Meet the NWU’s new Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Mafikeng Campus Operations
“Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family.” This is according to Prof Boitumelo Marilyn Patience Setlalentoa, the newly appointed deputy vice-chancellor at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng. With the implementation of the university’s new…
Career Centre’s survey gives insight on NWU graduates
You need to have adequate information and knowledge at your disposal to make an informed decision. The North West University’s (NWU’s) Career Centre recently conducted a Graduate Destination Survey (GDS) to gain more insight and to determine the employment trends of NWU graduates, six months after graduation. The Career Centre have been…
NWU academic to explore possible research collaboration
The Covenant University in Nigeria invited Prof Masood Khalique, an academic in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, to present a series of lectures and to explore the possibility of research collaboration. Prof Khalique will visit the university’s Department of…
School of Medicine is on the cards for the NWU
South Africa has a shortfall of approximately 60 000 doctors in comparison to its peer countries. The North-West University (NWU) is looking into opening a school of medicine to help bridge this gap and to offer quality healthcare services to community members. On 23 February NWU Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Research and Innovation Prof Refilwe…
NWU to host first Africa Positive Psychology Conference
The North-West University (NWU), in collaboration with the University of Johannesburg, will host the first-ever Africa Positive Psychology Conference at the NWU’s campus in Potchefstroom. The three-day conference will take place from 5 to 7 April 2018 and will be preceded by pre-conference workshops and opening ceremony on 4 April. The…
NWU psychology students board trains to help community
Six master’s students from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng will be on board the Phelophepa trains from 19 to 28 March 2018 to render clinical psychology services to community members in and around Ulundi in Kwazulu Natal. The Phelophepa trains are two unique trains that operate as mobile healthcare hospitals, bringing…
NWU academic attends elite training course on nuclear safeguards
Mr Tebogo Kupi, an academic and researcher from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, recently attended a regional training course on nuclear safeguards and non-proliferation for the South African region in Centurion, Gauteng. This elite training course was organised by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC*)…
NWU student takes pageant world by storm
Onalenna Leepile, a final-year BCom student from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, is a young woman determined to make a difference. Not only was she announced first princess at the Miss Face of Mahikeng beauty pageant on 3 March 2018 at Mmabatho Palms, but she is also a contestant and brand ambassador for the Miss Eagle…
Uncertain times call for servant leadership – NWU Alumni Business Breakfast
South Africa is experiencing turbulent times. The economy is growing too slowly to address the challenges of inequality, unemployment and poverty. On the political front social tensions are mounting and transformation – be it in the public and private sector – is seen as not realising fast enough. Add to this the collapse of key state-owned…
NWU empowers with German skills
On 5 March 2018 the subject group German in the School of Languages on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Potchefstroom celebrated a group of students who successfully completed their Goethe-Institut examination. The Goethe-Institut is a German cultural institute, active worldwide, that promotes the study of German abroad and…
African Academy of Sciences honours NWU’s deputy vice-chancellor
Prof Refilwe Phaswana-Mafuya, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) deputy vice-chancellor for research and innovation, was elected as fellow of the African Academy of Sciences (AAS). This is a great achievement and highlights her outstanding contributions in her field of expertise. Prof Refilwe is one of 32 senior scientists who were elected…
Meal-a-Day programme receives a boost
The Meal-a-Day programme at the North-West University (NWU) received a major boost early in the year with the food retailer Tiger Brands agreeing to increase the food provisions it supplies to needy students on the three campuses. According to Donald Molema on the campus in Mahikeng, they received a firm commitment that the company will now…
NWU postdoctoral fellow sets her sight on BRICS youth summit
Dr Musawenkosi Saurombe, a postdoctoral fellow at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng is participating in the 2018 BRICS Youth Parliamentarian Forum as part of a delegation sent by the South African Youth for International Diplomacy (SAYID). The programme, which is taking place in New Delhi, India from 5 to 9 March 2018,…
Basketball Tournament a slam dunk
Administrators, players and supporters are in agreement that the fourth annual Sasol/NWU Vanderbijlpark Senior Basketball Tournament was not only a showcase of exceptional talent, but also a well-organised event. The tournament – which represents a collaborative venture between the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark and…
Consultation is key in revision of NWU’s language policy
The five-yearly revision of the North-West University's (NWU's) Language Policy and Plan (LPP) is taking place presently and includes an intensive consultation process with various structures and stakeholders. All policies of the NWU are in the process of being reviewed following the adoption of a new strategy, structure and statute. The…
NWU Business School walks for cancer
The North-West University School of Business and Governance’s team held the university’s name high during the annual Cansa Relay for Life that took place on 3 March 2018 at the Rag Farm in Potchefstroom. The team – consisting of staff members, students and alumni – participated with enthusiasm and completed their numerous laps around the…
Bean Counting Day 2018 – calling all aspiring accountants
Did you know that according to the National Development Plan (NDP), accounting is not only viewed as a scarce skill within the public service delivery arena, but is also regarded as a vehicle to overcome poverty and inequality? With this in mind the School of Accounting Sciences on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark,…
NWU Vanderbijlpark celebrates cream of matriculant crop
This year the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark welcomed not only a record number of first-year students, but also the cream of the matriculant crop of the South Gauteng region. During a recent celebratory event, members of the campus management took time out of their busy schedules to meet up with the top 30 members of…
Faculty boasts new deputy dean for research and innovation
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences recently welcomed Prof Babs Surujlal as the newly appointed deputy dean for research and innovation. Prof Surujlal’s journey of lifelong learning took off in 1981 upon receiving a Junior Secondary Education Diploma at the Springfield College of Education. He…