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This is how the NWU is engineering a healthier South Africa
• Engineers cannot fix healthcare alone, and clinicians cannot carry the burden without systems support. The NWU is bridging this gap. • Healthcare systems engineering can be seen as an umbrella term where the healthcare habitat is viewed as a complex system that encompasses technical, organisational, human, and policy dimensions. • “Using…http://news.nwu.ac.za/project-launched-masccom-training-centre
Project launched in MASCCOM Training Centre
We are living in times in which we are required to support our learners to acquire new ways of learning and the competencies needed for them to enter and be successful in their studies and careers in engineering. These are challenging times in which we need to empower learners for the “new normal” to study and work in the Fourth Industrial…http://news.nwu.ac.za/coronavirus-pandemic-economic-impact-scenarios-uncertain-environment
Coronavirus pandemic: economic-impact scenarios in an uncertain environment
A development economist from the North-West University (NWU) says for South Africa to survive the current coronavirus pandemic, the current lockdown must be a success and the virus must be brought under control by the end of April. Prof Danie Meyer, director of the TRADE research focus area at the NWU, says it is also of the utmost importance…http://news.nwu.ac.za/heritage-beat-students-turn-hr-lessons-music-culture-and-creativity
Heritage with a beat: students turn HR lessons into music, culture and creativity
When human resource management (HRM) meets heritage, the classroom becomes a stage, students become performers, and learning gets a beat.Heritage Day came alive in a uniquely creative way as HRM students transformed their classroom into a vibrant celebration of culture, creativity and human resource management. What began as an academic activity…http://www.nwu.ac.za/announcements
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[accordion] Nation-wide marches and protests on 30 June 2026 23 June 2026 The North-West University (NWU) is aware of the planned nation-wide marches and protests on 30 June regarding illegal foreigners in South Africa. We note the anxiety and concerns that some of our colleagues have raised regarding the potential harm that they may…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/paa/3MC-Conference-2024/Plenaries
3MC Conference 2024: Plenary Talks
.bg { padding: 1em; color: white; background-color: black; clear: left; text-align: center; } .btn-group-vertical { width: 100%; } 3MC Presents: International Conference on Mathematical Modeling in Biology and Life Sciences 28 February-1 March 2024, NWU, Potchefstroom Home Registration…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/thinking-future-conversations-technology-subjectivity-and-ethics-semi
Thinking The Future: Conversations on Technology, Subjectivity and Ethics Seminar
We extend a warm invitation to attend the "Thinking The Future: Dialogues on Technology, Subjectivity, and Ethics Seminar," organized by the Institute for Contemporary Ethics (ICE) in partnership with the School of Philosophy at North West University. We are pleased to have Catia Faria from the University of Madrid as our guest speaker, who will…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/community-engagement-news/motivating-youth
MOTIVATING THE YOUTH
Dr Kezell Klink was requested by the Principal at Danville Secondary School to assist by talking to the grade 12’s about how she managed to overcome challenges of coming from that area and reaching the level of achieving her PhD. She has been visiting the school for a number of years and is strongly motivated to build upon this excellent…http://news.nwu.ac.za/public-finances-remain-slippery-slope
Public finances remain on a slippery slope
Prof Raymond Parsons, economist from the North-West University (NWU) Business School, says in the face of pressing economic and fiscal challenges, the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) offered a realistic but vulnerable fiscal picture for South Africa. In commenting on the MTBPS that was presented to Parliament on 1 November by…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-eagles-secure-spot-2025-varsity-netball-final
NWU Eagles secure spot in 2025 Varsity Netball final
The North-West University (NWU) Eagles are through to the 2025 Varsity Netball final after defeating the University of Johannesburg (UJ) 58-28 in a commanding semifinal performance on Monday evening, 22 September. From the first whistle, the NWU asserted themselves with strong defence and quick transitions into attack. Their intensity forced UJ…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-plays-its-part-rolling-out-6bricksr-initiative
NWU plays its part in rolling out 6BRICKS® initiative
By Ontiretse Motingwa The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Educational Psychology subject group, together with the North West Department of Education, recently reached out to Retlametswe Special School in Mahikeng to empower teachers to better support their learners. This project forms part of the national Department of Education’s 6BRICKS®…http://news.nwu.ac.za/another-accreditation-accolade-nwus-school-accounting-sciences
Another accreditation accolade for the NWU’s School of Accounting Sciences
The School of Accounting Sciences at the North-West University (NWU) has once again distinguished itself as an indisputable leader in its field with the recent announcement by the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) that the school’s Bachelor of Commerce in Financial Accountancy has been accredited for the purposes of SAICA’s…http://news.nwu.ac.za/academic-lauds-transport-departments-nanotechnology-road-rescue
Academic lauds Transport Department's nanotechnology road rescue
North-West University (NWU) academic and professor in chemistry, Prof Lebo Seru, has praised the Department of Transport’s announcement that they will be embarking on a pioneering plan to reinforce collapsing roads in the North West province through the innovative application of nanotechnology. The department has committed to launching a pilot…http://news.nwu.ac.za/alumnus-reappointed-national-indigenous-knowledge-panel
Alumnus reappointed to the National Indigenous Knowledge panel
South African indigenous knowledge is precious, and few people are better qualified than North-West University (NWU) alumnus, Dr Thulisile Bhuda, to contribute to preserving it. This explains why Dr Bhuda has been reappointed to the Indigenous Knowledge / Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) National Authentication Panel. She will serve on the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/ronel-wasserman
Ronel Wasserman
My research career started in 2009 when I began compiling the Historical Corpus of South African English, consisting of personal and business letters, news reportage, fiction and non-fiction from all over the country, and spanning from the 1820s to the present. I became more and more interested in the grammatical and semantic changes that occurred…http://news.nwu.ac.za/netball-flying-and-flourishing-nwu
Netball is flying and flourishing at the NWU
It is a dance of swift feet and balls travelling in soaring arcs. It is a tapestry of teamwork, sewn together by threads of unrelenting attacks and staunch defence. Netball is a sport like no other, and one the North-West University (NWU) has mastered. This was again evident from the selection of a host of NWU players for the national netball…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-student-north-west-sportsman-year
NWU student is North West Sportsman of the Year
North-West University (NWU) student Onalenna Mongale was announced the North West Sportsman of the Year during the North West Provincial Government’s 7th Provincial Sports Awards that took place on 18 February 2023. Onalenna represented South Africa at the International University Sports Federation (FISU) University Combat Sport - Karate…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/paa
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Our overarching aim is to conduct fundamental research regarding the foundational principles and paradigms of the Mathematical and Statistical sciences and their applications at an internationally competitive level to the advancement of scientific knowledge. To achieve this aim we strive to create a space conducive to research where…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/nwu-desmond-tutu-school-medicine/news
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Welcome to the fourth issue of the NWU Desmond Tutu School of Medicine’s newsletter. This edition focuses on key milestones in the launch of the MBChB programme. We share updates on admission criteria, the value of experienced doctors shaping the curriculum, and the lessons learned in developing our spiral, integrated approach. You’ll also hear…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/seminar-professor-robert-nkuna