Public lecture examines completion rate of SA’s postgraduate students

A number of South Africa’s postgraduate students are studying part time and have a lower completion rate as compared to their international counterparts.

Prof Refilwe Phaswana-Mafuya, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) deputy vice-chancellor for research and innovation, invited Prof Dr Supa Pengpid, renowned public health…

NWU Community nursing students assist in Health Promotion

Staff members at the School of Nursing Science, North-West University (NWU), Potchefstroom Campus have a close relationship with the Mother and Child health Coordinators Sr. Petro Swanepoel (Tlokwe sub-district) and Sr. Miemie van Jaarsveld (Matlosana sub-district). Part of the curriculum of the second year community nursing students’…

NWU chief IT director joins Apereo Board

Boeta Pretorius, chief director of Information Technology (IT) at the North-West University (NWU), was recently elected as a board member of the Apereo Foundation at its annual meeting in Montreal, Canada.

The Apereo Foundation is a non-stock, non-profit corporation that consists of a network of higher education institutions. It…

Russian students to further their research at the NWU

Dr Dimitri Bessarabov, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) director of the DST HySA Infrastructure Centre of Competence in Hydrogen production, storage, reticulation and safety codes and standards, recently welcomed two Russian students who will be conducting research at the NWU.

Every year, an open public competition of the…

It’s smooth sailing for Jonker Sailplanes at world championships

Jonker Sailplanes is taking flight in the 35th World Gliding Championships. The first part of the championships took place in Ostrow, Poland from 7 to 22 July. Prof Attie Jonker, an academic from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Engineering and the chief design engineer of the company, competed with their JS3 glider in the 15 m…

NWU students learn about the benefits of digitalisation

More than 1 000 North-West University (NWU) students from the Faculty of Engineering attended a recent lecture that was hosted by Siemens and ESTEQ on the campus in Potchefstroom

Siemens is a leader in vertical IT technologies with thousands of software developers worldwide, and ESTEQ is the leading supplier of Engineering…

NWU honours the late Dr Tom Gouws

A former deputy vice-chancellor of the former University of Bophuthatswana (Unibo), Dr Tom Gouws, was buried this week after he was murdered by robbers in his home in Pretoria.

Dr Gouws had a long relationship with the North-West University (NWU) and its predecessors, receiving all his degrees, including a PhD, from the former…

Breast is best

Breastfeeding is the foundation of life. This is the emphasis of this year’s Breastfeeding Week which is celebrated annually from 1 to 7 August across the globe, highlighting the advantages of breastfeeding for communities and countries.

According to Chantell Witten, a senior lecturer and breastfeeding expert at the North-West…

NWU now offers a postgraduate degree in higher education studies

The Faculty of Education has a brand new structured Master’s degree on offer. The structured Master’s degree in Higher Education Studies offers an opportunity to further the profile of individuals interested in teaching and learning in the higher education environment.

Why enrol for this degree?

Academics at institutions of…

NWU and ministerial delegation reach out to the community

Prof. Ewert Kleynhans, an academic from the North-West University, and a ministerial delegation recently visited Manthe in Taung as part of a community outreach project.

Prof Kleynhans represented the NWU’s School of Economics and Council of the South Academy of Science and Art.

The ministerial delegation was headed by Ms…