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TELIT-SA’s digital futures symposium explores how artificial intelligence is reshaping education
2025-04-01 The landscape of education is transforming at an unprecedented pace, driven by the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI). This year’s iTLT Digital Futures Symposium, themed “Accelerating education through AI: Collaborative innovation for the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/engaged-scholarship-impact-indaba-convergence-minds-and-ideas
Engaged Scholarship Impact Indaba - a convergence of minds and ideas
2024-07-26 The Faculty of Health Sciences at North-West University (NWU) recently hosted an Engaged Scholarship Impact Indaba at the Vanderbijlpark Campus. The dynamic one-day hybrid-event brought together community champions - including academics, community leaders…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/annual-academic-freedom-lecture-2022
Annual Academic Freedom Lecture 2022
2022-10-30 RSVP for Zoom The NWU cordially invites you to the Annual NWU Lecture on Academic Freedom 2022, presented by Professor David J. McQuoid-Mason. Teaching Human Rights in a Hostile Environment: The Role of the University – Some Lessons from the…http://www.nwu.ac.za/nwu/inaugural-lectures-humanities-2025
Inaugural Lectures: Humanities 2025
2025-07-05 Prof Rodwell Makombe Making sense of the Second Republic in Zimbabwe through laughter: the poetics and politics of resistance after Mugabe (read more) × Prof Rodwell Makombe Making sense of the Second Republic in Zimbabwe…http://law.nwu.ac.za/postgraduate-studies/professional-llm-criminal-law-and-procedure
Professional LLM in Criminal Law and Procedure
2026-03-18 Programme name Professional LLM in Criminal Law and Procedure Programme code 6CT Q01 R801P Campus Potchefstroom campus Delivery mode Contact Programme leader Ms. Chevaure Du Pokoy…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/unit-environmental-sciences-and-management/post-docs-biodiversity-and-conservation-ecology
Post-Docs: Biodiversity and Conservation Ecology
2020-07-24 Dr Edward C. Netherlands E-mail: ec.netherlands@gmail.com Office: Building E6, Office G36, Potchefstroom Campus Qualifications: PhD (Zoology…http://news.nwu.ac.za/yet-another-human-rights-day-sharpeville
Yet another Human Rights Day in Sharpeville
2026-04-13 An opinion piece by Dr Lesiba Tumishang Ledwaba, deputy director of the School of Social Sciences and a senior lecturer in History at the NWU. The brutal massacre of Sharpeville residents by racist, trigger-happy apartheid policemen on 21 March 1960…http://news.nwu.ac.za/dsti-hands-over-key-hydrogen-and-energy-innovation-facilities-north-west-university
DSTI hands over key hydrogen and energy innovation facilities at North-West University
2026-05-01 The Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI) marked a significant milestone in South Africa's clean energy transition with the official handover of two strategic energy research, development and innovation (RDI) deployments at the North-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/brand-new-qualification-mechatronic-engineering-nwu
Brand new qualification in Mechatronic Engineering for the NWU
2020-05-04 The Faculty of Engineering at the North-West University (NWU) is proud to announce that we will be adding a brand new engineering qualification to our existing range of programmes. The Bachelor of Mechatronic Engineering programme has been approved by the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-engineers-walk-away-international-award-tackling-covid-19
NWU engineers walk away with international award for tackling Covid-19
2020-06-22 An initiative from the Faculty of Engineering at the North-West University (NWU) was recently honoured with an international award from the Covid-19 Innovation Challenge of the United Nations (UN) Africa Innovation and Investment Forum 2020. According to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/who-healthiest-university
Who is the healthiest university?
2019-04-02 In their efforts to promote wellness in the workplace, the Employee Wellness Division of the University of the Free State introduced the “Healthy4Health” Pedometer Challenge 2019, challenging all employees of the North-West University (NWU) to take part.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/are-tax-payers-getting-value-their-money
Are tax payers getting value for their money?
2017-03-27 Prof Danie Meyer and Dr Andre Mellet from the North-West University’s Vanderbijlpark Campus (NWU) and experts in Local Economic Development (LED) and Monetary Economics respectively, is of the opinion that South African tax payers are not reaping any…http://news.nwu.ac.za/faculty-intervention-successfully-reduces-first-year-panic
Faculty intervention successfully reduces first-year panic
2019-10-29 It is true: to be a first-year student at university can be one of the most exciting, but also the most stressful times in a young adult’s life. It is therefore natural that you might feel overwhelmed by your new surroundings, the responsibilities…http://news.nwu.ac.za/uncertain-times-call-servant-leadership-%25E2%2580%2593-nwu-alumni-business-breakfast
Uncertain times call for servant leadership – NWU Alumni Business Breakfast
2018-03-07 South Africa is experiencing turbulent times. The economy is growing too slowly to address the challenges of inequality, unemployment and poverty. On the political front social tensions are mounting and transformation – be it in the public and private…http://news.nwu.ac.za/minister-science-and-technology-launches-nwu-mahikeng-astronomy-observatory
Minister of Science and Technology launches NWU Mahikeng Astronomy Observatory
2018-09-10 The Minister of Science and Technology, Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane launched the Mahikeng Astronomical Observatory at North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng on 7 September 2018. The Mahikeng Astronomy Observatory houses the Mahikeng Astronomy…http://news.nwu.ac.za/night-time-cooking-solar-possible-thermal-energy-storage
Night-time cooking with solar is possible with thermal energy storage
2022-08-31 With the aid of thermal energy storage systems it is possible to use solar cookers to prepare hot meals at night. Some systems perform better than others though, and there is room for improvement. This is according to Prof Ashmore Mawire of the Solar Thermal…http://news.nwu.ac.za/study-environmentally-friendly-options-replace-chemical-fertilisers
Study into environmentally friendly options to replace chemical fertilisers
2022-05-20 Prompted by the high cost of chemicals fertilisers and their impact on the environment, a master’s student the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus, took on the challenge of searching for environmentally friendly options to replace or supplement…http://news.nwu.ac.za/success-and-insights-nwus-collaborative-writing-camp-empowering-postgraduate-researchers
Success and insights from NWU’s collaborative writing camp, empowering postgraduate researchers
2024-12-04 From 11 to 15 November 2024, the North-West University’s (NWU) Research and Postgraduate Support Directorate hosted a successful writing camp aimed at tackling the challenges faced by postgraduate students. Held in collaboration with the Writing Centre and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/student-centricity-remains-key-successful-teaching-and-learning
Student centricity remains the key to successful teaching and learning
2024-09-17 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL) hosted another successful Teaching and Learning Conference from 10 to 12 September. Themed "Student centricity in teaching and learning at the NWU", the conference stressed the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-ai-hub-now-it-official