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Malan receives prestigious innovation management award
2020-08-28 A senior commercialisation specialist at the North-West University’s Technology Transfer and Innovation Support (TTIS) office has won the Department of Science and Innovation/SARIMA Professional Excellence Award for Innovation Management. Hannes Malan…http://news.nwu.ac.za/thank-you-dorette
Thank you, Dorette
2017-08-21 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) superlative netball coach, Dorette Badenhorst, is bidding the NWU farewell after an excellent tenure at the helm of one of the university’s most successful teams. Dorette, who has decided to take her career in a new…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/frank-winde
Frank Winde
2021-05-03 Frank is a German citizen and came to SA as part of the Excellence Programme of the German Academy of Natural Scientists Leopoldina investigating waterborne uranium migration in mining areas of Germany, South Africa, Australia and Namibia. As…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-vanderbijlpark-masters-mind-sports
NWU Vanderbijlpark: masters at mind sports
2019-02-26 When it comes to mind sports as a competitive sporting code, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark is without a doubt leading the charge. During the recent Gauteng Championships that was hosted in Randburg, the team from…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-snaps-ussa-crown
NWU snaps up USSA crown
2019-04-23 First the Varsity Athletics crown and now the University Sports South Africa (USSA) champion. Needless to say - the North-West University (NWU) is the best university athletics team in South Africa. From 4 to 6 April the NWU won 29 medals in Stellenbosch…http://news.nwu.ac.za/eagles-through-varsity-netball-finals
Eagles through to Varsity Netball finals
2022-10-12 They came, they saw and they conquered! They also left our nerves in tatters. On Monday, 10 October, the North-West University (NWU) Eagles stunned defending champions, Kovsies, to advance to the 2022 Varsity Netball finals. The Eagles had to muster…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumnus-part-award-winning-campaigns-nandos
NWU alumnus part of award-winning campaigns for Nando's
2022-02-14 North-West University (NWU) alumnus, Oratile Mokgwetsi, has made the university proud by obtaining five awards for being part of a team working on Nando’s digital marketing campaigns. Oratile, who completed her BA degree in communication in 2013, scored…http://news.nwu.ac.za/eagles-claw-their-way-varsity-cup-final
Eagles claw their way to Varsity Cup final
2023-04-12 There is something special happening here and either heartbreak or euphoria await. On Monday night, 10 April, the North-West University (NWU) Eagles beat Maties from Stellenbosch University 19-10 in Potchefstroom to advance to the Varsity Cup finals. Take a…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-secures-narrow-1-0-victory-over-tut
NWU secures narrow 1-0 victory over TUT
2024-08-16 In a tightly contested match, the North-West University (NWU) secured a narrow 1-0 victory over Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) in a gripping encounter. The game, which took place at NWU Mahikeng stadium, was a tale of two halves, with the NWU…http://sport.nwu.ac.za/sport/taekwondo
Taekwondo
2021-09-14 The roots of the special martial art form Tae Kwon originated in 2 300 BC in Korea. Gen Choi Hong Hi developed the modern martial arts into taekwondo, as it has been known across the world since 1955. Apart from having self-defence attributes,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/collective-effort-makes-community-sports-tournament-win-win-everyone
Collective effort makes community sports tournament a win-win for everyone
2025-08-28 Soccer balls rolled, whistles blew and chess pieces moved quietly as learners from five schools gathered at Maano Secondary School in Mmasutlhe Village for a day of sports organised by the North-West University (NWU) Mahikeng Campus Sports Department. The…http://news.nwu.ac.za/proteas-you-have-made-us-proud
Proteas, you have made us proud!
2025-11-04 What a wonderful and historic moment for South African cricket. The Proteas have finished runners-up at the ICC Women’s World Cup after a thrilling final against hosts India on Sunday, 2 November 2025. Although they narrowly missed out on the title, they…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/copai-forum-3-ai-llms-teaching-and-learning
CoPAI Forum #3: AI as LLMs in Teaching and Learning
2024-03-06 You are formally invited to CoPAI Forum #3, featuring Dr. Martin Bekker, PhD, MSc, MA, a guest speaker from WITS School of Electrical and Information Engineering, discussing the role of AI as LLMs in Teaching and Learning. About speaker: Martin Bekker…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/hydrometallurgy/collaborators
Collaborators
2023-07-03 Our collaborators and/or coinvestigators are as follows: Dr. J. Kerres, Team Leader, Membrane Polymer Synthesis, HI-ERN, Erlangen, Germany Dr. V. Atanasov, Group Leader, Stuttgart University, Germany Dr. OSL Bruinsma, Managing Director, Bruinsma…http://news.nwu.ac.za/captain-christa-ramasimongs-world-cup-christening
Captain Christa Ramasimong’s world cup christening
2022-04-26 Bertie Jacobs When talent and determination conspire, history is in the making. From 1 to 12 April, the North-West University (NWU) hosted the first ever hockey world cup under the banner of the sport’s global governing body, the Fédération…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/mitochondria-research-laboratory/news-social-updates-gallery
News, Social Updates & Gallery
2020-11-13 It’s not all work and no play in our lab. We have a yearly fun outing that is traditionally arranged by the new master’s students. Here are some pictures of conferences, other meetings and our yearly social functions. Our…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/centre-text-technology/language-technology-honours
Language Technology Honours
2024-04-29 HONOURS IN LANGUAGE TECHNOLOGY Discover the potential of an Honours degree in Language Technology in the dynamic field of computational linguistics. Contribute to diverse language integration, specialising in South African…http://www.nwu.ac.za/university-calendar/february
University Calendar - February
2026-02-05 Legend MC - Mahikeng Campus PC - Potchefstroom Campus VC - Vanderbijlpark Campus M - Masters degree PhD/D - Doctoral degree UDL - Unit for Distance Learning HDA - Higher Degrees Administration FHS - Faculty of Health Sciences…http://news.nwu.ac.za/universities-must-do-more-accommodate-risks
Universities must do more to accommodate risks
2017-03-08 In what is being described as required reading for all South African university vice-chancellors and risk managers – especially in light of increasing intimidation and violent disruptions of lectures, seminars, talks by scholars, Senate and Council meetings…http://news.nwu.ac.za/community-unites-shatter-world-records-and-nourish-10-000-souls