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2022-10-04 What is Geology? Geology is the study of the Earth. This field of study is concerned with the materials that comprise the Earth, rocks and minerals, as well as the processes that contributed to shape our planet, both internally and on the surface.…NWU alumna appointed UCT vice-chancellor
2018-03-19 Prof Mamokgethi Phakeng, an alumna of the North-West University (NWU), has been appointed as the new vice-chancellor of the University of Cape Town (UCT). Prof Phakeng obtained a BSc degree from the former University of Bophuthatswana (now the NWU) in…Elsa Mentz
2020-11-23 I started my professional career as high school Mathematics teacher and have been involved with teacher training for the past 25 years. For the past 16 years I have been actively involved with the training of Information Technology teachers and have already…Anja Franken
2022-10-31 Prof Anja Franken obtained her PhD in Occupational Hygiene degree from the North-West University Potchefstroom Campus in 2015. She is an Associate Professor at the School of Physiology, Nutrition and Consumer Sciences at the North-West University,…https://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/roelof-burger
Roelof Petrus Burger
2025-03-18 Prof Roelof Burger is an accomplished atmospheric scientist specialising in weather nowcasting, climate change, cloud seeding, weather modification, weather radar, and air pollution. With more than 25 years of dedicated research experience, he has led and…https://www.nwu.ac.za/nwu-enterprises/about-nwu-enterprises
About NWU Enterprises
2024-10-11 Our vision is to become a thriving, growing nexus of impactful commercially focused research, consulting, commercial services and innovating companies from the NWU. To enable this vision, we will be an enabling driving cog in the wheel of the…MOTIVATING THE YOUTH
2024-06-07 Dr Kezell Klink was requested by the Principal at Danville Secondary School to assist by talking to the grade 12’s about how she managed to overcome challenges of coming from that area and reaching the level of achieving her PhD. She has been visiting the…https://www.nwu.ac.za/engagement-nwu-stakeholders
Engagement with NWU stakeholders
2025-03-31 Organisations that excel at stakeholder engagement excel in business. The skills developed through effective communication and stakeholder engagement are invaluable in an increasingly complex world where organisations deal with many different relationships…https://news.nwu.ac.za/ensuring-equality-%25E2%2580%2598beautiful-worthwhile-struggle%25E2%2580%2599
Ensuring equality: a ‘beautiful, worthwhile struggle’
2019-06-18 On 27 May a contingent of 14 North-West University (NWU) academics and students were hosted by the Constitutional Court art collection curator Francois Lion-Cachet and Justice Edwin Cameron, who has served for over 10 years as a Justice of the Court. The…https://news.nwu.ac.za/understanding-world-homeless-people-suffering-mental-illness
Understanding the world of homeless people suffering from mental illness
2022-05-03 Phenyo Mokgothu Globally, one of the main causes of street homelessness is chronic mental illness, and South Africa is no different. Researchers from the North-West University (NWU) have some recommendations on how the plight of these vulnerable people can…https://news.nwu.ac.za/young-entrepreneurs-shine-youth-innovation-challenge
Young entrepreneurs shine in youth innovation challenge
2024-08-15 The North-West University (NWU) hosted the Young African Entrepreneurs Institute (YAEI) and Absa Youth Entrepreneurship Northwest Tour (YET), from 6 to 7 August, welcoming young impactful entrepreneurs to the Potchefstroom Campus. The YET aims to extend…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/pure-and-applied-analytics-paa/overview-workshops
Overview of workshops
2023-08-15 .bg { padding: 1em; color: white; background-color: black; clear: left; text-align: center; } .btn-group-vertical { width: 100%; } StatCon Workshops 2023 31 August - 2 September, 2023 Home [accordion] Workshop Extreme…New chairperson of the Council of the North-West University (NWU) announced
2017-03-16 At the meeting of the NWU Council on 16 March 2017, Dr Mzubanzi Bismark Tyobeka was elected as the new chairperson who will steer the Council for the next three years. This follows the expiry of the previous chairperson, Adv Johan Kruger's term of office…Entrepreneurial success for NWU alumnus Thabiso
2018-04-05 Thabiso Kgabung (27) spent three years preparing for the world of work from the comfort of a lecture hall, hoping that when he earned his degree, a job offer in his chosen field of study would follow. The reality taught him that jobs in South Africa – for…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/paa/3MC-School-2024/Travel
3MC School 2024: Travel
2024-02-12 .bg { padding: 1em; color: white; background-color: black; clear: left; text-align: center; } .btn-group-vertical { width: 100%; } 3MC Presents: African Mathematical School on Quantitative Biology: Applications in Epidemiology,…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/paa/3MC-Conference-2024/Travel
3MC Conference 2024: Travel
2024-02-12 .bg { padding: 1em; color: white; background-color: black; clear: left; text-align: center; } .btn-group-vertical { width: 100%; } 3MC Presents: International Conference on Mathematical Modeling in Biology and Life Sciences 28…Wat almal moet weet oor die LLB Nasionale Oudit
2024-07-04 Herakkreditasie: NWU se Baccalaureus in Regte-program (LLB-program) [accordion collapsed] Wat is die Nasionale Oudit waarvan almal praat? Nadat die Standaardontwikkelings-verwysingsgroep bepaal het aan watter vereistes alle…https://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/phasrec/equipment
Research equipment
2024-08-13 [accordion collapsed] Actiheart The ActiHeart is a compact, chest-worn monitoring device that records heart rate, Inter-Beat-Interval (IBI), and physical activity in one combined, light-weight waterproof unit. It is designed for capturing HRV data and…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/hoe-die-regulering-van-mobiele-geld-finansiele-insluiting-n-hupstoot-kan-gee
Hoe die regulering van mobiele geld finansiële insluiting ’n hupstoot kan gee
2022-07-20 Elfas Torrerai, LLD-kandidaat aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU), het ’n statutêre analise gedoen van die gebruik en regulering van mobiele geld om finansiële insluiting in ontwikkelende lande te bevorder. Die titel van sy studie is “A comparative statutory…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/professor-marius-smit-op-pad-na-nuwe-horisonne