Alumni Office engages graduates through career development support
True to the North-West University’s (NWU) ethic of care, the Alumni Office on the campus in Vanderbijlpark, together with the Career Centre, will host a Career Empowerment Day for members of the alumni fraternity on Wednesday, 7 August 2019. The aim of the day will be to afford graduate jobseekers the opportunity to attend a CV writing and…
NWU neem die voortou met internasionale konferensie oor inligtinggeletterdheid
In sy poging om bekend te staan as ’n internasionale universiteit wat vir betrokke vakkundigheid onderskei word, gaan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) in September die 2019-weergawe van die Internasionale Konferensie oor Inligtingsgeletterdheid (ICIL) aanbied. Die tema van hierdie jaar se konferensie is “Inligtingsgeletterdheid oor alle sfere…
NWU takes the lead with international conference on information literacy
In its endeavor to be known as an international university distinguished for engaged scholarship, the North-West University (NWU) will host the 2019 rendition of the International Conference on Information Literacy (ICIL) in September. The theme of this year’s conference is “Information literacy in all spheres of life”. The event will see…
Reappointment of SARB governor builds confidence in SA economy
“The reappointment of governor Lesetja Kganyago for a further five years as head of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) is a welcome and highly confidence-building decision at a tough time for the South African economy.” This is according to Prof Raymond Parsons, well-known economist and academic from the North-West University (NWU) Business…
NWU and stakeholders collaborate to assist visually impaired
On 10 July 2019 the plight of visually impaired individuals in the North West Province came under the spotlight. The North-West University (NWU) in collaboration with the South African Library for the Blind and the Department of Culture and Traditional Affairs (CATA) hosted a workshop to train public library staff members who render services to…
Small business seminar to empower communities
Aspiring business owners often have no idea where to go or what to do when starting a new business. The North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Economics in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences (FEMS) hosted a seminar for young aspiring business people in Mahikeng and surrounding areas on 8 July 2019 on the campus in Mahikeng.…
NWU se Fanie as een van die beste gholfafrigters vir Gauteng benoem
Om vir Fanie Roos ’n naweekgholfspeler met ’n goeie gemiddelde te noem, sou beslis ’n groot fout wees. Fanie, ’n dosent in sportbestuur aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU), is ’n geakkrediteerde professionele gholfspeler, en hy is so pas as finalis in die gesogte Professionele Gholfspelersvereniging van Suid-Afrika (PGA-SA) se jaarlikse…
NWU’s Fanie nominated as one of Gauteng’s top golf coaches
To call Fanie Roos a weekend golfer with a good average would be a serious mistake. Fanie, a lecturer in Sport Management at the North-West University (NWU), is an accredited professional golfer and has just been nominated as a finalist in the prestigious Professional Golfers Association of South Africa (PGA-SA) 2019 annual awards. His…
Geestesgesondheid-bewustheidsdag 2019: laat elke treë tel!
Geestesgesondheid omvat soveel meer as bloot ’n treffrase van ons tyd. Dit is trouens een van die belangrikste welstandsfaktore om te oorweeg, aangesien dit almal raak, ongeag hulle ouderdom, geslag, sosiale posisie of professie. Daarmee in gedagte gaan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se Alumni-kantoor en die Gesondheidsorgsentrum in…
Mental Health Awareness Day 2019: make every step count!
Mental health encapsulates so much more than a mere catchphrase of our time. In fact, it is one of the most important wellness factors to consider since it affects everybody regardless of age, gender, social standing or profession. With this in mind, the North-West University’s (NWU) Alumni Office and Health Care Centre in Vanderbijlpark will…
NWU summit focuses on human capital in Fourth Industrial Revolution
The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) is changing the way businesses create value, and how people work and individuals interact and communicate with each other. It goes without saying that the 4IR will also have a huge impact on South Africa’s economy. Taking into account the country’s current unemployment rate of 26,7%, the big question…
NWU legal scholars present paper on decolonization and Africanisation of law curriculum
Two students from the North-West University (NWU) presented a joint paper on the decolonisation and Africanisation of the law curriculum at the annual South African Law Deans’ Association (SALDA) Law Students’ Conference. Fourth-year LLB-students Bophelo Seleke and Leo Maphosa, president of the Student Campus Council on the campus in Mahikeng…
NWU expert joins external review panel in Ethiopia
The Ethiopian Civil Services University (ECSU) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, recently invited Prof Ravinder Rena, a professor in economics and internationalization and project leader at the North-West University (NWU) Business School, to be part of an external programme review panel. This panel was tasked with evaluating the university’s…
How Mandela Day came about
It’s that time of the year again when social media feeds will be flooded with pictures and videos of good Samaritans doing their bit for Mandela Day. 67 Minutes for Mandela is in its 10th year of existence, and is still going strong. On 18 July 2008, while the late Nelson Mandela was celebrating his 90th birthday in London, he said: “It is…
Biogas brilliance scores NWU Enactus team a second place
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Enactus team secured the second position in the ideation challenge competition during the annual EnactusZA National Competition that took place at the Sandton Convention Centre on 8 and 9 July 2019. This competition brings together the top student, academic and business leaders from around the country.…
NWU invests in SA’s community-oriented primary health care
The North-West University (NWU) in partnership with the University of Pretoria will be training community health workers (CHWs) and staff from the North West Provincial Department of Health on community-oriented primary care (COPC). The NWU’s Africa Unit for Trans disciplinary Health Research (AUTHeR), under the leadership of Prof Petra…
NWU’s Leopards Lair Competition: entry deadline extended
The North-West University (NWU) believes in the transformative power of entrepreneurship, not only in terms of a re-envisioned world of work, but also as a driving force of renewed economic growth. With this said, the third annual rendition of the popular NWU Leopards Lair Competition provides students from across the NWU’s geographical…
Decolonisation of Afrikaans the topic of inaugural Christo van Rensburg memorial lecture
The first memorial lecture for Prof Christo van Rensburg was recently presented with great success on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Potchefstroom. Prof Van Rensburg was one of the most well-known Afrikaans language experts and received the CJ Langenhoven prize for language science in 2018 for his work in identifying, noting…
Exciting research to be shared at the Femmegineering celebration
The days of men dominating the engineering scene is still an evident and alarming fact. Despite an improvement in recent years, there remains a serious shortage of women pursuing careers in engineering. The North-West University (NWU) aims to change this - one semester at a time… The NWU’s Faculty of Engineering will once again host the…