Vanderbijlpark Campus launches Community Engagement Garden project

The North-West University's (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark Campus recently launched the HaReJeng (Let Us Eat) Community Engagement Garden project, an innovative plan aimed at promoting sustainable food production, service learning, and community engagement.

Preparation has started on a 40m x 41m rectangular area on campus which will initially…

Celebrating International Mother Language Day

There are more than 37 trillion cells in the human body. Some of them are similar, some have small variations and others are uniquely different. They have different functions, they serve different purposes. But, together they make you … well, you. What has this to do with International Mother Language Day, which will be celebrated on 21…

Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management celebrates women and girls in science

The Unit of Environmental Sciences and Management (UESM) at the North-West University (NWU) marked the International Day of Women and Girls in Science with a special event on 9 February 2024 at Lesego Primary School in Ikageng, Potchefstroom.

The event featured talks by prominent female scientists from the NWU’s School of Geo and…

Vanderbijlpark Campus again named top higher education institution in Sedibeng district

The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Vanderbijilpark Campus has once again been recognised as the highest-rated institution for higher education at the prestigious 2023 PMR.africa Business Excellence Awards.

PMR.Africa is a leading South African consultancy and research company. It publishes a business journal, together with an online…

A shared vision ahead: an engagement that marks a new era of cooperation

On Monday, 18 December 2023 the North-West University (NWU) and the Mine Health and Safety Council (MHSC) engaged in a discussion aimed at promoting collaboration and fostering a relationship that will benefit both parties.

The meeting took place at the office of the of the vice-chancellor in Building F1 on the Potchefstroom Campus,…

Faculty of Law hosts Southern African Law Teachers’ Conference

Southern African society continues to face a multitude of challenges. High levels of poverty and unemployment, inadequate infrastructure and electricity supply, crime and rising levels of corruption, and the various legacies of colonialism and apartheid all add to the toxic mix threatening lives and livelihoods.

To counter this, the…

Celebrating 20 years of excellence

In 2024, as we celebrate the North-West University's (NWU’s) 20th anniversary, our festivities will spread joyous purple cheer and leave a distinct purple footprint wherever we touch down – for we are going to dance, leap and soar.

In 2004, the NWU came into existence through the merger of the Potchefstroom University for Christian…

Building brighter futures: the inaugural SASS programme strives to empower tomorrow’s leaders

The Higher Education and Leadership Management (HELM) organisation launched the Student Affairs and Student Success (SASS) programme earlier this year at the Kopanong Hotel and Conference Centre in Benoni, Johannesburg.

SASS is a national leadership capacitation programme for university staff who are engaged in the development, support…

NWU is looking beyond load-shedding to sustainable greener energy solutions

While addressing the current challenges posed by load-shedding, the North-West University (NWU) is also looking at long-term sustainable and greener renewable energy-generation solutions. This will not only ensure energy security, but also underscore the university’s commitment to just energy transition.

The NWU is already struggling to…

Kohinoor Business School and NWU forge educational tie

A delegation from Kohinoor Business School in Mumbai, India, recently embarked on a week-long visit to the North-West University (NWU).

Ten delegates, including eight master's students and two professors, visited the three NWU campuses, marking a pivotal step in fostering educational and cultural exchanges.

The roots of this…