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Absa partners with NWU through R7m scholarship venture

Absa Bank has donated R7 million to the North-West University 9NWU) as part of a scholarship programme that will increase access to tertiary education for young people. The donation will be used to provide scholarships to deserving and needy students.

The scholarship programme is part of the Barclays Africa Group’s 2017 CEO…

SABPP celebrates NWU’s academic excellence and launches Student Chapter Charter

The North-West University‘s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, in conjunction with the South African Board for People Practices, (SABPP) hosted a Talent Management Awards ceremony on 20 April 2017 at Leopard Park.

The event was aimed at awarding outstanding performance in the Faculty of Commerce and Administration, with a specific focus on…

NWU recognises outstanding lecturers

Good work never goes unnoticed. This was emphasised during the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Institutional Teaching Excellence Awards ceremony (ITEA) which took place on 20 April in Potchefstroom.

The annual event gives recognition to the best lecturers of the NWU. This year top honours went to a lecturer of the Potchefstroom…

NWU hosts guest lecture by University of Ghana’s pro vice-chancellor

On 19 April 2017 the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng hosted a guest lecture by Prof Bill Puplampu, pro vice-chancellor of the University of Ghana and a professor in organisational behaviour.

Prof Puplambu’s lecture was titled “Between the elephant and the ant hill: organisational behaviour through an African lens…

Prof De Ridder’s advice needed on international level

Prof Hans de Ridder, director of the School of Biokinetics, Recreation and Sport Science at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Potchefstroom, has been appointed as a member of the board of directors of The Foundation of Global Community Health (GCH).

According to Dr Ming-kai Chin, the president and founder of GCH, their…

NWU trains municipal officials in solar technology

A group of municipal officials from various technical departments attended the first ever solar training workshop specially developed for municipalities. Local governments from all over the country were represented during the three-day course at the North-West University (NWU).

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale…

NWU academic makes strides in Moringa oleifera agro-processing research

Dr Nthabiseng Sebola, an academic and researcher from the North-West University’s campus in Mahikeng, recently published a research paper with one of the prestigious international agriculture journals Agroforestry, titled “Chemical characterisation of Moringa oleifera (MO) leaves and the apparent digestibility of MO leaf meal-based diets…

Leave a legacy of financial independence

Nkosi James Moremoholo is a young man on a mission: to educate and guide millennials to become financially liberated and to use this independence to vest a culture of philanthropy.

But why?

This finance savvy 24-year old alumnus of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark, has learnt the hard way that money can’…

NWU Law Centre supports rape victims

The Community Law Centre of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng embarked on another community project on 6 April 2017, distributing sanitary products to the local Thuthuzela Care/Rape Crisis Centre

The Centre donated almost a 100 packets of sanitary products to the rape crisis centre situated at the Mahikeng…

NWU Leadership Summit 2017: Adaptive leadership in a time of complexity and uncertainty

Dealing with work complexity has become a major leadership development issue, especially when one considers the uncertain times in which leaders are expected to operate in. With this challenge in mind the third annual North-West University (NWU) Leadership Summit will take place on 10 August 2017.

The summit, which represents a dynamic…