NWU pilots HyFlex teaching and learning

As students return to the campuses of the North-West University (NWU), the university is moving to the next stage of teaching and learning.

This entails piloting a hybrid-flexible (HyFlex) approach that enables simultaneous face-to-face and online teaching and learning. In short, this means that students can participate either in person…

Starry-eyed youths ready for the big leap

More than a thousand maths and science learners from high schools in Mahikeng, Potchefstroom and Vanderbijlpark have had a front row seat and experienced – first-hand – the wonders of the universe.

They attended a lecture series presented by extraordinary professor Don Kurtz of the…

Press release following the NWU’s media networking session on 24 February 2022

The North-West University (NWU) today held a successful media networking session to update members of the media fraternity on progress on the commencement of its 2022 academic year.

The institution hosted its official academic opening on Friday, 18 February, while classes commenced this week on Monday, 21 February.

Registrations…

Broad Budget speech is positive for business and consumers

“In challenging economic circumstances Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana displayed a safe pair of hands in navigating South Africa’s public finances towards debt stability and fiscal sustainability in the immediate future.”

In commenting on the 2022 Budget, which was presented on 23 February, Prof Raymond Parsons, economist from the…

NWU stargazer helps capture spectacular images of a magical cosmic “firework”

Faster than the blink of an eye, bigger than our entire galaxy and pulsating with unimaginable intensity, it is one of the most energetic cosmic events visible from earth observed and captured on record ― a shock wave that extends for 6,5 million light years.

Observing and capturing this magical “firework” in detailed images took…

SONA 2022: Switching gears towards economic reconstruction and recovery?

On 10 February 2022 President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered his sixth State of the Nation Address (SONA) since he took office in 2018. This was a highly anticipated address, and it is aimed at informing the general public and all relevant stakeholders on the government’s progress in the year that has…

NWU ready for 2022 academic year

The North-West University (NWU) hosted its official academic opening on its Mahikeng Campus on Friday, 18 February. Due to Covid-19 regulations, scores of other NWU staff and both new and returning students joined the event virtually.

Executive deans from the NWU’s eight faculties…

NWU’s TRADE publishes book on Africa’s digital future

The World Trade Organization (WTO) Chairs Programme in the TRADE research entity (Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences) at the North-West University (NWU) has published a new book on Africa’s digital future.

The book, titled Africa’s digital future: From theory to action, makes an important and timely contribution to the…

Waiting times in healthcare are under the microscope

Waiting for medical treatment can be a life-or-death matter.

“Waiting times in healthcare are a significant problem that occurs across the world and often has catastrophic effects – as we have seen during the Covid-19 pandemic,” says Maria van Zyl, a lecturer in the School of Industrial Engineering at the North-West University (NWU).…

Newly B-rated researcher pursues new problems on ancient culture

Prof Jaco Gericke does not take an orthodox approach to research in his field, ancient culture, and in a sense that has sometimes counted against him. However, the tide has turned, and the fact that his work is not in the mainstream of scholarship may have proved to be an advantage. It led to the National Research Foundation (NRF) awarding a…