2019-05-02
“Ons mense moet vaardighede aanleer en hulself opvoed. Dit is die enigste manier hoe ons internasionaal kan kompeteer, ons regmatige rol op ons kontinent kan inneem en ons mense sal ophef.”
Só sê die presidentsvrou van Suid-Afrika, dr Tshepo Motsepe, wat…
2019-05-02
“Our people need to acquire skills and educate themselves. This is the only way we can compete globally, play our rightful role on the continent and uplift our people.”
These are the words of the First Lady of South Africa, Dr Tshepo Motsepe, who recently…
2019-05-03
ʼn Tweeling trek altyd aandag, en so is dit ook die geval met Franick en Winé Steyn. Vyftien jaar nadat dié twee graad 1 saam aangedurf het, het die susters onlangs ook hul gradedag saam gevier tydens die herfsgradeplegtigheid op die Noordwes-Universiteit (…
2019-05-03
Twins always attracts special attention, and it is no different when it comes to Franick and Winé Steyn. Fifteen years after starting Grade 1 together, the sisters recently celebrated their graduation achievements by proudly taking to the stage during the…
2019-05-06
Dis waar: om ʼn eerstejaarstudent by ʼn universiteit te wees, kan een van die mees opwindende, maar stresvolste oorgange wees wat ʼn jongmens kan ervaar! Dit is daarom bloot natuurlik dat jy dalk oorweldig sal voel deur jou nuwe omgewing, die…
2019-05-06
It is true: being a first-year student at university is one of the most exciting and stressful transitions you may ever experience! It is therefore only natural that you might find yourself feeling overwhelmed with your new surroundings, the…
2019-05-06
Student leaders at institutions of higher learning are often perceived as lacking academic impact and therefore not completing their studies in time.
The Minister of Higher Education and Training, Naledi Pandor, also recently made a clarion call to…
2019-05-06
Boitshepo Gopane, an MSc microbiology student at the North-West University’s campus in Mahikeng recently won an award at the Black Women in Science (BWIS) conference.
Boitshepo and her group, the Eazi Waste Group, walked away with the award for best idea…
2019-05-07
The North-West University (NWU) and the South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLaR*) hosted a collaborative event to celebrate Setswana as an official language of South Africa on 6 May 2019.
This event is part of the United Nations…
2019-05-07
The “Take Back the Bult” Project of the Cachet Park CID NPC – a joint venture between the North-West University (NWU) and JB Marks Municipality in Potchefstroom – is in full swing and a very clear message is being sent out to persons with criminal…
2019-05-09
From George in the Western Cape, Miné Graaff, first-year LLB student at the North-West University (NWU), is dynamite in a small package.
Since this kickboxing queen took up the sport at the age of nine, she has never looked back.
Taking to this sport…
2019-05-09
As we see ourselves in a modern world where the evolution and development of technology enjoy first priority, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Engineering initiated a one-of-a-kind problem-solving and smart-manufacturing competition…
2019-05-09
Is it possible to balance a successful academic career with a passion for sport? In short: yes. The sky is the limit for focused and dedicated athletes, and with the right attitude, a person can achieve great things in more than one area.
Born and bred in…
2019-05-09
Do you have what it takes to enter the proverbial leopard’s lair and stand your ground as a young entrepreneur? If you do, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) popular Leopards Lair Competition is just for you!
This year marks the third rendition of the…
2019-05-10
Over the years the North-West University (NWU) has shown its commitment to conducting research that is not only value driven but also beneficial to the greater public.
Prof Petra Engelbrecht from the Faculty of Education recently gave a lecture on the “…
2019-05-13
The vice-chancellor of the North-West University (NWU), Prof Dan Kgwadi, and members of the Mahikeng and Vanderbijlpark Campus Management Committees (CMCs) recently celebrated Worker’s Day with a special luncheon dedicated to the university’s service staff…
2019-05-13
If you reside in Potchefstroom and fancy yourself a “fempreneur”, then you should not let the opportunity of a lifetime pass you by! The North-West University’s (NWU’s) innovative entrepreneurship incubator, the Enterprising Women Programme (EWP), is…
2019-05-13
Die onlangse erkenningseremonie vir nuwe lede van die Golden Key internasionale erevereniging het onlangs 250 studente van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se kampus in Vanderbijlpark in hulle geledere verwelkom.
Dr Elmie Castleman, die direkteur van die…
2022-10-05The recent new member recognition ceremony of the Golden Key International Honour Society saw a total of 250 students from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark being welcomed into the fold.
In her address, Dr Elmie…
2019-05-13
Prof Chimwenwe Chipeta se gesig het gestraal van trots toe sy vrou haar PhD in entrepreneurskap tydens die onlangse PhD-gradeplegtigheid op die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se kampus in Vanderbijlpark verwerf het.
Met ʼn postdoktorale navorsingsgenoot by…
