Final-year nursing students take the oath of service

For anyone in the nursing profession, an unforgettable career milestone comes when nursing students take the nurses’ pledge of service. It was with solemnity and reverence that final-year nursing students took part in their oath-taking and awards ceremony at the North-West University’s (NWU) campus in Mahikeng on 17 November.

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NWU academic receives prestigious award from Nigerian Psychological Association

Ground-breaking research on African migrants in Europe has earned Prof Erhabor Idemudia some coveted awards and accolades. The latest is a prestigious fellowship from the Nigerian Psychological Association (NPA).

Erhabor, a research professor in the Faculty of Humanities at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, was…

Colleagues move up the academic ladder

Hard work, talent and commitment do not go unnoticed at the North-West University (NWU). Two academics from the campus in Mahikeng are moving up the academic ladder on the strength of their scholarly track records.

They are Dr Lufuno Makhado, the acting Programme Manager: Research and Senior Lecturer in the School of Nursing…

StatsSA ‘a whole new world’ for NWU students

Honours students in the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Department of Statistics and Operations Research are over the moon following an industrial visit to Statistics South Africa (StatsSA) in Pretoria.

The students from the university’s campus in Mahikeng were accompanied by four academics including Prof Elias Munapo, who said: “…

NWU Mahikeng Law Clinic is making a lasting impact in the local community

The North-West University (NWU) Law Clinic in Mahikeng has been in operation for 33 years. It started as a small advisory office with the assistance of students who participated on a voluntary basis.

“In 1984, the Practical Legal Studies course became compulsory for all final-year law students, requiring them to spend some time…

Capacitating small-scale farmers is cattle project’s purpose

A 10-year-old partnership between the North-West University (NWU), Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) and the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is going strong, continuing to produce good results for small-scale farmers. Launched in 2007, the North West Nguni Cattle Development Project is the province’s contribution to…

NWU and UNHCR host international symposium on statelessness The Faculty of Law on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, in conjunction with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is hosting an international symposium o

The Faculty of Law on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, in conjunction with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is hosting an international symposium on The International Human Right to a Nationality, the Prevention of Statelessness and the Protection of Stateless Individuals in the 21st…

NWU astrophysicist selected as a member of ASSAF

Prof Rodney Medupe, an astrophysicist and professor on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, was recently selected and inaugurated as a member of the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf).

He was inaugurated alongside 40 other leading scientists during ASSAf’s annual awards ceremony on 11 October 2017.

NWU expert to speak at mathematical conferences

Prof Masood Khalique, an expert in mathematical sciences from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, will be a speaker at the 2017 International Conference on Mathematics and its Applications to be held on 13–15 November 2017 at Government College University Lahore, Pakistan.

The conference aims to provide a…

NWU academic to be keynote speaker at international psychology conference

Prof Erhabor Idemudia, a research professor in the Faculty of Humanities at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng has been invited to be a keynote speaker at the International conference of the Nigerian Psychological Association to be held in Abuja, Nigeria from 5-10 November 2017.

The theme of the conference is ‘…