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NWU professor is using systems thinking to change the game of learning
2022-09-06 Prof Roelien Goede is passionate about teaching and moved to Potchefstroom, where she had been appointed as lecturer in the then School for Computer Science, Statistics and Mathematics, in 2001. Her main research focus, for which she received a C2 rating…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/covid-19-tragedie-meer-net-getalle
Covid-19-tragedie is meer as net getalle
2022-01-26 Getalle is deel van ons lewe. En hoewel ons dalk gevoelloos, afgesny en gedesensitiseer raak deur al die getalle waarmee ons daagliks gebombardeer word, mag ons nie daaraan gewoond raak nie. Ons mag nie uit die oog verloor wat dit beteken nie, verduidelik…http://news.nwu.ac.za/locally-developed-game-address-maths-crisis
Locally developed game to address maths crisis
2019-09-10 Poor mathematics achievement at primary school level is a global problem and is often seen as the obstacle to obtaining qualifications in the fields of science, medicine, technology and engineering. An educational psychologist and academic at the North-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-artificial-intelligence-expertise-safeguarding-sanctity-degrees
NWU’s artificial intelligence expertise is safeguarding the sanctity of degrees
2024-09-19 There is no feeling like it. You stand there with bated breath, waiting for your name to be called. This is the culmination of years of hard work, dedication … determination. Underneath your black gown, your nervous system is in flux, you are a veritable…http://engineering.nwu.ac.za/engineering/food-relief-disaster-project
Food relief disaster project
2025-11-07 Students and staff from the North-West University’s Faculty of Engineering have been burning the midnight oil to assist wherever they can. Years of research and development of extrusion technology at the NWU have resulted in the birth of a spin-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/sew-2019-beyond-ideas-action
SEW 2019: beyond ideas, into action!
2019-07-24 With the national launch of the Student Entrepreneurship Week (SEW) set to take place on 1 August 2019, institutions of higher learning across the country are ready to raise awareness of the importance of entrepreneurship as a viable career option. This…http://news.nwu.ac.za/local-elections-challenges-and-opportunities
Local elections – challenges and opportunities
2021-09-30 With the local elections around the corner, the North-West University (NWU) Business School recently hosted its sixth Think Tank webinar on the state of local government and the upcoming elections. The webinar exposed how the elections, together with other…http://www.nwu.ac.za/university-calendar/october
University Calendar - October
2026-01-21 Legend MC - Mahikeng Campus PC - Potchefstroom Campus VC - Vanderbijlpark Campus M - Masters degree PhD/D - Doctoral degree UDL - Unit for Distance Learning HDA - Higher Degrees Administration FHS - Faculty of Health Sciences…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/susan-ilani-loubser
Susan Ilani Loubser
2020-11-23 Prof Loubser’s research focuses on the formation and evolution of massive elliptical galaxies, with emphasis on the dominant galaxies in galaxy groups and clusters. Loubser's leading edge observational studies, using telescopes such as the Southern African…http://news.nwu.ac.za/south-african-institutions-collaborate-celebrate-world-intellectual-property-day-2024
South African institutions collaborate to celebrate World Intellectual Property Day 2024
2024-04-02 On 16 April 2024, the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) will join forces with various institutions to launch the World Intellectual Property Day (WIPD) celebrations. They are the North-West University (NWU), the Department of Trade,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/south-african-boxers-are-good-hands-championships-guinea
South African boxers are in good hands at championships in Guinea
2025-05-20 Young South African boxers competing in the African Boxing Confederation’s (AFBC’s) Youth Championships in Conakry, Guinea, could not be in better hands. Their team manager is Keorapetse Mashimo, an alumnus of the North-West University (NWU). Keorapetse…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/saci-central-section-annual-young-chemists-symposium
SACI Central Section Annual Young Chemists Symposium
2024-11-20 The South African Chemical Institute Central Section warmly invites young chemists to the "SACI Central Section Annual Young Chemists Symposium" hosted by the NWU School of Physical and Chemical Sciences. Contributions from all disciplines of Chemistry are…http://news.nwu.ac.za/commemorating-international-womens-day
Commemorating International Women’s Day
2023-03-10 Women around the globe continue to face challenges in accessing decent work opportunities and gender equality, while contending with gender-based violence and a myriad of other exclusionary practices. This was the recurring theme during International Women…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-hosts-impactful-nutrition-leadership-training-malawi
NWU hosts impactful nutrition leadership training in Malawi
2024-09-04 The North-West University (NWU) is dedicated to playing an impactful role on the African continent in line with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. A prime example of this is the African Nutrition Leadership Programme (ANLP) of the Centre of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/government-commits-find-solutions-unemployed-iks-graduates
Government commits to find solutions for unemployed IKS graduates
2021-04-06 The Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Dr Blade Nzimande, has expressed government’s commitment to working with relevant stakeholders to find solutions to unemployment for graduates within the indigenous knowledge systems (IKS) sector.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/bua-poetry-slam-competition-fuels-creativity
The BUA! Poetry Slam competition fuels creativity
2023-04-21 The North-West University’s (NWU's) Creative Writing subject group in the School of Languages recently hosted its very first BUA! Poetry Slam at the NWU Gallery on the Potchefstroom Campus. More than 100 students showed up to the first of three events…http://engineering.nwu.ac.za/engineering/registration-and-orientation-2026
Registration and Orientation 2026
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Come and experience racial differences through the eye of technology
2019-04-15 The North-West University recently launched an initiative to put racial differences among staff and students under the spotlight and to emphasise the importance of understanding these differences. Organisers of the event feel that confronting race at a…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/mathematical-and-statistical-sciences/maths-refresher-course
Maths Refresher Course
2017-08-24 This course is compulsory for all students that are enrolled for WISN111 All bona fide first year students enrolled for programs/curriculums which include the module(s) WISN111 and/or MATE111 must attend the refresher course. This implies that all…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumna-recognised-outstanding-work-hiv-prevention