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NWU People and Culture donate food parcels to the Tshwaraganang Day Care Centre
Sep 26, 2022 - By Oldrin Masowa It was an extremely emotional day as the People and Culture Office of the North-West University (NWU) donated food parcels to the Tshwaraganang Day Care Centre for children living with disabilities. This is a community-based centre that is situated in Ikageng and it was established as an initiative to take care of children living…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-gbv-awareness-campaign-encourages-humanity-speak-out
NWU’s GBV awareness campaign encourages humanity to speak out
Sep 27, 2022 - Recent crime statistics show that 898 women were killed in South Africa from January to March 2022, and 282 cases of attempted murder against women were reported. During this period 10 818 women reported rapes, of which 4 653 took place at the home of the rape victim or the home of the rapist. While the South African government takes a collective…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-faculty-health-sciences-congratulates-dr-richard-beteck
NWU Faculty of Health Sciences congratulates Dr Richard Beteck!
Sep 27, 2022 - Dr Richard Beteck, of the subprogramme Drug Discovery at the Centre of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Sciences (PharMaCen), has left the Faculty of Health Sciences at the North-West University (NWU) extremely proud of his latest achievement! Dr Beteck received the runner-up award for best oral presentation at the Annual Conference on Pharmaceutical…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/musiekstudente-vertrek-op-uitruilprogram-na-swede
Musiekstudente vertrek op uitruilprogram na Swede
Sep 28, 2022 - Vier musiekstudente van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) het onlangs op ’n vyf maande lange studiereis na Stockholm in Swede vertrek. Dit is deel van die Linnaeus-Palme-uitruilprogram wat deur die Sweedse internasionale ontwikkelingsamewerkingsagentskap (Styrelsen för Internationellt Utvecklingssamarbete, SIDA) befonds word, met bykomende…https://news.nwu.ac.za/music-students-depart-exchange-programme-sweden
Music students depart on exchange programme to Sweden
Sep 28, 2022 - Four music students from the North-West University (NWU) recently departed for a five-month study trip to Stockholm in Sweden. This is part of the Linnaeus-Palme Exchange Programme funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), with additional funding from the Hillensberg Trust. This is the first time since the Covid-…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-solar-car-wins-structural-design-award-sasol-solar-challenge-2022
NWU's solar car wins Structural Design Award in Sasol Solar Challenge 2022
Sep 28, 2022 - Naledi 2.0, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) solar car won the Structural Design Award presented by Euro Steel during this year’s 2022 Sasol Solar Challenge. The challenge took place from 9 to 16 September, covering an estimated distance of 2 500 km from Johannesburg to the finish line in Cape Town. Engineers from around the world…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-mahikeng-campus-launches-one-button-studio-podcast-studio-and-makerspace
NWU’s Mahikeng Campus launches One Button Studio, Podcast Studio and Makerspace
Sep 28, 2022 - Ontiretse Motingwa and Nolwazi Xulu The Centre of Teaching and Learning (CTL) on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus recently invited students from all faculties to a three-day launch of the One Button Studio, Podcast Studio, and Makerspace at the campus library. The One Button Studio makes video recording a breeze, with no…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-and-france-strengthen-ties
NWU and France strengthen ties
Sep 29, 2022 - On, Wednesday, 28 September 2022, the NWU chancellor Dr Anna Mokgokong and NWU principal and vice- chancellor, Dr Bismark Tyobeka, met with the French ambassador. The delegation was led by Mr Aurelien Lechevallier, French ambassador and Ms Nelly Hazelbrouck, general secretary for Cooperation and Cultural Affairs at the French Embassy. The…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-setswana-students-celebrate-heritage-month
NWU’s Setswana students celebrate heritage month
Sep 30, 2022 - By Ontiretse Motingwa Fourth-year Setswana students on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus celebrated Heritage Day by embracing the Setswana language as future Setswana educators. The celebration aimed to remind students of their heritage, to encourage them to learn more about other cultures and to recognise the importance of…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-law-students-show-their-mettle-annual-public-speaking-competition
NWU law students show their mettle in annual public speaking competition
Sep 30, 2022 - By Ontiretse Motingwa The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Law hosted its annual cross-campus public speaking competition on 23 September. This year marked the fifth Ubuntu Ambassadors Public Speaking Competition, which aims to improve students' public speaking abilities and raise knowledge of Ubuntu and human rights. This year the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-students-part-sa-council-launched-stop-bullying-body-shaming
NWU students part of SA council launched to stop bullying, body shaming
Sep 30, 2022 - Four communication studies students from North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus have been inaugurated as part of what will ultimately become South Africa’s first-ever 22-member Youth Online Safety Council (YOSC). The students are Bokamoso Shame, Faith Monaisa, Itumeleng Mohwasa and Ester Kgaje. The inaugural event was held at the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/honouring-legacies-and-building-inclusive-future
Honouring legacies and building an inclusive future
Sep 30, 2022 - When a person dies, the mark the individual leaves on the world represents that individual's legacy. These are the words of Nobel Prize laureate and much celebrated poet Dr Maya Angelou. History is replete with examples of men and women of stature that not only led a life of service, but who also altered history for generations to come. At the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-vanderbijlpark-campus-celebrates-arbor-month
NWU's Vanderbijlpark Campus celebrates Arbor Month
Sep 30, 2022 - Student leaders and management of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark Campus recently celebrated Arbor Month by planting 40 trees on campus and outside residences. The campus chose Dias Cotinifolia, also known as the Pompom tree, Basboom in Afrikaans, Intozani in isiXhosa and Intozwane-emnyama in isiZulu. The Pompom tree is also…https://news.nwu.ac.za/study-looks-ways-enhance-safety-social-workers
Study looks at ways to enhance safety of social workers
Oct 04, 2022 - Dr Luce Pretorius, an academic at North-West University’s (NWU’s) Social Work subject group, has recently conducted a study to look at ways to enhance safety of social workers against client violence. The study was titled “A policy framework to enhance the protection of South African social workers against client violence”. “The Bridgman and…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-hosted-waitro-2022-address-key-global-development-issues
NWU hosted WAITRO 2022 to address key global development issues
Nov 16, 2022 - The 2022 summit of the World Association of Industrial and Technological Research Organizations (WAITRO) is underway at the Lord Charles Hotel in Somerset West. The event is jointly hosted by the North-West University (NWU) and Stellenbosch University, and brings together key research and innovation stakeholders from across the world. The WAITRO…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/waitro-2022-spesiale-belangegroep-afrika-gaan-die-pad-vir-voorspoed-afrika-help-oopmaak
WAITRO 2022: Spesiale belangegroep in Afrika gaan die pad vir voorspoed in Afrika help oopmaak
Nov 17, 2022 - Die Wêreldvereniging vir Bedryfs- en Tegnologiese Navorsingsorganisasies (World Association of Industrial and Technological Research Organizations, WAITRO) het op Woensdag 16 November tydens sy tweejaarlikse beraad WAITRO se spesiale belangegroep in Afrika, die WAITRO Africa Special Interest Group (SIG), bekendgestel om ’n nuwe era van wêreldwye…https://news.nwu.ac.za/waitro-2022-africa-special-interest-group-help-pave-way-african-prosperity
WAITRO 2022: Africa Special Interest Group to help pave the way for African prosperity
Nov 16, 2022 - On Wednesday, 16 November, the World Association of Industrial and Technological Research Organizations (WAITRO) launched the WAITRO Africa Special Interest Group (SIG) during its biennial summit to herald a new era of global participation to address issues unique to the continent. The summit was jointly hosted by the North-West University (NWU)…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-leopards-lair-2021-winner-2022-edhe-finals