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NWU student wins with waste project
Boitshepo Gopane, an MSc microbiology student at the North-West University’s campus in Mahikeng recently won an award at the Black Women in Science (BWIS) conference. Boitshepo and her group, the Eazi Waste Group, walked away with the award for best idea and presentation. The Eazi Waste Group collects dry waste from hotels and restaurants…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-and-sadilar-celebrate-setswana
NWU and SADiLaR celebrate Setswana
The North-West University (NWU) and the South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLaR*) hosted a collaborative event to celebrate Setswana as an official language of South Africa on 6 May 2019. This event is part of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation’s (UNESCO's) 2019 International Year of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/message-clear-we-are-taking-back-bult
The message is clear: We are taking back the Bult
The “Take Back the Bult” Project of the Cachet Park CID NPC – a joint venture between the North-West University (NWU) and JB Marks Municipality in Potchefstroom – is in full swing and a very clear message is being sent out to persons with criminal intentions. “A total onslaught against crime has begun to ensure student safety, and the Bult…http://news.nwu.ac.za/dynamite-dame-kicks-dust-eyes-competitors
Dynamite dame kicks dust in the eyes of competitors
From George in the Western Cape, Miné Graaff, first-year LLB student at the North-West University (NWU), is dynamite in a small package. Since this kickboxing queen took up the sport at the age of nine, she has never looked back. Taking to this sport like a duck to water, in 2013, Miné took part in the WTKA world championships in Italy.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/woman-engineering-%25E2%2580%2593-nwu-launches-exciting-initiative
Woman in Engineering – NWU launches exciting initiative
As we see ourselves in a modern world where the evolution and development of technology enjoy first priority, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Engineering initiated a one-of-a-kind problem-solving and smart-manufacturing competition specifically aimed at high school girls. With sponsorship from the SETA for Manufacturing,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/balancing-act-passion-sports-and-academic-studies
A balancing act: passion for sports and academic studies
Is it possible to balance a successful academic career with a passion for sport? In short: yes. The sky is the limit for focused and dedicated athletes, and with the right attitude, a person can achieve great things in more than one area. Born and bred in Heilbron in the Free State, Moses Radebe, a student at the North-West University’s (NWU’s…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-leopards-lair-competition-calling-all-young-entrepreneurs
NWU’s Leopards Lair Competition: calling all young entrepreneurs
Do you have what it takes to enter the proverbial leopard’s lair and stand your ground as a young entrepreneur? If you do, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) popular Leopards Lair Competition is just for you! This year marks the third rendition of the competition and will see students from across the NWU’s geographical footprint – and their…http://news.nwu.ac.za/research-will-benefit-everyone
Research that will benefit everyone
Over the years the North-West University (NWU) has shown its commitment to conducting research that is not only value driven but also beneficial to the greater public. Prof Petra Engelbrecht from the Faculty of Education recently gave a lecture on the “Impact and Sustainability of International Collaborative Research Projects”. She was…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-applauds-service-workers-worker%25E2%2580%2599s-day
NWU applauds service workers on Worker’s Day
The vice-chancellor of the North-West University (NWU), Prof Dan Kgwadi, and members of the Mahikeng and Vanderbijlpark Campus Management Committees (CMCs) recently celebrated Worker’s Day with a special luncheon dedicated to the university’s service staff. Staff members were officially welcomed by Prof Marilyn Setlalentoa, deputy vice-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/ewp-potchefstroom-enabling-female-entrepreneurs-thrive
EWP Potchefstroom: enabling female entrepreneurs to thrive
If you reside in Potchefstroom and fancy yourself a “fempreneur”, then you should not let the opportunity of a lifetime pass you by! The North-West University’s (NWU’s) innovative entrepreneurship incubator, the Enterprising Women Programme (EWP), is coming to Potchefstroom. This year marks the seventh rendition of this impactful programme…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/golden-key-verwelkom-nuwe-akademiese-presteerders
Golden Key verwelkom nuwe akademiese presteerders
Die onlangse erkenningseremonie vir nuwe lede van die Golden Key internasionale erevereniging het onlangs 250 studente van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se kampus in Vanderbijlpark in hulle geledere verwelkom. Dr Elmie Castleman, die direkteur van die Suider-Afrikaanse streek van die vereniging, het in haar toespraak die studente met hulle…http://news.nwu.ac.za/golden-key-welcomes-new-academic-achievers-0
Golden Key welcomes new academic achievers
The recent new member recognition ceremony of the Golden Key International Honour Society saw a total of 250 students from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark being welcomed into the fold. In her address, Dr Elmie Castleman, director for the Southern African region of the society, congratulated the students…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/phd-studie-bevind-dat-sosiale-entrepreneurskap-%25C5%2589-ingesteldheid
PhD-studie bevind dat sosiale entrepreneurskap ʼn ingesteldheid is
Prof Chimwenwe Chipeta se gesig het gestraal van trots toe sy vrou haar PhD in entrepreneurskap tydens die onlangse PhD-gradeplegtigheid op die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se kampus in Vanderbijlpark verwerf het. Met ʼn postdoktorale navorsingsgenoot by die Universiteit van die Witwatersrand, wat getroud is met ʼn professor in korporatiewe…http://news.nwu.ac.za/world-applauds-nwu-student-innovative-food-security-solution
World applauds NWU student for innovative food security solution
The North-West University (NWU) has done it again! During the World Exhibition for Incentive Travel (IMEX), the NWU’s dedication to research excellence and social justice was reaffirmed when Emilé Coetzee – an honours student within the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences – was crowned as the winner of the 2019 Future Leaders Forum.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/two-nwu-researchers-running-science-oscars
Two NWU researchers in the running for Science Oscars
Researchers from the North-West University (NWU) have done it again. The finalists for the 2018/2019 NSTF-South32 Awards have finally been announced, and this year two esteemed researchers from the NWU have been nominated. The “Science Oscars”, also known as the NSTF-South32 Awards, aim to recognise and applaud researchers and academics that…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-duo-wins-24-hour-hackathon-competition
NWU duo wins 24-hour hackathon competition
North-West University (NWU) students, Matt Lourens and Dehan Opperman, have proven that they are the cream of the crop when it comes to statistics, programming and mathematics. The duo, who are busy with their master’s degrees in business analytics and data mining respectively, recently came first in the second MiWay 24-hours Actuarial…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-astrophysicists-help-unlock-secrets-universe
NWU’s astrophysicists help unlock secrets of the universe
The high-energy astrophysics group at the Centre for Space Research at the North-West University (NWU) is playing an important role in key science programmes at the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) that will be built in Chile. The final agreements between the CTA Observatory and the European Southern Observatory were signed late last year to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/students-represent-nwu-meeting-nobel-laureates
Students represent NWU at meeting with Nobel Laureates
Few scientific gatherings are as prestigious as the famous annual Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting. Two students from the North-West University (NWU) have the honour of being chosen to attend the 2019 event. In the wake of the Second World War, the science community was reunited by the efforts of Count Lennart Bernadotte, grandson of King Gustaf V…http://news.nwu.ac.za/new-drug-discoveries-are-triple-offensive-against-malaria-and-tb
New drug discoveries are a triple offensive against malaria and TB
Researchers from three South African universities are unleashing the power of oxygen in a triple-drug treatment strategy against disease-causing parasites and bacteria. Oxygen is the key to life – and that applies as much to parasites and bacteria that cause malaria, tuberculosis (TB) and certain other related diseases as it does to humans and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/hunting-generates-most-profit-game-farmers