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Convocation braai brings alumni, staff and students together
2024-08-29 The North-West University (NWU) Convocation braai held recently at the Vanderbijlpark Campus was an event was filled with laughter, good food and even better company, creating a perfect atmosphere for alumni, staff and students to come together to celebrate…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/faculty-natural-and-agricultural-sciences-research-ethics-committee-fnasrec/no-risk-or-low-risk
No risk or Low risk
2024-09-17 Is my study a No risk or a Low risk study? FNASREC deals with zero/ no-risk and low-risk studies in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences that are not health-related. The scientific review committee (internal committee in a School or Department…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-enterprises-officially-launched
NWU Enterprises officially launched
2024-10-22 It is official: The North-West University (NWU) has embarked on another exciting venture with the launch of NWU Enterprises at the NWU’s Potchefstroom Campus on Monday, 12 August. The aim of NWU Enterprises is to deliver impactful, commercially focused…Registration and Orientation Programme – our first year students matter!
2022-08-19 “Our first year students matter and therefore we do not want you to simply survive your first year at university; we want you to have a great experience!” This is according to Ms Prem Coopoo, the Dean of Student Affairs on the Vanderbijlpark Campus of the…Survivor to thriver: creating a brighter future for victims of sexual abuse
2017-03-29 The heart-wrenching reality of childhood sexual abuse is a global scourge which two researchers from North-West University (NWU) are tackling by assisting survivors to deal with their trauma and thrive. The worldwide prevalence as measured in 22 countries…Maintaining the balance between protection and use of SA’s most diverse floodplain ecosystem
2017-03-29 Thousands of people rely on the floodplain of the Lower Phongolo River in KwaZulu-Natal, as do millions of fish, frogs, birds, insects and other aquatic animals. But how can they all co-exist sustainably and what is needed to maintain the delicate balance…https://news.nwu.ac.za/political-economy-south-africas-budget-impacts-you
The political economy of South Africa’s budget impacts you
2025-02-24 By Michelle Meixieira Groenewald Welcome to a budget we need to pass under the Government of National Unity. South Africa’s budget speech was scheduled to take place on the 19th of February, and has now been postponed to the 12th of March. The Public Finance…NWU academic earns associate professorship at only 30
2017-12-11 As a child growing up in Lusaka, Zambia, school was not something that Prof Ilyayambwa Mwanawina from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark was fond of. He jokes about trying to avoid school from since he was in preschool. “…https://www.nwu.ac.za/event/human-milk-banking-seminar-breastfeeding-shared-responsibility
Human milk banking seminar - Breastfeeding is a shared responsibility
2021-06-03 [Accordion] Aim of the seminar To understand human milk banking and the status thereof in the North West Province. Register here Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 966 3921 2088 Passcode: 035768 …https://news.nwu.ac.za/south-africa-urged-adopt-sustainable-model-mine-rehabilitation
South Africa urged to adopt sustainable model for mine rehabilitation
2025-05-05 Sitting on a R49 billion environmental liability tied to 6 100 legacy mines, South Africa needs to consider a dedicated rehabilitation fund supported by mandatory levies on mining companies to meet its mine rehabilitation targets. Speaking during a public…https://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-linda-du-plessis-rebukes-dawie-roodts-university-closure-comments
Prof Linda du Plessis rebukes Dawie Roodt’s university closure comments
2025-05-14 South Africa has too many public universities, and most of them should be closed. Furthermore, only 10% of the population should pursue a university education, “while there is a big shortage at other skill levels”. These are some of the comments recently made…Newsletter Issue #3I
2020-11-18 NEWSLETTER ISSUE #3/2017 Upcoming events Name of event: From Trade Rules to Trade Deals: Whither US Trade Policy in the Trump Administration? (Organised in collaboration with BUSA, Agbiz, Tutwa Consulting and the JCCI) Date: 28 February 2017 Details…, Cultural intelligence workshop, Date: 24-25 April 2017 Details: A workshop aimed at equipping TRADE staff with the skills to engage effectively with people from different cultural backgrounds Enquiries: trade@nwu.ac.za Welcome from Prof Wilma Viviers, director of TRADE TRADE at the WTO…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-host-community-engagement-workshop
NWU to host community engagement workshop
2022-05-09 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Management Sciences will be hosting a community engagement workshop on 22 and 23 June 2022 at its Mahikeng Campus. The aim of this workshop is to encourage and empower staff members to participate more…https://news.nwu.ac.za/expert/jacques-de-jong
Jacques de Jong
2024-06-25 Jacques de Jongh is a development economist and holds a PhD in Economics. He is a senior lecturer in the School of Economic Sciences at the Vanderbijlpark campus where he lectures at both postgraduate and undergraduate levels. His teaching experience has…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/metsi/bacteria-nitrogen-cycle-groundwater-quality-and-microbial-community-composition
Bacteria from the Nitrogen Cycle, groundwater quality and microbial community composition
2022-11-11 Bacteria from the Nitrogen Cycle, groundwater quality and microbial community composition. Henry Burger (MSc) Supervisor: Lesego Molale-Tom Rationale Groundwater quality is deteriorating, mostly due to the nitrogen cycle. The impact of the bacteria…https://www.nwu.ac.za/event/auther-workshop-implications-alert-levels-researchers-and-postgraduate-students-during-covid
AUTHeR Workshop: Implications of Alert Levels for Researchers and Postgraduate Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic
2020-06-05 To register South Africa went in a lockdown at midnight on the 26 March 2020 at a lockdown alert level 5 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. To manage the risk associated with the pandemic and its impact on the livelihoods of South Africans, the…https://www.nwu.ac.za/date/ai-and-fair-distribution-high-stakes-decisions-talk
AI and Fair Distribution in High-Stakes Decisions Talk
2024-03-21 You are formally invited to participate in a Talk focusing on AI and Equitable Allocation in Critical Decision-Making. Abstract Important decisions are increasingly being made with the aid of AI systems. These decisions can determine the allocation of…https://www.nwu.ac.za/date/rare-disease-day-potchefstroom
Rare Disease Day - Potchefstroom
2023-02-17 The NWU Centre for Human Metabolomics is proud to host a Rare Disease Day. NWU staff and students are welcome to join. Did you know? Over 7000 Rare Diseases identified More than 350 million people are affected globally 1 in 15 people in SA is…https://www.nwu.ac.za/date/threads-exhibition-opening
Threads Exhibition Opening
2024-10-21 The NWU Gallery, in partnership with the Faculty of Education, proudly presents a curated selection of artworks by the 2024 Visual Art for Education students. Through their projects, students explore, reimagine, and engage with contemporary art…https://news.nwu.ac.za/expert/anitia-lubbe