NWU nursing students cares for the community

Nursing students from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng recently reached out to a local school as part of their community care initiative.

The students reached out to CN Lekalake Middle School in Unit 5, Mahikeng, to donate sanitary products and to talk to young women about risky sexual behavior.

Under…

Assistance to Knysna and other storm stricken areas

Members of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus community in Vanderbijlpark are opening their hearts to assist victims of the devastating fires in the Southern Cape.

Staff members are rallying behind national relief efforts by donating non-perishable items, toiletries, blankets and water in support of the victims of the recent…

Youngsters win international Innovation Award for robotics project

Three 11-year old youngsters from Vanderbijlpark – Izabelle Bothma, Ewald Harmse and Wilmar Pretorius – designed a robot that will be able to assist rescuers in finding individuals trapped under snow. Their ingenuity earned them the Innovation Award at the recent Robotics World Championships.

But how does this remarkable invention relate to…

Crowns, confidence and charisma - Miss & Mr NWU Vaal 2017

If you thought that beauty pageants were just about high fashion and desirability, you have another thing coming. At the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark the annual Miss and Mr NWU Vaal pageant represents a celebration of confidence, charisma and talent.

This year saw the beautiful Palesa Keswa and the charismatic…

Visiting Canadian academic presents lecture about trust

Prof Catherine Kwantes, a visiting professor from the University of Windsor in Canada, presented a public lecture on 8 June 2017 at the North-West University’s campus in Mahikeng. The topic of the lecture was “Trust in Context: Societal and Organisational Aspects of Decisions to Trust”.

Prof Kwantes is an industrial/organisational…

NWU Nursing Science students donate posters to the ES le Grange School

Second-year Community Nursing students at the North-West University (NWU) campus in Potchefstroom recently reached out again to learners of the ES le Grange School.

The students held health-education sessions with the learners where they focused on, among other things, hand hygiene, exercise and healthy food. The students presented…

Second South African Symposium on Teacher Education for Inclusion: ‘Everyone has the right to education’

The Second South African Symposium on Teacher Education for Inclusion was recently held at the Emerald Resort and Casino in Vanderbijlpark.

The Optentia research focus area on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark and the Faculty of Education Sciences on the NWU’s campus in Potchefstroom, in collaboration with the…

The curriculum as contested space within the SA higher education sector

“In the South African context, when we consider the curriculum as a contested space, the following may come to mind: #RhodesMustFall, #ScienceMustFall and #DecolonisteTheCurriculum. I would however like to share a broader perspective and focus on how different stakeholders jostle to include – and exclude – selected voices in the curriculum in…

NWU dean delivers public lecture on chemistry

Professor Helen Drummond, the executive dean of the Faculty of Agriculture, Science and Technology at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, recently delivered a public lecture titled “Competence in Chemistry: Component Steps to Skills and Strategies”.

Prof Drummond, a recipient of the South African Chemical…

Enterprising Women Programme to be extended to northern Free State

Entrepreneurship is more than just a buzzword: it is perceived to be one of the most significant economic and social developments in the world at present.

Excitingly enough, more and more women are stepping up to own and run businesses in numbers that would have been hard to imagine a few decades ago. International research estimates that…