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New approach to practical education isn’t just child’s play
2023-07-04 LEGO® bricks in the classroom are proving irresistible to learners and pre-service teachers alike, who discover that play and learning are not so different. Researchers in the Faculty of Education at the North-West University (NWU) are using the brightly…http://news.nwu.ac.za/david-magae-dedicates-his-time-mentor-upcoming-communicators
David Magae dedicates his time to mentor upcoming communicators
2025-08-11 David Magae – a seasoned communicator whose career spans the broadcasting, local government and water utility sectors, is a proud alumnus of the North-West University (NWU). He is a leading voice in communication and public engagement, and an inspiring mentor…http://engineering.nwu.ac.za/engineering/applications
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2025-04-17 Thank you for considering applying to the North-West University to obtain a qualification in engineering. NWU applications are administrated by a central NWU online application system (see link below). If you have questions specific to the…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/SAAB/abstracts
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2022-01-16 [accordion] Important Dates Abstract submission closes on 12 November 2021. Authors are requested to adhere to the specifications as set out below in the guidelines section. Final acceptance of presentations will be…http://news.nwu.ac.za/further-cut-interest-rates-welcome-pre-emptive-step
Further cut in interest rates is a welcome pre-emptive step
2020-04-15 “The South African Reserve Bank’s (SARB’s) surprise decision to cut interest rates by another 100 basis points is a welcome move. This will help to support the South African economy as it grapples with a rapidly deteriorating situation as a result of the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/sowask-celebrates-international-social-work-day
SOWASK celebrates International Social Work Day
2019-04-08 “We are embracing human relationships and promoting Ubuntu and diversity in and around the campus.” This is how Tracy Mkwanazi, junior lecturer in social work and guardian of the Social Work Student Association (SOWASK) on the North-West University’s (NWU…http://news.nwu.ac.za/international-expert-shares-insight-research-proposal-writing
International expert shares insight into research proposal writing
2018-06-05 Experience has shown that large numbers of people who start a master’s or a PhD degree seldom finish their degrees within the budgeted time frames of the respective programmes. In some instances postgraduate students fail to complete their studies in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/transport-crises-transport-opportunities
Transport crises, transport opportunities
2019-10-17 There are crises in the South African transport sector, but this same sector is also rife with opportunities. This according to Ofentse Mokwena, a lecturer and researcher in transport economics at the North-West University (NWU). With October being…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-professor-present-public-lecture-commemoration-black-history-month
NWU professor to present public lecture in commemoration of Black History Month
2017-02-22 On the 28 February 2017 Dr Philden Ndlela, a lecturer in English Literature on the Mahikeng Campus of the North-West University (NWU), will be presenting a public lecture in commemoration of Black History Month at the Claflin University in South Carolina…http://news.nwu.ac.za/colombian-ambassador-visits-nwu-talk-about-role-gender-society
Colombian ambassador visits NWU to talk about the role of gender in society
2023-08-24 There are too many misconceptions about the role that gender plays in society. This is the opinion expressed by the Honourable Ambassador Maria Del Rosario Mina Rojas of Colombia during her visit to the Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University (NWU)…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/SEW
Student Entrepreneurship Week (SEW)
2024-06-07 SEW banner About The primary purpose of Student Entrepreneurship Week is to raise awareness of entrepreneurship in its different forms as an alternative to formal employment. Students will be challenged to have career options in place, should they not be…, We are calling all entrepreneurs - students, staff and community businesses - to take part in SEW2023 Market day., Time: 09:00 - 15:00 When 1 September 2023 Where: Vanderbijlpark Student Centre Mahikeng Pathway between A5 & A3 Potchefstroom Lovers Lane Terms and Conditions R100 is payable for the reservation of your stall One table and chair only, provided per…http://engineering.nwu.ac.za/industrial-engineering
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2024-04-15 Step into the exhilarating world of Industrial Engineering at the NWU, where creativity and innovation unite in a unique educational setting. Our School for Industrial Engineering offers an intimate learning experience with smaller…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/paa/3MC-Course-EM/Program
3MC Course on Epidemiological Modeling: Program
2022-05-22 .bg { padding: 1em; color: white; background-color: black; clear: left; text-align: center; } .btn-group-vertical { width: 100%; } Postgraduate Course: Introduction to Mathematical Epidemiology 4-7 April 2022,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/people-solve-problems-making-anthropology-right-place-be
People solve problems, making anthropology the right place to be
2020-10-21 The North-West University (NWU) Anthropology subject group is growing from strength to strength, and aims to make the NWU one of the top universities at which to study this field. “Recognising that the complicated problems of our society can only be…http://news.nwu.ac.za/constructive-journalism-tool-build-strong-societies
Constructive journalism as a tool to build strong societies
2018-04-20 Ask any news editor: good news does not sell newspapers. Prof Hans Henrik Knoop, extraordinary professor at the Optentia research focus area on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark, warns about the dangers that the current kind of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-faculty-law-marches-rights-children
NWU’s Faculty of Law marches for the rights of children
2019-02-27 More than 200 people participated in the North-West University’s (NWU’s) awareness march to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Bill of Rights and the 30th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). The march took place on 26…http://news.nwu.ac.za/taking-nursing-leadership-next-level
Taking nursing leadership to the next level
2019-11-12 Nursing is a career that chooses you, not the other way round. It demands nothing less than passion and selfless, hard work. Fortunately most nurses are an example of this kind of dedication, but research shows that there is an urgent lack of skills…http://news.nwu.ac.za/meet-andiswa-msi
Meet Andiswa Msi
2022-08-25 To change the world, we must help people change how they see things, and if you want to see real change, stay persistent in educating humanity on how we are all more similar than different. When one reads this, the director of Academic and Office Solutions at…http://news.nwu.ac.za/yster-rassie-erasmus-receives-honorary-doctorate