NWU economist puts fuel price hike in perspective

Motorists are now paying 29c/l extra for 93 and 95 octane petrol. This retail price hike was announced by the Department of Energy, citing oil prices and the Rand/Dollar exchange rate as reasons for the increase. During an interview with RSG, well-known economist – Dr Andre Mellet from the North-West University's Vanderbijlpark Campus – compared…

The eight economic indicators to watch in 2017

Will 2017 be a better year for South Africa’s economy? This is the question on all South Africans’ lips and in an effort to provide answers, Prof Danie Meyer and Dr Andre Mellet – both academic staff members within the Faculty of Economic Sciences and Information Technology at the North-West University’s Vanderbijlpark Campus, offer the…

R-Language smart with Optentia

“R” you ready to take your research to the next level? Then the course that the Optentia Research Focus Area is hosting at the Vanderbijlpark Campus of the North-West University (NWU) on 15-17 March is just what you need!

R is a language and environment for statistical computing and graphics. It is a programming …

Registration process at the North-West University

The new academic year is off to a good start with enthusiastic students registering on all three of the North-West University’s (NWU) campuses. As on 26 January nearly 7 000 first years have already enrolled. The NWU’s target for first-year enrolments for 2017 is 8 894.

Both first years and returning students are still registering.…

NWU scientists among the best in the world

The North-West University (NWU) has once again showed why it’s a scientific force to be reckoned with, when it walked away with a special achievement at the annual South African Science Forum.

The NWU’s Preclinical Drug Development Platform received the award for the best exhibition which was recently held at the Council for…

NWU Faculty of Engineering broadens its horizons

As of 2017 a new star will join the Industrial Engineering galaxy. The North-West University's (NWU's) School for Industrial Engineering now shines with new light alongside nearby departments at the University of Pretoria, Stellenbosch University and Wits University.

Located strategically within various industrial activities (ranging…

CSRC 2017: leading the academic charge with distinction

The sixth President of the United States, John Quincy Adams, was once quoted as saying that true leaders are people who inspire others through their actions: “Leaders are individuals who inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and ultimately become more.”

When taking stock of the academic achievements of the respective members of…

Five-year AMBA accreditation now a reality for NWU School of Business and Governance

The Association of MBAs (AMBA) granted the NWU School of Business and Governance (NWU SBG) international accreditation for a period of five years – the longest period for which AMBA accredits MBA degrees.

This intensive process to obtain accreditation was a team effort that required hard work and perseverance. According to the…

Optentia: Swiss expert advocates different approach to special education

“Whereas efficient learners are reflective, strategic and cognitively engaged, struggling learners have difficulties in self-regulating their learning.” This according to Prof Marco Hessels, extraordinary professor at the Optentia Research Focus Area on the Vanderbijlpark Campus of the North-West University (NWU).

Prof Hessels, who is…

NWU CARST Centre Director appointed to GIF SA Chapter

The director of the  Centre for Applied Radiation Science and Technology (CARST) on the Mahikeng Campus of the North-West University (NWU), Prof Victor Tshivhase, was recently nominated and unanimously appointed to serve as a member on the Generation IV International Forum (GIF) Senior Advisory Panel.

The main objectives of GIF…