NWU pro presents paper at BRICS Young Scientist Forum

North-West University (NWU) PhD candidate and staff member at the Centre for Teaching and Learning, Mr Thamie Ndlovu, presented a paper at the 4th BRICS Young Scientist Forum (YSF) In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Thamie, who is currently pursuing a PhD in information systems and computer sciences, was selected by the Academy of Science…

NWU Law Faculty hosts gala dinner

The North West University’s (NWU) Faculty of Law recently hosted an extravagant gala event in Potchefstroom, with students, staff, alumni and stakeholders celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, among others.

The first of November was truly a night to remember.  Women were draped in beautiful…

Proudly South African media association takes off in Scotland

The University of Edinburgh in Scotland recently hosted the inaugural meeting of the International Association for Minority Language Media Research (IAMLMR), initiated by Prof Abiodun Salawu, Director of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Indigenous Language Media in Africa (ILMA) research entity

Prof Salawu proposed the idea of…

Public lecture examines research integrity and plagiarism

On 11 October 2019, staff members, researchers and students of the North-West University (NWU) came out in numbers to attend the 20th public lecture in the NWU Research and Innovation Seminar Series on the campus in Potchefstroom.

Prof Ida Sabelis, an associate professor in the Faculty of Social Sciences at the Vrije Universiteit in…

NWU hosts successful press club networking forum

“We want to prepare our students to be business plan writers, job creators and futurists opposed to being merely CV senders. This is, after all, the responsibility of higher education institutions and never has there been a more appropriate time than now to step up and be of service to our country.”

This is according to Prof Dan…

Leopards Lair 2019: Melanie wins big by fighting period poverty

Melanie Pieterse is a young entrepreneur on a mission. As the winner of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Leopards Lair competition, this final-year student in industrial engineering not only impress as a start-up fempreneur, she is also actively supporting fellow entrepreneurs.

All while working towards bettering the lives of…

Students impress during Leopards Lair Competition

This year the popular North-West University (NWU) student business competition, Leopards Lair, saw more than 180 students compete for the winning spoils. These students, from all three the university’s campuses, also included representatives from the Vaal University of Technology (VUT) in Vanderbijlpark.

The winners were announced…

Condolences from the NWU: Passing of Prof Elda de Waal

It is with great sadness that the North-West University (NWU) community learnt about the passing of Prof Elda de Waal at the age of 63.

She started her career at the NWU in 2001. Prof Elda’s passion for education was evident from the start and this, coupled with a work-ethic par none led to numerous national and international…

NWU consistently among top SA universities in rankings

The North-West University (NWU) has proven to be a consistent force of quality higher education. This is clear in the newest rankings that were released by the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings in November.

The university has continuously been placed among the top universities in South Africa. It has excelled…

Presidential Award for NWU’s Dr Molepo

It is almost that time of the year again for the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Dr John Molepo and a number of graduates to hit the streets of Potchefstroom, Pretoria and Polokwane draped in their graduation regalia.

This year will be more sentimental as they walk between hundreds of cars, asking motorists for donations for the #…