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Excelsior Men’s residence incident May 2023
2023-05-23 The North-West University (NWU) has noted a video that has been shared on some social media platforms regarding some of our students’ urination incident. The incident is alleged to have occurred on Saturday, 20 May 2023, at our Potchefstroom Campus. We…http://www.nwu.ac.za/event/nwu-research-innovation-forum-webinar
NWU Research & Innovation Forum Webinar
2021-03-24 The R&I Forum is intended to provide a platform for sharing of R&I support experiences and information about NWU research resources and structures. The ultimate goal is to improve the R&I planning and support services for all researchers and…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/international-iwrm-summer-school-enhancing-innovative-approaches-watershed-management
International IWRM Summer School: Enhancing Innovative Approaches for Watershed Management
2023-08-17 A call for all postgraduate students at field of water resource engineering, integrative water resource management, integrated sanitation management, civil engineering, environment science, geoinformatics/geoinformatics, agriculture and fisheries,…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/eye-awareness-week-potchefstroom-campus
Eye Awareness Week: Potchefstroom Campus
2023-08-22 The NWU Potchefstroom Campus Health Care Centre is thrilled to host the Eye Awareness campaign. This is open to NWU students and staff. The services will be rendered by Torga Optical. Services will include: Free visual screening and a discussion…http://www.nwu.ac.za/content/new-way-learning-parents
A new way of learning, Parents
2021-08-04 When it comes to student pass rates, the NWU has a strong track record. Some of the reasons for this good performance are the high quality of teaching-learning, our well-qualified academic staff and the academic support available to students, such as through…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/marketday
Igniting the spark of entrepreneurship through our Market Day
2023-09-04 The North-West University (NWU) is serious about entrepreneurship and as such boasts several entrepreneurial initiatives aimed at empowering staff, students and the broader community to become financially independent. The latest initiative comes in the form…, INTERESTED?, If you are interested in taking part in the event, which will take place on 3 April, you should register by completing the attached form or by contacting Annelie.steenkamp@nwu.ac.za . Terms and conditions R150 is payable for the reservation of your stall…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/business/nwu-business-webinar-week
NWU Business School Webinar week
2026-02-10 NWU Business School Webinar week, The NWU Business School has great pride in being an autonomous school within the faculty because it allows us operational flexibility and higher competitivity in the challenging business school market. This business model enables us to offer programmes which…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/consumer-sciences/con-well
CON-WELL
2026-01-28 Research focus at Consumer Sciences: CON-WELL CON-WELL focuses on enhancing consumer interests and well-being in South Africa. The diversity of the South African consumer population and the functioning of these consumers in an emerging economy motivate…http://www.nwu.ac.za/nwu/gender-awareness-week-2021
Gender Awareness Week 2021
2024-04-02 Inclusivity and an appreciation for our differences make the North-West University (NWU) a family that strives for excellence. That is why the NWU is hosting Gender Awareness Week (GAW) from 6 to 13 August 2021. Gender awareness and art […http://www.nwu.ac.za/rankings
Rankings
2026-03-25 The North-West University (NWU) has always prided itself on its performance in international and national rankings. These rankings are good benchmarks for comparing the impact and relevance of the NWU with that of other universities, locally and abroad.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/social-media-now-field-serious-research
Social media now a field for serious research
2020-04-23 While some people might think the social media field is purely for popular consumption, it has become a separate field of study for research in its own right. Prof Wian Erlank of the Faculty of Law at the North-West University (NWU) says much has been…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-weathers-pandemic-storm-great-successes-1st-semester
NWU weathers pandemic storm with great successes in 1st semester
2020-08-27 Hard work, creativity and perseverance have enabled the North-West University (NWU) to deliver significantly higher pass rates despite the Covid-19 pandemic having wreaked havoc in the higher-education sector since March 2020. The university’s…http://news.nwu.ac.za/people-solve-problems-making-anthropology-right-place-be
People solve problems, making anthropology the right place to be
2020-10-21 The North-West University (NWU) Anthropology subject group is growing from strength to strength, and aims to make the NWU one of the top universities at which to study this field. “Recognising that the complicated problems of our society can only be…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-crowned-world-champions
NWU crowned world champions
2017-09-20 ‘Best in the world’. It is a moniker bestowed on a select few; a testament to the absolute dedication to one’s art. Whether as a prefix or a suffix, from 16 September to the start of the next Varsity Cricket tournament early in 2018, this is the moniker…http://news.nwu.ac.za/action-based-research-brings-positive-environmental-change
Action-based research brings positive environmental change
2018-05-23 Climate change is not something that happens at a distance, to other regions and other people, but is a phenomenon that has an impact on everyone, everywhere. This is a lesson that grade 7 learners are being exposed to through a research project involving…http://news.nwu.ac.za/constructive-journalism-tool-build-strong-societies
Constructive journalism as a tool to build strong societies
2018-04-20 Ask any news editor: good news does not sell newspapers. Prof Hans Henrik Knoop, extraordinary professor at the Optentia research focus area on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark, warns about the dangers that the current kind of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/earlier-better-africa%25E2%2580%2599s-children
The earlier, the better for Africa’s children
2018-11-29 Imagine looking at a page and not being able to read or fully understand the words because you never developed the skills to do so. This is the reality for many children in Africa. It is also a big obstacle to the development of the continent’s people as…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-engineering-leaves-sweet-bitter-and-creamy-taste