Potchefstroom Campus News
Researchers demonstrate that conservation and development can go hand in hand
While cities in Africa expand rapidly and the pressure for economic growth is increasing, the protected areas on the continent face a complex challenge: how to conserve nature and empower people.
At the North-West University (NWU) the Protected Areas Research Group, led by Prof. Reece Alberts, Prof. François Retief, Prof. Claudine Roos and Prof. Dirk Cilliers, is working to find exactly that balance.
“Conservation areas are the cornerstone of biodiversity conservation,” says Prof. Alberts. “They are essential to prevent the loss in biodiversity. Yet, we have to admit that… Read more
NWU scientists among the best in the world
The North-West University (NWU) has once again showed why it’s a scientific force to be reckoned with, when it walked away with a special achievement at the annual South African Science Forum.
The NWU’s Preclinical Drug Development Platform received the award for the best exhibition which was recently held at the Council for…
NWU Faculty of Engineering broadens its horizons
As of 2017 a new star will join the Industrial Engineering galaxy. The North-West University's (NWU's) School for Industrial Engineering now shines with new light alongside nearby departments at the University of Pretoria, Stellenbosch University and Wits University.
Located strategically within various industrial activities (ranging…
Local expertise called up at national level
Another one of the experts at the North-West University (NWU) has been called up at national sports level to assist with a national sports team.
Prof Ankebe Kruger, a sports scientist and psychologist at the NWU’s Potchefstroom Campus, has just been contracted on a consultation basis by the South African Hockey Association to provide…
NWU's Jennifer Kalanko is Mrs Africa International
A staff member of the Faculty of Theology at the Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University (NWU) was recently crowned as one of the title holders of Mrs Africa International.
Ms Sokhana Jennifer Kalanko was crowned in December during a prestige event at the OR Tambo Protea Hotel.
With her original entry for the…
NWU student wins competition with electronic cupcake piper design
Brinco Neethling, an Engineering student at the Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University (NWU), won the SAIEE National student competition for his design of an electronic cupcake piper. The South African Institute for Electronic Engineers (SAIEE) host this annual competition to give up and coming electronic engineers…