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Economic and Management Sciences Senior Registration
2024-03-04 Senior Registration Senior Registration, SENIOR REGISTRATION & CURRICULUM CONTROL, WHEN, WHERE AND HOW: Qualification changes: First semester ONLY from 5 February until 1 March 2024 NO APPLICATIONS RECEIVED BEFORE 5 FEBRUARY WILL BE PROCESSED (please send your applications according to schedule in order to prevent the overflow of…, MARK THE SUBJECT LINE IN YOUR EMAIL, : Qualification change + student number Register here [accordion], Important information regarding ADD and DROP of modules first semester 2024, If you are not allowed to add additional modules during web registration? You may add module yourself between, DIY open from 5 February until 1 March 2024 by visiting; https://diyservices.nwu.ac.za/adds-and-drops DIY poster DIY approved: Student receives…, How to change your field of study (5 February – 1 March 2024) – Follow these steps, Please ensure that you meet the minimum requirements put out for the degree here Download your student record here Compare student record with THE NEW CURRICULUM document Mark (√) all modules already passed. Mark (√) new modules for registration 2024 (maximum…, Important financial and bursary information, Minimum fees have to be paid in advance ( https://services.nwu.ac.za/student-accounts-and-bursaries/payable-fees ) Also make sure that your outstanding 2023 university account is fully settled, as you will not be allowed to register for 2024 if any 2023…, Contact details of administrators: General enquiries, Please only contact one administrator per inquiry, you do not need to CC all administrators., Mahikeng, Undergraduate Faculty Administrator Mmakadi Seemise Email: mmakadi.seemise@nwu.ac.za Senior Faculty Administrator Rebecca Mheta Email: disekwane.mheta@nwu.ac.za , Potchefstroom, Undergraduate Faculty Administrator Melanie Roodt Email: melanie.roodt@nwu.ac.za Lebo Ramatsa lebo.ramatsa@nwu.ac.za Senior Faculty Administrator Linda Grimbeek Email: linda.grimbeek@nwu.ac.za, Vanderbijlpark, Undergraduate Faculty Administrator Anna-Marie van der Elst Email: anna-marie.vanderelst@nwu.ac.za Senior Faculty Administrator Anna-Marie van der Elst Email: annamarie.vanderelst@nwu.ac.za [/accordion]Jonker brothers soar to greater heights
2017-03-02 Many pairs of brothers have made their mark in the history of aviation. Just think of the Wright brothers, the Bell brothers and the Taylor brothers. However, the Jonker brothers from Potchefstroom are second to none and in the past 10 years have stirred…NWU alumna nominated for 2017 Woman of the Year Awards
2017-03-03 A woman is often referred to as a full circle: within her is the power to create, nurture and transform. When you look at the calibre of finalists for the 2017 rendition of the Woman Of Stature (WOS): Woman of the Year Awards, these words indeed ring true.…Social sciences the Rubik’s Cube of humanity – Prof Herman van der Merwe
2017-03-29 Did you know that it took the Hungarian inventor and professor of architecture Erno Rubik one month to master his own mechanical puzzle, the Rubik’s Cube? With 42 Quintillion possibilities but only a few correct solutions, the Rubik’s Cube is the epitome of…Youngsters off to compete at Robofest International
2017-04-06 If the excitement of the recent rendition of the Robofest SA 2017 was anything to go by, then the stage is set for a stellar international championship in June. The North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark hosted the national Robofest…https://news.nwu.ac.za/dr-rassie-erasmus-delivers-guest-lecture
Dr Rassie Erasmus delivers guest lecture
2025-02-27 He has a recipe for success, and he knows how to collect the trophies. One of South Africa’s favourite sons, Dr Rassie Erasmus, was a welcome sight back at the North-West University (NWU) when he delivered his first guest lecture since being awarded an…Innovation in public administration is Prof Hofisi’s motto
2018-05-17 It was Albert Einstein who said: “If at first, an idea is not absurd, then there is no hope for it.” Prof Costa Hofisi from the Faculty of Humanities of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark fully agrees with this statement. During…NWU provides access for people with disabilities
2018-08-14 Accessing a number of the historic buildings on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) three campuses has been a problem over the years, since some of the buildings do not have a ramp or a lift to accommodate people living with disabilities. The NWU has…NWU makes an impact during Special Sports Day
2018-09-05 Excitement was the order of the day during the 2018 rendition of the Eureka School’s Special Sports Day. The event saw more than 400 participants – some from as far as Bloemfontein and Secunda – taking part in the annual event for mentally and physically…Faculty intervention successfully reduces first-year panic
2019-10-29 It is true: to be a first-year student at university can be one of the most exciting, but also the most stressful times in a young adult’s life. It is therefore natural that you might feel overwhelmed by your new surroundings, the responsibilities…Leopards Lair 2019: Melanie wins big by fighting period poverty
2019-11-11 Melanie Pieterse is a young entrepreneur on a mission. As the winner of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Leopards Lair competition, this final-year student in industrial engineering not only impress as a start-up fempreneur, she is also actively…NWU’s Leopards Lair Competition: entry deadline extended
2019-07-18 The North-West University (NWU) believes in the transformative power of entrepreneurship, not only in terms of a re-envisioned world of work, but also as a driving force of renewed economic growth. With this said, the third annual rendition of the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/three-degrees-and-global-publication-aurleen-shenjere-rising-star-academia
With three degrees and a global publication, Aurleen Shenjere is a rising star in academia
2025-05-30 At just 23 years old, Aurleen Shenjere has achieved what many spend a lifetime striving towards – three degrees, including a master’s degree completed in under a year, and an academic publication in an international peer-reviewed journal. Her story is one of…https://humanities.nwu.ac.za/communication/history-art-and-visual-studies
History of Art
2022-02-24 [accordion collapsed] What is History of Art? History of Art makes an important contribution towards developing insight into the visual arts as emerging from and reflecting different historical and geographic contexts. It gives students a deeper…2020 SONA: From promises to hope
2020-02-14 Prof Danie Meyer, director of the TRADE research focus area at the North-West University (NWU), and Roan Neethling, a doctoral student, discuss the main themes from president Cyril Ramaphosa’s fourth state of the nation address (SONA) that was delivered on…Prof runs 1 100 laps to help alleviate hunger
2020-04-30 On the morning of 24 April, Prof Dewald van Niekerk, laced up his running shoes and started running around his house in Potchefstroom. The time was 10:30. When he finally stopped to unlace his shoes, twenty-four hours and ten minutes later, he’d circled…NWU engineers walk away with international award for tackling Covid-19
2020-06-22 An initiative from the Faculty of Engineering at the North-West University (NWU) was recently honoured with an international award from the Covid-19 Innovation Challenge of the United Nations (UN) Africa Innovation and Investment Forum 2020. According to…https://humanities.nwu.ac.za/languages/practicalities
Practicalities
2019-10-21 .bg { padding: 1em; color: white; background-color: #78848E; clear: left; text-align: center; } .btn-group-vertical { width: 100%; } 2nd Southern African Regional Conference of the International Association of Forensic Linguists (IAFL) 2 - 3…https://humanities.nwu.ac.za/philosophy/ba-humanities
BA in Humanities
2022-09-05 The general aim of the qualification is to combine three subject groups, namely languages, social sciences and philosophy, into a broad humanities programme. This combination allows for a wide choice of subjects in the humanities, but all the…https://humanities.nwu.ac.za/philosophy/bphil-philosophy-politics-and-economics