Message from the vice-chancellor
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Prof Dan Kgwadi talks about the leadership changes under way in Council and the senior management team.
Editorial
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Make your footprints count.
The Statute has creative power
Eish! speaks to Prof Marlene Verhoef, institutional registrar, about the process, importance and intricacies of the new Statute.
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Leaving a legacy of excellence in teaching and learning
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Read about the lasting impact that Prof Martin Oosthuizen has made while serving as the NWU’s deputy vice-chancellor for teaching and learning.
Bismark takes over Council reins
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Meet Dr Bismark Tyobeka, one of the leading nuclear power experts in the world and the new chairperson of the NWU Council.
European honour for Louis Kotzé
Prof Louis Kotzé, a research professor at the Faculty of Law on the Potchefstroom Campus, has received the €180 000 European Commission Horizon 2020 Marie Curie research grant.
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NWU academic chairs National Traffic Law Review Committee
Dr Kesolefetse Lefenya, a senior lecturer in public law on the Mafikeng Campus, chairs the National Traffic Law Enforcement Review Committee.
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Prof Mary Grosser will keep in touch
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Prof Mary Grosser, who emigrated to Germany, will stay in touch as an extraordinary professor at Optentia on the Vaal Triangle Campus for the next three years.
NWU students give R3,5 million to the needy
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The Student Rag Community Service (SRCS) on the Potchefstroom Campus has once again donated a huge amount to institutions and individuals in the Potchefstroom area.
We are champions
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When our cricket team won the Varsity Cup on 4 February 2017, the NWU became the first ever university to simultaneously win the Varsity Cup cricket, rugby and netball championships.
Focus on – DIY Services Portal – how does it help me?
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Read more about the do-it-yourself Services Portal, a new digital web service created to make your life as a staff member easier.
Our people – Stefan’s fine feathered friends
Prof Stefan Siebert, subject group chairperson of Botany on the Potchefstroom Campus, tells us more about racing pigeons.
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Photograph competition
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Enter our brand new competition by sending us the best pictures that you have taken at the NWU, and you may win a gift voucher of R250.
Back page – Discover the NWU
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In a new series, we introduce you to interesting people and places at the NWU. Our first visit is to the NWU Science Centre on the Potchefstroom Campus.