The missing middle benefits from Hillensberg bursaries
Twenty bursaries of approximately R1,8 million for the “missing middle” were received from the Hillensberg Trust this year. These bursaries were made available to selected students of the North-West University (NWU) who study health sciences and music. During the past four years the NWU has received approximately R5,5 million from this…
Intervention creates hope for challenged families and children
The daily routines, activities, and socialisation of every family in South Africa are changing fast due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Parents suddenly have to balance working from home, minding children and ensuring hygiene practices to help fight the spreading of the virus. Social media is showcasing the distress and coping strategies of adults…
Teaching and learning go online as NWU takes education to people
The Covid-19 pandemic has fundamentally disrupted teaching-learning activities in South Africa and across the globe. It also challenges how we think about education and assessment, in general. “Disruptions are opportunities to reflect on assumptions made about teaching, learning and learners,” says Prof Robert Balfour, the North-West…
NWU students shine at SAICA exams
Students from the North-West University again showed why superlatives follow its chartered accounting programme like a shadow when the latest South African Institute for Chartered Accountants (SAICA) ITC results were released on Friday 27 March. Along with the release of the Namibian ICAN results, students from the NWU scored exceptionally…
NWU alumna recognised for outstanding work on HIV prevention
North-West University (NWU) alumna Yvonne Kgwarae was recently recognised for her outstanding work in HIV prevention in Botswana by the organisation Young 1ove. Yvonne was recognised for her efforts in making a difference in the Republic of Botswana by running national HIV prevention and treatment programmes through a trust called Kula BW…
Not all superheroes wear capes
In the turbulent times in which we currently find ourselves, huge emphasis is being placed on the major role that healthcare workers play in our societies. Nurses and midwives, among others, are the people who devote their lives to caring for mothers and children; giving life-saving immunisations and health advice; looking after older people…
NWU se Optentia-navorsingsfokusarea: ’n kern van buitengewone talent
Wanneer dit kom by die skep van ’n kerngroep kundiges met nasionale en internasionale kennis, gee die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se Optentia-navorsingsfokusarea die toon aan. Daar is die laaste ruk nie minder nie as vier buitengewone professors by die navorsingsfokusarea aangestel: Prof Kristen Betts Prof Marieta du Plessis Prof…
NWU’s Optentia boasts impressive list of extraordinary professors
When it comes to creating a hub of national and international knowledge, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Optentia research focus area is leading the charge. No fewer than four extraordinary professors have been appointed at the research focus area of late: Prof Kristen Betts Prof Marieta du Plessis Prof Ståle Pallesen Prof Jac…
NWU-kundiges is gereed om Afrika te dien
Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) brei sy voetspoor wyd oor die vasteland van Afrika uit in sy strewe om ’n internasionaal-erkende universiteit in Afrika te wees wat vir betrokke wetenskapsbeoefening, maatskaplike responsiwiteit en ’n sorgsaamheidsetiek bekend is. Afrika-unie se WePROTECT- wêreldwye beraad Prof Johnny Strijdom, ’n…
NWU experts heed the call to serve the African continent
The North-West University (NWU) is extending its footprint widely across the African continent in realising its dream to be an internationally recognised university in Africa, distinguished for engaged scholarship, social responsiveness and an ethic of care. WePROTECT African Union Global Summit Just recently Prof Johnny Strijdom, an…
Postdoktorale genoot uit Maleisië sluit by Optentia aan
Internasionale postdoktorale genote speel ’n belangrike rol waar hulle aan die spits staan van navorsingsaktiwiteite by die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU). Hierdie tipe internasionalisering ondersteun ook die NWU se strewe om deur uitnemendheid in innoverende leer en onderrig en baanbrekernavorsing vir die samelewing tot voordeel te wees. Die…
Postdoctoral fellow from Malaysia Joins Optentia
International postdoctoral fellows play an important role in spearheading postgraduate research activity at the North-West University (NWU). This type of internationalisation also supports the NWU’s drive to benefit society trough excellence in innovative learning and teaching and cutting edge research. The Optentia research focus area…
Take a 3D online tour of the NWU’s art exhibitions during lockdown
With the country being on lock down for the next few weeks, the North-West University (NWU) Gallery will entertain you from the comfort of your own home. From 2 April until 5 May the gallery will display 3D online exhibitions of Phoka Nyokong and Philiswa Lila, previous winners of the ABSA L’Atelier Gerard Sekoto Award. Members of the…
Let the NWU help you cope during lockdown
Have you been constantly anxious, having panic attacks or feeling depressed since South Africa went into lockdown due to Covid-19? Has the loss of everyday social connections left you frustrated, angry and demotivated with a general low mood? If you answered yes to any of these questions, the social distancing and lockdown of the country could…
Coronavirus pandemic: economic-impact scenarios in an uncertain environment
A development economist from the North-West University (NWU) says for South Africa to survive the current coronavirus pandemic, the current lockdown must be a success and the virus must be brought under control by the end of April. Prof Danie Meyer, director of the TRADE research focus area at the NWU, says it is also of the utmost importance…
Cooperation: A universal law
The North-West University prides itself as being not only one of the top-ranking universities in the country, but in Africa as well. In addition to that, the university boast numerous international partnerships that puts it on the forefront of our forward global surge towards creating a future that is rife with possibilities and unbound by…
NWU engineers rising to the Covid-19 challenge
The world, and now more recently our nation, is faced with difficult times as the recent Covid-19 pandemic turns life as we know it upside down. A team at the Faculty of Engineering from the North-West University (NWU), in collaboration with other experts involved in this unsettling battle, is rising to the challenge to support our government…
NWU hopes to stem CORONA’s surge
COVID-19. A denomination for a world epidemic that will live in infamy. In 1918 one-third of the world’s population became infected with a virus we now call the Spanish Flu. Millions died. More suffered. Endless story of those fateful years will forever be told. COVID-19 is the newest iteration of an age-old foe that was then - and can…
A silver lining amidst COVID-19?
The COVID-19 pandemic has certainly shown us what it means to live in unprecedented times. In the following opinion piece, Michelle Groenewald – a lecturer in economics at the North-West University (NWU) – shares her views on some encouraging measures that have taken place of late. She asks the question: can South Africans demand a better…