NWU vice-chancellor hosts luncheon for school principals

Prof Dan Kgwadi, vice-chancellor of the North-West University (NWU), along with Prof Marilyn Setlalentoa, the deputy vice-chancellor for operations on the campus in Mahikeng, hosted a special lunch for principals from schools in and around the Mahikeng area on 25 July 2018.

The aim of the luncheon was to deliberate on challenges and…

Cream of the crop network with industry

On 18 July 2018 a handful of the best engineering students from the North-West University (NWU) were selected to attend an exclusive networking event with members from Omnia Holdings, an international chemical manufacturing company.

Mechanical, electrical and chemical engineering students who are in their final year of postgraduate…

Hundreds attend NWU Engineering Career Fair

The North-West University’s (NWU) Career Centre and the Faculty of Engineering recently hosted their annual Engineering Career Fair.

NWU engineering students came out in their numbers to attend this year’s fair that took place on 19 July 2018 at the Faculty of Engineering on the campus in Potchefstroom.

A total of 13…

NWU promotes awareness about gender

The North-West University (NWU) is hosting a Gender Awareness Week from 2 to 8 August to promote widespread awareness of gender matters in the workplace, society and communities. The week-long event will consist of various workshops seminars, readings, exhibitions and even a music concert.

Gender Awareness Week is aimed mainly at…

NWU noble boys are ready for their clash with UWC

Hot on the heels of their win against the University of Western Cape (UWC) at the recent University Sports South Africa (USSA) championship, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) noble boys will seek to fortify their dominance during the kick-off of this year’s Varsity Football tournament.

The NWU football team will face UWC at 16:00…

NWU hosts another successful career fair

The North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng hosted its annual Career Fair on 20 July 2018 at the Campus Student Centre.

This year’s well-attended Career Fair, an initiative of the NWU Career Centre, allowed students to engage with prospective employers. This annual event does not only close the gaps between students,…

NWU expert: This is SA’s growth prospects for 2018

The most recent statistic son the performance of the South African economy during the first quarter of the year – as reported on by Statistics South Africa – left many economists and policy makers in a state of shock.

The actual Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate for the first quarter is put at 2,2%, indicating a substantial…

NWU student crowned Miss Eco Africa

A beauty pageant is defined as a competition that judges its contestants on physical beauty. However, over the past years these pageants have taken a different turn.

The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Izelle Van Vuuren set out to proof that there is more to being a pageant queen than just beauty, and her fresh outlook on life can…

NWU dietetic students do prevention

Our food should be our medicine and our medicine should be our food. A group of third-year dietetic students from the North-West University (NWU) proved this statement true when they participated in the Dietitians Week initiative.

This year’s initiative, aimed at creating awareness around the dietetics profession and the services…

GeeXpo 2018: bigger and better!

Whoever says that mathematics and information sciences can’t be fun, has surely never taken part in the North-West University’s (NWU’s) annual GeeXpo initiative!

On Saturday, 13 October 2018, the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences on the NWU’s campus in Vanderbijlpark will once again roll-out the red carpet for learners from Grade…