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NWU student develops mobile app that will save lives
According to the Automobile Association, driver fatigue is one of the leading causes of collisions in South Africa. Although some luxury vehicles are equipped to warn drivers of this danger, not many people can afford them. An engineering student at the North-West University (NWU) addressed this problem as part of his final-year study by…
Together we will write the next chapter – Prof Linda du Plessis
The North-West University’s Vanderbijlpark Campus celebrated the official opening of the academic year on Wednesday, 8 February 2017. During this auspicious occasion, the Campus Rector – Prof Linda du Plessis, delivered a keynote address.
Her address: “A fresh chapter in our book” focused on the valiant efforts made to ensure that the 2016…
Ikateleng: laying the foundation for bright futures
Thabiso Blessing Khanyile may not have attended one of South Africa's best performing secondary schools, but he can without a doubt compete with the best. For Thabiso, who attended the Ikateleng Project at the Vanderbijlpark Campus of the North-West University (NWU Vaal), the sky is the limit after obtaining full marks for mathematics during the…
Stalwarts receive recognition for long service loyalty
During the recent Official Academic Opening ceremony of the Vanderbijlpark Campus of the North-West University (NWU Vaal), several staff members received long service awards for uninterrupted and loyal service to the university.
When calculating the accumulated years of service, it amounts to 385 years of combined skills and knowledge. Long…
“Everything is in place to move forward as a unitary university” – Prof Dan Kgwadi
“As a University we are now awaiting the approval of the Minister of Higher Education and Training which will confirm our new statute and allow us to fully implement the structure. We have put everything in place to move forward as a unitary university.”
This is the message from Prof Dan Kgwadi, Vice-Chancellor of the North-West University…
NWU professor speaks at the 4th Biannual International Group Theory Conference
Mathematician and research professor of the Mahikeng Campus of the North-West University (NWU), Prof Jamshid Moori, was recently invited to speak at the fourth conference of the Biannual International Group Theory Conference (BIGTC) in Kuala Lumpur.
Jamshid, of the School of Mathematical Sciences in the Faculty of Agriculture, Science…
NWU Student selected as Science Today candidate
A PhD student from the Department of Biological Science at the Mahikeng Campus of the North-West University (NWU), Theodora Ekwomadu, was selected as one of the Science Today 2016 candidates.
Science Today, formerly Science Voices, is a science-writing project run by award-winning science journalist, Sarah Wild. Postgraduate…
No compromise on quality and safety - Prof Dan Kgwadi
The Vanderbijlpark Campus of the North-West University (NWU Vaal) recently welcomed in excess of 1 500 new first year students into the fold during the 2017 Welcome Day.
The Welcome Day saw students being accompanied by their parents, guardians and loved ones to meet the Vice-Chancellor – Prof Dan Kgwadi, and the different management…
NWU advancing interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary studies within social sciences
The North-West University’s Vanderbijlpark Campus is joining hands with the Social Sciences Research Society in Turkey to host the 8th International Conference on Social Sciences (ICSS) later this year.
The conference will take place in Durban from 23 – 25 August 2017 and will see delegates from around the world in attendance. ICSS…