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Supporting student mental health with empathy and intention
“You don’t have to control your thoughts; you just have to stop letting them control you.” This quote, from American author Dan Millman, has the ring of truth for Dr Khido Ramadie, educational psychologist at the Mahikeng Campus of North-West University (NWU). She keeps these words in mind as she strives to optimise students’ psychological well…http://news.nwu.ac.za/radiation-expert-wants-sa-benefit-his-radiological-crime-scene-management-training
Radiation expert wants SA to benefit from his radiological crime scene management training
South Africa’s capacity to deal with incidents involving radioactive materials has received a boost. North-West University (NWU) academic Dr Tebogo Kupi has returned from Austria where he attended a high-level international training course aimed at preparing experts to deliver national workshops on radiological crime scene management. “This…http://law.nwu.ac.za/trade/ftd-project-recent-events
FTD Project Recent Events
Recent Events 2nd Annual International Banking, Competition & Corporate Law (BCCL) Conference 13 - 15 August 2025 Programme Click here Videos Day 1 - 13 August 2025 Nr 1 Click here Nr 2 Click here Nr 3 Click here Day 2 - 14 August 2025 Nr 1 Click here Nr 2 Click here Nr 3 Click here Day 3…http://news.nwu.ac.za/kick-offs-final-whistles-nwu-staff-wellness-games-deliver-non-stop-action
Kick-offs to final whistles: NWU Staff Wellness games deliver non-stop action
There is always something special about seeing colleagues outside the boardroom, offices and lecture halls while swapping shoes for sneakers with whistles blowing instead of the ping of an incoming email. On 15 August 2025, staff members from across all three campuses of the North-West University (NWU) came together for the annual Staff…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-school-mines-and-mining-engineering-set-future-success
NWU School of Mines and Mining Engineering set for future success
The North West province of South Africa sits on a bedrock of riches. From platinum to chrome, vanadium to gold, the region is among the most mineral-endowed in the world. Yet its communities remain scarred by poverty and unemployment, relics of a resource economy too often divorced from local benefit. For a province where mines dominate both…http://news.nwu.ac.za/school-nursing-celebrates-womens-day
School of Nursing celebrates Women’s Day
On 8 August 2025, the Sports Village at the Potchefstroom Campus was the setting as the School of Nursing hosted a Women’s Day celebration together with the NuMIQ research entity. The theme, “Be yourself”, encouraged women who balance careers, families and research to embrace their identity. The deputy director of the School of Nursing, Dr…http://news.nwu.ac.za/celebrating-womens-strength-compassion-and-authenticity
Celebrating women’s strength, compassion and authenticity
“So amazing how this world was made, I wonder if God is a woman. The gift of life astounds me to this day. Give it up for the woman, oh, that woman. With a smile and a style, she’ll protect you like a child, that’s a woman.” These powerful lyrics from Shaggy’s Strength of a Woman perfectly captured the spirit of the Faculty of Humanities at the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/chance-change-or-missed-opportunity-researchers-must-choose-now
A chance for change or a missed opportunity? Researchers must choose now
Research is at a crossroads, but the choice facing researchers is clear: make a difference to the world’s most pressing problems or be relegated to irrelevance. “We are reminded that the decisions we make regarding the type of research we prioritise will either be the turning point towards a more sustainable and equitable world, or a missed…http://news.nwu.ac.za/innovative-poultry-feed-research-offers-hope-sustainable-farming
Innovative poultry feed research offers hope for sustainable farming
High feed costs and declining meat quality are two of the biggest challenges facing the global poultry industry. For many smallholder farmers in South Africa, these issues are even more pressing, as they struggle to balance production costs with the demand for affordable, nutritious meat. Against this backdrop, Phethile Emmelina Mabuza, an MSc…http://news.nwu.ac.za/mental-health-awareness-workshop-encourages-postgraduate-students-prioritise-well-being
Mental health awareness workshop encourages postgraduate students to prioritise well-being
Postgraduate students at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus were given a timely reminder to prioritise their mental health during a mental health awareness workshop. The in-person session, which Student Counselling and Development hosted on 5 August 2025, was for postgraduate students from different faculties, creating a safe…http://news.nwu.ac.za/our-war-plastic-delivers-results
Our war on plastic delivers results
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) stand against plastic pollution, launched in 2023, has evolved into an institutionalised environmental policy and the results speak for themselves. In the first six months of 2025, the NWU recycled 140,6 tons of campus waste, including 36 tons of single-use plastic. This reflects reduced plastic bottle…http://news.nwu.ac.za/alumnus-andries-van-heerden-leads-afrimat-mining-and-industrial-expansion
Alumnus Andries van Heerden leads Afrimat in mining and industrial expansion
North-West University (NWU) alumnus Andries van Heerden is the chief executive officer of Afrimat Limited, a JSE-listed company that supplies iron ore, anthracite, phosphate, construction materials and industrial minerals across Southern Africa. “I started as a first-year mechanical engineering student in Potchefstroom in 1984,” he recalls. His…http://education.nwu.ac.za/edu-hright/projects-0
Projects
[accordion collapsed] The influence of educational policies, internal and external determinants on the education systems of the BRICS plus member states Project leader: Prof Deon Vos Sub-project leader: Prof Louw de Beer Research Question: How does language policy influence the education systems of South Africa and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/graad-10-seth-leerders-ondersoek-beroepshigiene-op-n-praktiese-wyse-die-nwu
Graad 10 SETH-leerders ondersoek beroepshigiëne op ’n praktiese wyse by die NWU
’n Groep graad 10-leerders van die SETH Academy by die Hoërskool Ferdinand Postma het op 10 April 2025 die Fakulteit Gesondheidswetenskappe aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) vir ’n praktiese ervaring van beroepshigiëne besoek. Die sessie, wat deur die Beroepshigiëne en Gesondheid-navorsingsinisiatief (OHHRI) aangebied is, het aan die leerders…http://news.nwu.ac.za/grade-10-seth-learners-explore-occupational-hygiene-hands-nwu
Grade 10 SETH learners explore occupational hygiene hands-on at the NWU
On 10 April 2025, a group of Grade 10 learners from the SETH Academy at Hoërskool Ferdinand Postma visited the Faculty of Health Sciences at the North-West University (NWU) for an exciting hands-on experience in occupational hygiene. The session, hosted by the Occupational Hygiene and Health Research Initiative (OHHRI), gave the learners the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/learners-are-spelling-out-future
Learners are spelling out the future
and by Oscar Mosiane The ability to spell is alive and well, as 100 high school learners demonstrated when they participated in a spelling bee at the Mahikeng Campus of the North-West University (NWU). The event, held on Saturday, 16 August 2025, was a partnership between the NWU and the North West Department of Education. The event…http://news.nwu.ac.za/law-students-receive-practical-training-mahikeng-magistrates-court
Law students receive practical training at Mahikeng Magistrate’s Court
Stepping out of the classroom and into the courtroom, final-year law students from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus gained first-hand experience of the South African justice system at work. This is one of the ways the university is exploring to integrate practical training into the curriculum. After their two-week vocational…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/af/natural-and-agricultural-sciences/sluitingsdatums-vir-honneursaansoeke
Sluitingsdatums vir honneursaansoeke
.title-heading { display: none; } Sluitingsdatums vir honneursaansoeke BSc Hons: Biochemie - 19 September 2025 Chemie - 31 Oktober 2025 Fisika - 31 Oktober 2025 Rekenaarwetenskap en Inligtingstelsels - 30 Junie 2025 (Keuringseksamen in Augustus) Wiskundige Statistiek - 19 September 2025 Wiskunde - 22 Januarie…http://news.nwu.ac.za/collective-effort-makes-community-sports-tournament-win-win-everyone