2022-08-19
The director of the Centre for Applied Radiation Science and Technology (CARST) on the Mahikeng Campus of the North-West University (NWU), Prof Victor Tshivhase, was recently nominated and unanimously appointed to serve as a member on the Generation IV…
2022-08-19
“Whereas efficient learners are reflective, strategic and cognitively engaged, struggling learners have difficulties in self-regulating their learning.” This according to Prof Marco Hessels, extraordinary professor at the Optentia Research Focus Area on the…
2022-08-19
“Challenges are the stepping stones we need in order to become successful.” This is the message from Prof Linda du Plessis, Campus Rector (acting) of the Vanderbijlpark Campus of the North-West University (NWU Vaal) at the beginning of the New Year.
In her…
2022-08-19
Did you know that Africa outranks the United States and the United Kingdom in terms of the percentage of entrepreneurs among women? In fact, research indicates that Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest rate of female entrepreneurship across the globe, with…
2017-01-20
The Association of MBAs (AMBA) granted the NWU School of Business and Governance (NWU SBG) international accreditation for a period of five years – the longest period for which AMBA accredits MBA degrees.
This intensive process to obtain accreditation was…
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…
2022-08-19
The sixth President of the United States, John Quincy Adams, was once quoted as saying that true leaders are people who inspire others through their actions: “Leaders are individuals who inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and ultimately…
2022-08-19
A staff member of the Faculty of Theology at the Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University (NWU) was recently crowned as one of the title holders of Mrs Africa International.
Ms Sokhana Jennifer Kalanko was crowned in December during a prestige…
2022-08-19
Another one of the experts at the North-West University (NWU) has been called up at national sports level to assist with a national sports team.
Prof Ankebe Kruger, a sports scientist and psychologist at the NWU’s Potchefstroom Campus, has just been…
2022-08-19
The first closing date for applications for the Missing Middle Fee Adjustment Grant is on 28 February 2017, leaving students with just more than a month to go.
In light of the national development around fees at universities, the NWU - via the Office of the…
2022-08-19
The registration process for the 2017 academic year for undergraduate students at the Mahikeng Campus of the North-West University (NWU) started on 16 January 2017 and will run until 27 January 2017.
According to the campus registrar, Mr Franco Nkoana, the…
2022-08-19
First-year students at the Mahikeng Campus of the North-West University (NWU) were received with open arms as new ambassadors of the NWU family.
The vice-chancellor, Prof Dan Kgwadi, officially met with first years at a meet-and-greet on 23 January,…
2022-08-19
As of 2017 a new star will join the Industrial Engineering galaxy. The North-West University's (NWU's) School for Industrial Engineering now shines with new light alongside nearby departments at the University of Pretoria, Stellenbosch University and Wits…
2022-08-19
Daar is seker geen beter manier om ’n luisterryke loopbaan wat oor meer as drie dekades strek, te vier as om internasionaal vir jou professionele impak erken te word nie.
Vir Neels Vermeulen, waarnemende kampusregistrateur van die Vanderbijlparkkampus…
2022-08-19
There is surely no better way to celebrate a memorable career – spanning more than three decades, than by being internationally honoured for your professional impact.
For Mr Neels Vermeulen, acting campus registrar of the Vanderbijlpark Campus of the North-…
2022-08-19
The North-West University (NWU) has once again showed why it’s a scientific force to be reckoned with, when it walked away with a special achievement at the annual South African Science Forum.
The NWU’s Preclinical Drug Development Platform received the…
2017-01-26
The new academic year is off to a good start with enthusiastic students registering on all three of the North-West University’s (NWU) campuses. As on 26 January nearly 7 000 first years have already enrolled. The NWU’s target for first-year enrolments for…
