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Exploring the power of community engagement in teaching and research
“Community engagement connects learning with life,” said Vincent Russell, Assistant Professor and Liberal Studies Program Coordinator in the Department of Communication at Western Carolina University. He presented a talk to the North-West University (NWU) employees on the role of engagement in teaching and research and its impact on academic…
The 10-point plan and the politics of coordination
By Prof Joseph Sekhampu
When President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the 10-Point Economic Action Plan at the ANC’s gathering, the nation sighed – not in defiance but in weary recognition. We have become a people fluent in reform but starved of renewal. The plan promised decisive action to reset growth, fix energy…
Launch of new Community Psychology edition bridges global crises and local action
Staff members, students and stakeholders of the North-West University (NWU) gathered on the Potchefstroom Campus on 2 October to celebrate the launch of the second edition of the book Community Psychology: Global Crisis, Local Realities, and Action Global Crises.
The event highlighted the collaborative spirit underpinning…
NWU to host HEFMA 2025 Annual Conference under the theme “Innovating Campus Spaces”
The North-West University (NWU) is proud to host the Higher Education Facilities Management Association (HEFMA) 2025 Annual Conference, a flagship event that will bring together leaders and professionals from across the higher education, training and infrastructure sectors.
Set to take place from 13 to 16 October 2025, the conference…
bhive EDC harnesses students’ entrepreneurship to tackle youth unemployment
With youth unemployment continuing to challenge South Africa’s future, the North-West University (NWU) is showing that entrepreneurship is key to turning the tide. Through its bhive Enterprise Development Centre (EDC), the NWU hosted Student Entrepreneurship Week (SEW) 2025 from 29 September to 3 October across all three campuses.
Under…
Prof Bismark Tyobeka: South Africa must lead Africa’s nuclear future
As nations strive towards net-zero energy targets, Prof Bismark Tyobeka, principal and vice-chancellor of the North-West University (NWU), has called for South Africa to take the nuclear energy lead as the continent transitions away from its fossil fuel dependency.
Speaking ahead of one of the most significant international energy…
Tim Modise calls for broadcast media to reclaim its role in defining South Africa’s cultural identity
By Phenyo Mokgothu and Gofaone Motsamai
Veteran broadcaster Tim Modise returned to Mahikeng, where his media career began, to deliver a public lecture on the evolving role of broadcast media in shaping South Africa’s cultural identity.
The lecture, held on 6…
Engineering students’ rural healthcare solution recognised at SAIIE competition
A healthcare transport solution designed to deliver medical services to remote communities has earned two students from the North-West University (NWU) national recognition in a leading engineering competition.
The winners of the 2025 South African Institute for Industrial Engineering (SAIIE) Student Competition were announced on 5…
Professors strengthen ties with Nicolaus Copernicus University
A recent visit by North-West University (NWU) Professors Ephrem Redda and Prof Marko van Deventer to the Nicolaus Copernicus University (NCU) in Toruń, Poland represented a significant step in strengthening international academic collaboration.
Hosted by the NCU’s Faculty of Economic Sciences and Management, the visit underlined the…
It is up to young people to create a multilingual internet
Gosego Phutieagae and Phenyo Mokgothu
If young people take ownership of their linguistic future, they can ensure that the internet becomes multilingual. This call to action to the youth was made during the North-West University’s (NWU’s) 2025 Language Awareness Week.
The week featured colloquiums with…