NWU signs MoU with Department of Correctional Services
The School of Agriculture in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) on 27 March 2018. The main objective of the MoU is to enable the two institutions to collaborate on agricultural…
NWU Indaba promotes better teaching and learning
Institutions of higher learning are experimenting with new ways of teaching and learning and the North-West University (NWU) is no exception. The Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL) hosted an Extended Programme Indaba under the theme ‘Bridging the Gap’ with renowned author and public speaker, Rinus le Roux. In his keynote address, Rinus…
NWU applauds top academic performers
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark recently acknowledged the hard work and dedication of their top achievers in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences during the annual Student Excellence Awards. No less than 90 students received awards at the ceremony in celebration of their academic achievements. Each of…
NWU se Ikateleng-projek vier 30 jaar van impak
Dertig jaar ná die stigting van die Ikateleng-projek het die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) deur middel van aanvullende onderwys steeds ’n impak op die lewens van duisende leerders regoor sentraal-Suid-Afrika. Die doel van die jare lange Ikateleng-projek – wat in 1988 in die Vanderbijlpark geïnisieer is – is om aanvullende onderrig aan graad 10…
NWU’s Ikateleng Project celebrates 30 years of impact
Thirty years after the inception of the Ikateleng Project, the North-West University (NWU) continues to impact the lives of thousands of learners across central South Africa by means of supplementary teaching. The long-running Ikateleng Project – which was initiated in 1988 in the Vanderbijlpark area – aims to provide supplementary tuition to…
NWU’s DVC for research and innovation to chair SA AIDS Conference
Prof Refilwe Phaswana-Mafuya, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) deputy vice-chancellor for research and innovation, will serve as chair of one of the largest conferences in sub-Saharan Africa, the 2019 SA AIDS Conference. Dira Sengwe, the non-governmental organisation who will be hosting the conference, nominated Prof Phaswana-Mafuya, based…
NWU works towards rooting out racism
The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation, which is part of the Anti-Racism Network South Africa, hosted a #RootOutRacism dialogue at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Potchefstroom on 17 March 2018. The dialogue was part of their Anti-Racism Week* campaign, during which they travelled throughout the country, to create public awareness about…
NWU Rekeningkunde-projek werp vrugte af
Wat as ’n tussenkomsprogram begin het om akademiese hulp te verleen aan graad 12-leerders wat met rekeningkunde sukkel, het een van die vlagskipprojekte vir gemeenskapsbetrokkenheid by die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) geword. Die NWU en Fezile Dabi-onderwysdistrik se Rekeningkunde-projek is in 2014 bekend gestel, en vier jaar later behaal die…
NWU intervention programme pays dividends
What started out as an intervention programme to provide academic aid to Grade 12 learners struggling with accounting has grown into one of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) flagship community engagement projects. The NWU and the Fezile Dabi Education District’s Accounting Project was introduced in 2014 and four years later the project…
Entrepreneursukses vir NWU-alumnus Thabiso
Thabiso Kgabung (27) het drie jaar lank vanuit die gerief van ’n lesingsaal vir die werksomgewing voorberei met die hoop dat wanneer hy sy graad verwerf het, hy ’n werksaanbod in sy voorkeur-studiegebied sou kry. Die werklikheid het hom egter geleer dat werk in Suid-Afrika – vir ervare professionele persone sowel as vir gegradueerdes – nie so…
Entrepreneurial success for NWU alumnus Thabiso
Thabiso Kgabung (27) spent three years preparing for the world of work from the comfort of a lecture hall, hoping that when he earned his degree, a job offer in his chosen field of study would follow. The reality taught him that jobs in South Africa – for seasoned professionals and university graduates alike – aren’t as easy to land as you would…
Prevention is better than cure: changing the social work paradigm
“Violence is a huge problem within our society. It doesn’t only come with physical and emotional cost, but also with an economic cost. People who have experienced violence have higher incidences of illness and early death and can therefore not contribute to the economy in the long run.” This is according to Prof Franziska Meinck, new…
Alumna dances to the beat of her own song
Verona Goslett dances to the beat of her very own song. Literally. This talented young alumna of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark recently released her debut Afrikaans single, Maskers (Masks), and is taking the South African music scene by storm. With her soothing voice, shining personality and technical know-how…
bhive EDC: turning great ideas into profitable businesses
Do you have an idea that you want to turn into a profitable business? If so, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) bhive Enterprise Development Centre (EDC) should be your first port of call. The bhive EDC – which is situated in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences on the NWU’s campus in Vanderbijlpark – will be hosting a Business…
Bean Counting Day 2018 – helping students and employers connect
The annual Bean Counting Day on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark saw students and prospective employers meet up to discuss industry trends, internships and possible employment opportunities. The event – that forms part of the campus’s annual career fair – accorded students within the BCom fields of study and more so…
NWU shines bright at Varsity Athletics Championship
The North-West University (NWU) athletics team flexed their muscles, literally and figuratively, at the recent Varsity Athletics Championships held at the Bestmed Tuks Stadium. The team – comprising members from its campuses in Mahikeng, Vanderbijlpark and Potchefstroom – walked away with a total of nine gold, six silver and four bronze medals…
Practice makes perfect for social work interns
The academic staff at the Social Work Department on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark recently hosted a training day for a group of practising social workers who will be supervising final-year students during their internships later this year. “These supervisors will be instrumental in facilitating the students’…
NWU to host 2nd annual Human Capital Summit
On 12 and 13 July 2018, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Industrial Psychology and Human Resource Management, will be hosting its annual Human Capital Summit. This year will see the second rendition of the summit taking place at the Riverside Sun Hotel in Vanderbijlpark. The summit is aimed at all industrial psychology and human…
NWU students inspired to be agents of social justice
Students and staff members of the North-West University (NWU) came out in their numbers to listen to a public lecture on “Our responsibility towards Social Justice” by the Constitutional Court judge, Honourable Justice Leona Theron. The lecture, an initiative of the Student Campus Council, was held on 9 April 2018 on the NWU’s campus in…