NWU women shine at prestigious science awards
North-West University (NWU) women continue to shine during Women’s Month and their extraordinary achievements do not go unnoticed. On 15 August a researcher from the NWU took home a South African Women in Science award and a student received the DST-Albertina Sisulu Fellowship award for her doctoral studies at the prestigious award ceremony…
Water researchers are on the move
The North-West University (NWU) is not only dedicated to achieving academic excellence and conducting ground-breaking research, but also to creating lasting partnerships. The NWU’s unit for Environmental Science and Management and Bauhaus-Universität Weimar in Germany have built a rock-solid partnership that has resulted in revolutionary…
NWU settles for 1-all draw against challengers UP Tuks
During the North-West University’s (NWU’s) most recent Varsity soccer attempt, I could not help but think about my obsession with soufflés. My mother, a master baker, would tell me after every failed attempt at making my own soufflé that it needed the right amount of every ingredient, and, most importantly, just the right temperature. Just…
Set to reach their goals
One of the biggest priorities of the North-West University (NWU) is to be involved in our local communities. Yet another such an initiative of the Faculty of Health Sciences is to support and contribute to the sustainable development of the Ten Stars Football Club, based in Potchefstroom. This new project saw the club members recently…
NWU to host Gender Awareness Week
Inclusivity and an appreciation for our differences is what make the North-West University (NWU) a family that strives for excellence. That is why the NWU’s Faculty of Theology will be hosting Gender Awareness Week (GAW) from 26 to 30 August on all three its campuses. The ultimate goal of GAW is to create a safe space to encourage discussion…
Young scientist flies NWU flag high in the USA
At just 24, Anneke Schoeman is already an accomplished and gifted young scientist. Anneke is a Phd student in Environmental at the North West University’s Potchefstroom Campus. She attended the 94th Annual meeting of the American Society of Parasitologists symposium which took place from the 11th till the 14th July 2019 at the Mayo Clinic in…
NWU staff and students excel at SAIP
Students and staff at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Centre for Space Research showed their mettle during the annual conference of the South African Institute of Physics (SAIP). Four students won awards for best student presentations in the astrophysics and space science divisions. Katlego Moloto and Jabus van den Berg were awarded in…
NWU Career Centre appoints liaison officer
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Career Centre recently appointed Mphinyana Nemasitoni as liaison officer on the campus in Mahikeng. Mphinyana will manage and coordinate all career-related activities for students on the campus. He will also be responsible for engaging with stakeholders to ensure that students’ career needs are met. He…
As the court pleases – third-year Mahikeng students triumphant in mock trials
A team of third-year students from the Faculty of Law on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng is this year’s winner in the popular annual NWU Juta Mock Trial competition that took place in Potchefstroom on 20 August. The scene: the mock court in the Sanlam Auditorium on the campus in Potchefstroom; the crime: alleged…
July 2019 Inflation results are released: Quo vadis?
According to Statistics South Africa (2019) the annual year-on-year inflation rate declined from 4,5% in June 2019 to 4,0 % in July 2019, while on a month-on-month basis the inflation increased by 0,4%. “The inflation rate is therefore within the inflation target range of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) of 3 to 6%,” says Prof Danie…
Artificial intelligence and machine learning ushering in the fourth industrial revolution
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Humanities recently hosted the 19th public lecture at the campus in Potchefstroom. Dr Vukosi Marivate, who is an ABSA Chair for Data Science and a senior lecturer at the Department of Computer Science at the University of Pretoria, presented the lecture. The lecture titled “We should all be…
Engineers’ community engagement moves into second gear
After many years of commitment to community engagement and development, staff and students of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Engineering will now turbocharge these initiatives as the saying goes. According to Hannes du Toit, the faculty’s project manager for community engagement, they decided to take their projects and…
Lira and the NWU join forces to celebrate Women’s Day
“A charming woman doesn’t follow the crowd; she is herself”. This the mantra of South African singer Lerato Molapo, professionally known as Lira. Lira was the guest performer at the North West University’s (NWU’s) women’s day celebration on 8 August at the campus in Potchefstroom. The event was attended by staff and students from across the…
NWU gaan gasheer wees vir internasionale kundige oor denkkrag
Robin Banks, ’n vooraanstaande kundige oor die onderwerp van denkkrag en persoonlike meesterskap, sal die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) tydens Oktober besoek. Hy sal op 10 Oktober sy werkswinkel, “Success is a choice”, op die kampus in Vanderbijlpark aanbied, en al die lede van die universiteitsgemeenskap word genooi om hierdie noodsaaklike…
NWU to host international authority on mind power
Robin Banks, a leading authority on the subject of mind power and personal mastery, will be visiting the North-West University (NWU) during the month of October. On 10 October he will present his “Success is a choice” workshop at the campus in Vanderbijlpark, and all members of the university community are invited to attend the not-to-be-…
NWU researchers compare inclusive growth of BRICS countries
In 2008 the world economy faced its most dangerous financial crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930’s. This global crisis had a severe impact on South Africa and its fellow BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, China and India). These countries – which have been dubbed the engines of economic growth –are well placed to take a leadership…
NWU-kundiges beklemtoon die belangrikheid van opleiding van fempreneurs
Met Vrouemaand in volle swang, plaas twee kundiges van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) die kollig op die belangrikheid van entrepreneursopleiding vir vroulike entrepreneurs. Die kundiges, dr Natanya Meyer en dr Luzaan Hamilton – albei lede van die Skool vir Ondernemingsbestuur – is van mening dat om vroue in staat te stel om ’n proaktiewe…
NWU experts highlight the importance of training fempreneurs
With Women’s Month in full swing, two experts from the North-West University (NWU) are shining the spotlight on the importance of entrepreneurial training for female entrepreneurs. The experts, Dr Natanya Meyer and Dr Luzaan Hamilton – who are both members of the School of Business Management – are of the opinion that to enable women to take a…
NWU committed to ensuring a bright future for its students
With South Africa’s unemployment rate constantly rising, the North-West University (NWU) is trying to secure its students’ future by bringing job opportunities to them. On 6 August 2019 the NWU’s Career Centre, together with Department of Mineral Resources, organised a career fair for students on the campus in Potchefstroom. The event was…