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In memory of Prof Giel Hattingh
2022-11-09 Prof (JM) Johannes Michiel Hattingh Born: 16 May 1940, died: 5 November 2022 Prof Hattingh grew up in Parys (Free State) and was 15 years old when he matriculated. During his first year of studies his father passed away and he had to work at Sasol for…http://news.nwu.ac.za/alumnus-shines-designer-miss-south-africa-crown
Alumnus shines as designer of Miss South Africa crown
2023-08-21 Kealeboga Pule, a North-West University (NWU) alumnus and LLB graduate, has gracefully woven his creative brilliance into the fabric of the Miss South Africa pageant. As managing director and co-founder of Nungu Diamonds, Kealeboga’s design excellence is…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/centre-health-professions-education-chpe/research-publications
Research & Publications
2025-03-13 Featured CHPE Research – Heymans, Y., Pool, J., Koch, R., Bisschoff, C., Christmals, C., Ebrahim, B., & Olivier, J. (2022). Second-year health students’ perspectives on developing open educational resources. In J. Olivier, C. Du Toit-Brits, A.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/psychosocial-support-schools-urgent-educational-priority
Psychosocial support in schools: An urgent educational priority
2026-01-19 By Dr Khido Ramadie The decision of the Department of Basic Education to invest in psychosocial support for learners and educators is both timely and necessary. Schools increasingly face the effects of anxiety, trauma, socioeconomic hardship and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/no-walk-enquiriesapplications-allowed-during-registration-first-year-students-2026
No walk-in enquiries/applications allowed during registration of first-year students in 2026
2026-01-12 The North-West University (NWU) congratulates matriculants who have passed their 2025 examinations. Well done and best wishes. You are now at a very crucial stage of your life that requires you to make decisions about your career(s). We look forward to…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/numiq/apply-numiq-post-graduate-degree
Apply for NuMIQ post graduate degree
2025-09-01 Application instructions Master’s and PhD applications close 30 September How to apply for master's degree and doctoral studies Step 1: All documents must be certified by a commissioner of oaths, attorney and/or university official…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-and-rotary-international-equation-makes-sense
NWU and Rotary International: an equation that makes sense
2019-08-27 A recent collaboration between the North-West University (NWU) and the international service organisation, Rotary International, saw more than 140 teaching professionals and teachers in training benefit from the teachings of two international maths experts…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/languages/practicalities
Practicalities
2019-10-21 .bg { padding: 1em; color: white; background-color: #78848E; clear: left; text-align: center; } .btn-group-vertical { width: 100%; } 2nd Southern African Regional Conference of the International Association of Forensic Linguists (IAFL…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/irims/research-integrity-documents
Research integrity documents
2023-02-28 NWU documents and templates relating to research integrity NWU Behavioural Manual NWU Policy on Student Discipline, 26 September 2019 NWU Policy on Academic Integrity, 27 September 2018 revised 2021 Manual for Higher Degrees Studies, 2020. The…http://news.nwu.ac.za/when-you-think-engineering-think-africa
When you think of engineering, think of Africa
2021-08-19 When you think of engineering, German engineering in particular comes to mind, while it is extremely uncommon to think of Africa. This is the opinion of Mia Mangaroo-Pillay, an industrial engineer and lecturer at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of…http://engineering.nwu.ac.za/research/operations-research-data-analytics
Operations Research & Data Analytics
2024-02-01 Operations Research & Data Analytics Research group Operations Research (OR) focuses on the creation of mathematical models to represent and solve real-world problems as close to optimal as possible. In this field, we make use of engineering tools like…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-and-acsr-celebrate-mother-language-day
NWU and ACSR celebrate Mother Language Day
2022-02-28 On 24 February 2022 the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Languages, in collaboration with the North West Provincial Department of Arts, Culture, Sport and Recreation (ACSR), hosted an event on its Mahikeng Campus to celebrate of International Mother…http://news.nwu.ac.za/2019-research-day-puts-emerging-researchers-limelight
2019 Research Day puts emerging researchers in the limelight
2019-05-28 The importance of research and its application in the community is being thrust into the limelight, especially in the midst of global debates about the role of universities flaring up again. Prof Refilwe Phaswana-Mafuya, the North-West University’s (NWU’s…http://news.nwu.ac.za/chance-change-or-missed-opportunity-researchers-must-choose-now
A chance for change or a missed opportunity? Researchers must choose now
2025-08-28 Research is at a crossroads, but the choice facing researchers is clear: make a difference to the world’s most pressing problems or be relegated to irrelevance. “We are reminded that the decisions we make regarding the type of research we prioritise will…http://news.nwu.ac.za/young-guns-coach-2026-was-season-growth
Young Guns coach: 2026 was a season of growth
2026-04-21 The 2026 Varsity Cup Young Guns (YS) campaign may be over, but the FNB NWU YGs have once again proven why they remain one of the toughest sides in the competition. Although they fell short of winning the title, the season offered valuable lessons in growth…http://engineering.nwu.ac.za/industrial-engineering/postgraduate-diploma-industrial-engineering
Postgraduate Diploma - Industrial Engineering
2026-04-10 This PGDip in Industrial Engineering is designed to equip individuals with the necessary skills for a modern industrial engineering career. In today’s complex and dynamic world, the skills of industrial engineering are more valuable…http://news.nwu.ac.za/its-all-about-vintage-wine-well-people
It’s all about the vintage – of wine as well as people
2022-07-06 The older the wine lovers, the drier the wine they prefer, and the longer it takes to consume what they bought. These are two of the findings of a recent study on the wine preferences of different age groups that the research unit TREES (Tourism Research…http://news.nwu.ac.za/danish-expert-sheds-light-boredom-classroom
Danish expert sheds light on boredom in the classroom
2017-05-04 “The optimism that most children are born with – the joy of learning, playing and simply living when they are small – gradually diminishes for many learners. This happens if they sense that, no matter how much they try to do well in school, they can’t…http://news.nwu.ac.za/new-drug-discoveries-are-triple-offensive-against-malaria-and-tb