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NWU recognises top spokespersons
It pays to share words of wisdom and the North-West University’s (NWU’s) top spokespersons can attest to that. The university held its annual Spokespersons of the Year awards evening for the 2016 period on Thursday, 27 July 2017. Academics, researchers and other faculty members were acknowledged for their positive contribution to the media…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-and-community-join-hands-champion-economic-development
NWU and community join hands to champion economic development
Are you serious about local economic development? Do you believe that sustainable transformation can be achieved through dynamic partnerships between government, business and civil society? If so, 3 August 2017 should be a red-letter day on your calendar. On 3 August 2017 the subject group of Economics on the North-West University’s (NWU’s)…http://news.nwu.ac.za/all-systems-go-nwu-junior-basketball-tournament
All systems go for NWU Junior Basketball Tournament
It is once again time for the annual NWU Junior Basketball Tournament as hosted by the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark. This year will see teams from across South Africa taking to the basketball court from 28 to 30 July 2017. The tournament, in its second year since inception, is supported by the Rejuvenation Community…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-open-day-chance-map-future
NWU Open day a chance to map the future
2017 is not only significant as it marks the start of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) renewed focus to become a unitary institution of superior academic excellence. It also marks the year in which students will have to make one of the most important choices ever – that of a future career and hence a field of study. This is how the vice-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/passion-propels-young-researcher-c1-b1-0
Passion propels young researcher from C1 to B1
Passion is not bound by gravity. It makes you excel where others merely succeed, and passion is what propelled Prof Stefan Ferreira of the North-West University's (NWU's) Centre for Space Research from a C1 to a B1 NRF rating. This new rating places him among researchers who enjoy considerable international recognition by their peers for the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/%25E2%2580%2598court%25E2%2580%2599-session-juta-nwu-mock-trials
‘Court’ in session for Juta-NWU mock trials
The exciting annual mock trials of the North-West University (NWU), hosted by the Faculty of Law on the campus in Potchefstroom with the support of Juta, started with the qualifying rounds on 19 July, with the finals to follow on 15 August. The competition not only gives students the opportunity to practise their legal skills but also provides…http://news.nwu.ac.za/football-players-selected-ussa-u21-team
Football players selected for USSA U/21 team
Six football players of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark have been selected for the U/21 USSA (University Sport South Africa) football squad. This team will take part in the 2017 rendition of the SAB League Championships in Soweto. A group of 22 players have been called-up to the training camp which will take place…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-football-team-ready-varsity-cup
NWU football team ready for Varsity Cup
Next Thursday, 27 July 2017, will see the start of one of the most anticipated football tournaments yet. The 2017 Varsity football season will kick-off with the North-West University (NWU) taking on the University of Fort Hare in an away game hosted at Fort Hare’s Davidson Stadium in Alice in the Eastern Cape. Having qualified for this year’s…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-invited-present-international-symposium-russia
NWU academic invited to present at international symposium in Russia
Prof Masood Khalique of the Department of Mathematical Sciences on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng has been invited to do a presentation at the international conference “Nonlinear Dynamics and Complexity – 2017”. Prof Khalique’s will present a paper entitled “Lie group analysis and conservation laws of the Zoomeron…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-coaches-making-impact-nationally
NWU coaches making an impact nationally
Three sport coaches from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark are blazing a trail of excellence within the sphere of student sport in South Africa. The trio, Frans Matlogo, Raphael Ntumba and Thomas Thema, have all been selected to serve as chairperson of the national executive committees for basketball, bodybuilding…http://news.nwu.ac.za/ctl-new-name-same-great-service
CTL: new name, same great service
“As a newly-appointed lecturer, you will need someone to advise you on how to set up a paper, how to connect with your students and how to plan a career path for yourself. We cannot assume that you know these things. That is why we are here.” These were the words of Dr Esmarie Strydom, director of the Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL -…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-students-excel-national-entrepreneurship-competition
NWU students excel at national entrepreneurship competition
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Enactus chapter on its campus in Mahikeng recently claimed top honours at the Enactus South Africa National Competition held at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg. The NWU team competed against 20 other Enactus university teams from across South Africa, showcasing their social entrepreneurship…http://news.nwu.ac.za/sew2017-%25E2%2580%2593-campus-joins-forces-dhet-host-entrepreneur-bootcamp
#SEW2017 – campus joins forces with DHET to host Entrepreneur Bootcamp
Entrepreneurship continues to be a critical performance area within the South African economy and as such the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) has joined forces with institutions of higher learning to develop programmes to enhance entrepreneurial skills by means of a national Student Entrepreneurship Week (SEW). The SEW will…http://news.nwu.ac.za/celest%25C3%25A9-%25E2%2580%2593-social-worker-successful-app-developer
Celesté – from social worker to successful app developer
Celesté Swanepoel is living proof that you don’t have to start out as an expert in order to run a successful business. In fact, you don’t even require formal funding or previous experience in business. As long as you have a dream, are motivated and enjoy a good support structure you are well on your way. In 2015 Celesté, a registered…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-gives-back-community-honour-mandela-day
NWU gives back to the community in honour of Mandela Day
The team of students from the Reading Lab on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng spent their 67 minutes in honour of Mandela Day on 18 July 2017 by putting smiles on the faces of the less fortunate children of the Legae la Thuto Day Care Centre. The centre, managed by Ms Mosadiphuthego, is located in Extension 39 in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-conducive-inclusive-university-all
NWU: a conducive, inclusive university for all
Prof Dan Kgwadi, the vice-chancellor of the North-West University (NWU), has once again put the spotlight on students living with disabilities. Prof Kgwadi recently held a round-table discussion with students living with disabilities and involved with the disability unit on the NWU’s campus in Mahikeng. Discussions centered on the university’s…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-honours-late-dr-andre-mellet-media-expert
NWU honours late Dr Andre Mellet as media expert
Members of North-West University (NWU) management, academics, researchers and faculty members paid homage to the legacy of the late Dr Andre Mellet during the annual NWU Spokespersons of the Year awards evening. The event – which saw academic staff members receive acknowledgement for their positive contribution to the media landscape to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/sandile-mbatha%25E2%2580%2599s-genius-maintains-undisputed-reign-against-ufh
Sandile Mbatha’s genius maintains undisputed reign against UFH
If the electrifying encounter between the North-West University’s (NWU’s) football team and their host University of Fort Hare (UFH) on 27 July 2017 is anything to go by, the NWU has made its presence felt in this year’s Varsity Football tournament. The boys from the NWU delivered a nicely wrapped and devastating 3-0 beating to UFH,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/meal-day-campaign-gains-momentum
Meal-a-Day campaign gains momentum
Have you ever imagined how it must be to attend lectures on an empty stomach? Well, students who can’t provide a proper and nutritious meal for themselves every day, are being thrown a life-line thanks to an initiative by several role players. In the spirit of Mandela Day, staff members from the North-West University (NWU) opened their…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-professor-discusses-struggle-humanise-information-systems