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Dr Bismark Tyobeka nominated to serve in global nuclear forum
2022-09-01 Dr Bismark Tyobeka, principal and vice-chancellor of the North-West University (NWU), has been nominated to replace Dr Trevor Dudley as South-Africa’s representative on the Senior Industry Advisory Panel (SIAP) of the Generation IV International Forum (GIF).…https://news.nwu.ac.za/regulation-and-automation-could-push-operational-risk-banks
Regulation and automation could push up operational risk for banks
2023-03-02 Operational risk has been identified as the primary source of reputational risk for South African banks. This is according to new research by Prof Suné Ferreira-Schenk, Finance and Investment professor at the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences of the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/cleanup-campaign-restores-dignity-vanderbijlpark-cbd
Cleanup campaign restores dignity to Vanderbijlpark CBD
2023-07-31 The Walking in Victory Movement, the Christian student chapter on the North-West University's (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark Campus, recently launched its #CleanUpVaal campaign. Various stakeholders joined in, from students, school learners and street vendors, to…https://news.nwu.ac.za/indigenous-language-media-can-help-safeguard-endangered-languages
Indigenous language media can help to safeguard endangered languages
2023-08-04 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Indigenous Language Media in Africa (ILMA) research entity hosted a hybrid public lecture on 3 August 2023 as part of its Annual Public lecture series. Prof Toyin Omoyeni Falola, holder of the Jacob and Frances Sanger…https://news.nwu.ac.za/ttis-champions-intellectual-property-awareness-across-nwu-campuses
TTIS champions intellectual property awareness across NWU campuses
2024-08-15 Technology Transfer and Innovation Support (TTIS) at the North-West University (NWU) is dedicated to fostering innovation and protecting intellectual property (IP) in the academic community. To ensure that researchers and innovators are well-informed about…About MUST Deep Learning
2025-02-10 MUST Deep Learning is a research group within the Faculty of Engineering at NWU. We perform basic and applied research in machine learning, with an emphasis on the theory and application of deep learning. Our theoretical work focuses on some of the…https://humanities.nwu.ac.za/languages/south-african-sign
South African Sign Language
2020-06-18 Available on the Potchefstroom Campus Used by almost one million deaf and hearing South Africans, South African Sign Language (SASL) is the official language of the South African deaf community and has linguistic rules just like all other spoken…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-expert-weighs-north-west-floods
NWU expert weighs in on North West floods
2025-02-27 Torrential rains have left parts of the North West Province struggling with school closures, damaged infrastructure and impassable roads. Learners in several areas were unable to attend school due to flooded classrooms and collapsed buildings, while scholar…AUTHeR: Community-based research with a difference
2017-11-08 The research activities of the Africa Unit for Transdisciplinary Health Research (AUTHeR) on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Potchefstroom are focused on bio-psychosocial health and specifically on preventing illness, maintaining and…NWU prestige lecture focusses on eMental Health
2018-03-13 EMental Health technology can reach many people in need and can connect with people on issues affecting their health. However, this technology needs to be engaging to be of use. This is according to Prof Saskia Kelders, newly-appointed extraordinary…https://news.nwu.ac.za/new-research-offers-hope-africas-malaria-crisis
New research offers hope in Africa’s malaria crisis
2025-03-12 A new weapon in the battle against malaria is emerging, and this time not from a laboratory, but rather driven by machine learning. Researchers at the North-West University (NWU) have leveraged artificial intelligence (AI) to accelerate the search for life-…https://news.nwu.ac.za/scholars-harness-theology-and-social-work-address-father-absence-south-africa
Scholars harness theology and social work to address father absence in South Africa
2025-03-07 The absence of fathers in households is more than a family issue, it is a societal crisis with lasting consequences for individuals and communities. Prof Fazel Freeks from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Theology and Prof Elzahne Simeon de…https://humanities.nwu.ac.za/government-studies/ba-public-governance-municipal-management-and-leadership
BA Public Governance - Municipal Management and Leadership
2024-09-13 This BA degree provides a unique curriculum, with specialisation in Municipal Management and Leadership. The programme aims to ensure a balance between acquiring workplace skills and the transfer of subject discipline knowledge. It provides for a…https://www.nwu.ac.za/date/world-wildlife-conservation-day
World Wildlife Conservation Day
2023-04-11 This is an opportunity to take stock of the issues threatening global wildlife biodiversity, reflect on how we can act and make a difference. Driven by the demand for illegal animal parts and products on the black market, humans have been hunting, poaching,…https://www.nwu.ac.za/af/NWU_Privaatheidsverklaring
NWU Privaatheidsverklaring
2021-03-24 Inleiding Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) is sterk verbind tot die beskerming van persoonlike inligting/data. Hierdie privaatheidsverklaring beskryf waarom en hoe ons persoonlike inligting versamel en gebruik, en verskaf inligting oor individue…Newsletter Issue #5 B
2020-11-18 NEWSLETTER ISSUE #5/2018 TRADE and the WTO The WTO Chairs Programme , now in its fourth year, continues to expose TRADE team members to the latest conversations about trade and development opportunities and challenges in different parts of the world…https://www.nwu.ac.za/event/free-webinar-acfe-international-fraud-week
Free webinar: ACFE International Fraud Week
2020-11-13 This year the ACFE SA aims to reach more people than ever! This event is open to anyone and everyone and we would like to encourage people from all sectors and industries to join us on our one-day event. Expert speakers will be invited to …TjopTjop App
2020-07-08 TjopTjop is a mobile app developed to assist schools, businesses, and other institutions to easily collect and store health screening information from students, pupils, staff and clients. It saves time and effort at the screening stations, makes stored…https://www.nwu.ac.za/survivors-thrivers