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NWU’s SUNfarming project is the future of agriculture
2017-04-26 The Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Mr Senzeni Zokwana, conveyed a message of hope and prosperity when he recently visited the North-West University's (NWU’s) SUNfarming project at its campus in Potchefstroom. SUNfarming, one of the 10…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/music/caroline-oltmanns
Caroline Oltmanns ~ piano recital
2020-07-24 Autumn is in full swing, with cooler temperatures, the last of the summer rain, and mellow and earthy colours in abundance. And while the wind is blowing the leaves from the trees, a shimmering piano recital mid-May will gently usher…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-brand-stores-prove-charity-does-indeed-begin-home
NWU brand stores prove that charity does indeed begin at home
2020-05-07 With the world facing an unprecedented challenge in the form of the global Covid-19 pandemic, we have seen everyone coming together to combat this pandemic. The North-West University (NWU) played its part and recently launched the NWU Covid-19 Response…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-again-ranked-among-cream-crop
NWU again ranked among the cream of the crop
2020-06-08 The consistent good achievements of the North-West University (NWU) in world rankings is further celebrated with the announcement that it has been ranked in the top 4,7% of 20 000 universities globally. This newest ranking was done by the Centre for…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-leopard-lair-competition-%25E2%2580%2593-top-studentpreneur-shares-advice
NWU’s Leopard Lair Competition – top studentpreneur shares advice
2020-06-11 The deadline for entries for the 2020 version of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) popular Leopard’s Lair Business Competition is approaching, and all studentpreneurs are invited to take part. If you consider yourself to be an innovator with an out-of-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/palesa-makes-it-top-15
Palesa makes it to the top 15
2020-06-25 A beauty pageant is defined as a competition that judges its contestants on their physical beauty. However, over the past few years these pageants have developed a different image. The Miss South Africa competition is a leadership platform for ambitious…http://news.nwu.ac.za/node/27001
NWU’s eye on the cosmos just became bigger
2020-11-27 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Astronomy Observatory now boasts a new, bigger and better telescope – the New Mahikeng Astronomy Telescope. The new telescope, manufactured by Planewave Instruments in the USA, has a 50 cm diameter which is…http://news.nwu.ac.za/geexpo-2017-unlocking-future-through-maths-and-science
Geexpo 2017: Unlocking the future through maths and science
2017-08-16 South Africa is experiencing an exponential crisis in terms of mathematics and science education. For the third year in a row the country has finished last in the World Economic Forum’s mathematics and science education quality rankings. In effect this…http://news.nwu.ac.za/gauteng-biotech-fundi-award-goes-nwu-researcher
Gauteng Biotech Fundi award goes to NWU researcher
2018-05-08 Expert, past master, authority, professional, specialist and genius… these are all synonyms for the uniquely South African word “fundi”, which aptly describes the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Prof Anne Grobler, recipient of a 2018 Biotech Fundi Award…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-host-world-renowned-experts-first-ever-bricscess-and-sasma-joint-conference
NWU to host world-renowned experts at first ever BRICSCESS and SASMA joint conference
2019-05-21 According to the World Economic Forum, the BRICS economies will be the most competitive of all countries in the coming years and are distinguished by their significant regional and global influence. The health and wellness of people are at the top of the…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/exciting-research-be-shared-femmegineering-celebration
Exciting research to be shared at the Femmegineering celebration
2019-07-18 The days of men dominating the engineering scene is still an evident and alarming fact. Despite an improvement in recent years, there remains a serious shortage of women pursuing careers in engineering. The North-West University (NWU) aims to change this…http://news.nwu.ac.za/gci-project-getting-hands-dirty-and-hearts-beating-nature
GCI project: getting hands dirty and hearts beating for nature
2017-05-05 “If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.” These words by Roman politician and lawyer, Marcus Tullius Cicero, came to mind during the recent launch of the Green Campus Initiative’s (GCI) Mobile Vegetable Garden Project on the North-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/autumn-graduation-ceremony-%25E2%2580%2593-coming-age-future-leaders
Autumn Graduation Ceremony – the coming of age of future leaders
2017-05-08 A total of 1 400 students will graduate during the upcoming Autumn Graduation Ceremony of the North-West University’s (NWU) campus in Vanderbijlpark. The four-day graduation ceremony, consisting of nine sessions, will be held at the Quest Conference…http://news.nwu.ac.za/capacitating-small-scale-farmers-cattle-project%25E2%2580%2599s-purpose
Capacitating small-scale farmers is cattle project’s purpose
2017-11-09 A 10-year-old partnership between the North-West University (NWU), Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) and the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is going strong, continuing to produce good results for small-scale farmers. Launched in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/busy-year-nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-centre-water-sciences-and-management
Busy year for NWU’s Centre for Water Sciences and Management
2018-06-14 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Centre for Water Sciences and Management is built on the pillars of research, education and social responsibility. As a multi-disciplinary approach is adopted to assist both industry and government in addressing many of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-humanities-recognised-world-rankings
NWU’s humanities recognised in world rankings
2019-10-31 The North-West University (NWU) has always prided itself on its performance in international and national rankings. These rankings are good benchmarks for comparing the quality of education at the university with that of other universities, locally and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-consistently-among-top-sa-universities-rankings
NWU consistently among top SA universities in rankings
2019-11-08 The North-West University (NWU) has proven to be a consistent force of quality higher education. This is clear in the newest rankings that were released by the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings in November. The university has…http://news.nwu.ac.za/sew2017-%25E2%2580%2593-campus-joins-forces-dhet-host-entrepreneur-bootcamp
#SEW2017 – campus joins forces with DHET to host Entrepreneur Bootcamp
2017-07-20 Entrepreneurship continues to be a critical performance area within the South African economy and as such the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) has joined forces with institutions of higher learning to develop programmes to enhance…http://news.nwu.ac.za/ceo-thabo-mbeki-foundation-discuss-sa%25E2%2580%2599s-current-affairs