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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…Dr Cornelia Schreck is a senior lecturer in Recreation Science with a PhD focused on teaching and learning in higher education. She has over 20 years of experience in academia, specialising in recreation, leisure, and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL). Her research blends qualitative and quantitative approaches, and she has published…
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Cornelia Schreck
Dr Cornelia Schreck is a senior lecturer in Recreation Science with a PhD focused on teaching and learning in higher education. She has over 20 years of experience in academia, specialising in recreation, leisure, and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL). Her research blends qualitative and quantitative approaches, and she has published…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
Collective effort makes community sports tournament a win-win for everyone
Soccer balls rolled, whistles blew and chess pieces moved quietly as learners from five schools gathered at Maano Secondary School in Mmasutlhe Village for a day of sports organised by the North-West University (NWU) Mahikeng Campus Sports Department. The community sports tournament on Friday, 25 July 2025, brought together Maano Secondary…Dr Henriëtte Hammill is 'n gekwalifiseerde Biokinetikus en het nagraadse navorsing gedoen in die fokusarea van Biokinetika, Rehabilitasie, Ortopedie, Sport en Beserings. Dr. Hammill geniet die verskillende velde van Biokinetika en was gelukkig om onderrig te gee in die verskillende velde van hierdie beroep. Blootstelling aan verskillende aspekte…
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Henriëtte Hammill
Dr Henriëtte Hammill is 'n gekwalifiseerde Biokinetikus en het nagraadse navorsing gedoen in die fokusarea van Biokinetika, Rehabilitasie, Ortopedie, Sport en Beserings. Dr. Hammill geniet die verskillende velde van Biokinetika en was gelukkig om onderrig te gee in die verskillende velde van hierdie beroep. Blootstelling aan verskillende aspekte…Dr. Henriëtte Hammill is a registered Biokineticist and senior lecturer in the Biokinetic program. She teaches the orthopaedic-related modules, which includes sport injuries and -performance, biomechanics and rehabilitation. Dr. Hammill enjoys doing research and supervising research projects. Her aim is to deliver high quality teaching…
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Henriëtte Hammill
Dr. Henriëtte Hammill is a registered Biokineticist and senior lecturer in the Biokinetic program. She teaches the orthopaedic-related modules, which includes sport injuries and -performance, biomechanics and rehabilitation. Dr. Hammill enjoys doing research and supervising research projects. Her aim is to deliver high quality teaching…Nadat ek my Meestersgraad in 2004 voltooi het, het ek in 2004 as dosent vir 'n privaat kollege in die Oos-Kaap begin, met my hoof fokusareas bestuur en sekretariële. In 2005 het ek by nog 'n privaatkollege aangesluit as leerlingmateriaalprogramontwerper en in 2006 word ek aangestel as HOD vir die Ontwerp-afdeling. Ek is in 2010 as 'n assessor…
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Yolanda Stevens
Nadat ek my Meestersgraad in 2004 voltooi het, het ek in 2004 as dosent vir 'n privaat kollege in die Oos-Kaap begin, met my hoof fokusareas bestuur en sekretariële. In 2005 het ek by nog 'n privaatkollege aangesluit as leerlingmateriaalprogramontwerper en in 2006 word ek aangestel as HOD vir die Ontwerp-afdeling. Ek is in 2010 as 'n assessor…After completing my Masters in 2004, I started as a lecturer for a private college in the Eastern Cape in 2004, with my main focus areas being management and secretarial. In 2005, I joined yet another private college as learning material program designer and in 2006, I was appointed as HOD for the Design department. I was appointed as an Assessor…
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Yolanda Stevens
After completing my Masters in 2004, I started as a lecturer for a private college in the Eastern Cape in 2004, with my main focus areas being management and secretarial. In 2005, I joined yet another private college as learning material program designer and in 2006, I was appointed as HOD for the Design department. I was appointed as an Assessor…http://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-erica-derbyshire-empowers-small-and-micro-enterprises
Prof Erica Derbyshire empowers small and micro enterprises
In celebration of the Women’s Month 2025 theme of the North-West University (NWU), “Empowered to Lead: NWU Women Shaping the Future”, the Technology Transfer and Innovation Support (TTIS) office proudly showcases the achievements of women innovators who are transforming society through practical solutions. Leading this charge is Prof Erica…http://news.nwu.ac.za/voices-empowerment-take-centre-stage-womens-month-event
Voices of empowerment take centre stage at Women’s Month event
By Nikelo Mehlomakulu The bold march by 20 000 women against apartheid laws in 1956 is still reverberating today. That march was the inspiration behind the Women’s Month event that the North-West University’s School of Governance hosted at the Mahikeng Campus on 21 August. The event commemorated the 1956 Women’s March under the theme “Women…http://news.nwu.ac.za/dr-mariaan-wicks-shaping-future-public-health-nutriranktm