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NWU historian maps the way to South African heritage
Dec 02, 2021 - An academic and historian of the North-West University (NWU) is part of a community engagement project that documents all South Africa’s heritage sites and places of interest (POIs) by listing the location and explaining the meaning of all South African POIs on the Road Trip SA app. Emile Coetzee, lecturer in History at the School of Social…http://law.nwu.ac.za/law/juris-diversitas-general-conference-theme
Juris Diversitas General Conference: Theme
Jan 30, 2019 - .bg { padding: 1em; color: white; background-color: #78848E; clear: left; text-align: center; } .btn-group-vertical { width: 100%; } Juris Diversitas 6th General Conference 15-17 April 2019 Home The theme: Law, Roots and Space Juris Diversitas themes A couple of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/action-based-research-brings-positive-environmental-change
Action-based research brings positive environmental change
May 23, 2018 - Climate change is not something that happens at a distance, to other regions and other people, but is a phenomenon that has an impact on everyone, everywhere. This is a lesson that grade 7 learners are being exposed to through a research project involving researchers from the North-West University’s (NWU's) campus in Vanderbijlpark. This…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-now-hosts-unesco-chair-multimodal-learning-and-oer
NWU now hosts UNESCO Chair on Multimodal Learning and OER
Aug 15, 2018 - The establishment of a Chair on Multimodal Learning and OER at the North-West University (NWU) was recently approved by UNESCO. There are currently only 737 UNESCO chairs worldwide, of which only 10 are in South Africa. The promotion of multimodal and self-directed learning has been identified as important aspects in the NWU Teaching and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/food-and-feed-thought-6th-extruafrica-event
Food and feed for thought at 6th ExtruAfrica event
Jun 26, 2017 - Extrusion, a high-pressure cooking process, has revolutionised the food, feed, plastic and powder paint industries, among many others. Small wonder, then, that the annual ExtruAfrica conference, training seminar and exhibition is such an eagerly anticipated event for manufacturers from South Africa and other African countries. The sixth…http://news.nwu.ac.za/multiliteracies-focus-international-literacy-day-celebration
Multiliteracies in focus at International Literacy Day celebration
Sep 11, 2025 - The North-West University (NWU) Library and Information Service (LIS), in partnership with the Faculty of Humanities, recently hosted a dynamic and thought-provoking virtual celebration of International Literacy Day under the global theme “Promoting literacy in the digital era”. The event brought together leading academics, practitioners,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/brics-network-university-seminar-explores-pressing-challenges
BRICS Network University seminar explores pressing challenges
Jul 06, 2023 - Climate change, access to technology, energy and socioeconomic hurdles are just some of the critical challenges humanity is currently facing. Delegates from the BRICS* nations converged in person or virtually on the 2023 BRICS Network University seminar to build partnerships and find solutions to shared problems through collaboration and the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/optentia-symposium-emphasises-importance-balancing-technological-progress-ethical-considerations
Optentia symposium emphasises the importance of balancing technological progress with ethical considerations
Apr 18, 2024 - The Optentia research unit of the North-West University (NWU) recently hosted a symposium on technology, humanity and ethics, emphasising the importance of balancing technological progress with ethical considerations and human rights to ensure advancements support sustainability and individual well-being. Optentia director Prof Ian Rothmann…http://news.nwu.ac.za/empowering-success
Empowering success
May 30, 2023 - By Zandile Nkosi and Belinda Bantham The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Career Centre recently hosted its annual career fair across its three campuses. The aim of this event is to bring together students and potential employers in a centralised location to facilitate networking and information sharing, and to share recruitment opportunities…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-unveils-pride-wall-celebration-and-recognition-lgbtiqa-community
NWU unveils Pride Wall in celebration and recognition of LGBTIQA+ community
May 20, 2021 - In the spirit of the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia that was observed on 17 May, the North-West University (NWU) is making a concerted effort to foster a culture of inclusivity and acceptance. Student Life and the Student Campus Council on the Mahikeng Campus recently joined forces in unveiling a unique NWU Pride…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-students-receive-awards-waternet-symposium-lesotho
NWU students receive awards at WaterNet symposium in Lesotho
Nov 05, 2024 - Three students from the North-West University’s Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences received awards for their outstanding presentations and posters during this year’s symposium of the WaterNet/Water Research Fund for Southern Africa (WARFSA)/Global Water Partnership Southern Africa (GWP-SA). Recent graduate Dr Luvhimba Tlhoaele and PhD…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-student-shares-his-global-enterprise-experience
NWU student shares his Global Enterprise Experience
Aug 23, 2021 - North-West University (NWU) student, Martin Nkgodi Maupa, is beaming with pride. Martin, who is a team president of the Young Entrepreneurs Business Organisation, now represents the NWU as Community of Practice (CoP) member in the Entrepreneurship Development in Higher Education (EDHE) programme, after recently competing in the 2021 Global…http://news.nwu.ac.za/esteemed-african-american-scholar-present-lecture-afrocentricity
Esteemed African-American scholar to present lecture on Afrocentricity
Feb 26, 2024 - The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Indigenous Language Media in Africa (ILMA) research niche area is proud to be hosting a public lecture featuring Prof Molefi Kete Asante, a towering figure in African-American scholarship, on 19 March 2024. The theme of the lecture is “Afrocentricity, communication and culture: Building a common history”.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/mba-summer-study-school-times-are-changing
MBA Summer Study School – times are changing!
Feb 04, 2021 - A record number of no fewer than 190 MBA students recently attended the North-West University (NWU) Business School’s first ever virtual Summer Study School. Prof Jan van Romburgh, the newly appointed chief director of the Business School, welcomed the students and colleagues and emphasised the importance of a mutualistic relationship moving…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/telit-sa-news/teaching-abroad-reflection-my-online-teaching-journey
Teaching from Abroad: Reflection of my Online Teaching Journey
Jun 07, 2024 - By:Kelebogile Paadi At the height of the pandemic in 2020 amidst the tight travel restrictions, I found myself in a foreign country and could not return back home to South Africa, which meant continuing with my work where I was, and thanks to technology I was able to conduct my teaching and learning across space. I am a senior lecturer at the…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/food-security-and-safety/about-us
About us
Feb 27, 2025 - Who are we? The Food Security and Safety (FSS) niche area consists of multi-disciplinary research expertise in Agriculture, Biological Sciences, and Environmental Sciences. The strategic aim is to conduct fundamental and applied research and to develop innovative methods of ensuring food security and safety. Through the facilitation of on-going…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/7th-world-conference-research-integrity
7th World Conference on Research Integrity
Jul 20, 2026 - Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the 7th World Conference on Research Integrity will now take place using a hybrid model. Although many countries are successfully rolling out vaccination programmes, there are still ongoing waves of infections across many places in the world. To mitigate the inability to attend in person due to travel…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-professor-and-co-author-launch-book-community-development
NWU professor and co-author to launch book on community development
Mar 25, 2021 - The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Optentia research focus area will be hosting a virtual launch of a book Does Community Development Work? – co-written by Prof Lucius Botes – on 20 April from 10:00 to 11:30. Prof Botes, a professor in development studies and the director for research development in the Faculty of Economic and Management…http://news.nwu.ac.za/government-commits-find-solutions-unemployed-iks-graduates
Government commits to find solutions for unemployed IKS graduates
Apr 06, 2021 - The Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Dr Blade Nzimande, has expressed government’s commitment to working with relevant stakeholders to find solutions to unemployment for graduates within the indigenous knowledge systems (IKS) sector. The Minister was speaking at a two-day virtual summit hosted by North-West University (NWU…http://news.nwu.ac.za/emotional-welfare-south-african-teachers-crisis-cannot-be-ignored