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Taiwanese representative visits NWU
Jun 14, 2023 - On Tuesday 13 June, representative Oliver Liao from the Taipei Liaison Office in the Republic of South Africa visited the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Potchefstroom Campus for a tour of the DST HySA Infrastructure Centre of Competence. This centre is co-hosted by the NWU and the Council for Scientific and Instustrial Research (CSIR). Oliver,…
NWU advances science in tourism
Aug 17, 2017 - Under the theme of ‘Advancing Science Tourism’, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng celebrated National Science Week from 7 to 11 August 2017. National Science Week (NSW), an initiative of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), is a countrywide celebration of science involving various role players conducting…https://humanities.nwu.ac.za/masara-oral-arts-project
About MOAP
Jul 13, 2024 - The Masara Oral Arts Project (MOAP) is committed to researching, archiving and sharing oral art forms by means of which African communities engage their socio-economic and natural environment. President Cyril Ramaphosa observed on Heritage Day in 2021 that “We must become our own historians. Our elders and our cultural practitioners…https://news.nwu.ac.za/world-art-day-tradition-and-technology
World Art Day: Tradition and technology
Apr 16, 2024 - As the world marks World Art Day 2024 on 15 April, Othusitse Maunatlala, an academic in the School of Communication at the North-West University (NWU), shares insights on the significance of art. World Art Day is an international celebration of the fine arts which was declared by the International Association of Art to promote awareness of…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/heroes-return-cape-town-marathon
Heroes return for Cape Town Marathon
Oct 13, 2020 - Perseverance in the time of an epidemic. Undaunted in a time of doubt. In trying times we live vicariously through our heroes. Their accomplishments are our triumphs. That is why we watch them, why we root for them, why we celebrate them. These heroes are our sportsmen and women. For more than half of this year we have lived in the epoch of…
Ensuring equality: a ‘beautiful, worthwhile struggle’
Jun 18, 2019 - On 27 May a contingent of 14 North-West University (NWU) academics and students were hosted by the Constitutional Court art collection curator Francois Lion-Cachet and Justice Edwin Cameron, who has served for over 10 years as a Justice of the Court. The group of students included the chairpersons of student LGBTIQ+ societies at the NWU.…https://news.nwu.ac.za/student-team-shines-solutions-challenge
Student team shines in solutions challenge
Sep 22, 2023 - A group of North-West University (NWU) students recently participated in an Industry Solutions Challenge at the Southern Africa Telecommunication Networks and Applications Conference (SATNAC). For this challenge, postgraduate and undergraduate students had to form teams across institutions and/or campuses, participating in one of four industry-…https://news.nwu.ac.za/goldfox-exploration-sound
Goldfox: An exploration of sound
Sep 19, 2023 - By Menziwa Msibi North-West University (NWU) experimental duo project Goldfox – featuring southern African instrument player Dr Cara Stacey and cellist Nicola du Toit (cello) – joined forces with jazz guitarist Keen Ahrends in a sound exploration performance. This performance formed part of the NWU School of Music’s 2023 concert series, and…https://humanities.nwu.ac.za/music/potch-trio
Potch Trio
Feb 01, 2025 - The Potch Trio is widely acknowledged as one of the top ensembles of its kind in South Africa. Formed in 1986 by Piet Koornhof, Albie van Schalkwyk and Human Coetzee, the trio has performed across South Africa, toured Russia, and recorded for Delos. While the string players have remained constant in the 30 years of its existence, the piano…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-hosts-prestigious-physics-conference
NWU hosts prestigious physics conference
Sep 07, 2021 - The South African Institute of Physics (SAIP) conference has, for many years, played a central role in bringing together the South African physics community, providing a venue for the dissemination of new findings, the fostering of research collaborations and the inspiration of students. This year the North-West University (NWU)…
Finance, Trade & Innovation
Jun 22, 2022 - Participants Recent Events Themed Projects Upcoming Projects Since the world continues to evolve, the law needs to evolve with it. This is especially true in the areas of Finance, Trade and Innovation which perform a vital role towards the evolvement of and interplay between the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/enter-courtroom-nwu-juta-mock-trials-return-person-competition
Enter the “courtroom”! NWU-Juta Mock Trials return with in-person competition
Aug 03, 2022 - The popular annual NWU-Juta Mock Trials competition is back in full force, with last year’s virtual format making way for an in-person competition this year. “We are very excited to have everyone back in our mock courtroom,” says Adv René Koraan, director of Professional Development and Community Engagement and senior lecturer at the Faculty of…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/faculty-natural-and-agricultural-sciences/fnas-postgraduate-open-day
FNAS Postgraduate Open Day
Sep 12, 2023 - FNAS will be hosting a Research Day that will be held parallel with a Postgraduate Open Day on 20 September 2023 as part of the NWU Research Week. All students interested in our BSc Honours, MSc and PhD studies are invited to attend. For more information on the programmes we offer, please consult our yearbooks. The Research Day will be…
NWU School of Tourism hosts Tourism Lekgotla
Oct 23, 2017 - The School of Tourism in the Faculty of Humanities at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, in conjunction with the North West Provincial Department of Tourism, hosted a Tourism Lekgotla on 20 October 2017. The theme of the Lekgotla was “Growth in Domestic Tourism”. The keynote speaker at the Lekgotla was Ms Desbo Mohono,…
Lisebo Tseane-Gumbi
Jan 21, 2021 - Dr Lisebo Tseane-Gumbi completed her PhD in Geography at the University of South Africa (UNISA), her thesis focused on social responsibility of the tourism businesses in South Africa. She completed her M-Tech in Tourism Management at Cape Penninsula University of Technology (CPUT). She also obtained both her Tourism Management B-Tech and Diploma…
Come and experience racial differences through the eye of technology
Apr 15, 2019 - The North-West University recently launched an initiative to put racial differences among staff and students under the spotlight and to emphasise the importance of understanding these differences. Organisers of the event feel that confronting race at a South African university involves studying the relationship between race and educational…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-honours-radio-presenter-promoting-self-directed-learning
NWU honours radio presenter for promoting self-directed learning
Nov 08, 2021 - The world is constantly evolving, and staying on top of the continual flow of changes necessitates lifelong learning. One of the most effective lifelong learning approaches is self-directed learning (SDL), where people set their own learning goals and choose what and how they want to learn. His passion for SDL and his commitment to being a…
Research Reports 2013
Jun 07, 2024 - TREES. 2013. A marketing analysis and economic impact of the Adam Lambert Concerts. Tourism Research in Economic Environs & Society: Potchefstroom. TREES. 2013. A marketing analysis of day visitors to Agulhas National Park 2012. Tourism Research in Economic Environs & Society: Potchefstroom. TREES. 2013. A marketing analysis of …https://news.nwu.ac.za/create-news-1