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Prestige Lecture by Prof. J. van der Klink: The Sound of Justice
2023-01-25 NWU Optentia is proud to present a Prestige Lecture by Prof. J. van der Klink about The Sound of Justice. Bio Prof. Jac van der Klink MD, Ph.D., MSc is an emeritus professor of mental health at work and sustainable employability at Tilburg…http://engineering.nwu.ac.za/engineering/engineering-test
Engineering test
2024-01-15 Prospective students in Engineering who have completed Grade 12 and do not meet all the minimum admission requirements will be invited to write the Engineering Test. An applicant can only write the test after being invited by the selection committee…http://news.nwu.ac.za/expose-yourself-much-possible
Expose yourself to as much as possible
2019-03-19 Christoff Briers is only one of the many success stories of North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Engineering. Today he is at the head of production planning at Simmer Engineering, an engineering company in Alberton that specialises in manufacturing…http://news.nwu.ac.za/survivor-thriver-creating-brighter-future-victims-sexual-abuse
Survivor to thriver: creating a brighter future for victims of sexual abuse
2017-03-29 The heart-wrenching reality of childhood sexual abuse is a global scourge which two researchers from North-West University (NWU) are tackling by assisting survivors to deal with their trauma and thrive. The worldwide prevalence as measured in 22 countries…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-earns-associate-professorship-only-30
NWU academic earns associate professorship at only 30
2017-12-11 As a child growing up in Lusaka, Zambia, school was not something that Prof Ilyayambwa Mwanawina from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark was fond of. He jokes about trying to avoid school from since he was in preschool. “…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nepotism-stealing-africas-future
Nepotism is stealing Africa’s future
2023-10-10 Nepotism is not limited to isolated cases in Africa, but a trend throughout the continent. Allowing nepotism practices through family, friends and those least qualified to occupy leadership positions is tantamount to stealing Africa’s future from its…http://news.nwu.ac.za/hidden-cost-broken-funding-system-south-africas-public-universities
The hidden cost of a broken funding system: South Africa’s public universities
2025-07-10 Prof Linda du Plessis, Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Teaching and Learning at the North-West University (NWU), explains why the ongoing dysfunction within the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) and various Sector Education and Training Authorities…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-goes-green
NWU goes green
2023-04-28 The environment encompasses all living and non-living things, and we see how negative impacts harm the environment. Human beings need to understand the environment and the impact of human behaviour that causes climate change, resulting in soil erosion, poor…http://news.nwu.ac.za/lifting-dreams-stimulates-young-minds
Lifting Dreams stimulates young minds
2023-11-17 When we all lend a hand in helping the communities around us, we improve everyone's quality of life. This is what the Lifting Dreams organisation aims to do. Lifting Dreams seeks to transform communities through education – and it should come as no surprise…http://news.nwu.ac.za/hcl-tech-donation-empowers-students-succeed
HCL Tech donation empowers students to succeed
2025-08-18 In a powerful show of commitment to student support and inclusion, the North-West University (NWU) and global technology leader HCL Technologies (HCLTech) hosted a formal handover ceremony on 6 August 2025 at the Vanderbijlpark Campus. The event marked a…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/focus-area-human-metabolomics/news
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2021-10-21 NWU's Open Educational Resource (OER) Fellowship 2021 Dr Aurelia Alvina Williams was awarded the NWU’s OER Fellowship. The fellowship was announced 31 May 2021 at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kqi5pVhSo8 Her team includes:…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-leopard-lair-competition-%25E2%2580%2593-entry-deadline-looming
NWU’s Leopard Lair Competition – entry deadline looming
2020-07-09 The deadline for entries for the 2020 version of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) popular Leopard’s Lair Business Competition is approaching, and all studentpreneurs are invited to take part. If you consider yourself to be an innovator with an out-of-the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-human-capital-summit-focus-4th-industrial-revolution
NWU Human Capital Summit to focus on 4th Industrial Revolution
2019-06-03 On 11 and 12 July 2019, 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 third rendition of the summit taking place at the NWU’s…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-bats-smash-records
NWU bats smash records
2017-11-21 Potchefstroom is not only experiencing a regular rainfall during the past few weeks, cricket runs are also coming down in floods. Let’s rephrase: we are seeing a downpour of runs like never before. The cricket team of the North-West University’s (NWU…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-postdoctoral-fellow-sets-her-sight-brics-youth-summit
NWU postdoctoral fellow sets her sight on BRICS youth summit
2018-03-09 Dr Musawenkosi Saurombe, a postdoctoral fellow at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng is participating in the 2018 BRICS Youth Parliamentarian Forum as part of a delegation sent by the South African Youth for International Diplomacy (…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-supports-annual-cansa-relay-life
NWU supports annual CANSA Relay for Life
2018-09-17 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark and the Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA) celebrated a momentous milestone when they took hands to host the sixth annual Vanderbijlpark region CANSA Relay for Life event from 15 to 16…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-and-alumni-reach-out-their-communities
NWU and alumni reach out to their communities
2022-08-01 In the spirit of International Nelson Mandela Day, the North-West University (NWU) Alumni and Stakeholder Relations office joined forces with the office of Prof Sonia Swanepoel, the deputy vice-chancellor for community engagement and Mahikeng Campus…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-history-subject-group-concludes-successful-history-seminar-series