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The message is clear: We are taking back the Bult
2019-05-07 The “Take Back the Bult” Project of the Cachet Park CID NPC – a joint venture between the North-West University (NWU) and JB Marks Municipality in Potchefstroom – is in full swing and a very clear message is being sent out to persons with criminal…http://news.nwu.ac.za/dynamite-dame-kicks-dust-eyes-competitors
Dynamite dame kicks dust in the eyes of competitors
2019-05-09 From George in the Western Cape, Miné Graaff, first-year LLB student at the North-West University (NWU), is dynamite in a small package. Since this kickboxing queen took up the sport at the age of nine, she has never looked back. Taking to this sport…http://news.nwu.ac.za/woman-engineering-%25E2%2580%2593-nwu-launches-exciting-initiative
Woman in Engineering – NWU launches exciting initiative
2019-05-09 As we see ourselves in a modern world where the evolution and development of technology enjoy first priority, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Engineering initiated a one-of-a-kind problem-solving and smart-manufacturing competition…http://news.nwu.ac.za/balancing-act-passion-sports-and-academic-studies
A balancing act: passion for sports and academic studies
2019-05-09 Is it possible to balance a successful academic career with a passion for sport? In short: yes. The sky is the limit for focused and dedicated athletes, and with the right attitude, a person can achieve great things in more than one area. Born and bred in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-leopards-lair-competition-calling-all-young-entrepreneurs
NWU’s Leopards Lair Competition: calling all young entrepreneurs
2019-05-09 Do you have what it takes to enter the proverbial leopard’s lair and stand your ground as a young entrepreneur? If you do, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) popular Leopards Lair Competition is just for you! This year marks the third rendition of the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/research-will-benefit-everyone
Research that will benefit everyone
2019-05-10 Over the years the North-West University (NWU) has shown its commitment to conducting research that is not only value driven but also beneficial to the greater public. Prof Petra Engelbrecht from the Faculty of Education recently gave a lecture on the “…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-applauds-service-workers-worker%25E2%2580%2599s-day
NWU applauds service workers on Worker’s Day
2019-05-13 The vice-chancellor of the North-West University (NWU), Prof Dan Kgwadi, and members of the Mahikeng and Vanderbijlpark Campus Management Committees (CMCs) recently celebrated Worker’s Day with a special luncheon dedicated to the university’s service staff…http://news.nwu.ac.za/ewp-potchefstroom-enabling-female-entrepreneurs-thrive
EWP Potchefstroom: enabling female entrepreneurs to thrive
2019-05-13 If you reside in Potchefstroom and fancy yourself a “fempreneur”, then you should not let the opportunity of a lifetime pass you by! The North-West University’s (NWU’s) innovative entrepreneurship incubator, the Enterprising Women Programme (EWP), is…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/golden-key-verwelkom-nuwe-akademiese-presteerders
Golden Key verwelkom nuwe akademiese presteerders
2019-05-13 Die onlangse erkenningseremonie vir nuwe lede van die Golden Key internasionale erevereniging het onlangs 250 studente van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se kampus in Vanderbijlpark in hulle geledere verwelkom. Dr Elmie Castleman, die direkteur van die…http://news.nwu.ac.za/golden-key-welcomes-new-academic-achievers-0
Golden Key welcomes new academic achievers
2022-10-05 The recent new member recognition ceremony of the Golden Key International Honour Society saw a total of 250 students from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark being welcomed into the fold. In her address, Dr Elmie…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/phd-studie-bevind-dat-sosiale-entrepreneurskap-%25C5%2589-ingesteldheid
PhD-studie bevind dat sosiale entrepreneurskap ʼn ingesteldheid is
2019-05-13 Prof Chimwenwe Chipeta se gesig het gestraal van trots toe sy vrou haar PhD in entrepreneurskap tydens die onlangse PhD-gradeplegtigheid op die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se kampus in Vanderbijlpark verwerf het. Met ʼn postdoktorale navorsingsgenoot by…http://news.nwu.ac.za/world-applauds-nwu-student-innovative-food-security-solution
World applauds NWU student for innovative food security solution
2019-05-24 The North-West University (NWU) has done it again! During the World Exhibition for Incentive Travel (IMEX), the NWU’s dedication to research excellence and social justice was reaffirmed when Emilé Coetzee – an honours student within the Faculty of Economic…http://news.nwu.ac.za/two-nwu-researchers-running-science-oscars
Two NWU researchers in the running for Science Oscars
2019-05-24 Researchers from the North-West University (NWU) have done it again. The finalists for the 2018/2019 NSTF-South32 Awards have finally been announced, and this year two esteemed researchers from the NWU have been nominated. The “Science Oscars”, also…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-duo-wins-24-hour-hackathon-competition
NWU duo wins 24-hour hackathon competition
2019-05-27 North-West University (NWU) students, Matt Lourens and Dehan Opperman, have proven that they are the cream of the crop when it comes to statistics, programming and mathematics. The duo, who are busy with their master’s degrees in business analytics and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-astrophysicists-help-unlock-secrets-universe
NWU’s astrophysicists help unlock secrets of the universe
2019-05-27 The high-energy astrophysics group at the Centre for Space Research at the North-West University (NWU) is playing an important role in key science programmes at the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) that will be built in Chile. The final agreements between…http://news.nwu.ac.za/students-represent-nwu-meeting-nobel-laureates
Students represent NWU at meeting with Nobel Laureates
2019-05-27 Few scientific gatherings are as prestigious as the famous annual Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting. Two students from the North-West University (NWU) have the honour of being chosen to attend the 2019 event. In the wake of the Second World War, the science…http://news.nwu.ac.za/new-drug-discoveries-are-triple-offensive-against-malaria-and-tb
New drug discoveries are a triple offensive against malaria and TB
2019-05-28 Researchers from three South African universities are unleashing the power of oxygen in a triple-drug treatment strategy against disease-causing parasites and bacteria. Oxygen is the key to life – and that applies as much to parasites and bacteria that…http://news.nwu.ac.za/hunting-generates-most-profit-game-farmers
Hunting generates most profit for game farmers
2019-05-28 When it comes to game farming, hunting and breeding yield the highest production output and highest capital layout, but also generate the most profit. This was the findings of a ground-breaking study that the North-West University’s (NWU) Tourism Research…http://news.nwu.ac.za/2019-research-day-puts-emerging-researchers-limelight
2019 Research Day puts emerging researchers in the limelight
2019-05-28 The importance of research and its application in the community is being thrust into the limelight, especially in the midst of global debates about the role of universities flaring up again. Prof Refilwe Phaswana-Mafuya, the North-West University’s (NWU’s…http://news.nwu.ac.za/major-funding-awarded-large-scale-collaborative-projects-nwu