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NWU appoints alumnus and consul-general as professor of practice
May 25, 2023 - Dr Bobby Moroe, North-West University (NWU) alumnus and the consul-general of South Africa in Lagos, Nigeria, has been appointed as a professor of practice in the research focus area Afrocentric Governance of Public Affairs (AGoPA) from 1 June 2023 to 31 May 2026. In his new role, Dr Moroe will play an active part in training both undergraduate…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/impak-van-voedingsprojek-gaan-deur-leierskapsontwikkeling-voort
Impak van voedingsprojek gaan deur leierskapsontwikkeling voort
May 26, 2023 - Die werklike betekenis van ’n projek kan dikwels gemeet word aan die volhoubaarheid daarvan lank nadat dit voltooi is. Kundiges van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) maak betekenisvolle bydraes in Nigerië as deel van die heel grootste belegging in voedingleierskapsontwikkeling in Afrika tot op hede. Hulle doelwit is nou om die voetspoor van die…http://news.nwu.ac.za/impact-nutrition-project-continues-through-leadership-development
Impact of nutrition project continues through leadership development
May 26, 2023 - The real significance of a project can often be measured in its sustainability long after it has been completed. Experts from the North-West University (NWU) are making impactful contributions in Nigeria as part of the largest-ever investment in nutrition leadership development in Africa. They now aim to secure and expand the footprint of the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/golden-key-student-receives-outstanding-member-award
Golden Key student receives outstanding member award
May 26, 2023 - Reston Mawononga, a third-year social work student at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus, has been announced the winner of the 2022 Golden Key Outstanding Member Award. This award celebrates outstanding Golden Key (GK) members who demonstrate exceptional achievement in all three of the GK pillars, namely academic performance,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/restitution-land-rights-south-africa-spotlight
Restitution of land rights in South Africa in the spotlight
May 26, 2023 - By Phenyo Mokgothu and Nolwazi Xulu The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Law, in collaboration with the Commission on Restitution of Land Rights, hosted a guest lecture titled “Restitution of Land Rights in South Africa” on 25 May 2025. The lecture was presented in a hybrid format, with the physical event taking place on the NWU’s…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-vereer-personeel-en-studente-vir-die-bevordering-van-sy-waardes-en-handelsmerk
NWU vereer personeel en studente vir die bevordering van sy waardes en handelsmerk
May 26, 2023 - Om op die Noordwes-Universiteit-manier (NWU-manier) te leef, beteken om waardegedrewe en trots te wees. Die universiteit het op 25 Mei tydens ’n prestigegeleentheid toegewyde personeel en studente vir die bevordering en uitbouing van sy kultuur en strategie beloon. Die NWU se eerste toekenningseremonie vir die erkenning van Media and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/engineering-student-wins-s2a3-masters-medal
Engineering student wins S2A3 Master’s medal.
May 15, 2023 - By Aldrin Ngorima Developing a novel technique to support a South African company to better deal with noisy call centre audio, resulted in a S2A3 Master’s Medal for recipient, Walter Heymans. The medal is an annual award given to the most exceptional research student graduating at the Master’s level in a scientific field from each South…http://news.nwu.ac.za/optentia-host-top-international-scientist
Optentia to host top international scientist
May 16, 2023 - The North-West University’s (NWU's) Optentia research unit will host a top international scientist, Prof Alexandre JS Morin, on its Vanderbijlpark Campus on 29 May 2023. Prof Morin will present a hybrid workshop on structural equation modelling, targeted at academics and master’s and PhD students who use quantitative data-analysis techniques to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/phd-student-embarks-exchange-programme-belgium
PhD student embarks on exchange programme to Belgium
May 16, 2023 - Ryan du Toit, a PhD student in psychology from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Health Sciences, will soon leave for Belgium, after he has been selected for an international priority country exchange programme. The exchange programme comprises a fully paid scholarship, starting in September 2023 until the end of January 2024.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/recognition-sign-language-progress-step-inclusivity
Recognition of Sign Language a progress step for inclusivity
May 16, 2023 - North-West University (NWU) academic Prof Moses Phooko has lauded the National Assembly’s approval of South African Sign Language as the 12th official language on 2 May 2023. The South African Constitution previously provided for 11 official languages, which include Sepedi, Sesotho, Setswana, siSwati, Tshivenda, Xitsonga, Afrikaans, English,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-klim-tot-die-top-44-van-universiteite-wereldwyd
NWU klim tot by die top-4,4% van universiteite wêreldwyd
May 16, 2023 - Die voortgesette styging van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) op wêreldwye ranglyste het hulle tot in die top-4,4% van universiteite wêreldwyd geneem. Dit is volgens die 2023-uitgawe van die Global 2000-ranglys wat deur die Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) gepubliseer is. Dit is ’n verbetering van die top-4,5% vir 2022/2023 en die top 4,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-ascends-top-44-global-universities
NWU ascends to top 4,4% of global universities
May 16, 2023 - The continued climb of the North-West University (NWU) in global rankings has taken it to the top 4,4% of global universities. This is according to the 2023 edition of the Global 2000 list of rankings published by the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR). It is an improvement from being in the top 4,5% for 2022/2023 and in the top 4,7% in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/students-put-entrepreneurial-theory-practice
Students put entrepreneurial theory into practice
May 16, 2023 - By Sandile Mahlangu The School of Management Sciences at the North-West University (NWU) hosted its first entrepreneurship market day for the third-year Business Management students on 9 May at the NWU's Potchefstroom Campus. The purpose of the market day was to expose students to the practical side of the work they have been learning as…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/studente-entrepreneurs-meld-vir-oefenkamp-aan
Studente-entrepreneurs meld vir oefenkamp aan
May 16, 2023 - Om ’n idee in ’n florerende besigheid te ontwikkel, kan soos ’n onmoontlike taak voel, maar die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) verskaf die kundigheid en ondersteuning om voornemende entrepreneurs in die regte rigting te stuur. Studente-entrepreneurs van al die fakulteite aan die universiteit het op 12 Mei aan ’n oefenkamp vir beginners/nuwe…http://news.nwu.ac.za/student-entrepreneurs-report-boot-camp
Student entrepreneurs report for boot camp
May 16, 2023 - Transforming an idea into a thriving business may seem like a daunting task, but the North-West University (NWU) gives the expertise and support to point aspiring entrepreneurs in the right direction. Student entrepreneurs from all the faculties at the university participated in a start-up and side-hustle boot camp on 12 May. The event was a…http://news.nwu.ac.za/security-officer-defies-odds-graduate
Security officer defies the odds to graduate
May 17, 2023 - by Phenyo Mokgothu and Thuso Molefi Victor Thambe, a security officer employed by the Mi7 Group, has defied all odds and graduated with a bachelor's degree in education, specialising in the foundation phase, from the North-West University (NWU) on 15 May 2023. The NWU has contracted the services of Mi7 Group, a renowned security company, to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/act-now-stop-loadshedding-say-experts-mark-sputlas-100-days
Act NOW to stop loadshedding, say experts to mark Sputla’s 100 days
May 17, 2023 - South Africa’s power crisis, exacerbated by frequent power cuts, came under the spotlight as the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Business School invited experts to mark the new electricity minister’s 100 days in office. President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed Kgosientsho “Sputla” Ramokgopa to the new post to focus on loadshedding. The president…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-employee-and-team-earn-5th-place-national-sailing-competition
NWU employee and team earn 5th place in national sailing competition
May 17, 2023 - Nico Kroucamp, a senior information technology technician at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark Campus, along with his two teammates, Dirk Manten and JJ van Niekerk, finished fifth out of 28 teams during the J22 class sailing competition, an annual event that took place from 28 to 30 April 2023. The J22 class is the designated…http://news.nwu.ac.za/history-subject-group-hosts-seminar-umkhonto-we-sizwe
History subject group hosts a seminar on Umkhonto we Sizwe
May 18, 2023 - The subject group History at the North-West University (NWU) recently hosted Prof Thula Simpson, associate professor of history at the University of Pretoria, as part of the group’s seminar series. Prof Simpson is also a British scholar who holds a PhD from Birkbeck, University of London, and is the author of the acclaimed book, Umkhonto we…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/vergadering-bring-verenigde-kommunikeerders-en-oudiovisuele-vakkundiges-byeen