Maponya law firm sponsors NWU students

The Faculty of Law at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng hosted a luncheon on 8 May 2018 to announce its new partnership with local law firm, Maponya Attorneys Inc.

The partnership will see five first-year students receive annual funding of R50 000 per student for their complete study period, subject to academic…

Gauteng Biotech Fundi award goes to NWU researcher

Expert, past master, authority, professional, specialist and genius… these are all synonyms for the uniquely South African word “fundi”, which aptly describes the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Prof Anne Grobler, recipient of a 2018 Biotech Fundi Award from The Innovation Hub Management Company.

Prof Anne, director for the DST/NWU…

Pioneering electronic law journal in class of its own

Since its inception in 1998, the Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal (PELJ) has been a hallmark of the Faculty of Law’s continuous excellence. Every year the PEJL receives more than 100 submissions of which more than 60% are published.

“The journal is my baby and my baby has grown really big. It is bursting at the seams,” says Prof…

NWU’s campus in Mahikeng hosts graduation ceremony

The North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng hosted its autumn graduation ceremony from 2 to 4 May 2018, one of the 50 graduation ceremonies that will take place across the NWU throughout the year.

During the three days the university conferred a total of 2 012 degrees and 11 diplomas, and 124 students passed their degrees…

NWU to host SAAPAM annual conference

The South African Association of Public Administration and Management (SAAPAM) in collaboration with the subject group Public Administration at the North-West University (NWU), will host their 18th annual conference from 8 to 11 May 2018 at the Mmabatho Palms in Mahikeng.

It is the first time that this conference is held in the…

Student Campus Council members lead by example

Members of the Student Campus Council (SCC) on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng are leading by example by promoting academic excellence.

This was evident during the autumn graduation that took place from 2 to 4 May 2018.

Among the graduates were Bongani Khensani Mahlangu, chairperson of the SCC and…

Qhubekela Phambili project brings hope to the unemployed

Prof Roland Blonk from Tillberg University in the Netherlands recently met with researchers from the Optentia research focus area on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark.

Together with the NWU’s unemployment research threesome, Melinda du Toit, Rachel Paver and Leoni van der Vaart, Prof Blonk presented a workshop to…

A bright future awaits clever Franco

Franco Bosman is a young man on a mission. At the recent Student Excellence Awards of the Faculty Economic and Management Sciences on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark, Franco was announced as the top CA student in the 2017 third-year group, with an average of 94%.

He is currently an honours student in the same…

A new frontier: The Creative Arts and Law project

“All aspects of society are effected by law therefore we encourage interdisciplinary cooperation,” explains one of the most popular lecturers at the North-West University (NWU), René Koraan. That is why the Faculty of Law, in conjunction with the Faculty of Education, launched the Creative Arts and Law project.

The project is a…

NWU and German university solidify their partnership

“Great things in business are never done by one person; they're done by a team of people." This quote by Steve Jobs rang true at the third public lecture within the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Research and Innovation Seminar Series.

The NWU, together with Justus Liebig University Giessen in Germany, decided to celebrate their 10…