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Preconference workshops
1. Coding Sensitizing Workshop for School Learners Presenters: Dr Daniel Moeketsi (CSIR- Centre for High Performance computing); Dr Krishna Govender (CSIR- Centre for High Performance computing) Programme: 8:00 - 09:00: Learners Arrival and Registration 9:00 - 09:30: Welcome and Introduction to CHPC…http://engineering.nwu.ac.za/engineering/brics-network-university-itg-energy-workshop-invitation
BRICS Network University ITG for Energy Workshop Invitation
.bg { padding: 1em; color: white; background-color: #7F939F; clear: left; text-align: center; } .btn-group-vertical { width: 100%; } The 6th SA-UNESCO Engineering, Science and Technology Conference 23 - 27 September 2019 North-West University, Mahikeng Campus Home Background: The…http://engineering.nwu.ac.za/engineering/closing-dates-honours-applications
Closing dates for honours applications
Closing date for honours applications: Postgraduate diploma in Nuclear Science and Technology - 31 October Postgraduate diploma in Nuclear Science and Technology with Nuclear Technology Management - 31 October Postgraduate diploma in Industrial Engineering - 31 October Apply herehttp://engineering.nwu.ac.za/research/digital-health-and-medical-devices-africa
Digital Health and Medical Devices for Africa
The fourth industrial revolution and the relatively fast development of Internet of Things (IoT) technology is unlocking new possibilities in healthcare. The NWU Faculty of Engineering in close collaboration with the NWU Business School and the Faculty of Health Sciences would continue to focus on the development and commercialisation of…http://engineering.nwu.ac.za/must-deep-learning/awards-and-events
Awards and Events
Walter Heymans was the winner of the S2A3 Award 2023. Andrew Oosthuizen received the Vice-Chancellor Award 2023, for his Masters dissertation ‘Channel estimation and equalisation using generative adversarial networks’. Andrew Oosthuizen received the best paper award at SATNAC 2021. Jacques Beukes won the…http://engineering.nwu.ac.za/must-deep-learning/publications
Publications
2025 Theunissen, M.W., Rabe, R. and Davel, M.H., 2025. KnowIt: Deep Time Series Modeling and Interpretation. arXiv preprint arXiv:2507.06009. arXiv preprint Ruan P. Van der Spoel and Randle Rabe, " Investigating the relationship between diversity and generalization in deep neural networks", Proceedings of the 7th Northern Lights Deep…http://engineering.nwu.ac.za/research/centre-excellence-carbon-based-fuels-0
Centre of Excellence in Carbon based Fuels
Vision The vision of the Centre of Excellence in Carbon-based Fuels is to be the leaders in developing carbon-based fuels for improvements in energy efficiency, operational reliability and availability, as well as in minimising the carbon footprint by reducing the impact of emissions in general in the South African energy offering.…http://engineering.nwu.ac.za/solar-car/sasol-solar-challenge-2018
Sasol Solar Challenge 2018
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Sponsors 2018
The NWU Solar Car team would like to acknowledge the generous support of our partners and sponsors, without whom this project would not be possible:http://engineering.nwu.ac.za/must-deep-learning/postgraduate-studies
Postgraduate studies
Postgraduate Studies in Computer & Electronic Engineering The MUST research group offers a postgraduate programme focused on machine learning. To qualify, prospective students must have a relevant undergraduate degree (e.g. BSc, BEng) and a solid background in mathematics. Additionally, prospective…http://www.nwu.ac.za/university-calendar/august
University Calendar - August
Legend MC - Mahikeng Campus PC - Potchefstroom Campus VC - Vanderbijlpark Campus M - Masters degree PhD/D - Doctoral degree UDL - Unit for Distance Learning HDA - Higher Degrees Administration FHS - Faculty of Health Sciences FHUM - Faculty of Humanities FEMS - Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences…http://www.nwu.ac.za/content/dates-home-page
Important Dates
NWU Events More 2026 Academic Framework More 2026 University Calendar More (pdf version) Refresh your page and clear your caches regularly to ensure that you always receive the latest versions of documents: Clear your caches in Mozilla Firefox Clear your caches in…http://www.nwu.ac.za/af/content/datums-tuisblad
Belangrike datums
NWU gebeure Meer 2026 Akademiese Raamwerk Meer 2026 Universiteitskalender Meer (pdf version) Verfris jou blad en maak jou cache-geheue gereeld skoon om te verseker dat jy altyd die nuutste weergawes van dokumente sien: Maak jou cache-geheue skoon in Mozilla Firefox Maak jou cache…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-secures-automated-greenhouse-advance-food-security-research
NWU secures automated greenhouse to advance food security research
The Food Security and Safety (FSS) research niche area at North-West University (NWU) has secured a state-of-the-art automated greenhouse that will strengthen research capacity, support student training and expand crop production studies under controlled conditions. The initiative is meant to equip students with both skillsets to operate both…http://news.nwu.ac.za/munnik-finishes-seventh-world-indoor-championships
Munnik finishes seventh at the World Indoor Championships
Middle-distance runner Luan Munnik, competing in his first World Indoor Championships in Poland, finished seventh in the men’s 3000 m final heat on Saturday 21 March, achieving a personal best time of 7:37.94. The NWU star rose to the occasion and showed no fear on the global stage. For Luan, who had faced injury challenges and had not been…http://news.nwu.ac.za/economic-recovery-south-africa-will-likely-be-interrupted-year
Economic recovery in South Africa will likely be interrupted this year
As was expected, in the light of the prevailing elevated global economic uncertainties, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has again left interest rates unchanged for now. Prof. Raymond Parsons, economist from the North-West University (NWU) Business School, says the decision on 26 March is an…http://library.nwu.ac.za/ils-academic-integrity