#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…
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…
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…
Social work research duo gives feedback on social worker resilience
Dr Elmien Truter and Prof Ansie Fouché, two lecturers and researchers in social work at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) the campus in Vanderbijlpark, recently invited designated social workers from child protection units across Gauteng to a feedback session on a research project that they conducted. The topic of their research was “Risk…
Alumni get together to discuss Convocation matters
A group of alumni of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark recently attended an information session on the Convocation, its role and purpose, and how to join. Prof Marius Stander who has been involved with the campus since 1979 – first as a student and now as lecturer and member of the Convocation Executive Committee –…
Next stop for Stephen: Karate World Union Championships
Stephen Moeketsi, a third-year BEd student and avid karateka, has earned himself a spot in the South African student team that will compete in the Karate World Union Championships in Russia later this year. As a member of the karate squad on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark, Stephen recently won two medals at the…
CCPD spreads Madiba Magic in July
Nelson Mandela would have been smiling and dancing his famous Madiba Jive if he had been at the Nyakallo Home for the Disabled in Sebokeng Zone 3 on Thursday, 20 July. Staff members of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark’s Centre for Continuing Professional Development – or CCPD as they are better known – took up the…
NWU alumna jets off to China
Refilwe Basimane, an alumna of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, has recently been awarded an international scholarship to pursue a master’s degree in nuclear science and technology at the Tsinghua University in Beijing, China. Refilwe is currently doing an internship awarded to her by the South African Agency for Science…
Classic Men 2017: How do you define a gentleman?
It is almost time for the second annual Classic Men Symposium to be hosted on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark. This event – which is regarded as one of the highlights of the organised student life calendar – represents a dynamic collaboration between the Campus Student Representative Council (CSRC), affiliated…
Joné takes African heptathlon title in her stride
Joné Kruger (19), a pharmacy student from the North West University (NWU) is the new African Heptathlon champion. She won the title at the recent Junior African Games in Tlemcen, Algeria.The Junior African Games are held every two years for African athletes under the age of 20. Joné, a first-year student on the NWU’s campus in Potchefstroom,…
Workshop promotes entrepreneurship as a career
The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET), together with the North-West University (NWU), will present a workshop as part of Student Entrepreneur Week from 1 to 7 August 2017. The week-long workshop, titled SEW2017, will be hosted across the NWU’s campuses and is part of the DHET’s Entrepreneurship Development in Higher Education…
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…
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)…
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…
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-…
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…
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…
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,…
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…