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Round of applause to finalists and winners of the Modiragatsi Youth Innovation Competition

2022-08-22
On Women’s Day this year, the Business School of the North-West University (NWU) had the privilege of honouring gifted young learners and students with great minds and the potential to shape a better future for all! The Modiragatsi Youth Innovation…

http://news.nwu.ac.za/virtual-excursions-capture-students-imaginations

Virtual excursions capture students’ imaginations

2021-11-04
The new normal during the Covid-19 pandemic has necessitated things having to be done differently. Look no further than the North-West University's (NWU’s) novel approach towards its popular excursions. To ensure students do not miss out on these due to…

http://news.nwu.ac.za/new-breed-social-justice-champions-enters-fold

New breed of social justice champions enters the fold

2024-03-07
In an inequitable world, achieving social justice is central to bringing about a better world. We need a new breed of legal leaders ready to make the law in all its fields and services more accessible to people. At the Southern African Law Teachers’…

http://www.nwu.ac.za/mynwu/how-well-do-you-know-nwu

How well do you know the NWU?

2026-04-15
How well do you know NWU?” is a weekly social media quiz that challenges your knowledge of the North-West University and highlights its academic excellence, campus life, achievements and student opportunities. Terms and conditions [accordion…

http://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-kobus-van-der-walt-elected-board-south-african-academy-science-and-arts-once-more

Prof Kobus van der Walt elected to board of South African Academy for Science and Arts once more

2020-10-27
What does it mean to you to be elected to the board? The board of The South African Academy for Science and Arts (SAASA) consists of a number of outstanding and authoritative academics – all of them heavy-weights who have made their mark internationally…

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Autism Symposium spotlights experiences of people with autism

2019-06-06
The Institute of Psychology and Wellbeing at the North-West University (NWU) and Autism South Africa (A;SA) will soon host their fourth Autism Symposium. The symposium, which has grown into a national event, is not only for academics and professionals who…

http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumna-magda-nieuwoudt-now-professional-triathlete

NWU alumna Magda Nieuwoudt is now a professional triathlete

2017-09-08
Coming from a family of sporting fanatics, it was only natural for Magda Nieuwoudt, a North-West University (NWU) alumna, to excel in her sporting career. Magda, a triathlete (an athlete who does three sports disciplines as one), recently turned…

http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-intervention-programme-pays-dividends

NWU intervention programme pays dividends

2018-04-05
What started out as an intervention programme to provide academic aid to Grade 12 learners struggling with accounting has grown into one of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) flagship community engagement projects. The NWU and the Fezile Dabi Education…

http://news.nwu.ac.za/xena-and-fish-parasite-have-much-common

Xena and this fish parasite have much in common

2019-07-22
During the late 1990s and early 2000s, Xena the warrior princess dominated television screens all over the world. She was known for her strong personality and loved for her feistiness and fighting ability. So when Serita van der Wal, a master’s student at…

http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-hosts-successful-press-club-networking-forum

NWU hosts successful press club networking forum

2019-11-11
“We want to prepare our students to be business plan writers, job creators and futurists opposed to being merely CV senders. This is, after all, the responsibility of higher education institutions and never has there been a more appropriate time than now…

http://news.nwu.ac.za/record-chasing-cornelle-looking-super-2022

Record-chasing Cornelle looking for super 2022

2022-05-31
“Cleaning house!” laughs Cornelle Leach with a sigh. Her tongue is firmly in her cheek and barely a word she utters is true. Because that is definitely not all the 23-year-old has kept herself busy with since she received her honours degree in Tourism…

http://news.nwu.ac.za/mini-cricket-festival-bigger-and-better-ever

Mini-Cricket Festival bigger and better than ever

2025-10-06
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark Campus was abuzz with excitement as it recently hosted the 12th annual NWU Mini-Cricket Festival at the NWU Cricket Clubhouse. With over 560 enthusiastic children aged six to nine from more than 17 schools…

http://news.nwu.ac.za/campus-pitch-perfect-annual-kfc-mini-cricket-festival

Campus is pitch perfect for annual KFC Mini Cricket Festival

2018-09-05
Don’t let the name of the game fool you. Mini Cricket is serious business – just ask any one of the more than 500 youngsters (representing 18 schools in Gauteng) who will be taking part in the annual Mini Cricket Festival to be hosted by the North-West…

http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-student-chosen-expert-train-competitors-prestigious-brics-skills-challenge

NWU student chosen as expert to train competitors in prestigious BRICS Skills Challenge

2022-10-30
Sibongiseni Buthelezi, a third-year BSc computer science, mathematics and statistics student at the North-West University (NWU), has been chosen as one of the experts to train competitors taking part in the Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS…

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