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A roaring NWU Leopards Lair competition
2017-09-12 Entrepreneurship continues to be a critical performance area within the South African society and economy. The North-West University (NWU) launched a NWU Leopards Lair competition forming part of the NWU SETHI Explosions event. The competition is…Community to benefit from RAG initiative
2017-10-09 If you thought varsity was just about studies and socialising, think again! The student community of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark is on a mission to collect 10 000 tins of canned food before 14 October 2017 to donate to…NWU helps preserve Potchefstroom’s heritage
2018-03-16 Walking down the historical oak avenue in Potchefstroom brings about a feeling of calmness and serenity. The first oak trees were planted in 1910, but now, 108 years later, Potchefstroom’s most prized heritage is slowly dying. “The research done by urban…https://humanities.nwu.ac.za/music/strings
Strings
2025-03-23 Prof Piet Koornhof (violin) Mr Charles Oliver (cello) For further information about String instrument performance at the School of Music, please contact: Prof Piet Koornhof (violin).Tourism Management and Recreation Science
2024-06-07 The Tourism and Recreation team at the NWU are the leaders in their respective fields. Regular contact with industry, research projects and consultations keep us at the forefront of new developments that will also keep you a few steps ahead of the rest. We…, Overview, After completion of this three-year programme, you will be able to manage and market a tourism business, as well as become a recreation manager. You will, among other things, learn to develop and manage your own accommodation establishment, to manage events…, Admission requirements, APS of 24 Maths Level 3 (40% or more) / Maths Literacy level 6 (70% or more) Additional requirements may apply as per Faculty yearbook / calendar , Campus, Potchefstroom [P], Qualification, BCom Management Sciences with Tourism Management and Recreational Skills [Qualification 5FPH04 P], Career opportunities , Although this qualification offers graduates access to the entire tourism industry, BCom qualifications are focused on the management of the industry and businesses. It creates specific access to careers such as tourism economists, tourism managers, marketers…, Other career options with tourism subjects, BA (Psychology and Tourism Management) BA (Recreation Sciences and Tourism Management) BA (Heritage and Cultural Tourism Management) BSc (Consumer Sciences with Tourism Management) BSc (Tourism-Botany-Zoology) BSc (Tourism-Geography-Botany) BSc (Tourism with…, Postgraduate studies, BCom in Management with Tourism Management MCom in Tourism Management PhD in Tourism Management Please visit the postgraduate page for more info. [/accordion]https://library.nwu.ac.za/copyright-and-plagiarism
Copyright and Plagiarism
2025-03-20 [accordion collapsed], Copyright, Copyright is the right whereby certain products of the mind are protected by law. The Copyright Act (Act 98 of 1978) states that copyright is breached if a person who is not the owner of the copyright in any way reproduces literary or musical works without…, Plagiarism, Plagiarism is the reproduction of somebody else’s work or ideas, presenting it as your own without giving recognition to that person. This represents academic or intellectual theft. Writing a sentence in your academic report or writing without a reference or…, The Library and Copyright, Lecturers can place material on eReserves for students, and the Library staff will ensure that copyright clearance is processed whenever necessary. To arrange training regarding copyright and plagiarism, contact: Mahikeng Library: Maphefo Maake at +27 (0)18…, Academic Integrity @ the NWU, Academic Integrity AI @ NWU How to cite ChatGPT [/accordion]https://commerce.nwu.ac.za/management-sciences/sport_Management
Sport Business Management
2025-04-16 Overview, This qualification offers exposure to numerous opportunities within the sport business, private, and public sectors, effectively preparing students for careers in various sport-related roles. Through this degree, students will gain the knowledge, tools, and…, Degree detail, Degree name : Bachelor of Commerce (BCOM) in Management Sciences with Sport Business Management Modes of delivery and duration : Full time programme: Three years presented on the Vanderbijlpark Campus (Qualification code: 5FPH07) This programme is not…, Admission requirements, Full time programme: BCom in Management Sciences with Marketing and Tourism Management APS of 24 Mathematics level 3 (40% or more) or Mathematical Literacy level 6 (70% or more) Afrikaans or English level 4 (50% or more) Additional requirements may apply as…, Notable modules in the programme, Sport Development Strategic Sport Business Management Sport Marketing Managing High Performance Sport Sport Industry Governance Brand Management Project management Strategic management, Postgraduate study options, Students with this degree will be considered for the BCom honours in Business Management, which can articulate to a masters and doctorate degree in Business Management., Career opportunities, Sport buisness managers, administrators Tertiary institutions Sport bureau managers Provicial sport development officers and managemers High-performance institution managers Provincial sport administrators Local sport club and community centre managers…, Talk to us, If you need more information about this programme, please contact the Programme Managers. Dr Anita Lennox (Any enquiries about this programme) Prof Rita Klonaridis (Any enquiries about this programme in general in her capacity as Inter Campus Programme…https://commerce.nwu.ac.za/management-sciences-staff/special-appointments
Special Appointments
2025-04-16 Special Academic Appointments at NWU: Overview, North-West University (NWU) makes provision for various special academic appointments to enhance its scholarly profile, promote internationalisation and support its strategic goals in teaching, research and innovation. These appointments are typically non-…https://education.nwu.ac.za/research-unit-self-directed-learning/2020-conference-announcements
2020 Conference Announcements
2021-04-19 Notice of Postponement of the 4th Annual Self-Directed Learning Conference 2020 to 2021. It is with great regret that we announce that the SDL has taken a difficult decision to postpone this year’s 4th Annual Self-Directed Learning Conference, which…https://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/af/health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/af/compres/compres-nagraadse-studies
Tuis
2024-03-07 [accordion collapsed] Kalender en Gebeure Nuus [/accordion] Visie en Missie Die visie van die navorsingsfokusarea, Community Psychosocial Research (COMPRES) is om wetenskaplike en bewysgebaseerde navorsing van hoë…https://education.nwu.ac.za/education/postgraduate-certificate-education
Postgraduate Certificate in Education
2024-04-23 PGCE (Senior and Further Education and Training Phase) (Qualification code for application: Full-time 4DC G02 and Distance 4DD G02) Postgraduate Certificate in Education brochure The PGCE serves as a professional capping qualification for candidates who…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-competition-discovers-and-develops-next-generation-female-engineers
NWU competition discovers and develops next generation of female engineers
2021-04-12 Are you a high school girl looking at the world around you and imagining ways in which you can make it better? You may be part of the next generation of female engineers who, with fresh, innovative ideas, will make a profound impact not only on South Africa…Test
2024-06-07 Upcoming Events, , Past Events, Note: Several of the photos have captions with only the names of the people in the photograph. Their organisation, role and relationship to UARM (at the time of the photo), can be viewed by clicking here . 2022 Jun 3: UARM Graduation - Class of 2021,…, , Click and drag to resize Front: Mr Neels Vermeulen, Prof Tinie Theron, Prof Linda du Plessis, Prof Herman van der Merwe, Prof Babs Surajlal. Middle: Hedre Pretorius, Vaneshree Pillay (Graduate), Bheki Ghutswa (Graduate), Prof Hermien Zaaiman, Dr Sonja…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-hosts-public-lecture-challenges-energy-water-and-food-security
NWU hosts public lecture on challenges of energy, water and food security
2018-08-01 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng hosted a public lecture on 30 July 2018 as part of the National Science Week Lecture series. The lecture titled ‘Using Nanotechnology to address growing challenges of Energy, Water and Food Security…https://news.nwu.ac.za/job-crafting-academics
Job crafting for academics
2018-08-17 Award-winning teacher, researcher and tenured associate professor at the University of Twente in the Netherlands, Prof Mark van Vuuren, will be presenting a workshop at the Optentia research focus area on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in…https://news.nwu.ac.za/north-west%25E2%2580%2599s-learners-are-robotics-champions
North West’s learners are robotics champions
2018-06-05 Robotics is a fast-growing field worldwide and learners from the North West province are not lagging behind. The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Science Centre on the campus in Mahikeng, whose Techno Youth Programme equips learners with computer,…https://news.nwu.ac.za/geexpo-2018-bigger-and-better
GeeXpo 2018: bigger and better!
2018-07-24 Whoever says that mathematics and information sciences can’t be fun, has surely never taken part in the North-West University’s (NWU’s) annual GeeXpo initiative! On Saturday, 13 October 2018, the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences on the NWU’s…https://news.nwu.ac.za/dangers-misusing-antibiotics
The dangers of misusing antibiotics
2018-11-12 Are you one of the thousands of people around the world who treat a mere headache, the flu or a stomach bug by taking antibiotics? You need to stop. The persistent overuse and misuse of antibiotics drastically contributes to the global increase in…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-engineering-still-forefront
NWU's Engineering still at the forefront
2018-11-20 A great honour was recently bestowed upon the North-West University's (NWU’s) Faculty of Engineering when their programme in mineral processing has been named under the top 100 best programs in the world in this field. This announcement was made by the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/dynamite-dame-kicks-dust-eyes-competitors