NWU’s artificial intelligence expertise is safeguarding the sanctity of degrees

There is no feeling like it. You stand there with bated breath, waiting for your name to be called. This is the culmination of years of hard work, dedication … determination. Underneath your black gown, your nervous system is in flux, you are a veritable cauldron of emotions. “I can’t believe I did it,” you think to yourself. Then it happens.…

Student centricity remains the key to successful teaching and learning

The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL) hosted another successful Teaching and Learning Conference from 10 to 12 September.

Themed "Student centricity in teaching and learning at the NWU", the conference stressed the importance of reimagining teaching and learning methodologies to better cater to the…

School of Industrial Psychology and Human Resource Management impresses at SABPP awards

The North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Industrial Psychology and Human Resource Management was recently recognised in two categories of the 2024 South African Board for People Practices (SABPP) Awards.

The school won an award in the category Best University in People Practices and Governance (PPG) Standards Alignment, and Debbie…

Golden Key Chapter welcomes new member

By Loveness Hulwane

The North-West University's (NWU’s) Golden Key chapter on the Vanderbijlpark Campus, in partnership with Standard Bank, recently  inaugurated new members into the prestigious society.  

The event, held at the Tsebonokeng Hall, was a celebration of academic excellence and served as a…

Scholar honoured with prestigious Jan H Marais Prize

Prof Wannie Carstens, an accomplished Afrikaans scholar at the North-West University (NWU), was recently honoured with the Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns (the South African Academy of Science and Arts) Jan H Marais Prize for his outstanding academic work in Afrikaans.

The prestigious prize ceremony took place at…

Raising awareness for clean water and a sustainable future

The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences (FNAS) , together with the Water Research Group, the Safety, Health and Environment Department and the Green Team, celebrated International Water Week from 26 to 30 August in Potchefstroom.

The Zoology subject group of FNAS organised three community…

Endless opportunities at the NWU’s Centre for Space Research

The observable part of our universe is 93 billion light years in diameter and growing. It holds secrets accumulated over 13.8 billion years of interstellar expansion, cosmic explosions, and the fusion of matter that has shaped all that is known and all that isn’t. These are numbers that the mind struggles to comprehend. Just think of the…

NWU executive director of Student Life serves on the editorial board of international journal

Student affairs is an important part of higher education and the work that professionals in this field do is an essential catalyst in starting the lifelong, holistic development of students.

One of the most authoritative platforms on the global student affairs stage is the Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice (JSARP), and is…

Land degradation expert to share his expertise with national working group

The goal of achieving land degradation neutrality is still achievable, especially with the recent appointment of Prof Klaus Kellner from the Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management (UESM) at the North-West University (NWU) to serve on the Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) National Working Group.

Prof Kellner has been appointed by…

Ujeet to participate in leadership event to further the welfare of the Sebokeng community

Ujeet Maharaj, prosecutor and head of Student Discipline at the North-West University’s (NWU’s), has been invited to attend a leadership event for local leaders in Sebokeng to enhance collaboration between the Ubuntu Clinic at Westside Park and other stakeholders in the community.

The Ubuntu Clinic, managed by the non-profit…