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Q&A with Gordon & Koos
2024-06-07 Q: Hello, Gordon and Koos. How are you? A: We are well thank you! Stuck in a Pandemic, but you probably know that already. Q: Would it be okay if I ask you a couple of questions? A: We are cool! Go for it. Q: What was the title of your paper? A: Activate…http://news.nwu.ac.za/evening-celebration-happiness-reflection-and-art
An evening of celebration of happiness, reflection and art
2026-03-13 There was a gentle sense of celebration in the air as guests gathered at Kleinbosch Wedding Venue for the launch of Happiness, Unhappiness, and Chance by Anné Hendrik Verhoef. Friends, colleagues and members of the university community came together not…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/call-abstracts-indigenous-and-western-epistemologies-history-education-tensions-possibilities
Call for Abstracts: Indigenous and Western Epistemologies in History Education Tensions - Possibilities - Solutions ed. by Christoph Kühberger & Bongani Shabangu
2026-02-26 You are cordially invited to submit abstracts of approximately 700 - 1000 words from various academic fields (History Education, History, Education/Pedagogy, Social Sciences, Indigenous Studies, Psychology, Philosophy etc.) engaging with history…http://news.nwu.ac.za/inter-res-tournament-will-promote-safety-unity-and-inclusion
Inter-Res Tournament will promote safety, unity and inclusion
2026-03-16 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark Campus officially launched its highly anticipated Inter-Res Tournament, ushering in a season of competition, social awareness and strengthened student unity. The Inter-Res League officially kicks off in…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/centre-space-research/solar-telescope-observatory
Solar Telescope Observatory
2026-04-13 The NWU Solar Telescope Observatory is a ground-based solar observing facility of the North-West University. The facility supports solar observations for research, student training, and public engagement, and forms part of the Centre’s growing activities in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/trial-century-determine-who-controls-ais-future
Trial of the century to determine who controls AI’s future
2026-04-22 It is the battle of the billionaires as two of the most powerful heavyweights in the tech industry will step into the ring on Monday 27 April in Oakland, California, when Elon Musk’s lawsuit against Sam Altman goes to trial. The stakes for the future of…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/social-transformation/history
History
2025-05-12 History involves the study of the past and how we narrate and debate the past, as well as the impact of the past on the present. As one of the oldest university disciplines, history has shaped debates around the origins and genealogies of nationalism,…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/digital-humanities-webinar-series-where-humanities-and-technology-meet-tutorbots-and-future
The Digital Humanities Webinar Series - Where Humanities and Technology Meet: Tutorbots and the Future of Language Learning
2026-04-09 The Centre for Digital Humanities cordially invites you to a webinar, presented by Prof Mariska Nel. This webinar examines Adaptive AI and immediate feedback, asking how fast formative responses from a tutorbot could change…http://news.nwu.ac.za/munnik-finishes-seventh-world-indoor-championships
Munnik finishes seventh at the World Indoor Championships
2026-03-27 Middle-distance runner Luan Munnik, competing in his first World Indoor Championships in Poland, finished seventh in the men’s 3000 m final heat on Saturday 21 March, achieving a personal best time of 7:37.94. The NWU star rose to the occasion and showed no…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/languages/creative-writing
Creative Writing
2025-05-28 Available on the Potchefstroom Campus [accordion collapsed] What is Creative Writing? Creative Writing entails the writing of creative texts such as short stories, poems, children’s stories and drama texts. It is a fully fledged…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/music/community-music
Community Music
2024-07-16 Prof Janelize Morelli Community Music is an emergent discipline in music studies. Musicing practices are as diverse as the peoples of the Earth. Therefore, it is difficult to create one coherent definition of community music. In…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/understanding-and-processing-complex-settings/our-research
Our research
2022-08-19 [accordion collapsed] Overview Research in UPSET is organised in three subprogrammes, and in these subprogrammes, in various research projects. The subprogramme Applied Linguistics is led by Prof Susan Coetzee-van Rooy, and…http://education.nwu.ac.za/research-unit-self-directed-learning/2025-conference-announcements
2025 Conference Announcements
2026-04-22 8th International Self-Directed Learning Conference Call The Research Unit Self-Directed Learning of the North-West University is pleased to announce the 8th International Self-Directed Learning (SDL) Conference. Date: 5 - 7 November 2025…http://law.nwu.ac.za/af/fakulteit-regte-omgewingsverandering/arie-trouwborst
Arie Trouwborst
2024-05-09 Bio Arie Trouwborst Associate professor of environmental law at Tilburg University, interested in understanding and improving the contribution of (international and European) law to the conservation, restoration, and sustainable use of biodiversity. Received an LLM (2001) and PhD (2006) from Utrecht University. Authored various books and numerous…http://www.nwu.ac.za/coronavirus
Coronavirus
2022-11-21 The North-West University’s (NWU) stance on the vaccination of students against Covid-19 Taking the current variant and its severity into consideration, and the advice from medical experts, we have adopted a non-mandatory vaccination requirement…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumnus-leads-agriculture-enterprise-and-women-empowerment
NWU alumnus leads with agriculture enterprise and women empowerment
2022-03-11 According to Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), approximate 70% of the South African population rely directly on agriculture as a means of living. North-West University (NWU) alumnus and livestock farmer Ipeleng Kwadi hails from Brits in North West, and…http://law.nwu.ac.za/postgraduate-studies/structured-llm-estate-law
Structured LLM in Estate Law
2026-01-30 Programme name LLM in Estate Law Programme code 6CM P01, R801P Campus Potchefstroom (English) Delivery mode Contact Programme leader Prof Mitzi Wiese Introduction The LLM in…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/unit-environmental-sciences-and-management/integrated-pest-management
Integrated Pest Management
2026-03-05 Sub-programme leader: Prof Oriel Thekisoe (oriel.thekisoe@nwu.ac.za) [accordion] Strategic Aim and Mission The vision of the group is to be a leader in integrated pest management (IPM) research in South Africa as well as to become a…http://news.nwu.ac.za/romeo-boasts-podium-finish-zaventilatorchallenge