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NWU students get hands-on experience on the running of a game farm

2019-09-19
On 11 September 2019, 16 students from the North-West University (NWU) found themselves sitting on a deck, watching the sunrise over a hill covered in lush vegetation. As the crisp fresh air filled their lungs, Piet Botma, manager of Hillcrest Game Estates…

http://news.nwu.ac.za/vice-chancellor-engages-student-leaders-nwu-strategy

Vice-chancellor engages with student leaders on NWU strategy

2023-05-31
North-West University (NWU) vice-chancellor Prof Bismark Tyobeka recently visited the Vanderbijlpark Campus to engage with student leaders from the Student Campus Council (SCC) and its substructures on the NWU’s strategy. Student leaders were invited to…

http://news.nwu.ac.za/qs-ranks-nwu-among-top-eight-universities-south-africa

QS ranks NWU among the top eight universities in South Africa

2025-06-20
The North-West University (NWU) is firmly positioning itself as a globally engaged, innovative university committed to excellence and societal relevance. Prime examples of how the strategic priorities of the NWU align with the quest for globally relevant,…

http://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-bismark-sustainable-energy-future

Prof Bismark: On to a sustainable energy future

2023-09-07
A sustainable energy future is at the forefront of the list of research and innovation priorities of the North-West University (NWU), as is building and maintaining partnerships to help achieve this. Therefore, the NWU is playing host to the 4th AFRA-NEST…

http://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-david-scott-macnab-awarded-prestigious-professorship

Prof David Scott-Macnab awarded prestigious professorship

2024-05-08
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Humanities has another cause for celebration. Prof David Scott-Macnab, a B2-rated researcher with the National Research Foundation and professor in English literature, has been awarded a prestigious Leverhulme…

http://news.nwu.ac.za/latest-rankings-reaffirm-nwu-among-south-africas-top-seven-universities

Latest rankings reaffirm NWU among South Africa’s top seven universities

2025-08-22
As the North-West University (NWU) embraces its new strategy, Taking the NWU forward: 2024 and beyond, another global ranking has reaffirmed the university’s place among the top seven in South Africa. This exciting new chapter brought on by the new…

http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-shines-one-africas-top-eight-sustainability-driven-universities

NWU shines as one of Africa’s top eight sustainability-driven universities

2025-11-18
The North-West University (NWU) continues to build on its reputation as an innovative, globally engaged institution committed to excellence and societal relevance. This commitment is driven by its strategy, Taking the NWU forward: 2024 and beyond. This is…

http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-advances-computer-science-latest-subject-rankings

NWU advances in Computer Science in the latest subject rankings of the THE

2026-01-21
The North-West University (NWU) begins 2026 on a positive trajectory, recording a notable improvement in the Computer Science subject group of the Times Higher Education (THE) Rankings by Subject. This latest ranking underscores the continued commitment of…

http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/polokelo-launch

Polokelo Launch

2023-05-10
An accessible inter-institutional online library of resources in African languages for higher education has just been launched by Baqonde, called Polokelo. The platform will be used to share teaching and learning materials among Higher Education institutions…

http://news.nwu.ac.za/different-guise-great-event

A different guise, a great event

2020-10-19
It was an event as unique as it was entertaining. It was peculiar and inventive. It was a blast. On Sunday, 18 October 2020, the North-West University’s Potchefstroom Campus hosted one of three simultaneous legs of the Sanlam Cape Town Virtual Marathon –…

http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/john-r-bunt

John R Bunt

2021-01-21
Professor Bunt obtained his PhD in the field of Chemical Engineering (fixed-bed coal gasification) at the North-West University in 2006. During the last 35 years Professor Bunt’s research interests have ranged widely from: base metals, platinum group metal…

http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumna-crowned-miss-sa-2017

NWU alumna crowned as Miss SA 2017

2017-03-27
When the 21-year old Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters was announced as Miss South Africa 2017 on 26 March, the whole of the North-West University (NWU) and all its stakeholders, cheered as one. For the first time in history, an alumna of the NWU walked away with this…

http://news.nwu.ac.za/adele-triumphs-nwus-comrades-queen

Adele triumphs as NWU's Comrades queen!

2022-08-28
Congratulations, congratulations and, once more, congratulations! History will always remember the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Dr Adele Broodryk, a senior lecturer at the School of Human Movement Sciences at the Faculty of Health Sciences, as being the…

http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-eagles-young-guns-succumb-tuks-final

NWU Eagles Young Guns succumb to Tuks in final

2022-05-03
Their senior counterparts may have left the Varsity Cup competition a bit prematurely, but the NWU Eagles Young Guns aimed to go all the way when they squared off against Tuks in Stellenbosch on Monday, 25 April. It was not to be. The team from Pretoria,…

http://news.nwu.ac.za/dance-team-secures-top-spot-ussa-tournament

Dance team secures top spot in USSA tournament

2024-07-08
By Keaoleboga Motshabi The dance team from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus recently participated in the University Sports South Africa (USSA) Dance Sport Championships and once again walked away with the spoils. The tournament was…

http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-eagles-smash-uj-varsity-cup-opener

NWU Eagles smash UJ in Varsity Cup opener

2023-02-21
Olé, Olé, Olé! Now that got the blood flowing, didn’t it? The North-West University (NWU) Eagles clawed their way to a 41-28 win over the University of Johannesburg (UJ) on Monday night in Potchefstroom after having their feathers ruffled by the visitors from…

http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/2nd-annual-international-conference-corporate-financial-markets-law

2nd Annual International Conference on Corporate & Financial Markets Law

2022-10-07
You are cordially invited to the NWU 2nd Annual International Conference on Corporate & Financial Markets Law. This conference aims to bring together academics, policy makers, legal practitioners, students and other relevant stakeholders to unpack…

http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/global-recycling-day-nwu-waste-recycling