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NWU Debating Union hosts annual first-year debate tournament
2023-03-03 The North-West University (NWU) Debating Union on the Mahikeng Campus is dedicated to maintaining the existing skills of public speaking, debating, and critical thinking, and cultivating and maturing these skills in those who would like to learn. This is…https://news.nwu.ac.za/mental-health-and-disability-spotlight
Mental health and disability in the spotlight
2023-06-28 By Menziwa Msibi The North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Nursing, in collaboration with the North West Department of Basic Education, recently presented a disability workshop at Orion in Rustenburg. The workshop was attended by employees with…https://news.nwu.ac.za/alumni-relations-donates-stationery-items-honour-mandela-day
Alumni Relations donates stationery items in honour of Mandela Day
2023-08-03 By Zandile Nkosi South Africans are called to contribute 67 minutes of community service on 18 July each year in honour of Madiba’s legacy. This year’s Mandela Day theme was “Make every day a Mandela Day #itisinyourhands. In this spirit of giving, the North…https://news.nwu.ac.za/new-covid-19-variant-being-monitored
New Covid-19 variant being monitored
2023-08-30 The new Covid-19 subvariant EG.5 – also known as Eris – has made its way into South Africa with the first case reported in Gauteng in mid-August. This after it crossed the borders of China, the United States, South Korea, Japan, Canada, Australia, Singapore…NWU Vaal making rugby dreams come true
2022-08-19 For third year education student, Nico “Spekkies” van Tonder, the year 2017 could not have started any better. Nico, who plays for the NWU Vaal Rugby Club, will be joining the North-West University’s Varsity Cup squad for the 2017 rendition of this very…International research collaboration to focus on female entrepreneurship
2017-03-09 Economists, academics alike are in agreement: female entrepreneurs are an under-tapped force that can revive economic growth. Having said this, Natanya Meyer – a lecturer within the School of Economic Sciences on the Vanderbijlpark Campus of the North-West…https://humanities.nwu.ac.za/music/brass-ensembles
Brass Ensembles
2025-02-28 Ensemble practice and performance is an important part of brass instrument study at the NWU School of Music. All brass students are grouped by year level into ensembles of miscellaneous instrumentation, where they receive real-time feedback on technique,…NWU to host 2nd annual Human Capital Summit
2018-04-10 On 12 and 13 July 2018, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Industrial Psychology and Human Resource Management, will be hosting its annual Human Capital Summit. This year will see the second rendition of the summit taking place at the Riverside…Youth day message: You will be known by the choices you make
2017-06-15 As South Africans prepare to celebrate Youth Day on 16 June, it is important to take stock of how far the country has come and how far it still has to go. In her message to the campus community, Prof Linda du Plessis, acting rector of the North-West…Naledi shines Africa's light in Australia
2017-10-13 The North-West University's (NWU) solar car, Naledi, crossed the finish line of the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge today in what was a remarkable journey for an exceptional team. Naledi is the only solar car from Africa to compete in the prestigious…https://news.nwu.ac.za/side-hustle-master-class-promotes-entrepreneurship
Side Hustle Master Class promotes entrepreneurship
2025-03-17 By Gofaone Motsamai and Phenyo Mokgothu The School of Management Sciences at the North-West University (NWU) hosted a Side Hustle Master Class at the Mahikeng Campus on 6 March 2025, bringing together students, lecturers and business professionals to explore…https://www.nwu.ac.za/date/colloquium-cosmological-inflation
Colloquium: Cosmological Inflation
2025-04-30 You are cordially invited to a Colloquium on Cosmological Inflation by presented by Dr Haidar Sheikhahmadi. Abstract: How did the universe begin? What happened in the first fleeting instants after the 1st Bang? In this talk, we’ll journey back to…https://news.nwu.ac.za/why-do-we-not-grow-new-businesses
Why do we not grow new businesses?
2019-02-08 Prof LJ Grobler, a research professor at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Engineering and Director of CFAM Technologies, shares his opinion on the importance of research for business, and business from research. Nurturing new entrepreneurs…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-economist-says-lockdown-comes-right-time
NWU economist says lockdown comes at the right time
2020-03-24 “President Cyril Ramaphosa’s lockdown of South Africa to combat the Covid-19 virus comes at the right time,” says an economist of the NWU Business School. Prof Raymond Parsons says the decision follows the precedent set by some other countries in…https://news.nwu.ac.za/board-game-helps-accounting-students-make-leap-workplace
Board game helps accounting students make the leap to the workplace
2019-08-29 Curiosity stimulates the brain, making board games the ideal learning tool. Accounting students will soon discover this when playing a new board game designed especially for them. Creative approaches to teaching and learning are increasingly being used…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-women-shine-prestigious-science-awards-0
NWU women shine at prestigious science awards
2019-08-30 The women of the North-West University (NWU) continue to shine in Women’s Month and their extraordinary achievements do not go unnoticed. On 15 August, the NWU was well represented at the Department of Science and Technology’s prestigious South African…https://news.nwu.ac.za/professor-continues-nwu-tradition-popular-radio-programme
Professor continues NWU tradition on popular radio programme
2022-09-07 A proud tradition of speaking up to protect the environment is alive and well. The experts of the North-West University (NWU) have for years been part of the very popular weekly insert Omgewingspraatjies on the radio programme Brêkfis met Derrich on Radio…https://humanities.nwu.ac.za/music/kmh-sweden
KMH, Sweden
2024-08-01 The long-term goal of our exchange programme with the Royal College of Music (KMH) in Stockholm, Sweden is to establish sustainable partnerships and strengthen the internationalization and the cooperative skills within both the KMH and the NWU…Postgraduate Diploma - Industrial Engineering
2025-01-20 This PGDip in Industrial Engineering is designed to equip individuals with the necessary skills for a modern industrial engineering career. In today’s complex and dynamic world, the skills of industrial engineering are more valuable than ever…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/focus-area-human-metabolomics/news