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NWU Mafikeng: EWP gala event celebrates female entrepreneurs
2019-05-17 The inaugural gala event of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Enterprising Women Programme as on the campus in Mahikeng was a night of glitz and glamour. The event, reminiscent of the Oscars of Entrepreneurship, was recently hosted in the capital of the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/top-performing-trio-applauded-international-honour-society
Top performing trio applauded by international honour society
2019-06-03 Three students from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark recently took to the stage as Chapter Award winners of the prestigious Golden Key International Honour Society. Ammaarah Abba, Tendai Mavhungu and Salome Mofokeng each…http://news.nwu.ac.za/his-passion-rewarded-professorship
His passion is rewarded with a professorship
2019-06-26 It is no secret that the Faculty of Engineering at the North-West University (NWU) is one of the faculties that is held in the highest repute in the country. This faculty lately inaugurated another expert from their stable as professor to expand their…http://news.nwu.ac.za/multilingualism-and-social-cohesion-south-africa-%25E2%2580%2593-africa-day-debate
Multilingualism and social cohesion in South Africa – an Africa Day debate
2017-06-01 The importance of multilingualism as a tool to foster greater social cohesion and acceptance across the African continent came to the fore during the recent Africa Day celebrations of the North-West University’s (NWU) campus in Vanderbijlpark. In his…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-shines-2017-pendoring-awards
NWU shines at 2017 Pendoring Awards
2017-11-22 The North-West University (NWU’s) name was held high at the recent Pendoring Awards in Johannesburg, with four wins in this annual competition that recognises the best efforts in promoting and stimulating advertising in all of South Africa’s indigenous…http://news.nwu.ac.za/words-fill-our-classrooms
The words that fill our classrooms
2018-07-03 Rest assured that the revision of the NWU’s language policy is still one of our greatest priorities and that the process is progressing well. In this more comprehensive article we will address two matters in depth. The first one is the reasoning behind…http://news.nwu.ac.za/%25E2%2580%259Ceverything-place-move-forward-unitary-university%25E2%2580%259D-%25E2%2580%2593-prof-dan-kgwadi
“Everything is in place to move forward as a unitary university” – Prof Dan Kgwadi
2022-08-19 “As a University we are now awaiting the approval of the Minister of Higher Education and Training which will confirm our new statute and allow us to fully implement the structure. We have put everything in place to move forward as a unitary university.”…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-south-african-symposium-teacher-education-inclusion-all-teachers-can-teach-all-children
NWU South African Symposium on Teacher Education for Inclusion: All teachers can teach all children
2017-06-12 The second South African Symposium on Teacher Education for Inclusion was recently hosted by the Optentia research focus area on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark and the Faculty of Education Sciences on the NWU’s campus in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/congratulations-olympic-elroy
Congratulations, Olympic Elroy!
2021-06-10 The North-West University (NWU) is proud to congratulate Elroy Gelant, a staff member in People and Culture, on making the South African squad that will compete at the Olympic Games from 23 July to 8 August in Tokyo, Japan. He will compete in the marathon…http://news.nwu.ac.za/charne-headed-japan
Charné is headed to Japan
2021-06-10 The 2021 Olympic Games are almost here and 22-year-old NWU hockey captain Charné Maddocks from Kimberley was selected for the South African Hockey team that will be headed to Tokyo, Japan in July. Charné is currently completing her BEd Honours…http://news.nwu.ac.za/janco-broken-foot-ready-action
Janco: Broken foot, but ready for action
2022-03-04 You can tell him nothing about challenges. After all, he is swimmer who has represented his province, North West, at national level. Hours of sweating in the gym? No problem. In fact, it is all that sweating in the water and with weights that built those…http://news.nwu.ac.za/better-coordination-and-collaboration-can-boost-food-security-rural-south-africa
Better coordination and collaboration can boost food security in rural South Africa
2022-07-20 “My passion for rural development started when I realised that there are families who go to bed without food. I became more interested through my research on key strategies and interventions that can assist the country on how rural development can be best…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-inaugural-lecture-probing-notion-contextualising-practical-theology
NWU inaugural lecture: probing the notion of contextualising practical theology
2022-10-19 By Phenyo Mokgothu and Nolwazi Xulu North-West University (NWU) academic in the Faculty of Theology, Prof Alfred Brundson, presented his inaugural lecture on 13 October 2022 at the NWU’s Mahikeng Campus. The title of the lecture was “Are we there yet?…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumnus-and-etv-journalist-briefs-students
NWU alumnus and eTV journalist briefs students
2022-09-16 By Oldrin Masowa The early bird catches the worm, the rest stay longing. This is exactly what the School of Communication Studies at the North-West University (NWU) aims to achieve after hosting a media career development skills workshop. The objective…http://news.nwu.ac.za/student-entrepreneurs-report-boot-camp
Student entrepreneurs report for boot camp
2023-05-16 Transforming an idea into a thriving business may seem like a daunting task, but the North-West University (NWU) gives the expertise and support to point aspiring entrepreneurs in the right direction. Student entrepreneurs from all the faculties at the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/drs-bam-and-petzer-join-prestigious-teaching-advancement-programme
Drs Bam and Petzer join prestigious teaching advancement programme
2024-04-17 A nationwide initiative, the Teaching Advancement at Universities (TAU) programme, aims to improve the standard of teaching and elevate teaching and learning in public higher education. The programme is a component of the national framework for advancing…http://news.nwu.ac.za/raising-awareness-about-importance-snakes
Raising awareness about the importance of snakes
2023-04-28 As human beings, we are taught that we should respect all living things, but this can be a sensitive matter where snakes are concerned. These reptiles are often portrayed as dangerous and evil creatures and this influences people’s attitude towards them,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-education-how-we-let-our-youth-thrive-and-flourish
NWU: Education is how we let our youth thrive and flourish
2023-06-15 As time passes, words are watered down and phrases lose their meaning. Wisdom passes into obscurity as repetition creates clichés. This is where we are now. Do we still listen when we hear “youth” and “future”? The North-West University (NWU) believes that…http://news.nwu.ac.za/tech-showcase-and-hackathon-ignite-innovation-faculty-humanities
Tech Showcase and Hackathon ignite innovation in the Faculty of Humanities
2024-06-13 Advancements in technology have revolutionised teaching by creating more dynamic, interactive and personalized learning experiences. This has made lessons more engaging and accessible, allowing for real-time feedback and collaboration. Furthermore,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/empowering-education-bringing-technological-knowledge-impoverished-classrooms