Young NWU scientist rub shoulders with Nobel Prize winners

Few scientific events are more prestigious than those where Nobel Prize winners share their knowledge. Retha Peach, a doctoral student from the North-West University (NWU), is being given the rare opportunity to attend a gathering where 31 Nobel laureates will be present.

Retha is one of five scientists whom the Academy of Science of…

Leave a legacy of financial independence

Nkosi James Moremoholo is a young man on a mission: to educate and guide millennials to become financially liberated and to use this independence to vest a culture of philanthropy.

But why?

This finance savvy 24-year old alumnus of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark, has learnt the hard way that money can’…

NWU Law Centre supports rape victims

The Community Law Centre of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng embarked on another community project on 6 April 2017, distributing sanitary products to the local Thuthuzela Care/Rape Crisis Centre

The Centre donated almost a 100 packets of sanitary products to the rape crisis centre situated at the Mahikeng…

NWU Leadership Summit 2017: Adaptive leadership in a time of complexity and uncertainty

Dealing with work complexity has become a major leadership development issue, especially when one considers the uncertain times in which leaders are expected to operate in. With this challenge in mind the third annual North-West University (NWU) Leadership Summit will take place on 10 August 2017.

The summit, which represents a dynamic…

Acclaimed pianist performs locally

Petronel Malan is one of South Africa’s most loved concert pianists and can boast with Grammy nominations, The American Prize for Excellence in the Arts, five first prizes at international piano competitions and Kanna- and KykNET Fiësta awards.

Born in South Africa, Petronel began with piano lessons with her mother at the age of…

Youngsters off to compete at Robofest International

If the excitement of the recent rendition of the Robofest SA 2017 was anything to go by, then the stage is set for a stellar international championship in June.

The North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark hosted the national Robofest competition in March of this year in collaboration with Trophy Robotics. As the event…

Linking research to practice: Joining hands for inclusive education

The Optentia Research Focus Area on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark, the Faculty of Education Sciences on the NWU’s campus in Potchefstroom, and the Flemish Association for Development, Cooperation and Technical Assistance (VVOB) are hosting the Second Symposium on Teacher Education for Inclusion on 7 and 8 June 2017…

Two NWU researchers honoured by Academy for Science and Arts

Two researchers at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Potchefstroom were recently honoured by the South African Academy for Science and Arts.

The objectives of the Academy as a multidisciplinary organisation are the promotion of science, technology and literature in Afrikaans and the arts, as well as the promotion of the…

Development Economics the focus of inaugural economics conference

The subject group of Economics at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark recently hosted a very successful conference on Development Economics.

The conference – which was hosted for the first time, is set to become an annual event and sees postgraduate students taking to the podium to discuss issues such as…

NWU Vaal Senior Basketball Tournament a display of sporting talent

Reach for the sky or don’t even try.  This well-known basketball saying rang true during the recent high-profile NWU Vaal Senior Basketball Tournament which took place at the Harry Gwala Sport Centre in Sasolburg. This year marks the third rendition of the tournament and saw Sasol and Anglo American coming on board as the main sponsors of the…