Experiencing the distance.

Who could have guessed that distance education would be the compass of 2020! This is not only the alley for students and lecturers alike, but it opened up new horizons with unending possibilities and ongoing potential in the world of technological communication.

Covid-19 is the new buzz word, and within days the big C became the…

NWU engineers tutor prospective students

Life can be difficult for Grade 11 and 12 learners who have to master challenging subjects such as mathematics in their final years in high school. It can even be more trying when a coronavirus pandemic and its resulting lockdown are added to the mix.

Because mathematics is essential for a career in the engineering sciences, the NWU…

The new (unfamiliar) world of work

The world of work after the Covid-19 pandemic will differ from the one we are used to. This is the opinion of Prof Bennie Linde, a professor in labour relations at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School for Industrial Psychology and Human Resource Management in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences.

Prof Linde predicts…

NWU’s hands-on Chemistry experts produces sanitisers

Amid the global pandemic hand washing with soap or using sanitiser has become one of the top measures recommended to help curb the spread of the virus, creating unprecedented levels of demand for alcohol-based sanitisers.

In response, four academics and two laboratory technicians in the subject group Chemistry at the North-West…

Three NWU alumni among the top 35 Miss South Africa contestants

A beauty pageant is defined as a competition that judges its contestants on their physical beauty. However, over the past few years these pageants have developed a different image.

The Miss South Africa competition is a leadership platform for ambitious young South African women. Through the pageant process, contestants receive world-…

NWU’s Optentia boasts new PhD in Relational Dynamics and Development

In another first for the North-West University (NWU), the Optentia research focus area recently announced the addition of an innovative new doctoral degree in Relational Dynamics and Development to its already impressive postgraduate repertoire.

The programme, Doctor of Philosophy in Social Sciences with Relational Dynamics and Development,…

Three NWU researchers nominated for 'Science Oscars'

In recognition of their outstanding contributions to science, engineering, technology and innovation in South Africa, three North-West University (NWU) academics have been nominated in the 2019/2020 National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF) -South32 Awards.

Esteemed researchers Prof Rose Hayeshi, Prof Frikkie van Niekerk…

NWU’s Leopard Lair Competition – top studentpreneur shares advice

The deadline for entries for the 2020 version of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) popular Leopard’s Lair Business Competition is approaching, and all studentpreneurs are invited to take part.

If you consider yourself to be an innovator with an out-of-the-box business idea, this competition is just for you and offers you the opportunity…

Postgraduate students can now apply for the 2021 Rhodes Scholarship

Are you a postgraduate student? Would you like to further your studies at Oxford University? If so, now is your chance! Online applications for the 2021 Rhodes Scholarships for Southern Africa opened on 1 June 2020.

The Rhodes Scholarships are targeted at young South Africans aged between 19 and 25 years – graduates who are…

NWU again ranked among the cream of the crop

The consistent good achievements of the North-West University (NWU) in world rankings is further celebrated with the announcement that it has been ranked in the top 4,7% of 20 000 universities globally.

This newest ranking was done by the Centre for World University Rankings (CWUR). The CWUR published their list of leading…