How to maximise research with minimum funding
The North-West University recently hosted a public lecture on strategies for increasing research productivity despite dwindling resources on the campus in Mahikeng. This lecture is part of a lecture series organised by the office of the deputy vice-chancellor for research and innovation, Prof Refilwe Phaswana-Mafuya. Prof Du Toit Loots,…
We are the champions!
The athletics team from the North-West University (NWU) claimed their second Varsity Athletics title on Friday night 15 March at the Kenneth McArthur stadium in Potchefstroom. The NWU amassed a total of 31 277 points after winning both legs of the competition. In doing so, the NWU reclaimed its crown from Tukkies who have been champions for…
PMR.africa loof NWU vir uitnemendheid in hoër onderwys
Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se kampus in Vanderbijlpark het dit weer gedoen! Dié kampus het vir die agste agtereenvolgende jaar die Professional Management Review (PMR) se gesogte Diamond Arrow-toekenning vir uitnemendheid in hoër onderwys in die Sedibeng-distrik ontvang. Die toekenning is by die PMR.africa-sakeontbyt in Vereeniging…
PMR.africa awards NWU for excellence in higher education
The North-West University’s (NWU) campus in Vanderbijlpark has done it again! The campus has, for the eighth consecutive year, been awarded the Professional Management Review’s (PMR) Diamond Arrow Award for excellence in higher education within the Sedibeng District. The award was handed over at a PMR.africa business breakfast in Vereeniging.…
NWU’s Ikateleng continues to empower
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Ikateleng project has been empowering school children from disadvantaged backgrounds for the past 31 years. Ikateleng – which means empower yourself – provides supplementary teaching in mathematics, economics, business studies, accounting, life science, physical science and English to high school…
Expose yourself to as much as possible
Christoff Briers is only one of the many success stories of North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Engineering. Today he is at the head of production planning at Simmer Engineering, an engineering company in Alberton that specialises in manufacturing. According to him his passion for the manufacturing industry is to a great extent due to…
NWU postdoctoral fellow to attend prestigious MSCA master class in Norway
Dr Isabella Bonati, an international postdoctoral fellow at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Theology, will soon join a group of preselected researchers in Oslo, Norway, to attend the annual master class for applicants to the prestigious Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) – Individual Fellowship Scheme. The MSCA forms part of…
Samsung helps NWU turning potential into power
Empowering the youth of today by investing in their future will bring about a meaningful change that turns potential into power. This is exactly what Samsung did when the global technological giant recently handed over bursaries to the value of R 1 416 000 to 19 North-West University (NWU) students who are studying business, marketing and…
NWU ondersteun geestesgesondheid elke tree van die pad
Die kampusgemeenskap van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se kampus in Vanderbijlpark het onlangs die stapskoene vasgemaak en so aan ‘n oproep om deel te wees van die kampus se eerste bewusmakingspretloop ten bate van die bevordering van geestesgesondheid. Die dag, aangebied deur die kampus se alumni-kantoor en gesondheidsorgsentrum, het meer…
NWU community hits the road for mental awareness
The campus community of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark recently laced up their running shoes and heeded the call to take part in the campus’s first-ever mental health awareness fun run. The event, hosted by the NWU Alumni Office and the campus’s Health Care Centre, saw more than a 100 athletes take to the road in…
Allow us to lighten your burden…
The month of March marks Social Work Month and on 20 March we celebrate International Social Work Day. In response to this year’s theme – “Strengthening the importance of human relationships”, the subject group Social Work at the North-West University (NWU) initiated its own campaign - “NWU Social Work – Strength through Support”. Through…
Progress in regard to the investigation of allegations of plagiarism at the NWU
On 10 May 2017, the North-West University (NWU) received allegations of plagiarism against some of its academics from the Council on Higher Education (CHE). These allegations were viewed in a very serious light, especially when media articles were published in July of the same year that implicated other members of staff than those the…
Must-win for NWU against CUT in Bloemfontein
A team reveling in an unprecedented achievement, against one adamant to avenge a humiliating loss. This is the twin narratives when the Central University of Technology (CUT) squares off against the North-West University (NWU) in Bloemfontein on Monday, 25 March 2019. CUT is coming off a remarkable win against big brother Shimlas while the…
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A world of books for Koi-Koi children
“Today a reader, tomorrow a leader.” This inspirational quote by Magaret Fuller summarises the importance of reading and for children to have easy access to books. A collaboration between Siviwe Bangani, the library on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng and Van Schaik book store led to the opening of a library at the Koi-…
NWU’s trees are an enormous natural treasure
“Imagine if trees gave free Wi-Fi. We’d all be planting them like crazy. It’s a pity they only give us the oxygen we breathe.” This quote emphasises the priceless value of trees and the huge responsibility that rests on us to take care of it. The trees on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Potchefstroom are an enormous natural…
Alternatiewe ontwikkelingsindeks bied waardevolle industrie-instrument
Teen die agtergrond van die toenemende belangrikheid van ekonomiese streeksontwikkeling wanneer dit by wêreldgroei kom, maak kenners van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) ‘n merkwaardige bydrae deur die bekendstelling en suksesvolle toepassing van ʼn innoverende multidimensionele ekonomiese streeksontwikkelingsindeks (MREDI). Anders as bestaande…
NWU experts’ alternative development index a valuable tool for industry practitioners
With the ever increasing prominence of regional economic development in driving global development, a team of experts from the North-West University (NWU) are contributing significantly to the discipline through the introduction of an innovative multi-dimensional regional economic development index (MREDI). Unlike existing indexes, which make…