A helping hand – student leaders become First Aid smart
v> Whether it's a minor situation or something more serious, first aid knowledge might just be the difference between life and death. In light of this, members of the student leadership fraternity on the Vanderbijlpark Campus of the North-West University recently underwent first aid training as offered by St Johns. Heading-up this…
Alumnus ranked tops in national SAIPA board exam
Like his well-known namesake, North-West University (NWU) alumnus Muhammed Alli, believes in hard work, dedication and perseverance – and as was the case with the sporting legend, this mind-set yields great professional success. In sticking to the boxing analogy – Muhammed recently dealt the national SAIPA (South African Institute of…
BABEL-projek wen ’n wêreldwye uitdaging
Die Noordwes-Universiteit se navorsers was deel van ’n internasionale konsortium wat ’n hoëprofiel-spraaktranskripsie-uitdaging gewen het – ’n eerste vir Suid-Afrikaanse navorsers op hierdie gebied. Die huidige spraaktranskripsiestelsels is gebou op tegnologie wat oorspronklik vir Engels en ’n klein groepie wêreldtale ontwikkel is, met…
BABEL Project: Winning a global speech technology challenge
North-West University (NWU) researchers within the field of speech technology were part of an international consortium that recently won a high-profile speech technology challenge - a first for South African researchers, in this field. Today’s speech transcription systems are built on technology that was originally developed for English and a…
Amakhosi at home at NWU Vaal
The football club of the North-West University’s Vanderbijlpark Campus has signalled their intentions for the remainder of the season by announcing the signing of four new players from the ranks of the Kaizer Chiefs Football Academy. Four players from the academy enrolled at the Vanderbijlpark Campus to further their studies and to don the…
NWU advancing interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary studies within social sciences
The North-West University’s Vanderbijlpark Campus is joining hands with the Social Sciences Research Society in Turkey to host the 8th International Conference on Social Sciences (ICSS) later this year. The conference will take place in Durban from 23 – 25 August 2017 and will see delegates from around the world in attendance. ICSS represents…
No compromise on quality and safety - Prof Dan Kgwadi
The Vanderbijlpark Campus of the North-West University (NWU Vaal) recently welcomed in excess of 1 500 new first year students into the fold during the 2017 Welcome Day. The Welcome Day saw students being accompanied by their parents, guardians and loved ones to meet the Vice-Chancellor – Prof Dan Kgwadi, and the different management and…
NWU Student selected as Science Today candidate
A PhD student from the Department of Biological Science at the Mahikeng Campus of the North-West University (NWU), Theodora Ekwomadu, was selected as one of the Science Today 2016 candidates. Science Today, formerly Science Voices, is a science-writing project run by award-winning science journalist, Sarah Wild. Postgraduate science students…
NWU professor speaks at the 4th Biannual International Group Theory Conference
Mathematician and research professor of the Mahikeng Campus of the North-West University (NWU), Prof Jamshid Moori, was recently invited to speak at the fourth conference of the Biannual International Group Theory Conference (BIGTC) in Kuala Lumpur. Jamshid, of the School of Mathematical Sciences in the Faculty of Agriculture, Science and…
“Everything is in place to move forward as a unitary university” – Prof Dan Kgwadi
“As a University we are now awaiting the approval of the Minister of Higher Education and Training which will confirm our new statute and allow us to fully implement the structure. We have put everything in place to move forward as a unitary university.” This is the message from Prof Dan Kgwadi, Vice-Chancellor of the North-West University,…
Stalwarts receive recognition for long service loyalty
During the recent Official Academic Opening ceremony of the Vanderbijlpark Campus of the North-West University (NWU Vaal), several staff members received long service awards for uninterrupted and loyal service to the university. When calculating the accumulated years of service, it amounts to 385 years of combined skills and knowledge. Long…
Ikateleng: laying the foundation for bright futures
Thabiso Blessing Khanyile may not have attended one of South Africa's best performing secondary schools, but he can without a doubt compete with the best. For Thabiso, who attended the Ikateleng Project at the Vanderbijlpark Campus of the North-West University (NWU Vaal), the sky is the limit after obtaining full marks for mathematics during the…
Together we will write the next chapter – Prof Linda du Plessis
The North-West University’s Vanderbijlpark Campus celebrated the official opening of the academic year on Wednesday, 8 February 2017. During this auspicious occasion, the Campus Rector – Prof Linda du Plessis, delivered a keynote address. Her address: “A fresh chapter in our book” focused on the valiant efforts made to ensure that the 2016…
NWU student develops mobile app that will save lives
According to the Automobile Association, driver fatigue is one of the leading causes of collisions in South Africa. Although some luxury vehicles are equipped to warn drivers of this danger, not many people can afford them. An engineering student at the North-West University (NWU) addressed this problem as part of his final-year study by…
First Years Carnival – celebrating new friendships and cultures
The Student Representative Council (SRC) of the North-West University’s Vanderbijlpark Campus (NWU Vaal) hosted a very successful annual First Year Carnival on 11 February 2017. The festivity was themed: ‘Love, look what you made me do’, which complemented the month of February in which love is celebrated. According to the Campus Student…
Itsoseng gemeenskapsprojek: NWU span saam om hoop te bring
Die wit bussie skommel tot stilstand voor die hoekerf in Drieziek in Orange Farm. Melinda du Toit, PhD-student by die Optentia Navorsingsfokusarea aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) en Hannes du Toit, dosent by die Ingenieurswese Fakulteit van dieselfde universiteit, is hier om ʼn verskil te maak. Melinda se navorsing het haar tot hier in die…
Itsoseng community project: NWU collaborates to bring hope
The white minibus grinds to a halt in front of the corner stand in Drieziek in Orange Farm. Melinda du Toit, a PhD student at the Optentia Research Focus Area at the North-West University (NWU) and Hannes du Toit, lecturer in Engineering at the same university, are here to make a difference. It is Melinda’s research that originally brought her…