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Researcher documents the living history of the Barolong Boora Tshidi
The North-West University (NWU) continues to advance community-engaged scholarship through a compelling historical documentation project led by Dr Mojuta Motlhamme, a History Education lecturer in the Faculty of Education at the Mahikeng Campus. His work focuses on preserving and sharing the rich heritage of the Barolong boo Ratshidi, a…http://education.nwu.ac.za/language-education/undergraduate-study-options
Undergraduate study options
Afrikaans for Education [accordion collapsed] Overview Afrikaans is one of the youngest languages in the world, and was (like Hindi, Modern Hebrew, and Indonesian) established as a fully standardised language during the 20th century. Afrikaans can be taken as a university subject in, amongst others, the Netherlands, Belgium, Poland and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-leads-fight-earlier-cystic-fibrosis-diagnosis-south-africa
NWU leads the fight for earlier cystic fibrosis diagnosis in South Africa
Cystic fibrosis can be a life-altering and potentially fatal disease, but early detection through newborn screening can dramatically improve outcomes. The North-West University (NWU) houses the Centre for Human Metabolomics, a diagnostic laboratory uniquely offering cystic fibrosis newborn screening services to the South African public…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/international-symposium-electrocatalysis/tourism-attractions
Tourism Attractions
Things to do and sights to visit in the Western Cape We recognize that the participation in ECAT 2026 might be a first visit to South Africa for many Symposium delegates. We welcome you to Stellenbosch, South Africa, and encourage you to take this opportunity to explore the area at your own leisure either before the commencement of the…http://www.nwu.ac.za/research-and-innovation/inaugural-lectures-2022
Inaugural Lectures 2022
The North-West University is proud to showcase its academics as they climb the ladder in their academic career. Any academic who is promoted to professor or who is appointed by the NWU as “newly appointed professor” from elsewhere, is expected to deliver a professional inaugural speech within the first year of their appointment. It is meant to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/empowering-future-entrepreneurs-one-step-time
Empowering future entrepreneurs one STEP at a time
The North-West University (NWU), through its bhive Enterprise Development Centre (bhive EDC), has taken a significant step in fostering an entrepreneurial ecosystem by introducing the Student Training for Entrepreneurial Promotion (STEP) programme. As one of only four South African universities to adopt this innovative initiative, the NWU…http://law.nwu.ac.za/p-per/volume-14-2011-nr-5
2011, Volume 14, nr5
Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal ISSN 1727-3781 2011 Volume 14 Number 5 31 August 2011 Index • Editorial • Oratio • Articles Other Volumes Editorial…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/centre-space-research/heliospheric-physics
Heliospheric Physics
Researchers in the Heliospheric Physics subprogram of the CSR do theoretical, numerical modelling and experimental research on the acceleration, transport and modulation of charged particles (mainly cosmic rays) in the turbulent plasmatic environment around the Sun, which is called the heliosphere. Over the years researchers in this group have…http://www.nwu.ac.za/initiatives-you-can-support
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Medical School The NWU Medical Graduate will align with all the HPCSA (Health Professions Council of South Africa) requirements (see https://www.hpcsa.co.za/). This North West Doctor will be a clinically competent generalist practitioner who is socially conscious, resilient and community orientated, an ethical team player and a…http://www.nwu.ac.za/women-in-leadership
NWU Women in Leadership
In 2023, the North-West University’s (NWU) People and Culture division launched a groundbreaking leadership programme for women at NWU. The Women in Leadership initiative at NWU is designed to enhance the skills and knowledge of our female workforce. This initiative focuses on promoting professional development and providing extensive…http://engineering.nwu.ac.za/engineering/sailplanes
Sailplanes
The story of NWU Aircraft Development begins with the remarkable journey of Prof Attie Jonker, a visionary whose passion for aviation was inspired by his upbringing in the small town of Bloemhof, South Africa. This journey led to the birth of Jonker Sailplanes, a world leader in glider design and production. Prof Attie’s…http://news.nwu.ac.za/rebuilding-south-africas-ailing-public-transport-system
Rebuilding South Africa's ailing public transport system
There was a time when passengers could board a train in Johannesburg, travel through Krugersdorp, Magaliesburg and Zeerust, pass through Mahikeng, Madibogo, Mareetsane and Taung, and continue towards Kimberley before making the return journey. Those trains are gone. So too are many of the rail services that once connected communities,…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/paa/3mc/3MC-2026-PDEs
3MC Postgraduate Course on PDEs
.bg { padding: 1em; color: white; background-color: black; clear: left; text-align: center; } .btn-group-vertical { width: 100%; } 3MC Presents: Transport Models in Biology and Initiation to Finite Volume Methods 23-27 March 2026, NWU, Potchefstroom Home Registration Program Mini-Courses…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-researchers-look-stochastic-programming-best-marketing-results
NWU researchers look to stochastic programming for best marketing results
In an economy where every sale counts, North-West University (NWU) researchers have been looking at ways to help retailers improve the decision-making process in their marketing campaigns. Chanel Bisset and her supervisor Prof Fanie Terblanche from the Faculty of Engineering in the research field of engineering analytics, recently…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/7bigtc2023/gap/workshop
GAP Workshop
Home Venue & Accommodation Speakers GAP Workshop Committees Programme Abstract Submission Registration Important Dates Contact Us The GAP (Groups, Algorithms and Programming) Workshop will be held in conjunction with the 7BIGTC in Potchefstroom. The workshop aims to give the…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/national-symposium-biological-invasions
National Symposium on Biological Invasions
National Symposium on Biological Invasions North-West University, Mahikeng Campus 6 - 9 October 2025 REGISTRATIONS HAVE BEEN EXTENDED TO 22 SEPTEMBER 2025 We are excited to invite you to attend the 2025 National Symposium on Biological Invasions from 6 to 9 October 2025. This year’s symposium will take place at…http://engineering.nwu.ac.za/must-deep-learning/research-projects
Research projects
DL Theory Generalisation in Deep Learning A long-standing theoretical interest in our group is generalisation - that is, how exactly information learned on a training set of samples is transferred to novel inputs. This is particularly relevant in the context of Deep Learning: Deep Neural Networks (DNNs) have…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-rewards-exceptional-lecturers
NWU rewards exceptional lecturers
The North-West University (NWU) celebrated the torchbearers of its teaching excellence during a virtual event. The best-of-the-best lecturers of 2020 were acknowledged for their work in taking teaching and learning to higher levels during the annual Teaching Excellence Award (TEA) ceremony, which was streamed online on 25 March. The NWU is…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-stargazer-helps-capture-spectacular-images-magical-cosmic-firework
NWU stargazer helps capture spectacular images of a magical cosmic “firework”
Faster than the blink of an eye, bigger than our entire galaxy and pulsating with unimaginable intensity, it is one of the most energetic cosmic events visible from earth observed and captured on record ― a shock wave that extends for 6,5 million light years. Observing and capturing this magical “firework” in detailed images took expertise and…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/zoology/frequently-asked-questions-faq