football-tournament
NWU heroically bows out of 2017 Varsity Football tournament
2017-09-08 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) varsity football team took the fight to the log leaders, the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT), in their televised semi-final encounter on 7 September 2017 at the TUT Stadium. Defying the cynics’ unfavourable…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/skynverhore-bied-%25C5%2589-voorsmaak-van-maatskaplikewerk-omgewing
Skynverhore bied ʼn voorsmaak van maatskaplikewerk-omgewing
2017-09-08 “Wanneer jy in hierdie hof instap, is jy op my speelvlak.” Dit is die woorde van mnr Johan van den Berg aan tweedejaar-maatskaplikewerkstudente tydens die jaarlikse skynverhore waar studente ʼn voorsmaak kry van die harde realiteit wat ʼn maatskaplike werker…http://news.nwu.ac.za/mock-trials-offer-glimpse-lives-professional-social-workers
Mock trials offer a glimpse in to the lives of professional social workers
2017-09-08 “When you enter this courtroom, you are on my turf.” These are the words of Mr Johan van den Berg, addressing the second-year social work students at their annual mock trials where students got a taste of the harsh reality faced by social workers when…http://news.nwu.ac.za/do-you-want-learn-more-about-what-you-can-do-recyclable-material
Do you want to learn more about what you can do with recyclable material?
2017-09-11 Look no further; the North-West University (NWU) invites all students and members of the public to attend the Recycled Material Workshop that will be held on its campus in Potchefstroom on 14 and 15 September 2017. This workshop can be attended on either…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-campus-vanderbijlpark-welcomes-new-cohort-student-leaders
NWU campus in Vanderbijlpark welcomes new cohort of student leaders
2017-09-11 The student community of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark recently took to the voting stations and by doing so elected a new Student Campus Council (SCC) for 2017/2018. On 13 September the new student leaders – which will also…http://news.nwu.ac.za/solemn-declaration-guide-social-workers-their-professional-journey
Solemn declaration to guide social workers on their professional journey
2017-09-11 The second-year social work class of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark recently took part in an oath taking ceremony. This annual event was attended by amongst others, Prof Alida Herbst from the NWU’s School for Psychosocial…http://news.nwu.ac.za/social-workers-%25E2%2580%2593-giving-hope-broken-world
Social workers – giving hope to a broken world
2017-09-11 It was Anne Frank who said that a single candle can both defy and define darkness, and in 2017 these words still ring true – especially for social work students and practitioners. The second-year social work students from the North-West University’s (NWU’…http://news.nwu.ac.za/final-countdown-annual-alumni-gala-dinner
Final countdown to annual Alumni Gala Dinner
2017-09-11 The official countdown to the 2017 rendition of the North-West University (NWU) Alumni Gala Dinner on the campus in Vanderbijlpark has started! This annual gala event - which takes place on Friday, 15 September, represents a highlight on the campus’s…http://news.nwu.ac.za/ewp-gala-showdown-celebrate-female-entrepreneurs
EWP gala showdown to celebrate female entrepreneurs
2017-09-11 A lot can happen in five years, and the coordinators and the participants of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Enterprising Women Programme (EWP) can attest to this. This year marks the fifth anniversary of this flagship entrepreneurial short programme…http://news.nwu.ac.za/roaring-nwu-leopards-lair-competition
A roaring NWU Leopards Lair competition
2017-09-12 Entrepreneurship continues to be a critical performance area within the South African society and economy. The North-West University (NWU) launched a NWU Leopards Lair competition forming part of the NWU SETHI Explosions event. The competition is…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/pretty-pure-inspiration
Pretty is pure inspiration
2017-09-12 Pretty Yende has firmly established herself in the international opera milieu and is one of many South African singers who are enjoying a glittering international opera career. This 32-year-old from Mkhondo (Piet Retief) in Mpumalanga recently addressed…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-hosts-successful-international-conference-social-sciences
NWU hosts successful international conference on social sciences
2017-09-12 The eighth International Conference on Social Sciences (ICSS) which recently took place in Durban is yet another sterling example of how the North-West University (NWU) collaborates with international partners for the sake of academic progress. The…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nothing-small-about-mini-cricket
Nothing small about mini-cricket!
2017-09-12 Don’t let the name of the game fool you. Mini-cricket is serious business – just ask any of the youngsters who will be taking part in the upcoming KFC Mini-Cricket Festival on Saturday, 16 September 2017, at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-master%25E2%2580%2599s-student-wins-award
NWU master’s student wins award
2017-09-13 A master’s degree student at the North-West University (NWU) recently won an award at the Anthropology Southern Africa conference in Malawi. Hestia Victor won the Elaine Salo Award for presenting the paper, “There is life in this place: DIY formalisation…http://news.nwu.ac.za/table-top-game-accounting-students-receives-international-acclaim
Table-top game for accounting students receives international acclaim
2017-09-13 In a world filled to the brim with technology, you might be pleasantly surprised to find that you will not be bored by the new generation educational table-top board games. Research that is current being conducted by the North-West University’s (NWU’s)…http://news.nwu.ac.za/veruschka%25E2%2580%2599s-research-mission-promote-positive-learning
Veruschka’s research mission: to promote positive learning
2017-09-14 There is more to Veruschka Pelser-Carstens than meets the eye. Not only is she a senior lecturer passionate about teaching and learning with two North-West University (NWU) Institutional Teaching Excellence Awards (ITEA) to boot, she is also a dynamic…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-vanderbijlpark-inaugurates-first-ever-student-campus-council