NWU foils WannaCry ransomware

It’s been war in the cyber world in the past few days. Cyber criminals tried, and succeeded in some instances, to infiltrate work and home computers all over the world, and in the process destroyed valuable information.

The proactive action taken by the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Information Technology (IT) department prevented…

Unique study focuses on the purchase behaviour female Generation Y students

The Autumn Graduation Ceremony of the North-West University’s (NWU) campus in Vanderbijlpark saw Riané Cherylise Dalziel proudly take to the stage to receive the degree Doctor of Philosophy in marketing management.

Riané – who was born and bred in Vereeniging – investigated the factors that influence South African female Generation Y…

Radio industry raises a glass to Charonike

She collects awards on a regular basis. No, hearing her name called, asking her to come on stage is nothing new to Charonike Nel, station manager at PukFm 93.6 – the radio station on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Potchefstroom.

At the recent Liberty Radio Awards at the Sandton Convention Centre on 22 April PukFm…

‘The internet never forgets’, social media specialist tells NWU

The NWU’s student discipline and compliance department hosted Emma Sadleir, renowned social media law specialist, as part of the university’s human rights awareness campaign on its campus in Potchefstroom on 16 May.

Emma was the keynote speaker on the legal, disciplinary and reputational risk of social media. Another speaker, Prof…

Enterprise Risk Management model to aid all industries country-wide

During the recent Autumn Graduation Ceremony of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark the degree Doctor of Philosophy in risk management was conferred upon Hermie le Roux.

In the appreciation of her study Hermie was lauded by examiners for the development of an Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) model and assessment…

Students get CV-smart with the help of alumni

A good resume can sometimes be your one and only chance to capture a potential employer’s attention. This is the message that came out strongly during the CV and Interview Workshop recently held at the North-West University’s (NWU) campus in Vanderbijlpark.

The workshop, aimed at final-year and postgraduate students, was an initiative of a…

Africa Day 2017: promoting unity and regional integration

The Department of Arts and Culture has declared the month of May as Africa Month in an effort to promote African unity, deeper regional integration and to recommit Africa to a common destiny. The North-West University’s (NWU) campus in Vanderbijlpark will – in support of the initiative – host an Africa Day Celebration on 26 May 2017.

The…

Regard’s perfect score leads to graduation bliss

You could hear a pin drop when Ms Daleen Gerber, director of the School of Information Technology on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark, shared the impressive academic record of alumnus Regard du Toit.

Regard, who obtained his Bachelor of Science in Business Analytics  degree with distinction during the recent Autumn…

Jan Pieterse – a master of many trades

Jan Melchior Pieterse is a born achiever – and the recent Autumn Graduation Ceremony of the North-West University’s (NWU) campus in Vanderbijlpark bears testament to this.

On 11 May 2017, Jan not only received a BCom degree in entrepreneurship and business management, but also the coveted Excellent Academic Achievement Award for his overall…

NWU PhD graduate contributes to international literature

The North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark proudly awarded a PhD in English to Manuela Fernandes-Martins, academic developer at the Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL), during the recent Autumn Graduation.

In her thesis, An evaluation of a franchised supplementary programme in English as a second language in South…