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Don’t miss these two new exhibitions at the NWU Gallery
2021-04-14 Two new exhibitions are now available at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Gallery. Both exhibitions will be showcased from 11 April to 11 May. Staff and students who have access to the Potchefstroom Campus are welcome to view the exhibitions…http://news.nwu.ac.za/what-partial-independence-transnet-national-ports-authority-means
What the partial independence of the Transnet National Ports Authority means
2021-06-25 President Cyril Ramaphosa, together with Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan and Minister of Transport Fikile Mbalula, announced on 22 June 2021 the establishment of the National Ports Authority as an independent, wholly-owned subsidiary of Transnet…http://news.nwu.ac.za/cultivating-hope-despite-despair-covid-19
Cultivating hope despite the despair of Covid-19
2021-07-02 The continuing effect of Covid-19 on mental health is felt all over the world, but especially in South Africa now that this pandemic has hit our country with a third wave. We have lost loved ones, financial stability, some of our freedom, social…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-colab-helps-empower-community-radio-presenters
NWU CoLab helps empower community radio presenters
2023-06-29 By Sandile Mahlangu The CoLab of the School of Communication at the North-West University (NWU) and the National Electronic Media Institute of South Africa (NEMISA) joined hands in 2019 and began a 12-month learnership programme to offer community radio…http://news.nwu.ac.za/profiling-nwus-new-deputy-vice-chancellor-dr-joe-molete
Profiling the NWU’s new deputy vice-chancellor: Dr Joe Molete
2026-02-23 The North-West University (NWU) is pleased to introduce Dr Joe Molete as the new deputy vice-chancellor (DVC) designate for Student Life, Transformation, People and Culture (SLTPC), with responsibility for the NWU Mahikeng Campus. As a seasoned academic…http://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-runs-1-100-laps-help-alleviate-hunger
Prof runs 1 100 laps to help alleviate hunger
2020-04-30 On the morning of 24 April, Prof Dewald van Niekerk, laced up his running shoes and started running around his house in Potchefstroom. The time was 10:30. When he finally stopped to unlace his shoes, twenty-four hours and ten minutes later, he’d circled…http://news.nwu.ac.za/south-africa-post-2020-covid-19-and-economy-part-1
South Africa post-2020: Covid-19 and the economy (part 1)
2021-01-12 The year 2020 will be remembered as one of unprecedented uncertainty, and 2021 looks set to not buck its predecessor’s trend. Prof Raymond Parsons from the Business School at the North-West University (NWU) looks ahead at what the new year will hold for the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/more-activities-needed-promote-early-object-control-skills
More activities needed to promote early object control skills
2017-08-29 Under the guidance of physical education teachers, schoolgirls in South Africa should be exposed to more activities that promote early object control skills. This is one of the recommendations of a study conducted by Marilette Visagie in conjunction with…http://news.nwu.ac.za/employers-shopping-centres-have-greater-responsibility-towards-car-guards
Employers, shopping centres have a greater responsibility towards car guards
2019-02-25 A master’s-degree student in occupational hygiene at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Potchefstroom recently conducted a unique study in which disturbing results were obtained regarding car guards’ exposure to the ultraviolet (UV) rays from…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-official-academic-opening-best-yet-come
NWU official Academic Opening: The best is yet to come
2019-02-12 In 2019 the North-West University (NWU) will experience an essence of consolidation and development in terms of its research, innovation, teaching-learning and community engagement. This is the message from Prof Robert Balfour, deputy vice-chancellor for…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-mafikeng-ewp-gala-event-celebrates-female-entrepreneurs
NWU Mafikeng: EWP gala event celebrates female entrepreneurs
2019-05-17 The inaugural gala event of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Enterprising Women Programme as on the campus in Mahikeng was a night of glitz and glamour. The event, reminiscent of the Oscars of Entrepreneurship, was recently hosted in the capital of the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-researchers-receive-significant-funding-tackle-huge-threat-africa
NWU researchers receive significant funding to tackle huge threat in Africa
2017-03-08 A portfolio of clinical research programmes are set to launch on South African soil with the potential to enhance the scientific understanding of what is expected to become the most common cause of death in South Africa - non-communicable diseases (NCDs).…http://news.nwu.ac.za/cognitive-education-expert-returns-nwu-extraordinary-professor
Cognitive education expert returns to NWU as extraordinary professor
2017-10-26 Prof Mary Grosser took the difference between advanced performance and academic achievement as the point of departure during her very first lecture as extraordinary professor in the Optentia research focus area on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus…http://news.nwu.ac.za/trade-and-dsm-help-rwanda-boost-exports
TRADE and DSM help Rwanda to boost exports
2017-11-09 Rwanda is striving to reach its export market potential, with help from the team from the research focus area Trade and Development (TRADE) at the North-West University (NWU). Using an innovative approach called the Decision Support Model (DSM), Rwanda’s…http://news.nwu.ac.za/research-verona-leendertz%25E2%2580%2599-game-and-innovation-her-play
Research is Verona Leendertz’ game, and innovation is her play
2019-08-26 It takes Google only 0,50 seconds to respond to the search terms: ‘Verona Leendertz’. And from the search results it is clear that Prof Verona Leendertz is passionate about professional development – be it that of her own as a higher education expert in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-health-sciences-%25E2%2580%2593-changing-sa-children%25E2%2580%2599s-future
NWU Health Sciences – changing SA children’s future
2019-08-28 Any tertiary-education institution worth its salt has an obligation towards its community to uplift and develop by offering relevant training and conducting research that will be to the benefit of the country’s citizens. The North-West University’s (NWU’…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-faculties-come-together-improve-postdoctoral-fellowship
NWU faculties come together to improve postdoctoral fellowship
2019-09-27 The eight faculties of the North-West University (NWU) and their postdoctoral fellows, who hail from all over the world, came together on 20 September at Crista Galli in Potchefstroom to discuss different ideas on how to improve the postdoctoral fellowship…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-trade-and-wto-continue-collaboration-under-wto-chairs-programme
NWU TRADE and WTO continue collaboration under WTO Chairs Programme
2020-02-12 In recognition of the excellent work done by Prof Wilma Viviers in the North-West University’s (NWU’s) TRADE research entity under the World Trade Organization (WTO) Chairs Programme over the past few years, the WTO has agreed that the Chair will continue…http://news.nwu.ac.za/industrial-theatre-depicts-student-life