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Polokelo Launch
May 10, 2023 - An accessible inter-institutional online library of resources in African languages for higher education has just been launched by Baqonde, called Polokelo. The platform will be used to share teaching and learning materials among Higher Education institutions. For more information, visit Baqonde.
Tampere University of Applied Sciences' (TAMK) Visit to the NWU
May 17, 2023 - The Faculty of Health Sciences kindly invites you to the Tampere University of Applied Sciences' (TAMK) visit to the NWU. This trip aims to improve current partnerships and look into potential new ones. Undergraduate teaching and learning, as well as community engagement initiatives, will be the main topics of discussion at this meeting, while…
Special Guest Lecture by Dr Mathews Phosa
May 17, 2023 - The Faculty of Engineering is thrilled and privileged to have Dr. Mathews Phosa for a stimulating guest lecture. About Dr. Mathews: Dr Mathews Phosa is a prominent political and business leader in South Africa. He played a key role in the country’s negotiations that led to the peaceful end of four decades of apartheid rule in 1994 and…
Symposium - The Implications of AI for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
May 19, 2023 - Register here
Emergency Power Management (EPM)
Jun 06, 2024 - #Reduce-the-use as loadshedding intensifies Enquiries As load shedding stages increase and the winter cold approaches, the North-West University’s emergency power supply will come under extreme pressure. We as staff and students must be prepared and play our part to ensure the continual operation…
Vote for your campus student to be honoured with the NWU Silver Wings Award!
May 22, 2023 - As part of the NWU Media and Organisational Citizenship Behaviour Awards, the NWU Silver Wings Award is a discretionary recognition award bestowed upon a student of the university who has, during 2022, embodied the spirit and character of the university, its culture and identity. As part of the nomination process, students were nominated. Please…
Vote for your campus staff member to be honoured with the NWU Silver Wings Award!
May 22, 2023 - As part of the NWU Media and Organisational Citizenship Behaviour Awards, the NWU Silver Wings Award is a discretionary recognition award bestowed upon a staff member of the university who has, during 2022, embodied the spirit and character of the university, its culture and identity. As part of the nomination process, staff were nominated. Please…
Make Music Day 2023
May 23, 2023 - The location might vary, from a large concert hall to a backyard garden. South Africa celebrates Make Music Day by embracing music in all its forms. Both amateur and professional musicians and organizations are welcome to contribute music. The fact that a Make Music Day event is free and open to everyone is its most crucial quality.…
Cyber Security Media Event: The buck stops with you
May 26, 2023 - Join Dr Duane Aslett, a forensic accounting expert at the North-West University, for an online event as he delves into the topic of cyber security. Some of the issues he will address are: Why are cyber crimes on the rise? Who are the most vulnerable and why? What preventative measures can people take to ensure their cyber…
HELTASA (Un)Conference 2023 hosted by the North-West University
Oct 23, 2023 - The Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL) cordially invites you to the 2023 HELTASA (Un)Conference. Participants from South African HE Institutions are welcome to join. For more information, click here. Registrations close: 30 September 2023 Call for participation HELTASA 2023 Promotional videos…
Public Lecture by Prof Beth Engelbrecht: NHI vs a Capable State vs My Health
May 31, 2023 - The Faculty of Health Sciences cordially invites you to the Public Lecture by Prof Beth Engelbrecht about NHI vs a Capable State vs My Health. Summary of presentation Health is a human rights matter, and according to the World Bank one of the most complex activities governments take on. The NHI Bill aims to craft a system that will…
POPIA Workshop by Eleni Flack-Davison
Jun 09, 2023 - The NWU Research Support Department cordially invites you to the POPIA Workshop by Eleni Flack-Davison, Legal Adviser and Research Compliance Manager, Research Data Protection Officer, Head: Office of Research Integrity. Attendance is encouraged from Deputy Deans (R&I), Research Directors, Chairs, Research Support, Technology Transfer…
ECD-COMBER Learning Festival 2023
Jun 05, 2023 - We cordially invite you to join us in celebrating and discovering more about the fantastic industry we are in! This will be done through engaging, entertaining, and interactive online seminars! Everyone involved in ECD, including student teachers, teachers, NGOs, NPOs, departmental officials, principals, volunteers, community members, parents,…
Potchefstroom Academic Community Meeting
Jun 05, 2023 - The South African Academy of Science and Arts (Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns) cordially invites you to the Potchefstroom Academic Community Meeting. Non-members are most welcome.The meeting will be presented in Afrikaans, but English interpreting services will be provided. Guest speaker: Dr Japie Greeff, Deputy Director,…
4th Food Security and Safety (FSS) Seminar by Prof. Victor Mlambo
Jun 05, 2023 - You are cordially invited to the 4th Food and Safety Seminar by Prof. Victor Mlambo. Topic: Ruminant production for food security, environmental stewardship, and thin waistlines: A philosophical balancing act. Click here to join the seminar. [accordion collapsed] Bio: Prof. Victor Mlambo Victor Mlambo has a PhD in Ruminant…
Thinking the Future - Centering Climate Mobility Justice: Livability, Loss and Damage, and the Climate Governance Regime
Jun 06, 2023 - The Institute for Contemporary Ethics (ICE) in Collaboration with the School of Philosophy at the North-West University cordially invites you to a talk about Thinking the Future: Conversations on Technology, Subjectivity and Ethics, presented by Simona Capisani (Durham University, UK). [accordion collapsed] Synopsis The influence of…
Emergency Power Management (EPM) - Cloned
Nov 28, 2023 - #Reduce-the-use as loadshedding intensifies Enquiries As load shedding stages increase and the winter cold approaches, the North-West University’s emergency power supply will come under extreme pressure. We as staff and students must be prepared and play our part to ensure the continual operation…
Inaugural Lectures 2022
Jun 08, 2023 - The North-West University is proud to showcase its academics as they climb the ladder in their academic career. Any academic who is promoted to professor or who is appointed by the NWU as “newly appointed professor” from elsewhere, is expected to deliver a professional inaugural speech within the first year of their appointment. It is meant to…