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Empowering the teachers of tomorrow
2019-04-08 There are three types of teachers: the teacher who makes things happen, the teacher who watches others make it happen and the teacher who wonders what happened! The North-West University’s (NWU’s) teachers of the future – who are training to be teachers…http://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-continues-his-oxford-research
Prof continues his Oxford research
2019-04-24 An associate professor at the Faculty of Theology of the North-West University (NWU) recently returned from the Oxford Institute of Population Ageing, where he spent three months doing research. Prof Vhumani Magezi was an academic visitor at the institute…http://news.nwu.ac.za/super-elroy-wins-two-oceans
Super Elroy wins Two Oceans
2019-05-02 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) long-distance champion, Elroy Gelant, walked away with the laurels in the Two Oceans half marathon in Cape Town. Elroy’s time of 01:03:20 shows that the 32-year old assistant at the NWU’s People and Culture department…http://news.nwu.ac.za/universities-urged-aid-un-goals
Universities urged to aid UN goals
2019-06-07 “Universities are becoming too vocational. There is too big a focus on jobs for today and not on jobs for tomorrow.” This according to Dr Geoff Scott, emeritus professor for higher education and sustainability at Western Sydney University in Australia…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-student-will-be-singing-gospel-usa
NWU student will be singing gospel in the USA
2019-07-30 Final-year education student Tshepo Tshepido Mothobi from the North-West University (NWU) is one of three local South African gospel artists who won a trip to perform in the United States of America (USA). The Klerksdorp born Tshepo entered the Sing Gospel…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-expert-joins-external-review-panel-ethiopia
NWU expert joins external review panel in Ethiopia
2019-07-17 The Ethiopian Civil Services University (ECSU) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, recently invited Prof Ravinder Rena, a professor in economics and internationalization and project leader at the North-West University (NWU) Business School, to be part of an external…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-mafikeng-campus-student-publishes-novel
NWU Mafikeng Campus student publishes novel
2017-03-22 Gugulethu Sibiya, a second-year law student at the Mahikeng Campus of the North-West University (NWU), recently published a novel titled “The Turning Point”. The book focuses on a young person’s choices due to the influence of love and adults who take…http://news.nwu.ac.za/extended-degree-programme-sees-noluthando-achieve-top-honours
Extended degree programme sees Noluthando achieve top honours
2017-05-12 Noluthando Mtshali may be small in build, but she is a force to be reckoned with in the field of chartered accountancy. During the recent Autumn Graduation Ceremony of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark, Noluthando – who…http://news.nwu.ac.za/decolonising-existing-qualitative-research-methodologies
Decolonising existing qualitative research methodologies
2017-10-12 A seasoned scholar has stressed the need to decolonise existing qualitative research methodologies which position the researched as objects in the researcher-researched encounters. This is according to Prof Keyan Tomaselli, a distinguished professor in the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-expert-speak-mathematical-conferences
NWU expert to speak at mathematical conferences
2017-10-30 Prof Masood Khalique, an expert in mathematical sciences from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, will be a speaker at the 2017 International Conference on Mathematics and its Applications to be held on 13–15 November 2017 at Government…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-and-unhcr-host-international-symposium-statelessness-faculty-law-north-west-university%25E2%2580%2599s-nwu%25E2%2580%2599s
NWU and UNHCR host international symposium on statelessness The Faculty of Law on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, in conjunction with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is hosting an international symposium o
2017-11-01 The Faculty of Law on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, in conjunction with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is hosting an international symposium on The International Human Right to a Nationality, the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-forefront-community-research
NWU at the forefront of community research
2017-11-08 Community research is undergoing a major shift in South Africa, and the North-West University (NWU) is at the forefront of the changes. Where previously the emphasis was on working on philanthropic projects in communities, community research now uses…http://news.nwu.ac.za/rag-handover-brings-tear-eye
RAG handover brings a tear to the eye
2017-10-19 A student event with a difference. This is how students described the recent RAG community handover and first-ever Final-Year Farewell get together of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark. RAG community handover A quiet audience…http://news.nwu.ac.za/international-expert-shares-insight-research-proposal-writing
International expert shares insight into research proposal writing
2018-06-05 Experience has shown that large numbers of people who start a master’s or a PhD degree seldom finish their degrees within the budgeted time frames of the respective programmes. In some instances postgraduate students fail to complete their studies in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-student-studies-ethno-mathematics-ndebele-art-and-beadwork
NWU student studies ethno-mathematics in Ndebele art and beadwork
2018-06-26 Monicca Thulisile Bhuda, a master’s student in Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS), at the North-West University (NWU), is using ethno-mathematics as part of her research to trace symmetrical geometry in Ndebele mural art and beadwork. “Ethno-mathematics…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-janneman-once-again-shows-what-he-made
NWU’s Janneman once again shows what he is made of
2019-08-01 Even while still a student, the North-West University (NWU) had to issue Janneman Malan with a special “travelling certificate” as all his cricket balls travelled to the boundaries. This exciting right-hand batsman recently showed his abundance of talent…http://news.nwu.ac.za/new-wheels-snippie
New wheels for Snippie
2019-08-23 As the car sped away, the Swart family were left aghast at the aftermath of a reckless deed. Their six-year old whippet, Snippie, was the victim of an accident that left her paralysed from the waist down. Mom Carien was as devastated by the injury…http://news.nwu.ac.za/campus-salutes-school-principals-important-partners-collaboration
Campus salutes school principals as important partners in collaboration
2019-10-03 The division for Student Recruiting at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark recently held a “thank you” event for school principals of the Vanderbijlpark region. The purpose of the event was to thank the school principals of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/fiery-chucky-nwu-rugby-institute%25E2%2580%2599s-player-year
Fiery Chucky is NWU Rugby Institute’s player of the year
2019-10-16 What a year for Louis van der Westhuizen and what a night at the recent year-end function of the North-West University (NWU) Rugby Institute. The firebrand no 2’s fiery mop of red hair was a common sight in this year’s Varsity Cup and even on the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/jo-an%25C3%25A9-and-chederick-claim-top-sport-awards