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The humanities are the soul of our societies says top African academic
2025-05-13 While science and technology are important, these disciplines should not eclipse the need for moral reasoning, history and cultural understanding, said renowned scholar Prof Toyin Falola in a public lecture at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng…http://news.nwu.ac.za/alumni-unpack-career-and-financial-pathway
Alumni unpack career and financial pathway
2025-04-24 By: Mafumane Tlhapi and Keaoleboga Motshabi The North-West University (NWU) hosted an alumni career guidance seminar on 9 April 2024, bringing together five professionals to share their insights on career development and industry opportunities. The…http://news.nwu.ac.za/gnu-should-expedite-key-growth-friendly-reforms-better-gdp-figures
GNU should expedite key growth-friendly reforms for better GDP figures
2024-09-04 “After the revised zero growth (0,0%) in the first quarter of 2024, the better news is that real gross domestic product (GDP) in South Africa grew by a modest 0,4% in the second quarter of 2024.” In commenting on the second-quarter GDP figures that…http://news.nwu.ac.za/growth-prospects-will-strengthen-if-policy-uncertainty-recedes
Growth prospects will strengthen if policy uncertainty recedes
2024-07-19 Not unexpectedly, for the seventh time, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) decided by a four to two majority vote (as opposed to a unanimous decision in May) to again keep interest rates unchanged for now. In…http://news.nwu.ac.za/linguistic-diversity-and-multilingualism-language-education-policy
Linguistic diversity and multilingualism in language-education policy
2025-09-22 By Mafumane Tlhapi and Mzwandile Ndlovu Prof Li Wei, director and dean of the Institute of Education (IOE) at the University College London (UCL), delivered a public lecture on 4 September at the North-West University (NWU). The theme of the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/alumnus-joins-motsweding-fm-campus-airwaves-national-frequency
Alumnus joins Motsweding FM: from campus airwaves to national frequency
2025-08-07 Byline: Keaoleboga Motshabi Bonolo “Miss Faith” Monaisa has transitioned from the student-run studios of NWU FM to the national platform of Motsweding FM, where she now serves as a content producer for SABC Educational Programmes. Her broadcasting…http://news.nwu.ac.za/postgraduates-race-against-clock-research-showcase
Postgraduates race against the clock at research showcase
2025-11-05 By Mzwandile Ndlovu Three minutes and not a second more – that was the amount of time postgraduate students had to present their master’s or doctoral research in the Three Minute Thesis competition (3MT) that recently took place the North-West University’s…http://www.nwu.ac.za/content/membership-and-application-forms-convocation
Membership and Application Forms
2021-10-04 Every graduate and diplomate of the NWU or its predecessors has the right to belong to the Convocation. This is only possible through a formal application and does NOT happen automatically. Membership of the Convocation is also open to present permanent…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-engineering-gives-her-dreams-wings-%25E2%2580%2593-literally
NWU Engineering gives her dreams wings – literally!
2019-10-17 She is inspired by the people around her – by friends, family and, in her professional career, by her lecturers. Today Dr Angelique Janse van Rensburg is someone who in turn inspires others by her absolutely unquenchable passion for what she does – being…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts-mentor-future-health-professionals
Experts mentor future health professionals
2024-07-29 A group of executives from Afrocentric Group visited the North-West University (NWU) on Wednesday, 24 July, in their quest to meet with students who are recipients of their bursary scheme. Afrocentric Group is currently funding 12 NWU students…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/music/musikhane
Musikhane
2025-07-29 Background Bertha Spies was an associate professor in music theory at the NWU School of Music from 1993 until 2003. During the early years of her tenure, Prof Spies recognized a serious need to improve and enrich the lives of children from low…http://library.nwu.ac.za/notice-library
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2026-05-13 What’s Happening, LexisNexis replaced by Lexis+ SA LexisNexis is no longer available. Lexis+ SA has replaced it. PDF document Instructions on accessing and using Lexis+ SA. Please feel free to contact our Faculty Librarians if you have any questions or need additional…http://engineering.nwu.ac.za/green-hydrogen-centre-specialisation/call-applications
Call for applications
2026-05-20 Hydrogen Technologies Training Programme: 10th – 21st August 2026 North-West University Background North-West University (NWU), through its HySA Infrastructure programme, invites students to apply for an intensive Hydrogen Technologies…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-launches-campaign-support-students-amid-covid-19
NWU launches campaign to support students amid Covid-19
2020-05-04 As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to disrupt and affect our lives in the most unprecedented and unpredictable ways, the North-West University has launched the NWU Covid-19 Response Fund. “The objectives of the fund are to support the students with…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-science-centre-hosts-successful-national-science-week
NWU Science Centre hosts a successful National Science Week
2017-08-17 The North-West University’s (NWU) Science Centre on its campus in Potchefstroom recently hosted a successful National Science Week (NSW). The NSW with the theme “Advancing Science Tourism” took place from 5 to 12 August and examined the link between…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-speak-international-applied-dynamics-system-conference-china
NWU academic to speak at international Applied Dynamics System conference in China
2017-06-05 Prof Masood Khalique from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng will be attending the 11th International Conference on Recent Advances in Applied Dynamical Systems, hosted by the Xi'an Jiaotong University in Xi’an, China from 8 to 11 June…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/sanlie-middelberg
Sanlie Middelberg
2025-02-19 Professor Sanlie Middelberg, Ph.D, FCMA, CGMA is a leading academic in qualitative research in management accounting and finance, often in the agricultural industry. She is a professor in the School of Accounting Sciences, Management Accountancy programme,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/qs-world-university-rankings-reconfirm-nwu-be-among-best
QS World University Rankings reconfirm NWU to be among the best
2022-07-14 The latest Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) ranking has placed the North-West University (NWU) among the top eight South African universities in the QS World University Rankings, which were released on 8 June. Globally, the NWU has been placed in the 1 001 to 1…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/business/community
Community
2026-02-10 Community, Overview The NWU Business School realises that an organisation cannot operate in isolation of its environment. Therefore, we strive to help uplift our community by providing courses on current issues such as HIV and AIDS for our business leaders.…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/music/woodwind-ensemble