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Vanderbijlpark Campus shines in PMRafrica excellence awards
2026-02-19 Recognised as the highest-rated institution in the prestigious PMR.africa Excellence Awards for the Sedibeng District, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark Campus stood out for its excellence and leadership in higher education and corporate…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/actuarial-science
Actuarial Science
2026-01-19 The future is uncertain. Some events that may occur might be undesired. Risk is the possibility that something undesired will happen. Actuaries are experts in: • The evaluation of the probability of future events; • The design of creative ways to…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/16th-chpc-8th-nithecs-coding-summer-school-2026
16th CHPC & 8th NITheCS Coding Summer School 2026
2025-11-13 You are cordially invited to the 16th CHPC & 8th NITheCS Coding Summer School that is attended at a designated university or research location in southern Africa. Upskill through training in Data Science and Machine Learning The School aims…http://engineering.nwu.ac.za/research/research
Research
2023-12-30 The Unit for Energy and Technology Systems (UETS) strives to be recognised as a centre of expertise for research in and development of energy and technology systems that are relevant to society, the environment and the country. The…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/languages/south-african-sign
South African Sign Language
2020-06-18 Available on the Potchefstroom Campus Used by almost one million deaf and hearing South Africans, South African Sign Language (SASL) is the official language of the South African deaf community and has linguistic rules just like all other…http://news.nwu.ac.za/food-and-feed-thought-6th-extruafrica-event
Food and feed for thought at 6th ExtruAfrica event
2017-06-26 Extrusion, a high-pressure cooking process, has revolutionised the food, feed, plastic and powder paint industries, among many others. Small wonder, then, that the annual ExtruAfrica conference, training seminar and exhibition is such an eagerly…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-sustainable-apple-does-not-fall-far-trees
NWU: The sustainable apple does not fall far from the TREES
2023-07-19 Glitzy adds showing sun-drenched beaches, or snow-capped mountain peaks with views that stretch as far as the horizon allows. A smiling stewardess pouring a cup of coffee; a food stall next to a bustling street serving exotic cuisine. Tourism as an experience…http://engineering.nwu.ac.za/engineering/engenius-kids
Engenius Kids
2025-11-07 Engenius Kids was initially developed to promote a career in engineering to convince learners, who already meet the requirements, join the programme to gain experience on what a career in engineering entails. It was usually attended by learners from…http://news.nwu.ac.za/south-africas-next-tourism-boom-may-begin-its-churches
South Africa's next tourism boom may begin in its churches
2026-07-07 For decades South Africa has sold itself to the world through lions, beaches and vineyards. Yet one of its largest untapped tourism assets attracts millions of people every year without featuring prominently in national tourism strategies. It is not wildlife…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/student-entrepreneurship-week-sew
Student Entrepreneurship Week (SEW)
2021-10-25 Register here [accordion collapsed] Dates & times Monday, 25 Oct: 10:00-12:00 Tuesday, 26 Oct: 10:00 – 11:00 & 15:00 – 16:00 Wednesday, 27 Oct: 10:00 – 11:00 & 15:00 – 16:00 Thursday, 28 Oct: 10:00 – 11:00 & 15:00 – 16:…http://news.nwu.ac.za/gift-keeps-giving
The gift that keeps on giving
2021-10-20 Dr Imtiaz Ismail Sooliman, founder of the humanitarian organisation Gift of the Givers and holder of an NWU honorary doctorate, was announced Social Justice Champion for 2021. He obtained his honorary doctorate from the NWU in 2019, and received the 2021…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-mahikeng-campus-pay-tribute-outgoing-vice-chancellor
NWU Mahikeng Campus pay tribute to outgoing vice-chancellor
2021-11-16 Staff members from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus paid tribute to the outgoing vice-chancellor, Prof Dan Kgwadi, during the campus’s annual staff year-end function. Prof Kgwadi will be leaving the NWU at the end of January 2022 to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/how-nwu-engineering-healthier-south-africa
This is how the NWU is engineering a healthier South Africa
2025-11-20 • Engineers cannot fix healthcare alone, and clinicians cannot carry the burden without systems support. The NWU is bridging this gap. • Healthcare systems engineering can be seen as an umbrella term where the healthcare habitat is viewed as a complex…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-excellence-awards-acknowledge-staff-excellence-across-disciplines
NWU Excellence Awards acknowledge staff excellence across disciplines
2025-12-05 The North-West University (NWU) honoured its exceptional staff at the annual NWU Excellence Awards ceremony, held in Potchefstroom on 20 November. More than 150 staff members received recognition for their outstanding contributions to the university’s key…http://news.nwu.ac.za/beyond-bee-das-post-racial-vision-and-politics-forgetting
Beyond BEE: The DA’s post-racial vision and the politics of forgetting
2025-10-28 By Prof Joseph Sekhampu The Democratic Alliance’s Public Procurement Amendment Bill proposes replacing the Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) framework with a nonracial, outcomes based procurement model that measures inclusion through poverty, performance…http://news.nwu.ac.za/leading-purpose-itumeleng-joy-molaakgosis-journey-bodibe-principals-office
Leading with purpose: Itumeleng Joy Molaakgosi’s journey from Bodibe to the principal’s office
2026-02-17 From the quiet streets of the Bodibe village outside Lichtenburg to the helm of a secondary school in Rustenburg, North-West University (NWU) alumnus Itumeleng Joy Molaakgosi embodies resilience, academic excellence and servant leadership. Itumeleng was…http://news.nwu.ac.za/commemorating-freedom-day-through-diversity-and-excellence
Commemorating Freedom Day through diversity and excellence
2026-04-29 The North-West University (NWU) South African Board for People Practices (SABPP) Student Chapter, in collaboration with the School of Industrial Psychology and Human Resource Management, commemorated Freedom Day on 22 April 2026 under the theme “Celebrating…http://news.nwu.ac.za/our-municipal-collapse-not-skills-problem
Our municipal collapse is not a skills problem
2026-05-28 Across South Africa, roads crumble, wastewater systems fail, refuse accumulates and infrastructure projects stall midway through completion. Increasingly, many citizens are asking the same question: what is happening to our municipalities? By Prof…http://news.nwu.ac.za/meet-our-researchers-1
Meet our researchers
2024-02-27 Researchers across the faculties at the North-West University (NWU) are doing exciting work in their fields of expertise. Prof Courtney Cook is an associate professor and researcher in the Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management in the Faculty of…http://law.nwu.ac.za/law/international-association-impact-assessment-iaia-16-19-may-2018-durban