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NWU honours Transport and Logistics graduates
2017-10-26 Transport Economics and Logistics Management on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng honoured the BCom Transport Economics and Logistics Management graduates at a gala dinner on 24 October 2017 at the Mmabatho Palms Hotel and Resort. As…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-home-largest-zebra-fish-bioassay-facility-africa
NWU home to largest Zebra fish bioassay facility in Africa
2018-06-13 The Water research group in the Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management (UESM) at the North-West University (NWU) installed the National Aquatic Bioassay Facility (NABF) in September 2017. Not only is the 515m2 facility the largest Zebra fish…http://news.nwu.ac.za/symposium-investigate-experiences-around-unemployment
Symposium to investigate experiences around unemployment
2018-06-13 The Optentia research focus area at the North-West University (NWU), together with the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven) in Belgium and with the support of the Flemish Interuniversity Board, are hosting a symposium on unemployment in South Africa…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-recommends-improvements-municipalities
NWU academic recommends improvements for municipalities
2018-06-22 Prof David Mello, an associate professor in the subject group Public Administration and Local Government at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, delivered his inaugural lecture titled “Fusing social and human capital for optimum…http://news.nwu.ac.za/local-academics-utilise-expertise-europe
Local academics utilise expertise from Europe
2019-08-15 Academics from the North-West University (NWU) make sure they remain up to date on the most recent research and trends in the tertiary education sector by benefiting from the Erasmus+ mobility programme of the European Union. This initiative is a funding…http://news.nwu.ac.za/trade-hosts-special-lecture-relations-between-usa-and-sa
TRADE hosts special lecture on relations between USA and SA
2019-09-02 The TRADE research entity hosted a special lecture by the Trade and Investment officer of the United States Embassy on 29 August at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Potchefstroom. Mr Juan Cammarano, trade and investment officer at the US…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-hosts-gala-dinner-honour-lgbtqi-community
NWU hosts gala dinner in honour of LGBTQI+ community
2019-09-19 “You Have to be Gay to Know God lends a welcome complexity and authenticity to the narratives of black, queer men in Africa.” This is according to book reviewer Megan Robertson. Taking its cue from published reviews such as this one, the North-West…http://news.nwu.ac.za/school-philosophy-hosts-colloquium-and-essay-competition
School of Philosophy hosts colloquium and essay competition
2019-10-31 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Philosophy recently hosted an Undergraduate Colloquium and an essay competition. Any student currently enrolled in a 2019 undergraduate philosophy class was eligible to submit an essay. Participants had to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-students-put-radiobiology-theory-practice
NWU students put radiobiology theory into practice
2019-11-14 South Africa has only one national facility with a radiobiology laboratory, and it’s not every day that the opportunity arises to visit it. For the BSc honours students from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Centre for Applied Radiation Science and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/condolences-nwu-passing-prof-elda-de-waal
Condolences from the NWU: Passing of Prof Elda de Waal
2019-11-08 It is with great sadness that the North-West University (NWU) community learnt about the passing of Prof Elda de Waal at the age of 63. She started her career at the NWU in 2001. Prof Elda’s passion for education was evident from the start and this,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-obtains-funding-alexander-von-humboldt-foundation
NWU academic obtains funding from Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
2020-03-03 Prof Erhabor Idemudia, a research professor in the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Humanities, recently obtained funding in the form of a subsidy from the Germany based Alexander von Humboldt Foundation for research equipment. Prof Idemudia,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-lecturer-shares-water-monitoring-research-canada
NWU lecturer shares water monitoring research in Canada
2017-06-20 Drought, record-breaking storms, pollution and global warming. No-one can argue that the environment is not facing challenges. This is why the PhD study of Irene Muller, a lecturer at the School of Education on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/minister-appoints-nwu-alumnus-eskom-interim-board-directors
Minister appoints NWU alumnus to Eskom interim board of directors
2017-06-29 On 23 June 2017 the Minister of Public Enterprises, Lynne Brown, appointed Dr Pulane Molokwane, an alumnus of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, as a non-executive director to the interim board of Eskom . “I believe the interim…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-helps-preserve-potchefstroom%25E2%2580%2599s-heritage
NWU helps preserve Potchefstroom’s heritage
2018-03-16 Walking down the historical oak avenue in Potchefstroom brings about a feeling of calmness and serenity. The first oak trees were planted in 1910, but now, 108 years later, Potchefstroom’s most prized heritage is slowly dying. “The research done by urban…http://news.nwu.ac.za/career-centre%25E2%2580%2599s-survey-gives-insight-nwu-graduates
Career Centre’s survey gives insight on NWU graduates
2018-02-27 You need to have adequate information and knowledge at your disposal to make an informed decision. The North West University’s (NWU’s) Career Centre recently conducted a Graduate Destination Survey (GDS) to gain more insight and to determine the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/commodity-risk-management-students-grain-experience
Commodity risk management: students g(r)ain experience
2018-10-08 Economic instability has changed the way in which companies operate. Long gone are the days when decisions were made solely with the help of forecasts and projections. Risk management has become an integral part of good management and governance. This is…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-research-effect-veld-fires-air-quality-climate-and-human-health
NWU research: The effect of veld fires on air quality, climate and human health
2018-09-10 The South African Weather Service issues on an annual basis numerous warnings on veld/bush fires that have the potential to cause significant damage to the environment and infrastructure. These fires are not only a South African problem, they are also an…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/lj-grobler
L.J. Grobler
2021-06-02 Prof. L.J. Grobler is a professor in Mechanical Engineering at the North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa, and was appointed as dean of the Faculty of Engineering in 2012. Apart from lecturing, he also mentors students that are busy with their…http://news.nwu.ac.za/jaws-and-tourism
“Jaws” and tourism
2021-03-25 It was 1975 and the concept of the “blockbuster film” was in its infancy. A young director named Steven Spielberg adapted Peter Benchley’s harrowing novel Jaws into the first bona fide summer spectacular that changed the face of modern cinema forever. What…http://news.nwu.ac.za/daniels-nwu-varsity-cup-captain