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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…http://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…http://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…http://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…http://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…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-welcomes-new-src-members
NWU welcomes new SRC members
Sep 13, 2022 - The North-West University (NWU) welcomes its newly elected Student Representative Council (SRC) that officially took office on 6 September. The incumbent SRC will serve for a period of one year under the leadership of the SRC president, Yikumba Andreas, a graduate in Management Sciences and Marketing Management, and a current bachelor’s degree…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-verwelkom-nuwe-vsr-lede
NWU verwelkom nuwe VSR-lede
Sep 08, 2022 - Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) verwelkom sy pas verkose Verteenwoordigende Studenteraad (VSR), wie se termyn amptelik op 6 September begin het. Die huidige VSR sal vir ’n tydperk van een jaar onder die leierskap van die VSR-voorsitter, Yikumba Andreas, ’n gegradueerde in Bestuurswetenskappe en Bemarkingbestuur en tans ’n…http://news.nwu.ac.za/seminar-focuses-peer-empowerment-and-peer-mentoring-develop-work-ready-graduates
Seminar focuses on peer empowerment and peer mentoring to develop work-ready graduates
Sep 08, 2022 - “There is a growing dissatisfaction among South African employers towards the type of graduates that are currently being produced by higher education institutions, because they lack problem-solving, teamwork and critical thinking skills.” This is according to Dr Quatro Mgogo, a senior lecturer in the School of Communication at the North-West…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-chartered-accountant-cream-rises-top
NWU’s chartered accountant cream rises to the top
Sep 08, 2022 - The Chartered Accountancy programme of the North-West University (NWU) is truly a force to be reckoned with. This after the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) released its Initial Test of Competence (ITC) results, in which the NWU’s class of 2021 achieved a remarkable 100% combined pass rate in the January and June 2022 ITC…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/die-room-van-nwu-se-geoktrooieerde-rekenmeesters-weer-bo
Die room van NWU se geoktrooieerde rekenmeesters is weer bo
Sep 08, 2022 - Die Geoktrooieerde Rekenmeesterskap-program van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) is werklik ’n krag om mee rekening te hou. ’n Mens kan dit sien nadat die Suid-Afrikaanse Instituut vir Geoktrooieerde Rekenmeesters (SAIGR) die uitslae bekend gemaak het van sy Aanvanklike Toets van Bevoegdheid (ITC), waarin die NWU se klas van 2021 ’n merkwaardige…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/naledi-sit-steeds-die-son-agterna
Naledi: Sit steeds die son agterna
Sep 08, 2022 - Soos met alle pogings om die samelewing te verbeter en om dit wat uiters waardevol is, te bewaar, begin dit met innovasie in hernubare energie, en die Sasol Sonkrag-uitdaging bevorder dit. Die sleutelwoord is “uitdaging”, en die Ingenieurswese-span van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) het al keer op keer bewys dat hulle opgewasse is vir die taak.…http://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.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/congratulations-comrades-champs-tete-and-adele
Congratulations, Comrades champs Tete and Adele!
Sep 18, 2023 - They did it again! Tete Dijana and Adele Broodryk are on top of the ultramarathon world after both athletes delivered superlative Comrades 2023 performances. Dijana won the men’s division in a record time of 5:14.01, which is the second consecutive win for the employee of Mi7, an external security service provider to the NWU, who can be found…http://news.nwu.ac.za/ju-jitsu-maestro-selected-represent-south-africa-brazil
Ju-Jitsu maestro selected to represent South Africa in Brazil
Jun 12, 2023 - Elvis Moyo, North-West University (NWU) final-year PhD candidate in applied radiation sciences, has been selected as part of the Ju-Jitsu national team that is set to participate in the World Morganti Ju-Jitsu championship. The championship will take place in Brazil on 23 October 2023. Elvis earned his place in the national team after competing…http://news.nwu.ac.za/faculty-humanities-embraces-teaching-technology
Faculty of Humanities embraces teaching with technology
Jun 12, 2023 - The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Humanities (FHUM) recently hosted a Teaching with Technology Showcase on the Potchefstroom Campus. More than 40 academics representing the six schools in the faculty attended this face-to-face event, allowing lecturers the opportunity to demonstrate how they actively use technology in their modules…http://news.nwu.ac.za/practitioners-learn-about-power-music
Practitioners learn about the power of music
Jun 13, 2023 - By Menziwa Msibi Music plays an important role in early childhood development. It enhances cognitive abilities, support language development, promotes social and motor skills and nurture creativity and imagination, among others. This is why the NWU recently hosted a workshop for practitioners from various Early Childhood Development (ECD)…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumnus-puts-her-best-foot-forward
NWU alumnus puts her best foot forward
Jun 13, 2023 - North-West University (NWU) alumnus Refiloe Mohono collaborated in establishing a shoe and foot care brand known as Complete Comfort. This brand offers three sprays designed specifically for shoes and foot care. The flagship product of Complete Comfort is a natural antifungal, antibacterial and antiseptic shoe and foot spray. It effectively…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/groot-toekenning-bevorder-samewerkende-navorsing-die-geesteswetenskappe
Groot toekenning bevorder samewerkende navorsing in die Geesteswetenskappe
Jun 13, 2023 - Twee navorsers van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) het ’n spesiale toekenning ontvang wat hulle samewerkende navorsing nasionaal en internasionaal ’n hupstoot sal gee. Dr Yolandi Coetser en dr Laura Phillips, navorsers by die Maatskaplike Transformasie-navorsingsfokusarea van die NWU, het elkeen feitlik ’n miljoen rand se befondsing by die…http://news.nwu.ac.za/major-grant-furthers-collaborative-research-humanities
Major grant furthers collaborative research in the Humanities
Jun 13, 2023 - Two researchers from the North-West University (NWU) have received a special grant that will boost their collaborative research nationally and internationally. Dr Yolandi Coetser and Dr Laura Phillips, researchers from the Social Transformation research focus area at the NWU, each received nearly a million rand in funding from the National…http://news.nwu.ac.za/taiwanese-representative-visits-nwu