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NWU has reached capacity – no walk-in students allowed during registration of first-year students
2021-02-22 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 students in 2021…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/tourism-research-economic-environs-and-society-trees/research-reports-2012
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2024-06-07 TREES. 2012. An economic impact analysis of Big Concerts in Cape Town. Tourism Research in Economic Environs and Society: Potchefstroom. TREES. 2012. A marketing analysis of overnight visitors to Karoo National Park 2011. Tourism Research in …http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-researcher-excels-male-dominated-research-area
NWU researcher excels in a male-dominated research area
2021-04-21 Ntokozo Happy Msiza, a North-West University (NWU) researcher and PhD student in the subject group Animal Sciences, has broken new ground when she completed a MSc degree in pasture science, a scarce skill and male-dominated field of study. When she got…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-donors-beseeched-help-address-current-inadequate-funding-structure-support-postgraduate-studies
NWU donors beseeched to help address the current inadequate funding structure to support postgraduate studies
2022-10-07 There is an urgent need to address the problem of inadequate funding for postgraduate studies in South Africa. This was the recurring consensus during the recent North-West University (NWU) donor event held in Sandton, Johannesburg. Speakers included Dr…http://library.nwu.ac.za/international-conference-information-literacy-icil-2019
International Conference on Information Literacy (ICIL) 2019
2026-03-19 Welcome, Prof Robert Balfour North-West University (NWU) is honoured to host in 2019 the International Conference on Information Literacy (ICIL) on its Vaal Campus. NWU is a unique institution situated in two of South Africa's provinces (one highly urbanised and the…, Conference Theme, Information literacy in all spheres of life, Conference Aim, The ICIL-SA 2019 conference aims to bring together researchers, library and information services professionals, employers, media specialists, educators, policy makers and all other related parties from around the world to exchange knowledge and experience and…, Submission Types, Individual papers and posters Proposals for both papers and posters are welcome. Abstracts of no more than 300 words including references for papers or posters should be submitted on the conference website. Papers will be 20 minutes with 10 minutes for…, General Conference Topics, Information literacy in different contexts of everyday life (hobbies, arts, self-development, sports, physical exercise, cooking, homing, etc.) Information literacy and active citizenship Information literacy and health and well-being Information literacy for…, Conference Series, ICIL 2019 ICIL 2022 ICIL 2024 ICIL 2024 ICIL 2026 ICIL 2026, Sister Conference, European Conference on Information Literacy (ECIL), Conference photos, Available on our Facebook page in the Photos>ICIL2019 folder. , Important Dates, First call for papers: 28 January 2019 Submissions open: 11 February 2019 - 17 May 2019 Second call for papers: 28 February 2019 Reviews: 1 April - 27 May 2019 Feedback on abstracts: 31 May 2019 Registration: 15 March 2019 - 16 September 2019, Important Documents, PDF of conference programme Guidelines for presenters and session chairs ICIL-Sponsorshttp://news.nwu.ac.za/mother-language-day-celebration-%25E2%2580%2593-how-nwu-builds-future
Mother Language Day celebration – this is how the NWU builds for the future
2017-03-03 By Prof Dan Kgwadi, vice-chancellor of the NWU. We've recently celebrated International Mother Language Day (IMLD). The theme for this year’s IMLD is Towards sustainable futures through multilingual education, which places the role of educational…http://engineering.nwu.ac.za/engineering/speakers
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2019-09-16 .bg { padding: 1em; color: white; background-color: #7F939F; clear: left; text-align: center; } .btn-group-vertical { width: 100%; } The 6th SA-UNESCO Engineering, Science and Technology Conference 23 - 27 September 2019…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-engineering-reaches-out-itsoseng-women%25E2%2580%2599s-project
NWU Engineering reaches out to Itsoseng Women’s Project
2020-08-04 The Faculty of Engineering, in partnership with Dr Melinda du Toit from the Centre for Social Development in Africa (CSDA) at the University of Johannesburg (UJ), reached out to the Itsoseng Women’s Project in Drieziek extension, Orange Farm township to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-kobus-van-der-walt-elected-board-south-african-academy-science-and-arts-once-more
Prof Kobus van der Walt elected to board of South African Academy for Science and Arts once more
2020-10-27 What does it mean to you to be elected to the board? The board of The South African Academy for Science and Arts (SAASA) consists of a number of outstanding and authoritative academics – all of them heavy-weights who have made their mark internationally…http://news.nwu.ac.za/expose-yourself-much-possible
Expose yourself to as much as possible
2019-03-19 Christoff Briers is only one of the many success stories of North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Engineering. Today he is at the head of production planning at Simmer Engineering, an engineering company in Alberton that specialises in manufacturing…http://news.nwu.ac.za/good-capitalism-bad-capitalism-role-business-south-africa
Good Capitalism, Bad Capitalism: The Role of Business in South Africa
2018-06-06 With South Africa having turned the corner politically and President Ramaphosa promising a ‘new dawn’, many people are cautiously optimistic about the prospects of an economic turnaround in the country. However, in looking forward to a better future, it is…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-marine-research-has-international-impact
NWU’s marine research has international impact
2018-06-13 Researchers at the Unit for Environmental Science and Management (UESM) in the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, are making their impact felt within the field of marine research. This is evident from the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/wellness-north-west-communities-priority-0
Wellness of North West communities is a priority
2019-08-14 It is a disturbing fact that approximately 61% of the North West population is classified as impoverished. This alarming figure is the biggest contributing factor to the inadequate wellness of communities in this province, and according to the government…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-nursing-rolling-their-own-sleeves-yet-again-%25E2%2580%25A6
NWU Nursing rolling up their own sleeves, yet again …
2019-11-15 It is perhaps a bit odd to associate the well-known Hollywood star Brad Pitt with the dire need of proper healthcare for mothers and their babies. But, once you research more about Pitt’s initiatives towards the uplifting of humanity in general, you will…http://news.nwu.ac.za/athletics-club-celebrates-achievements
Athletics club celebrates achievements
2021-11-11 “This is the first athletics function in two years,” says Terseus Liebenberg – equally relieved and excited – in the athletics clubhouse on the Fanie du Toit Sports Grounds. Terseus, the athletics manager at the athletics club on the North-West University…http://news.nwu.ac.za/whispers-phd-research-could-help-south-african-industry-embrace-digital-transformation
Whisper’s PhD research could help South African industry embrace digital transformation
2021-03-24 Just as offices, shops, classrooms and lecture halls are embracing digital transformation and the Fourth Industrial Revolution, so must the manufacturing industry. Known as Industry 4.0 or I4.0, the transformation is essential for the sustainability of local…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-honours-brigadier-steven-moodley-chancellors-medal
NWU honours Brigadier Steven Moodley with the Chancellor’s Medal
2025-04-22 As a pillar of the Potchefstroom community, with an unshakeable commitment to quality policing, Brigadier Steven Moodley has been awarded the Chancellor’s Medal by the North-West University (NWU). He received this honour during a graduation ceremony on 24…http://news.nwu.ac.za/academic-joins-launch-innovateher-support-young-women-stem
Academic joins the launch of InnovateHER to support young women in STEM
2025-04-14 Dr Moleboheng Mokhele-Ramulumo, senior lecturer in the Faculty of Education and member of the Research Unit for Self-Directed Learning, has been invited as a panellist for the upcoming InnovateHER project launch, under the African Female Voices platform,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/newborn-screening-saves-lives-north-west-university
Newborn screening saves lives at the North-West University
2024-07-31 They are vital hours and every one of them matters. They are the window that can change the course of a child’s life for the better, and the North-West University (NWU) is ensuring that those first 24 to 72 hours after birth is optimised to safeguard newborn…http://news.nwu.ac.za/business-schools-mba-summer-study-school-resounding-success