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Marlene’s undying fighting spirit
2020-10-02 It’s exciting to be a university student, but it is also very challenging on so many levels: figuring out a career, managing your time, and, for Marlene Taylor, finding out that she has kidney stones. The 23-year-old Marlene Taylor is from Vanderbijlpark…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-shines-bright-annual-mace-excellence-awards
NWU shines bright at annual MACE Excellence Awards
2018-12-06 During 2018 the North-West University (NWU) continued on its course of excellence and added numerous accolades to its already impressive trophy cabinet. Most recently, the NWU took to the winners podium at both the MACE Excellence Awards and the South…http://news.nwu.ac.za/stage-set-sew-2018
Stage is set for SEW 2018
2018-08-15 With the 2018 rendition of the Student Entrepreneurship Week (SEW2018) just a week away, the stage is set for a full programme on the North-West University’s (NWU) campus in Vanderbijlpark. The project, which is run in conjunction with the Department of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/make-real-change-people%25E2%2580%2599s-lives-master-health-sciences-degree
Make a real change in people’s lives with the master of health sciences degree
2019-10-02 In the world we live in today, there are millions of people who rely on the help and support of others to maintain a healthier lifestyle because the necessary resources and knowledge are often lacking. The North-West University (NWU) has a strong focus…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-experts-deliberate-south-african-economy
NWU experts to deliberate on the South African economy
2020-03-10 South Africa has slipped into its third recession since 1994 and negative growth is hampering the country’s already struggling economy. Add to this a drop of 1,4% in the gross domestic product and the dire state of our state-owned enterprises, and it is…http://news.nwu.ac.za/cave-digital-safe-haven-stressed-social-workers
The Cave: a digital safe haven for stressed social workers
2020-03-19 Generally social work is considered a stressful occupation due to the emotional demands on practitioners. One group of social workers that is particularly at risk for negative outcomes are those employed within the child protection practice setting, tasked…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-has-reached-capacity-no-walk-students-allowed-during-registration-first-year-students-0
NWU has reached capacity – no walk-in students allowed during registration of first-year students
2022-01-20 The North-West University (NWU) will not allow persons who did not qualify for admission, did not receive an offer to study or who applied late to enter its campuses as so-called walk-ins during the registration period for first-year…http://sport.nwu.ac.za/hockey
Hockey
2024-06-13 [accordion collapsed] Mahikeng Campus Field hockey, or just hockey, is an outdoor game played by two opposing teams of 11 players each who use sticks curved at the striking end to hit a small, hard ball into their opponent’s goal. It is called field…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/7th-world-conference-research-integrity
7th World Conference on Research Integrity
2022-01-20 Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the 7th World Conference on Research Integrity will now take place using a hybrid model. Although many countries are successfully rolling out vaccination programmes, there are still ongoing waves of infections…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/language-awareness-week
Language Awareness Week
2024-08-26 The Language Directorate cordially invites you to its annual Language Awareness Week, which will take place on all three NWU campuses. This year's theme seeks to create discussions around multilingualism in higher education and how to use the available…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/telit-sa-news/teaching-abroad-reflection-my-online-teaching-journey
Teaching from Abroad: Reflection of my Online Teaching Journey
2024-06-07 By:Kelebogile Paadi At the height of the pandemic in 2020 amidst the tight travel restrictions, I found myself in a foreign country and could not return back home to South Africa, which meant continuing with my work where I was, and thanks to technology I was…http://news.nwu.ac.za/crises-classrooms-demand-school-social-workers-now
Crises in classrooms demand school social workers now
2026-04-17 Severe teacher shortages, with tens of thousands of vacant posts, are destroying learning conditions. “Learners are being left defenceless in places meant to protect and nurture them.” – Dr Marelize Vergottini. “Without dedicated psychosocial support,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-students-make-waves-south-african-canoe-polo-championships-cape-town
NWU students make waves at South African Canoe Polo championships in Cape Town
2026-03-31 The South African Canoe Polo Championships took centre stage, from 27 February to 1 March, in Century City, Cape Town bringing together top paddlers from across the country for a weekend of fast-paced, high-intensity action. Canoe polo is a dynamic water…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/vinco/untold-stories
Untold Stories
2021-10-08 “Stories give flesh to the bare bones. Out of stories, we make culture, not from the bones of the dead, though the bones are the rationale for stories being told. Whereas in art, this impulse is clearer, science too is about telling certain…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/prof-bismark-tyobeka-aan-die-hoof-van-usaf-se-befondsingstrategiegroep
Prof Bismark Tyobeka aan die hoof van USAf se Befondsingstrategiegroep
2023-06-29 Universiteite Suid-Afrika (USAf) het die hoof en visekanselier van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU), prof Bismark Tyobeka, as voorsitter van sy Befondsingstrategiegroep aangewys. Hy sal ook as lid van USAf se uitvoerende komitee (ExCo) dien. Die aanstelling…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-reigns-supreme-ussa-athletics-championship
NWU reigns supreme at USSA Athletics Championship
2018-05-03 When it comes to university athletics, the North-West University (NWU) is ranked as South Africa’s top track and field contender. During the recent USSA Athletics Championship that took place at the DP de Villiers Stadium in Sasolburg, the NWU took top…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-campus-mahikeng-hosts-graduation-ceremony
NWU’s campus in Mahikeng hosts graduation ceremony
2018-05-07 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng hosted its autumn graduation ceremony from 2 to 4 May 2018, one of the 50 graduation ceremonies that will take place across the NWU throughout the year. During the three days the university conferred…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-representatives-elected-saus-leadership
NWU representatives elected to SAUS leadership
2018-07-17 The North-West University (NWU) is proud to have two of its student leaders on the South African Union of Students (SAUS). They were elected at the SAUS conference that recently took place in Potchefstroom. SAUS is a national non-partisan student union…http://www.nwu.ac.za/content/governance-nwu
Governance
2021-08-03 South Africa’s best-governed university For five years in a row, the NWU has been recognised as the best-governed university in South Africa. In 2007, the University was the co-winner of the PricewaterhouseCoopers Higher Education Excellence Award for…http://www.nwu.ac.za/event/srcs-sjgd-barefoot-day