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Celebrating International Mother Language Day
2024-02-19 There are more than 37 trillion cells in the human body. Some of them are similar, some have small variations and others are uniquely different. They have different functions, they serve different purposes. But, together they make you … well, you. What has…http://news.nwu.ac.za/veteran-broadcaster-tim-modise-deliver-public-lecture
Veteran broadcaster Tim Modise to deliver public lecture
2025-09-11 One of South Africa’s most experienced news broadcasters, Tim Modise, returns to the place where his career started, Mahikeng, to deliver a public lecture on how the media have shaped cultural identify in democratic South Africa. The lecture on 6 October…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-hosts-international-tourism-week
NWU hosts International Tourism Week
2025-09-11 The North-West University (NWU) hosted the International Tourism Week Symposium from 9 to 11 September 2025 at The Willows Garden Hotel in Potchefstroom. The symposium brought together academics, students, and industry experts from across the globe to discuss…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-eagles-ready-fight-varsity-netball-glory-final-against-ufs
NWU Eagles ready to fight for Varsity Netball glory in final against UFS
2025-09-26 As the curtain comes down on the 2025 Varsity Netball season, North-West University (NWU) captain Martine Jordaan says the team is ready to leave everything on the court in their bid to lift the championship trophy when they face the University of the Free…http://news.nwu.ac.za/players-honoured-top-varsity-football-awards
Players honoured with top Varsity Football awards
2025-10-08 Two North-West University (NWU) football players were recognised for their performance in the 2025 Varsity Football tournament, taking home major individual honours and contributing significantly to the team’s competitive campaign. Goalkeeper Ethan Mokwena…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-takes-part-global-nuclear-forum
NWU takes part in global nuclear forum
2025-10-03 Nuclear science and capacity building are particular strengths of the North-West University (NWU), as was evident from its inclusion in South Africa’s official delegation at the 69th Regular Session of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/centre-human-metabolomics/pliem
PLIEM
2023-01-10 Introducing PLIEM The Laboratory for Inborn Errors of Metabolism (PLIEM) is situated in the Centre for Human Metabolomics (CHM) at the Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University. The dedicated scientists at the CHM are well-known for their…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/school-social-sciences-virtual-seminar-dr-chris-conz
School of Social Sciences Virtual Seminar by Dr Chris Conz
2025-08-06 The NWU School of Social Sciences cordially invite you to a Virtual Seminar by Dr Chris Conz. Topic: "Lesotho, Scholars, and Story-making: A Discussion of The Poverty of Progress". [accordion] Abstract Both place-based…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/workshop-teaching-research
Workshop: Teaching with Research
2025-10-27 .field--name-field-times { display: none; } The Optentia Research Unit, North-West University, in collaboration with the Research Support Department, North-West University, and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, invite you to a two-day…http://news.nwu.ac.za/congratulations-dr-rassie-receiving-order-ikhamanga-gold
Congratulations Dr Rassie on receiving the Order of Ikhamanga in Gold
2026-05-20 When Dr Rassie Erasmus walked onto the stage at the North-West University (NWU) in 2024 to receive an honorary doctorate, it was not only recognition of a rugby coach. It was recognition of a leader who helped shape moments that united a country and…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/trees/festivaltourism
Festival and event tourism
2024-08-21 Festival and event Due to the variety of benefits associated with the hosting of events including investment opportunities, local community employment, economic diversification, improved infrastructure, increased economic equity between urban and rural…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/registration-and-orientation/welcome
Welcome Message
2026-01-15 "It is certainly one of the most enriching tasks to make a contribution to the health of fellow human beings." Executive Dean's word of welcome: Dear first year student Welcome to the Faculty of Health Sciences! We are truly delighted that you…http://news.nwu.ac.za/expose-yourself-much-possible
Expose yourself to as much as possible
2019-03-19 Christoff Briers is only one of the many success stories of North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Engineering. Today he is at the head of production planning at Simmer Engineering, an engineering company in Alberton that specialises in manufacturing…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-puts-common-good-first
NWU puts Common Good First
2019-11-19 “Your network is the people who want to help you, and you want to help them, and that’s really what matters.” This powerful quote by Reid Hoffman perfectly sums up the main idea behind the Common Good First campaign. This campaign was conceived as a…http://news.nwu.ac.za/together
In this together
2021-05-05 The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted how organisations, institutions and people across the globe need to support each other - now more than ever. The North-West University (NWU) has been fortunate to receive donations from various businesses, alumni and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/south-africas-national-interests-changing-brics-landscape-seven-tests
South Africa’s national interests in the changing BRICS landscape ― seven tests
2023-08-29 “The watershed 15th BRICS Summit that took place in Johannesburg had, to its credit, several runs on the scoreboard by the time it concluded last week.” Prof Raymond Parsons, economist from the North-West University (NWU) Business School, says while the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-launches-women-leadership-programme
NWU launches Women in Leadership Programme
2023-09-05 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) People and Culture unit and Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL) recently collaborated to host the launch of the university's first Women in Leadership Programme. The programme launch, themed "How to thrive as an…http://news.nwu.ac.za/industry-summit-shapes-next-generation-communicators
Industry summit shapes the next generation of communicators
2024-10-08 The School of Communication at the North-West University (NWU) hosted an in-person and hybrid Communication Industry Summit on Wednesday, 2 October for students enrolled on all three campuses. During the summit, industry and academia came together to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/panel-critiques-2025-sona-lack-clarity-and-strategy
Panel critiques 2025 SONA for lack of clarity and strategy
2025-02-21 By Gofaone Motsamai and Phenyo Mokgothu The North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Governance Studies hosted a panel discussion on Friday, 14 February 2025 on the Mahikeng Campus. The discussion aimed to critically analyse President Cyril Ramaphosa’s…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-and-consumer-goods-and-services-ombudsman-formalise-transformative-partnership