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2025-04-03 The NWU is committed to functioning as a unitary, integrated, multi-campus university that enables equity, redress and globally competitive teaching and research across all three of our campuses. Our core activities, teaching-learning and research…https://education.nwu.ac.za/education/home
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2025-04-08 Teacher Education at the North-West University has had a proud history since 1919, and the Faculty of Education is now the largest provider of contact and open distance learning in South Africa. The fact that so many teachers choose to upgrade their…https://law.nwu.ac.za/postgraduate-studies/structured-llm-estate-law
Structured LLM in Estate Law
2025-04-30 Programme name LLM in Estate Law Programme code 6CM P01, R801P Campus Potchefstroom (English) Delivery mode Contact Programme leader Prof. Anél Gildenhuys Introduction The LLM in Estate Law is one of the longest-running…https://law.nwu.ac.za/postgraduate-studies/postgraduate-diploma-labour-law
Postgraduate Diploma in Labour Law
2025-04-30 Programme name Postgraduate Diploma in Labour law Programme code 6 AE D01 Campus Unit for Distance Learning Delivery mode This programme is approved for both distance and contact modes of delivery. It will be possible to attend portions…https://www.nwu.ac.za/af/van-oorleef-tot-floreer
Van oorleef tot floreer
2021-08-03 Die internasionale veldtog van 16 dae van aktivisme teen geweld teen vroue en kinders vind elke jaar van 25 November tot 10 Desember plaas. Volgens die Verenigde Nasies (VN) was daar tydens die Covid 19-gesondheidskrisisar ’n wêreldwye…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-se-vennootkonsortium-stel-n-ventilatorontwerpkompetisie-vir-studente-bekend
NWU se vennootkonsortium stel ’n ventilatorontwerpkompetisie vir studente bekend
2021-05-20 Vir talle Covid-19-pasiënte wat asemhalingsprobleme ervaar, is die verskil tussen lewe en dood toegang tot ventilators wat werk. Tydens die Covid-19-pandemie het nuusberigte dikwels die tekort aan hierdie lewensnoodsaaklike toerusting en hulle verwante…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-superheld-gee-hipertensiebewustheid-n-kragtige-hupstoot
NWU-superheld gee hipertensiebewustheid ’n kragtige hupstoot
2021-09-02 Is dit Superman? Batman? Spiderman? Nee, dit is Kaptein Hart! Hy is Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se superheld op ’n belangrike sending – om ’n bewustheid van die gevare van hipertensie te skep en om jong kinders te inspireer om gesonde eetgewoontes aan te…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/water-research-group/qa-wrg-authors
Q&A with WRG Authors
2025-03-01 Watch this space for exciting new 2025 content! Archive: 9 Questions with WRG authors Please click on the links below for more information on our scientific work In quick interviews, our authors tell us about the motivation for the studies, challenges…https://www.nwu.ac.za/language-awareness-week-2021/biographies
Language Awareness Week 2021 - biographies
2021-09-09 .container-fluid.site-nav { display: none; } Biographies [accordion collapsed] Dr Pedro Alvarez-Mosquera Pedro Alvarez-Mosquera teaches language and linguistics in the English Department at the University of Salamanca. While…https://www.nwu.ac.za/governance-and-management/office-vice-chancellor-nwu-cloned
Office of the Vice-Chancellor of the NWU - Cloned
2022-11-18 Prof Bismark Tyobeka is the principal and vice-chancellor of the NWU Prof Bismark Tyobeka during his inaugural address on 26 August 2022 Prof Bismark Tyobeka paving the way – The NWU Way Prof Bismark Tyobeka, one of the…2016 events
2020-11-18 2016 events, TRADE attend SAIIA workshop on harnessing gender for inclusive trade Research findings shared at UNU-WIDER conference TRADE considers the latest UNCTAD Trade and Development Report Training in trade policy analysis for TRADE doctoral student New book launched…, 4 March 2016: Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences' Academic Prestige function, Three awards were presented to TRADE students at the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences’ Academic Prestige function which was held on 4 March at the Makojalo venue just outside Potchefstroom. Ms Lorainne Ferreira and Mr Joubert de Villiers received…, 4 March 2016: Guest lecture by Mr Philip Wylie, On 4 March, Mr Philip Wylie, a freight and logistics specialist and consultant, delivered a guest lecture to the Economics Honours class. Philip focused on the state of infrastructure in southern Africa and, using specific country examples, highlighted the…, 29 February 2016: Guest lecture by Dr Gustav Brink, On 29 February, Dr Gustav Brink, an expert on WTO dispute resolution from XA Consultants, delivered a guest lecture as part of the ECON 616 International Trade Theory and Policy course. In his lecture he focused on trade remedies and the dispute settlement…, 26 February 2016: TRADE-DSM Navigator™ training for the dti, On 26 February, seven people from the dti (Department of Trade and Industry) visited the TRADE research entity on the Potchefstroom Campus to undergo their second tier of training on the TRADE-DSM™ methodology and the TRADE-DSM Navigator™. The dti group were…, 24 February 2016: Guest lecture on academic writing, On 24 February, Ms Ali Parry (director of Trade Matters (Pty) Ltd and an extraordinary research scientist in the TRADE research entity) spoke to the School of Economics' Honours students on the theme: ' Writing - where science meets art '. Ali offered…, 4 February 2016: TRADE Colloquium #1, On 4 February, a mini-colloquium was convened by the TRADE research entity and the NWU School of Economics. The colloquium provided an opportunity for new Master’s and PhD students to present their respective research proposals , proposed methodologies and…, 2 February 2016: NWU launches Policy Uncertainty Index (PUI), The need for a more certain and responsive policy environment, which is capable of addressing critical economic challenges, is a common refrain in South Africa today. While policy certainty is not a panacea for all of society's problems, it gives businesses…, 25 January 2016: GVC analysis roundtable, Global Value Chain (GVC) analysis is a complex matter and can involve various levels of firm-level and sector-level empirical research. This was the focus of a roundtable hosted by the TRADE research entity on 25 January at the NWU Potchefstroom Campus. The…, 22 January 2016: ERSA workshop, On 22 January, Prof Derick Blaauw and Dr Carike Claassen attended an ERSA (Economic Research Southern Africa) workshop in Cape Town, the title of which was: ‘What church records can tell us about economic development’. During the colonial era, there was a…, 21 January 2016: TIPS Development Dialogue, On 21 January, a number of TRADE members attended a Development Dialogue arranged by TIPS (Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies) on the topic of Global and Regional Value Chains and how these are creating both opportunities and challenges for South African…, 21 January 2016: Research results on firm-level export activity published, On 21 January at a function in Pretoria, Prof Marianne Matthee and Ms Carli Bezuidenhout from the TRADE research entity presented the first round of results from a far-reaching study in which they are involved, together with UNU-Wider, the National Treasury…, 19 January 2016: Guest lecture by Dr Paul Ingenbleek, On 19 January, Dr Paul Ingenbleek of the Wangeningn University in the Netherlands visited the NWU School of Economics and the TRADE research entity. Dr Ingenbleek is involved in various research projects in Africa, focusing in particular on the role of…https://www.nwu.ac.za/announcements-archive-20162017
Announcements Archive 2016/2017
2019-01-23 New primary colour for the NWU 24 November 2017 In view of the NWU's unitary faculty-driven model, it was prudent to revisit our current use of three corporate colours, representing each of the three campuses. Council had approved in…Events 2018
2020-11-18 UPCOMING EVENTS 2018 events [accordion], 3-5 December 2018: PhD student attends African Economic Conference, NWU PhD student Emmanuel Orkoh attended the African Economic Conference in Kigali, Rwanda from 3-5 December 2018. On the second day of the conference he presented a paper titled ' Gender Welfare Effects Of Regional Trade Integration On Households In Ghana…, 23 November 2018: African diplomacy in uncertain times, On 23 November, Prof Wilma Viviers and Mr Gabriel Mhonyera, attended a conference in Rosebank which explored the current dynamis facing the global world trade system. In particular, discussions focused upon how African countries are responding to the new…, 19 October 2018: PhD for David Dyason, On 19 October, David Dyason received his PhD in Economics at a formal NWU graduation ceremony. His thesis was concerned with quantifying the economic impact of universities in South Africa and was titled, 'Assessing the economic impact of a South African…, 3-4 October 2018: Trade opportunities and digital technologies in Africa under the spotlight at the 2018 WTO Public Forum, Ms Lorainne Ferreira and Prof Ermie Steenkamp recently attended the 2018 WTO Public Forum in Geneva (whose theme this year was ‘Trade 2030’) and presented a paper at the WTO Chairs Programme session which was held on 4 October 2018. In their paper, titled ‘…, 26-27 September 2018: University of Namibia standard of living conference, On 26 and 27 September, Prof Derick Blaauw and TRADE Master's student Anton van Wyk, participated in the Equality and equity towards attaining a decent standard of living conference hosted by the University of Namibia in Windhoek. Anton presented a paper…, 11-12 September 2018: International trade developments & TRADE-DSM® User Group Conference, On Tuesday 11 September, individuals from a wide range of trade related interest groups in South Africa gathered together to attend a seminar focusing on the unfolding events in the international trade arena. This seminar was combined with 4th TRADE-DSM® User…, 2018: Durham University - Unacceptable forms of work, Prof Derick Blaauw is part of a research network led by Professor Deirdre McCaan from Durham University. The UK Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)/Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) Strategic Network on Legal Regulation of Unacceptable Forms of…, 7-8 June 2018: TRADE at the 2018 Agbiz Congress, Prof Wilma Viviers and Mr Martin Cameron were keynote speakers at the Agricultural Business Chamber (Agbiz) Congress which took place from 7-8 June 2018 in Port Elizabeth. Their topic was ' Developing strategies for export promotion using a Decision Support…, 7-8 June 2018: Writing school, From 7-8 June 2018, TRADE Master's and PhD students, along with some staff and researchers, took part in a writing school conducted by Prof Tobie van Wyk, Director of the NWU's Centre for Academic and Professional Language Practice . The focus of the writing…, 28 May - 2 June 2018: Prof Derick Blaauw's day labour research revisits Mpumalanga, From 28 May to 2 June 2018, Prof Derick Blaauw , Prof Anmar Pretorius and Prof Rinie Schenck (from the University of the Western Cape) were in Mpumalanga where they had the opportunity to expand their ongoing research regarding day labourers into that…, 29 May 2018: Book launch - Good Capitalism, Bad Capitalism: The Role of Business in South Africa, On Tuesday 29 May 2018, a new book from Prof Raymond Parsons and Ali Parry , Good Capitalism, Bad Capitalism: The Role of Business in South Africa , was launched in Johannesburg. The book reflects on the role of business in the years before and after the…, 10-11 May 2018: Ruiterbosch conference, The 20th annual Ruiterbosch Conference took place on 10 and 11 May 2018 at the Eight Bells Mountain Inn in Ruiterbosch, Western Cape. The conference was organised by Prof Peet Strydom with the aim of bringing together South African academics, practitioners…, 9-11 May 2018: TIPS Training workshop, Mr Gabriel Mhonyera, a PhD student at the TRADE research focus area, attended the Trade & Industrial Policy Strategy (TIPS) training workshop in Pretoria from 9-11 May 2018. The focus of workshop was to provide participants with insights into the world of…, 5 May 2018: TRADE colloquium #2, The second TRADE colloquium of 2018 took place on Thursday 5 May at 09:00 in E3-138. New Master's and PhD students were required to attend this colloquium to present their research problems for feedback. , 15-17 April 2018: Scottish Economic Society Annual Conference, Prof Derick Blaauw and Prof Anmar Pretorius attended the 2018 Annual Scottish Economic Society Conference in Perth, Scotland, from 15-17 April 2018. Between them, they delivered a total of four papers: The (subjective) well-being of day labourers in South…, 15 March 2018: TRADE colloquium #1, The first TRADE colloquium of 2018 took place on Thursday 15 March at 10:00 in E3-138. New Master's and PhD students were required to attend this colloquium to present their research problems for feedback. , 13-14 March 2018: Southern African DSM users group gathers for 3rd annual conference, On 13 and 14 March 2018, the TRADE research entity together with TRADE Advisory held their 3rd annual TRADE-DSM® User Group Conference. Delegates from institutions across the SACU region attended, including: • BITC (Botswana Investment and Trade Centre) •…, 29 January 2018: Guest lecture by Prof Jonathan Calof, On 29 January 2018, Professor Jonathan Calof, professor of International Business and Strategy at the Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa and now (since 2018) also an extraordinary professor in the TRADE research focus area, visited TRADE…, 25 January 2018: TRADE meets to discuss SACU-EFTA Free Trade Agreement, On 25 January 2018, Professor Wilma Viviers and Dr Adelia Jansen van Rensburg from the TRADE research entity at North-West University had the privilege of meeting a small delegation from the Embassies of Switzerland and Norway in South Africa, to discuss…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/unit-environmental-sciences-and-management/environmental-microbiology-and-agricultural
Environmental Microbiology and Agricultural Biotechnology Research Group
2023-03-23 The Environmental Microbiology and Agricultural Biotechnology (EMAB) research group at NWU utilizes both fundamental as well as applied microbiological and biotechnological approaches to address agricultural and…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/7bigtc2023/speakers
Main Speakers
2023-07-25 Home Venue & Accommodation Speakers GAP Workshop Committees Programme Abstract Submission Registration Important Dates Contact Us Plenary Speakers Professor Jamshid Moori North-West University × Speaker: Professor…Climate Change, Air Quality and Impacts
2024-07-18 Sub-programme leader: Prof Roelof Burger (Roelof.Burger@nwu.ac.za) Overview The Air Quality and Impacts sub-programme is aimed at providing key information to support the development of sustainable air quality policies and practices in…https://humanities.nwu.ac.za/centre-text-technology/technology
Language Technology
2024-04-29 Introduction What is Language Technology? About | Video Admission Requirements What you'll learn Further studies Applications of HLT Possible Careers Get in touch In today's world, the way we interact with computers or mobile devices is…Call for papers
2023-03-23 Call for Papers Call for papers Call for Papers THEME: Bridging the gap: Aligning human resource theory and practice The HR Division invites submissions for the fourth international conference of the HR Division, ‘Bridging the gap: Aligning human resource…, Proposed tracks, We welcome paper submissions on a range of topics relevant to bridging the gap between HR theory and practice, including, but not limited to: 1 Sustainable employment 2 International HRM 3 Psychological contract 4 HR, entrepreneurship & family business 5…, Deadlines, Call for papers : Open SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENSION: 31 JANUARY 2023 The HRIC2023 organising committee is very excited about the number and quality of submissions that we received for our conference and we are now working hard to give feedback of the…, Guidelines, GENERAL GUIDELINES: Submissions in the form of abstracts of around 150 words that represent original and new work are welcome. Please add a paper of around seven pages with the abstract if you wish to contend for the Best Paper award; To preserve anonymity,…, Review process, Papers will be reviewed according to the following guidelines: All papers will be blind peer-reviewed by at least two (2) reviewers; Reviewers will be invited to supply review comments to authors, but a review report to the author is not compulsory; Reviews…, Best paper, The best paper judging guidelines to follow, HRIC 2023 Doctoral Colloquium, EXTENDED DEADLINE FOR DOCTORAL COLLOQUIUM; 31 MARCH 2023, HRIC 2023 Doctoral Colloquium, 31 May 2023 North‐West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa Doctoral Colloquium Download the Brochure Building the HRM field, your research, and your academic career through collaboration! Who should attend? Collaboration lies at the heart of all…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/ons-eie-bewese-kundige-metafactio
Ons eie bewese kundige by Metafact.io
2021-06-10 Prof Cornelie Nienaber-Rousseau word deur Metafact, ’n aanlyn platform wat wetenskaplike inligting fynkam om slegs geverifieerde feite aan hulle gehoor te lewer, as ’n bewese kundige erken. Hulle missie is om mense in kontak te bring met betroubare bewyse oor…https://news.nwu.ac.za/mba-summer-study-school-times-are-changing