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Driving Gerhard Horn
The Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas is a 5,513 km test of driving expertise. Most turns bank to the left, exerting excessive amounts of G-force on the driver. “Don’t brake too late,” the motoring journalist mutters to himself as he reaches the apex of what the vehicle allows going down the straight. His face contorts as his…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-kgotso-not-giving
NWU’s Kgotso is not giving up
At the age of 22, Kgotso Moroenyane has taken the lemons life has handed him and turned them into lemonade. The BEd student majoring in mathematics and physical science has not let the two chronic illnesses he lives with stop him from working towards his dreams. Living with two chronic conditions In 2016 Kgotso was diagnosed with a chronic…https://news.nwu.ac.za/north-west-university-keep-fourth-estate-ablaze
The North-West University keep the Fourth Estate ablaze
You do not pick fights with people who buy ink in barrels. This saying used to ring true when printed newspapers ruled the news roost. But, with bandwidth having replaced the aforementioned barrels, is there still a future for journalists in the traditional mould? This issue was further compounded when Media24 recently announced that it intends…
Teachers without borders: reaching out to educators
The 21st century is a challenging time and it is important that both teachers and school learners become self-directed learners. The North-West University's (NWU's) research focus area for Self-directed Learning (SDL), under the directorship of Prof Elsa Mentz, focuses especially on indigenous knowledge for self-directed learning in the science…https://news.nwu.ac.za/excellence-awards-recognise-staff-who-excelled-their-areas-expertise
Excellence Awards recognise staff who excelled in their areas of expertise
The North-West University (NWU) rewarded its exceptional staff during the annual NWU Excellence Awards ceremony, which took place in Potchefstroom on 21 November. More than 130 staff members received recognition for their outstanding contributions in teaching and learning, community engagement, and research and innovation respectively. Prof…https://news.nwu.ac.za/mba-graduation-day-double-gold-cream-crop
MBA graduation day: Double gold for the cream of the crop
The North-West University (NWU) Business School had a successful graduation day, and made history this year with two top achievers scoring gold. Suretha Griesel, a dentist from Pretoria, and Theshan Govendar, a senior engineer from Anglo American, each received a gold medal for best overall achievers in the MBA programme.ABSA is the main…https://news.nwu.ac.za/geexpo-2018-bigger-and-better
GeeXpo 2018: bigger and better!
Whoever says that mathematics and information sciences can’t be fun, has surely never taken part in the North-West University’s (NWU’s) annual GeeXpo initiative! On Saturday, 13 October 2018, the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences on the NWU’s campus in Vanderbijlpark will once again roll-out the red carpet for learners from Grade 7…https://news.nwu.ac.za/centre-excellence-carbon-based-fuels-hosts-symposium-renewable-and-sustainable-energy
Centre of Excellence in Carbon-based Fuels hosts symposium in renewable and sustainable energy
The Renewable Energy Postgraduate Symposium (REPS) is an annual event hosted by the Centre for Renewable and Sustainable Energy Studies at Stellenbosch University for postgraduate students working in any of the fields of renewable and sustainable energy. The symposium allows young researchers to present and share their research work in a less…https://news.nwu.ac.za/condolences-north-west-university-passing-prof-tjaart-van-der-walt
Condolences from the North-West University: Passing of Prof Tjaart van der Walt
It is with great sadness that the North-West University (NWU) community learned about the passing of the 85-year old Prof Tjaart van der Walt during the night of 22 February 2019. Prof Tjaart van der Walt has done it all. Apart from the fact that he was rector of the former Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education (PU for CHE)…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-experts-highlight-importance-training-fempreneurs
NWU experts highlight the importance of training fempreneurs
With Women’s Month in full swing, two experts from the North-West University (NWU) are shining the spotlight on the importance of entrepreneurial training for female entrepreneurs. The experts, Dr Natanya Meyer and Dr Luzaan Hamilton – who are both members of the School of Business Management – are of the opinion that to enable women to take a…https://news.nwu.ac.za/franco-taking-student-life-his-stride
Franco taking student life in his stride
It was love at first sight. Boy meets campus. In 2019, Franco van Dijk visited the North-West University (NWU) campus in Potchefstroom as part of a tour by his school choir. “We saw a lot of the campus – it almost felt like an open day. I really liked what I saw and decided that this was where I wanted to go,” says Franco, who matriculated from…https://news.nwu.ac.za/north-wests-three-top-matriculants-join-nwu
North West’s three top matriculants join the NWU
The top three academic performers who matriculated in 2021 in North West will be studying at the North-West University in 2022. Francois Pieterse from Ferdinand Postma High School in Potchefstroom, Michelle le Roux from Potchefstroom Gymnasium and Marlé Siebert from Potchefstroom High School for Girls will all be calling the NWU’s campus in…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-students-get-first-hand-experience-nampo-harvest-day
NWU students get first-hand experience at Nampo Harvest Day
By Menziwa Msibi Third- and fourth-year students from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Engineering attended the annual NAMPO Harvest Day that took place from 16 to 19 May 2023 at NAMPO Park in Bothaville. The students were accompanied by Prof Rojanette Coetzee and her postgraduate students Hermé Nel and Jorinda Marais. The main…https://news.nwu.ac.za/dr-mathews-phosa-those-we-should-diligently-serve-are-cold-and-hungry
Dr Mathews Phosa: Those we should diligently serve are cold and hungry
Political titan, businessman extraordinaire, philanthropist and a figurehead of the ANC’s negotiation process in the early 1990s, Dr Mathews Phosa visited the North-West University (NWU) on 23 May and pulled no punches in detailing how to get the country back on track. The NWU’s Faculty of Engineering hosted the event and, in his address titled “…https://news.nwu.ac.za/ai-symposium-sparks-innovation-and-collaboration-higher-education
AI symposium sparks innovation and collaboration in higher education
By Menziwa Msibi The North-West University (NWU) Library and Information Service and the School of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering recently hosted the 3rd IFLA Symposium on Artificial Intelligence in Potchefstroom. They did this in collaboration with the International Federation of Libraries Association Information Technology (…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/natural-and-agricultural-sciences/cobus-kriek-biography
Cobus Kriek - Biography
PROF COBUS KRIEK Prof RJ (Cobus) Kriek obtained a BSc (1990), BSc Hons (1992), MSc (1994) and PhD (1998) in chemistry from the University of Stellenbosch, which was followed by an MBA degree from the University of Lincoln (UK) in 1999. In 2008 he completed an MSc in Applied Science…
Staff
Overview The academic staff of any Faculty is what an engine is to a car – it determines the quality of that Faculty and whether it prospers and grows. The Faculty of Law has a lean, highly motivated staff complement with a strong combination of solid experience and good qualifications. A significant number of professors have…https://humanities.nwu.ac.za/music/music-technology
Music Technology
Mr Johan Viljoen Music Technology is currently offered as a second-year module in the BA Music and Society programme, and as a major subject on third-year and fourth-year level in the BMus programme. These modules largely consist of learning software skills, which include notation skills in Sibelius and/or Finale, song…https://humanities.nwu.ac.za/nwu-emelten-rec/about-us
About Us
Welcome to the North-West University Education, Management and Economic Sciences, Law, Theology, Engineering and Natural Sciences Research Ethics Office. The NWU-EMELTEN-REC is a registered research ethics committee with the National Health Research Ethics Council (NHREC) of the national Department of Health. The purpose of the NWU-EMELTEN-REC…