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NWU dietetic students do prevention
Our food should be our medicine and our medicine should be our food. A group of third-year dietetic students from the North-West University (NWU) proved this statement true when they participated in the Dietitians Week initiative. This year’s initiative, aimed at creating awareness around the dietetics profession and the services they provide…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-student-crowned-miss-eco-africa
NWU student crowned Miss Eco Africa
A beauty pageant is defined as a competition that judges its contestants on physical beauty. However, over the past years these pageants have taken a different turn. The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Izelle Van Vuuren set out to proof that there is more to being a pageant queen than just beauty, and her fresh outlook on life can attest to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-expert-sa%25E2%2580%2599s-growth-prospects-2018
NWU expert: This is SA’s growth prospects for 2018
The most recent statistic son the performance of the South African economy during the first quarter of the year – as reported on by Statistics South Africa – left many economists and policy makers in a state of shock. The actual Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate for the first quarter is put at 2,2%, indicating a substantial contraction…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-hosts-another-successful-career-fair
NWU hosts another successful career fair
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng hosted its annual Career Fair on 20 July 2018 at the Campus Student Centre. This year’s well-attended Career Fair, an initiative of the NWU Career Centre, allowed students to engage with prospective employers. This annual event does not only close the gaps between students, employers,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-attends-international-conference-greece
NWU academic attends an International conference in Greece
Dr Musawenkosi Saurombe, an academic and researcher from the North-West University (NWU), recently attended the Academy of World Business, Marketing and Management Development Conference from 16 to 20 July 2018 at the Mediterranean College in Athens, Greece. The conference theme was Marketing, Managing and Financing Organisations in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-noble-boys-are-ready-their-clash-uwc
NWU noble boys are ready for their clash with UWC
Hot on the heels of their win against the University of Western Cape (UWC) at the recent University Sports South Africa (USSA) championship, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) noble boys will seek to fortify their dominance during the kick-off of this year’s Varsity Football tournament. The NWU football team will face UWC at 16:00 on 26 July…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-promotes-awareness-about-gender
NWU promotes awareness about gender
The North-West University (NWU) is hosting a Gender Awareness Week from 2 to 8 August to promote widespread awareness of gender matters in the workplace, society and communities. The week-long event will consist of various workshops seminars, readings, exhibitions and even a music concert. Gender Awareness Week is aimed mainly at the NWU’s…http://news.nwu.ac.za/hundreds-attend-nwu-engineering-career-fair
Hundreds attend NWU Engineering Career Fair
The North-West University’s (NWU) Career Centre and the Faculty of Engineering recently hosted their annual Engineering Career Fair. NWU engineering students came out in their numbers to attend this year’s fair that took place on 19 July 2018 at the Faculty of Engineering on the campus in Potchefstroom. A total of 13 companies and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/cream-crop-network-industry
Cream of the crop network with industry
On 18 July 2018 a handful of the best engineering students from the North-West University (NWU) were selected to attend an exclusive networking event with members from Omnia Holdings, an international chemical manufacturing company. Mechanical, electrical and chemical engineering students who are in their final year of postgraduate studies…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-vice-chancellor-hosts-luncheon-school-principals
NWU vice-chancellor hosts luncheon for school principals
Prof Dan Kgwadi, vice-chancellor of the North-West University (NWU), along with Prof Marilyn Setlalentoa, the deputy vice-chancellor for operations on the campus in Mahikeng, hosted a special lunch for principals from schools in and around the Mahikeng area on 25 July 2018. The aim of the luncheon was to deliberate on challenges and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-noble-boys-pip-uwc-2-1-stunner
NWU noble boys pip UWC in a 2-1 stunner
The North-West University (NWU) Varsity Football team, dubbed the noble boys of the tournament, did not disappoint as they delivered a solid and convincing 2-1 victory to their hopeful challengers, the University of Western Cape (UWC). Determined to cement their status as the best of the two teams, the NWU drew first blood with a devastating…http://news.nwu.ac.za/big-impact-small-bar-soap
The big impact of a small bar of soap
By observing people’s behaviour in public restrooms across South Africa, a leading South African hygiene brand found that – on average – only four out of 10 people wash their hands. And of these, only 65% used soap. Hoping to help people make a clean break with past behaviour, students from the North-West University (NWU) visited the Polokong…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-and-ministerial-delegation-reach-out-community
NWU and ministerial delegation reach out to the community
Prof. Ewert Kleynhans, an academic from the North-West University, and a ministerial delegation recently visited Manthe in Taung as part of a community outreach project. Prof Kleynhans represented the NWU’s School of Economics and Council of the South Academy of Science and Art. The ministerial delegation was headed by Ms Makhotso…http://news.nwu.ac.za/all-rise-it-time-juta-nwu-mock-trials
All rise, it is time for the Juta-NWU mock trials
The exciting annual North-West University (NWU) mock trials, hosted by the Faculty of Law with the support of Juta, will take place on 17 and 18 August at the Mahikeng High Court. As in previous years, this year’s competition will see participants from all three of the NWU’s campuses competing for the title of Juta-NWU mock trial winners.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-now-offers-postgraduate-degree-higher-education-studies
NWU now offers a postgraduate degree in higher education studies
The Faculty of Education has a brand new structured Master’s degree on offer. The structured Master’s degree in Higher Education Studies offers an opportunity to further the profile of individuals interested in teaching and learning in the higher education environment. Why enrol for this degree? Academics at institutions of higher education…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-expert-%25E2%2580%2593-history-not-nation-building-discipline
NWU expert – history is not a nation-building discipline
History is not a nation-building discipline, especially not in the current South African context. This is according to Prof Elize van Eeden, researcher and acting deputy director of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Social Sciences at the campus in Vanderbijlpark. Prof Van Eeden recently took part in a televised debate pertaining…http://news.nwu.ac.za/breast-best
Breast is best
Breastfeeding is the foundation of life. This is the emphasis of this year’s Breastfeeding Week which is celebrated annually from 1 to 7 August across the globe, highlighting the advantages of breastfeeding for communities and countries. According to Chantell Witten, a senior lecturer and breastfeeding expert at the North-West University,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/alumni-office-assist-unemployed-graduates
Alumni Office to assist unemployed graduates
An intervention by the North-West University’s (NWU) Alumni Office will assist unemployed graduates to find jobs or become self-employed. On 2 August 2018 the Alumni Office on the campus in Vanderbijlpark, in collaboration with the NWU’s Career Centre, will host a Career Day during which unemployed graduates can network with representatives…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-and-sasol-foundation-sign-donation-agreement
NWU and Sasol Foundation sign donation agreement
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng and the Sasol Foundation signed a donation agreement on 31 July 2018, following the donation of research equipment to the value of R2 605 368 to the subject group Chemistry in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences. The Sasol Foundation launched a Science Fellowship Programme in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-soccer-institute-ready-ukzn-encounter