Multisite Search
NWU Disability unit hosts campaign in support of Disability Week
2017-10-19 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Disability Unit on the campus in Mahikeng launched a three-day awareness campaign on 18 October in support of Disability Week. The awareness campaign, with the theme ‘Take a few steps in my shoes’, is aimed at…Young NWU academic features on SA’s Power of 40 list
2017-11-16 At just 31, Dr Jabulile Makhalima – a lecturer in international trade at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark – is blazing a trail of excellence within her field of expertise. This, together with her tenacity for life, has earned her…Thami Manzi – The don of township retail industry
2018-01-31 Thami Manzi is a man with ambition and a clear vision. This alumnus of the North-West University’s (NWU's) campus in Vanderbijlpark, has made his mark as a successful and self-made serial entrepreneur who knows about giving back, and whose thriving…NWU Vanderbijlpark: Welcome first years!
2018-02-07 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark recently welcomed more than 1 500 new first-year students in its midst. On Saturday, 3 February, the new cohort of first-year students and their parents were officially beckoned into the NWU…NWU Alumni changing the face of tomorrow for all
2017-10-10 “Welcome home, alumni!” With these words Prof Linda du Plessis, deputy vice-chancellor of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark, recently welcomed members of the Young Alumni fraternity back to the campus for the annual NWU Alumni…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-young-guns-edge-maties-thrilling-varsity-cup-clash
NWU Young Guns edge Maties in thrilling Varsity Cup clash
2025-03-12 The North-West University (NWU) Young Guns put on a strong show in their Varsity Cup Young Guns clash against Stellenbosch University (Maties) on Monday 10 March, securing a hard-fought 33-31 victory to climb to the top of Group A. Both teams were level on…https://www.nwu.ac.za/date/15th-chpc-7th-nithecs-coding-summer-school
15th CHPC & 7th NITheCS Coding Summer School
2024-12-06 You are cordially invited to the 15th CHPC & 7th NITheCS Coding Summer School that is attended at a designated university or research location in southern Africa. Theme: Foundations in Data Science & Computational Thinking. The School offers…https://news.nwu.ac.za/love-language-masters-degree-student-write-entire-dissertation-setswana
For the love of the language: Master’s-degree student to write entire dissertation in Setswana
2025-03-19 By Gofaone Motsamai Master’s degree student Otsile Emily Moatshe from the Indigenous Language Media in Africa (ILMA) research niche area of the North-West University (NWU) is advancing the role of Setswana in academic research. She is the first student at…https://news.nwu.ac.za/leaders-engage-times-higher-education-africa-universities-summit-2025
Leaders engage at Times Higher Education Africa Universities Summit 2025
2025-04-10 Prof Dumi Moyo, executive dean of the Faculty of Humanities, and Prof Herculene Kotzé, deputy dean, represented the North-West University (NWU) the Times Higher Education Africa Universities Summit 2025 in Kigali, Rwanda, from 18 to 21 March. Equitable…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/paa/3MC-Course/Program
3MC Course on Anticancer Drug 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 Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Anticancer Drugs 2-3…https://humanities.nwu.ac.za/music/applications
Applications & Auditions
2025-02-26 Undergraduate applications for 2025 closed on 30 June 2024. The application and selection process will open again on 1 April 2025. Please watch this webpage and/or our social media channels for the official announcement. --> Applications for…https://www.nwu.ac.za/tn/honorary-doctorates
Honorary doctorates
2021-11-22 NWU awards honorary doctorate to Dr Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi The North-West University (NWU) saluted Dr Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi with an honorary doctorate on 19 November 2021 for her exceptional contributions to the South African political…WTO-related events
2020-11-18 UPCOMING EVENTS 2017 events [accordion], 1 June 2017: TRADE-WTO awards function , Three separate WTO-sponsored awards as well as one TRADE award were presented at the TRADE-WTO awards function held at the NWU on 1 June 2017. The WTO awards were for the best Master's degree dissertation in International Trade, the best article on a WTO-…, 30 May-1 June 2017: WTO workshop on GVCs and Trade in Value Added , The TRADE research entity was privileged to host a WTO Workshop on Global Value Chains (GVCs) and Trade in Value Added (TiVA) as part for their WTO Chair's programme to researchers, policymakers and PhD students from 30 May to 1 June 2017. The two…, 26 May 2017: North-West University awards honorary doctorate to world renowned economist , Prof Ludo Cuyvers, an acclaimed international trade economist and leading authority on the role of export promotion in building a competitive and sustainable export sector, was awarded an honorary doctorate in international trade from the North-West…, 28 February 2017: From Trade Rules to Trade Deals: Whither US Trade Policy in the Trump Administration?, Organised in collaboration with BUSA , Agbiz , Tutwa Consulting and the JCCI , TRADE hosted a thought-provoking debate on the likely trajectory of US trade policy in the months ahead and how South Africans should respond. For more information, consider…SAMS 2017
2022-08-26 .bg { padding: 1em; color: white; background-color: black; clear: left; text-align: center; } .btn-group-vertical { width: 100%; } 60th Annual Congress of the South African Mathematical Society 20-22 November 2017,…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumni-and-friends-give-world-class-concert
NWU alumni and friends give world-class concert
2020-06-25 Potchefstroom – Alumni from the North-West University (NWU) presented a virtual concert for the very first time over the past weekend, involving musicians from various genres, but all from the NWU stable. “This concert is just one more creative way in…https://news.nwu.ac.za/trade-maps-out-plans-future
TRADE maps out plans for the future
2020-06-30 The Trade and Development (TRADE) research entity in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences at the North-West University (NWU) met online to plan the entity’s strategy for the next five years. Prof Danie Meyer, director of TRADE, says the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-virtual-fun-run-runaway-success
NWU virtual fun run a runaway success
2020-05-21 The first virtual 5-km fun run the North-West University (NWU) hosted on 16 May was a runaway success. More than 600 runners from as far as New Zealand, Germany and China took part in the online event. All the runners needed to participate was a…https://news.nwu.ac.za/postgraduate-students-can-now-apply-2021-rhodes-scholarship
Postgraduate students can now apply for the 2021 Rhodes Scholarship
2020-06-10 Are you a postgraduate student? Would you like to further your studies at Oxford University? If so, now is your chance! Online applications for the 2021 Rhodes Scholarships for Southern Africa opened on 1 June 2020. The Rhodes Scholarships are targeted…https://news.nwu.ac.za/covid-19-business-and-global-economy-possible-solutions
Covid-19, business and global economy: possible solutions
2020-08-18 While there is no way to tell exactly what the economic damage from the global Covid-19 pandemic will be, there is widespread agreement among economists that it will have severe negative impacts on the global economy. Economics professor from the North-…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-hosts-lecture-academic-freedom