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Embrace every new challenge – Prof Linda du Plessis
2022-08-19 “Challenges are the stepping stones we need in order to become successful.” This is the message from Prof Linda du Plessis, Campus Rector (acting) of the Vanderbijlpark Campus of the North-West University (NWU Vaal) at the beginning of the New Year. In her…http://news.nwu.ac.za/celebrating-transformative-power-trees-during-arbor-week
Celebrating the transformative power of trees during Arbor Week
2023-10-12 In celebration of Arbor Week*, the North-West University's (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus took a bold step toward transforming its surroundings and championing sustainability. On 10 October 2023, under the leadership of Prof Sonia Swanepoel, the deputy vice-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-students-get-first-hand-experience-nampo-harvest-day
NWU students get first-hand experience at Nampo Harvest Day
2023-05-24 By Menziwa Msibi Third- and fourth-year students from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Engineering attended the annual NAMPO Harvest Day that took place from 16 to 19 May 2023 at NAMPO Park in Bothaville. The students were accompanied by…http://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-waldo-krugell-consequences-expropriation-bill-being-exaggerated
Prof Waldo Krugell: Consequences of Expropriation Bill being exaggerated
2025-04-22 On 23 January, President Cyril Ramaphosa signed into law the Expropriation Bill. Simply put, the bill allows the state to expropriate land in the public interest, including without compensation. The signing of the Bill elicited no little backlash from the…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/bhive-enterprise-development-centre/leopards-lair-business-competition-form
Leopards Lair Business Competition
2025-01-28 Banner Got a game-changing business or product idea? Ready to launch your side hustle? Let’s get started! Enter the Leopards Lair and embark on an entrepreneurial quest that may very well define your future. Watch our online training material for some…, LEOPARDS’ LAIR 2025, Rules, Only registered students of NWU may participate. Teams may consist of 1-3 members, but only one team member may present/pitch. All team members must be under the age of 35 on the day of the event. No late submissions will be accepted. English will be the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-begin-varsitybeker-met-n-oorwinning
NWU begin Varsitybeker met ’n oorwinning
2021-05-10 Die Arende is op hulle pos! Die NWU se Varsitybeker-veldtog het op ’n hoë noot begin toe hulle die Madibaz van NMMU op Maandag 5 April in Pretoria met 47–28 geklop het. Soos die telling aandui, was dit ’n harde wedstryd, met talle drieë wat deur albei…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-tinotenda-master-basketball-court
NWU’s Tinotenda: master of the basketball court
2020-05-07 At the tender age of 10, Tinotenda Chirara fell in love … with basketball. Ever since his introduction to the sport way back in 2006, he has taken the court by storm, conquering his goals one hoop at a time. This 24-year-old second-year BA student at the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-student-recruitment-embraces-digital-revolution
NWU Student Recruitment embraces the digital revolution
2020-08-04 Due to the current Covid-19 pandemic, the North-West University (NWU) has adopted a new digital recruitment approach. With a large part of the world currently practising social distancing and higher education moving online, many face-to-face recruitment…http://news.nwu.ac.za/students-win-%25E2%2580%2598peaceful%25E2%2580%2599-atoms
Students win with ‘peaceful’ atoms
2018-10-18 Veronica Gouws, Koketso Kgorinyane and Naomi Mokhine will soon be jetting off to Russia. These three master’s students at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng recently won a youth video competition. More than 30 students from Sub-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/unemployment-project-delivers-second-phd-graduate
Unemployment project delivers second PhD-graduate
2018-10-25 If the streets of Orange Farm could talk, it would tell of all the tears that had fallen on its red dirt: tears of hopelessness and poverty. Four years ago, Melinda du Toit embarked on a PhD study. She did not know how much she would come to care for the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/inaugural-lecture-traces-operational-research-back-world-war-ii
Inaugural lecture traces operational research back to World War II
2019-07-22 Operational research (OR) is modern and highly sophisticated but its origins can be traced back to 1939 when the Royal Air Force began expanding the range of radar. Prof Philip Pretorius recently took the audience on a bit of a history lesson on OR with his…http://news.nwu.ac.za/mathew%25E2%2580%2599s-long-journey-academic-victory
Mathew’s long journey to academic victory
2020-02-13 Dr Mathew Moyo, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) chief director for library and information services, was recently appointed as a board member of the National Council for Library and Information Services (NCLIS). “I am very honoured and grateful for…http://news.nwu.ac.za/ball-boy-varsity-football-star-player
From ball boy to Varsity Football star player
2022-08-15 Wesley Sneijder, Fabio Cannavaro, Carlos Tevez, Raul Gonzalez, and Mateo Kovacic are among some of the best football players and have one thing in common – before the dizzying heights of fame and fortune, they all started off as ball boys. Omphile…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-business-school-receives-maximum-term-aabs-accreditation
NWU Business School receives maximum term of AABS accreditation
2022-11-30 The Business School at the North-West University (NWU) is delighted to announce that it has been awarded a five-year accreditation by the Association of African Business Schools (AABS). This is the maximum term of accreditation offered by the AABS. What makes…http://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-linda-du-plessis-appointed-deputy-vice-chancellor-teaching-and-learning
Prof. Linda du Plessis appointed as deputy vice-chancellor for teaching and learning
2024-11-18 The North-West University (NWU) is proud to announce that Prof. Linda du Plessis has been appointed as deputy vice-chancellor for teaching and learning by the NWU Council during its meeting on 13 November 2024. She has been serving as acting deputy vice-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/sasol-foundation-deepens-nwu-partnership-drive-postgraduate-success
Sasol Foundation deepens NWU partnership to drive postgraduate success
2025-07-15 By Gofaone Motsamai and Phenyo Mokgothu A partnership with the common goal of producing researchers ready to respond to the needs of society has unlocked full bursaries for nine postgraduate chemistry students from the North-West University (NWU). This is…http://www.nwu.ac.za/nwu-intercultural-communication-workshop
NWU Intercultural Communication Workshop
2019-04-02 The NWU DVC: Research & Innovation Prof Refilwe Phaswana-Mafuya cordially invites you to the 2019 Intercultural Communication Workshop that is being held by the Office of Global Engagement on the three campuses. Global Engagement is the…http://www.nwu.ac.za/nwu-intercultural-communication-workshop-0
NWU Intercultural Communication Workshop
2019-04-02 The NWU DVC: Research & Innovation Prof Refilwe Phaswana-Mafuya cordially invites you to the 2019 Intercultural Communication Workshop that is being held by the Office of Global Engagement on the three campuses. Global Engagement is the…http://www.nwu.ac.za/nwu-intercultural-communication-workshop-1
NWU Intercultural Communication Workshop
2019-04-02 The NWU DVC: Research & Innovation Prof Refilwe Phaswana-Mafuya cordially invites you to the 2019 Intercultural Communication Workshop that is being held by the Office of Global Engagement on the three campuses. Global Engagement is the…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/south-african-association-botanists/attendance-requirements-and-more-about-remo