EWP gala showdown to celebrate female entrepreneurs

A lot can happen in five years, and the coordinators and the participants of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Enterprising Women Programme (EWP) can attest to this.

This year marks the fifth anniversary of this flagship entrepreneurial short programme and on 20 September 2017 this milestone will be celebrated with a gala event taking…

Final countdown to annual Alumni Gala Dinner

The official countdown to the 2017 rendition of the North-West University (NWU) Alumni Gala Dinner on the campus in Vanderbijlpark has started!

This annual gala event - which takes place on Friday, 15 September, represents a highlight on the campus’s calendar and it affords alumni and friends of the university the opportunity to not only…

Social workers – giving hope to a broken world

It was Anne Frank who said that a single candle can both defy and define darkness, and in 2017 these words still ring true – especially for social work students and practitioners.

The second-year social work students from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark recently made – in the presence of their peers and family…

Solemn declaration to guide social workers on their professional journey

The second-year social work class of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark recently took part in an oath taking ceremony.

This annual event was attended by amongst others, Prof Alida Herbst from the NWU’s School for Psychosocial Health Sciences, members of the academic fraternity, representatives of the Gauteng…

NWU campus in Vanderbijlpark welcomes new cohort of student leaders

The student community of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark recently took to the voting stations and by doing so elected a new Student Campus Council (SCC) for 2017/2018.

On 13 September the new student leaders – which will also include the house committees of the different residences – will be inaugurated into…

Do you want to learn more about what you can do with recyclable material?

Look no further; the North-West University (NWU) invites all students and members of the public to attend the Recycled Material Workshop that will be held on its campus in Potchefstroom on 14 and 15 September 2017.

This workshop can be attended on either 14 or 15 September.

On both days there will be two sessions: the…

NWU heroically bows out of 2017 Varsity Football tournament

The North-West University’s (NWU’s) varsity football team took the fight to the log leaders, the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT), in their televised semi-final encounter on 7 September 2017 at the TUT Stadium.

Defying the cynics’ unfavourable score predictions, the NWU was determined to give TUT all they have got and prove…

NWU alumna Magda Nieuwoudt is now a professional triathlete

Coming from a family of sporting fanatics, it was only natural for Magda Nieuwoudt, a North-West University (NWU) alumna, to excel in her sporting career.

Magda, a triathlete (an athlete who does three sports disciplines as one), recently turned professional after eight years of doing the sport as an amateur. The three sports…

Learners experience the NWU spirit

The learners of Kwakwatsi Secondary School in Koppies were recently treated to a visit from several representatives from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark. This friendly visit gave learners the opportunity to experience the caring spirit of the university first-hand. 

Mr Jabu Sithole, a recruiter, shared…

New Student Campus Council for NWU’s campus in Mahikeng

The North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng inaugurated its brand new Student Campus Council (SCC) at the Great Hall on 8 September 2017.

Various members from the campus community attended the ceremony, including Mr Rick Van Rooyen, the outgoing acting director for student life, and Advocate Molemane, the campus student…