Multisite Search
http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-bodybuilding-fanatic-keeps-getting-better-and-better
NWU bodybuilding fanatic keeps getting better and better
2018-09-20 David Tshose, a third-year Bachelor of Social Sciences in Psychology student at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng and avid bodybuilder, recently added another first place title to his growing rack of trophies. Competing in the men’s…http://news.nwu.ac.za/eagles-top-varsity-cup-log
Eagles top Varsity Cup log
2024-03-26 Well, isn’t that a pretty picture? The North-West University (NWU) Eagles are sitting on top of the Varsity Cup log after beating CUT Ixias 53-46 in Bloemfontein. In what was perhaps a case of complacency, the Eagles allowed a generous half-time lead of 37…http://news.nwu.ac.za/academic-reappointed-press-council
Academic reappointed to Press Council
2023-03-08 Prof Mpho Chaka, deputy dean for teaching and learning at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Humanities, has been reappointed as a public representative and adjudicator at the Press Council of South Africa for a period of five years. The Press…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/public-lecture-fatf-its-standards-and-their-impact-south-african-law-and-compliance-practices
Public Lecture: FATF, its standards and their impact on South African law and compliance practices
2022-03-29 Guest Speaker: Prof Louis de Koker, La Trobe University, Australia Teams link Registration is free Programme Chair: Dr Neels Kilian 08:00 – 08:10 – Welcome Address (Prof Mitzi Wiese) 08:10 – 08:…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/invitation-and-call-papers-third-faculty-law-alternative-dispute-resolution-colloquium
Invitation and Call for Papers for the Third Faculty of Law Alternative Dispute Resolution Colloquium
2023-10-10 The Faculty of Law cordially invites you to present a paper at the 3rd Alternative Dispute Resolution Colloquium. The colloquium will focus, among other things, on ADR in general, ethical issues in ADR, Mediation and the Courts, exploring new opportunities in…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/higher-education-sustainability-community-practice-hescop-meeting
Higher Education Sustainability Community of Practice -HESCoP Meeting
2024-11-18 You are cordially invited to the Higher Education Sustainability Community of Practice -HESCoP Meeting. Sustainability in universities goes beyond environmental stewardship to include social transformation, ethical governance, and curricula that tackle real-…http://engineering.nwu.ac.za/nuclear-engineering/history-nuclear-engineering-nwu
History of Nuclear Engineering at the NWU
2023-12-28 The DST/NRF SARChI Research Chair in Nuclear Engineering The aim of the DST/NRF SARChI Research Chair was to do world-class research and contribute to the training of highly qualified nuclear engineers, scientists and technologists to serve the needs of…http://www.nwu.ac.za/nwu-excellence-awards/teaching-and-learning-awards
Teaching and Learning Awards
2025-10-29 The North-West University is renowned for Teaching Excellence, a display of the most esteemed and celebrated university educators in South Africa. At North-West University, academic members, serving as university teachers, are annually invited to showcase…http://theology.nwu.ac.za/m-d-programmes/important-dates-higher-degrees
Important Dates (Higher Degrees)
2024-04-09 HDA IMPORTANT DATES 2024 January: 31 HDA: Starting: Examination reports to be evaluated by faculty examination committees to finalize amendments for the issuing of final marks to students to qualify…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/phasrec-human-movement-sciences/alretha-du-plessis
Alretha du Plessis
2026-01-20 I completed my Honnours degree in Human Movement Sciences (Kinderkinetics) in 2010. I started to work in a tertiary institute as ‘n part-time lecturer and later a full-time lecturer between 2011 and 2013 while I was busy completing my Master’s degree. I have worked in an environment where the main focus was Kinderkinetics from 2014 to 2018. My…http://news.nwu.ac.za/new-director-takes-helm-sadilar
New director takes the helm at SADiLAR
2020-08-03 The South African Centre for Digital Language Resources, SADiLaR, on the campus of the North-West University (NWU) in Potchefstroom, has a new centre director. Prof Langa Khumalo will take the reins from 1 August. SADiLar is a research infrastructure…http://news.nwu.ac.za/making-choice-open-access-versus-traditional-journals
Making the choice: open access versus traditional journals
2019-04-15 Researchers are architects of innovation. However, their research findings will only impact the world if they are effectively shared with the rest of the academic community and the world. With this in mind the Library and Information Service team at the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-earns-associate-professorship-only-30
NWU academic earns associate professorship at only 30
2017-12-11 As a child growing up in Lusaka, Zambia, school was not something that Prof Ilyayambwa Mwanawina from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark was fond of. He jokes about trying to avoid school from since he was in preschool. “…http://news.nwu.ac.za/south-african-experts-weigh-copyright-amendment-bill
South African experts weigh in on Copyright Amendment Bill
2021-05-13 The Copyright Amendment Bill has been stalled since December 2020 due to a number of constitutional reservations that were raised by President Cyril Ramaphosa. The President singled out some of the Bill’s provisions, such as guaranteeing remuneration…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-shines-global-host-brics-skills-development-and-innovation-challenge
NWU shines as global host for BRICS skills development and innovation challenge
2024-12-06 The North-West University (NWU) made history by hosting the prestigious BRICS Skills Development and Technology Innovation Competition from 24 to 28 November 2024, at its Vanderbijlpark Campus. This event, coordinated by the BRICS Business Council Skills…http://news.nwu.ac.za/researchers-find-spiral-arms-around-massive-stars
Researchers find ‘spiral arms’ around massive stars
2023-03-02 Researchers have found an important piece of the puzzle in the formation of massive stars, also known as protons (stars with a mass that is about eight times or more greater than that of the sun). In the first-ever observational evidence, they have determined…http://news.nwu.ac.za/international-collaboration-impacts-local-quality-improvement-and-patient-safety
International collaboration impacts local quality improvement and patient safety
2024-10-29 Dr Sabelile Tenza, a distinguished Senior lecturer and researcher from the School of Nursing Science and NUMIQ Research Entity at the North-West University, took the stage as an invited speaker at the prestigious Quality Improvement and Patient Safety…http://news.nwu.ac.za/hcl-tech-donation-empowers-students-succeed
HCL Tech donation empowers students to succeed
2025-08-18 In a powerful show of commitment to student support and inclusion, the North-West University (NWU) and global technology leader HCL Technologies (HCLTech) hosted a formal handover ceremony on 6 August 2025 at the Vanderbijlpark Campus. The event marked a…http://news.nwu.ac.za/optentia-research-unit-launches-ground-breaking-short-courses-support-staff
Optentia Research Unit launches ground-breaking short courses for support staff
2025-11-10 The Optentia Research Unit at the North-West University (NWU) has officially launched two innovative hybrid short courses designed to build mentoring capacity and strengthen professional development among university support staff. These short courses, which…http://news.nwu.ac.za/focus-area-pure-and-applied-analytics-nwu-where-curiosity-meets-mathematical-mastery-0