Multisite Search
Newsletter Issue #1G UVI
Nov 18, 2020 - NEWSLETTER ISSUE #1/2015 UNCTAD Virtual Institute presentation The UNCTAD Virtual Institute conducted a presentation for members of the TRADE team via video conference on the 2015 Trade and Development Report, titled 'Making the International Financial Architecture Work for Trade and Development'. The report, which is available from …
Vision and mission
Mar 15, 2017 - Mission SGI-SA will establish a universal footprint and become the respected leader in the development of virtual learning solutions. Vision By moulding reality into high-quality Serious Games, SGI-SA aims to advance the world of innovative skills acquisition and decision making, and will become the first port of call for…
GBV Campaign - beINformed - #CountMeIn
May 20, 2021 - Register here You are invited to join us virtually for the first event of the #CountmeIN campaign. (The link to connect will be sent to you by email once you have registered) RSVP before 19 May 2021https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumnus-features-forbes-30-under-30-list
NWU alumnus features on Forbes 30 Under 30 List
Jun 11, 2018 - Remember the name Jack Mthembu, because you will most definitely hear more about this dynamic young entrepreneur in the near future. This 27 year-old alumnus of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark has just been included in the Forbes Africa business magazine’s influential annual 30 Under 30 young entrepreneurs listing…https://news.nwu.ac.za/students-win-%25E2%2580%2598peaceful%25E2%2580%2599-atoms
Students win with ‘peaceful’ atoms
Oct 18, 2018 - Veronica Gouws, Koketso Kgorinyane and Naomi Mokhine will soon be jetting off to Russia. These three master’s students at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng recently won a youth video competition. More than 30 students from Sub-Saharan Africa took part in the contest, ran by Rosatom* in cooperation with African Young…https://news.nwu.ac.za/top-music-practitioners-facilitate-african-music-workshop-series
Top music practitioners to facilitate African Music workshop series
Mar 02, 2023 - The North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Music is bringing top African music practitioners to share their knowledge and expertise as part of an African Music workshop series. The first three workshops will be held during the first semester of 2023, and each of these will be open to all NWU staff and students, free of charge. The first…https://news.nwu.ac.za/another-international-accreditation-awarded-nwu-business-school
Another international accreditation awarded to the NWU Business School
May 24, 2023 - The North-West University (NWU) Business School recently received its accreditation from the Association of African Business Schools (AABS). The NWU Business School was represented at the 2023 AABS Connect Conference, hosted by the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) in Accra, by the senior manager for Accreditation and…https://news.nwu.ac.za/students-showcase-their-action-netball-skills
Students showcase their action netball skills.
Sep 22, 2023 - Action netball is a thrilling and dynamic variation of traditional netball that has recently gained popularity. This fast-paced sport combines the core principles of netball with elements of basketball, making it an exciting and engaging game for participants and spectators alike. No longer just a sport for women, men and women now play this fast…https://news.nwu.ac.za/trio-joie-de-vivre-will-perform-joyful-dances-tonight
Trio Joie de Vivre will perform “Joyful Dances” tonight
Oct 03, 2023 - by Menziwa Msibi Trio Joie de Vivre, consisting of three School of Music and Conservatory lecturers from the North-West University (NWU) will be performing their concert “Joyful Dances” during Aardklop. The Concert will take place tonight 3 October at 19:30 in the School Music and Conservatory Hall. Liesl van der Merwe plays the bassoon, André…https://news.nwu.ac.za/phd-student-shares-her-techwomen-experience
PhD student shares her TechWomen experience
Dec 04, 2024 - Ntokozo Happy Msiza, a PhD student in animal sciences at the North-West University (NWU), recently returned from the TechWomen programme in the United States, where she represented South Africa among women leaders in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). TechWomen, an initiative by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs…https://news.nwu.ac.za/kohinoor-business-school-delegation-visits-north-west-university
Kohinoor Business School delegation visits North-West University
Mar 12, 2025 - The North-West University (NWU) hosted a delegation from the Kohinoor Business School (KBS), Mumbai, from 23 February to 4 March, in a visit aimed at strengthening academic collaboration, cultural exchange and industry engagement. The visit was coordinated by Prof Ephrem Redda from the WorkWell Research Unit at the NWU. The orientation of the…
History Seminar Series - The Museum, the Rabbit and National History: The Voice of Robben Island
Apr 04, 2024 - You are formally invited to the History Seminar Series featuring a presentation titled "The Museum, the Rabbit, and National History: The Voice of Robben Island," delivered by Professor Leslie Witz. [accordion] Abstract: In this chapter from their book "Museums Times: Changing Histories in South Africa" (Berghahn, 2022), the author…https://commerce.nwu.ac.za/telit-sa/short-courses
SHORT COURSES
May 16, 2024 - Short Courses, SHORT LEARNING PROGRAMME, TELIT-SA offers short learning programme (SLP) with the aim of growing individuals towards the advancing era of technology innovation and integration., Management, Short Learning Programme on Digital Transformation in Management of SMME’s Want to know more about the SLP and modules? Click on each image below to explore more. SLP × SLP Digital Transformation in MAnagement of SMME's This short learning programme of Digital Transformation in Management of SMME’s is developed to assist managers and start-up…https://humanities.nwu.ac.za/vinco/south-african-visual-arts-historians-savah-conference
South African Visual Arts Historians (SAVAH) Conference
Oct 18, 2021 - SAVAH Abstract Booklet It is with pleasure and great excitement that VINCO hosts the 2021 South African Visual Arts Historians conference. This is the first year that the conference is hosted by NWU and it is the first year that SAVAH goes virtual. While the ViNCO team regrettably can…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-education-linguist-looks-reading-literacy-crisis-sa
NWU education linguist looks at reading literacy crisis in SA
Aug 19, 2022 - The Covid-19 pandemic has once again highlighted the reading literacy crisis in South Africa. The inaugural 2030 Reading Panel calls for “fundamental reforms” to ensure that all children read for meaning by 2030 at the age 10. Currently, 78% of children cannot read for meaning. Due to rotational timetables and school closures in 2020 and 2021,…
Race Awareness Week
Jul 14, 2023 - You are cordially invited to the Race Awareness Week. Students and staff from Potchefstroom and Vanderbijlpark campuses are invited to join virtually. Join Zoom Meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88011038439?pwd=RWY0eUx0dUYvTlliNExxZ1RXWGRXdz09 Meeting ID: 880 1103 8439 Passcode: 200378https://news.nwu.ac.za/surgeon-general-visits-chhp-biokinetics-division-nwu
Surgeon general visits CHHP Biokinetics Division at the NWU
Jun 05, 2024 - A delegation of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) visited the Biokinetics Division at the Centre for Health and Human Performance (CHHP) of the North-West University (NWU) on Wednesday, 15 May. The delegation, led by Lieutenant General Ntshavheni Maphaha, the surgeon general of the SANDF, met with Prof Bismark Tyobeka, principal and…https://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-runs-1-100-laps-help-alleviate-hunger
Prof runs 1 100 laps to help alleviate hunger
Apr 30, 2020 - On the morning of 24 April, Prof Dewald van Niekerk, laced up his running shoes and started running around his house in Potchefstroom. The time was 10:30. When he finally stopped to unlace his shoes, twenty-four hours and ten minutes later, he’d circled his house 1 100 times to clock a distance of 110km. Dewald, together with hundreds of…https://law.nwu.ac.za/law/invitation-1st-corporate-financial-markets-law-conference-2021
Invitation 1st Corporate & Financial Markets Law Conference 2021
Feb 17, 2021 - Date: 28 -29 October 2021 Venue: Virtual Theme: Confronting the effects of the covid-19 pandemic on corporate governance, corporate insolvency and financial education measures in practice Call for Abstracts Keynote speakers: Prof FHI Cassim (Specialist Committee on Company Law) Prof JJ du Plessis (Deakin University) Prof PC Osode…https://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/phasrec/equipment