NWU students come out in numbers to career fairs

The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Career Centre is pulling out all the stops when it comes to equipping its students with the necessary knowledge that is needed for the world of work. 

The centre hosted its annual engineering and natural and agricultural sciences career fairs on the campus in Potchefstroom on 17 and 18 July…

NWU assists with invention of reflective livestock spray paint

The spirit of the North-West University (NWU) is reflected in the way the university unlock the future for people and enable them to make their dreams come true.

It is the NWU’s purpose to excel in innovative learning and teaching and cutting-edge research to benefit society.

The NWU’s Technology Transfer and Innovation…

NWU sponsorship to energize MSSA’s Online School League

The North-West University’s (NWU’s) commitment to innovation is not only transforming the South African higher education landscape, but also the reach and impact of eSports. The latter referring to the ever-growing competitive gaming scene.

Just recently the university announced that it will be a headline sponsor for Mind Sport…

The fight against HIV/Aids is not over

With about eight million South Africans living with HIV/Aids and 230 000 new infections annually, it is no surprise that scientists, organisations, and government have made it a top priority.

Prof Refilwe Phaswana-Mafuya, deputy vice-chancellor for research and innovation at the North-West University (NWU), recently chaired the…

NWU to face UKZN in their first 2019 Varsity Football game

The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Noble Boys will face the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) on their home ground in their first Varsity Football game on 25 July 2019.

The NWU trumped UKZN in their last game during the 2018 Varsity Football season, winning the game by two goals to nil.

NWU Soccer Institute coach Karabo…

Lowered interest rates: a double-edged sword of economic impact

As was expected, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the SARB reduced the repo rate by 0.25% from 6.75% to 6.50% on 17 July 2019.

“Most economic commentators predicted this decision, although the general feeling is that the reduction should have been at the end of 2018, and a 0.5% reduction at least,” says Prof Danie Meyer,…

Exciting research to be shared at the Femmegineering celebration

The days of men dominating the engineering scene is still an evident and alarming fact. Despite an improvement in recent years, there remains a serious shortage of women pursuing careers in engineering. The North-West University (NWU) aims to change this - one semester at a time…

The NWU’s Faculty of Engineering will once again host…

Decolonisation of Afrikaans the topic of inaugural Christo van Rensburg memorial lecture

The first memorial lecture for Prof Christo van Rensburg was recently presented with great success on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Potchefstroom.

Prof Van Rensburg was one of the most well-known Afrikaans language experts and received the CJ Langenhoven prize for language science in 2018 for his work in identifying…

NWU’s Leopards Lair Competition: entry deadline extended

The North-West University (NWU) believes in the transformative power of entrepreneurship, not only in terms of a re-envisioned world of work, but also as a driving force of renewed economic growth.

With this said, the third annual rendition of the popular NWU Leopards Lair Competition provides students from across the NWU’s…

NWU invests in SA’s community-oriented primary health care

The North-West University (NWU) in partnership with the University of Pretoria will be training community health workers (CHWs) and staff from the North West Provincial Department of Health on community-oriented primary care (COPC).

The NWU’s Africa Unit for Trans disciplinary Health Research (AUTHeR), under the leadership of Prof…