NWU puts language policy into action

The North-West University (NWU) is on a mission to be a university where everybody will feel welcome in their languages, and can use their own language to teach, learn and interact freely.

It aims to be an institution where students will be able to complete their studies while also using their mother tongue, for example Setswana,…

Growth figures stress need for credible turnaround plan

The latest worse-than-expected growth figures for the third quarter of 2019 again emphasise the urgent need to implement a credible turnaround plan to lift the economy out of its current 'low growth trap'.

It also underlines the serious economic challenges faced by South Africa, adds NWU Business School economist Prof Raymond…

Child health enjoys massive interest – national conference

The North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Potchefstroom recently hosted a very successful Child Health Priorities Conference, which attracted some 260 delegates, and even the likes of South Africa’s First Lady, Dr Tshepo Motsepe.

Under the theme “Survive, thrive and transform – championing change for children”, the conference…

NWU’s Smart station to empower community to be weather smart

v> The North-West University (NWU), in collaboration with the South African Weather Service (SAWS), have launched a state-of-the-art observation station that will monitor both the weather and air quality. This multi-million-rand development is situated at the campus in Vanderbijlpark, and the NWU is therefore the first higher education…

NWU Engineering hosts the best of the best

Every year, final-year students in electrical, electronic and computer engineering at South African academic universities and universities of technology are required to complete an intensive design project.

The best student project nominated by these educational institutions competes against other presentations in the National Student…

Healthcare, supercharged!

After two successful years of the Starfish project, presented by the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Nursing, some 50 professionals and workers in the healthcare sector recently attended a function in Potchefstroom to reflect on the year that has been, and to share the successes of the project.

Established in collaboration…

Student Counselling and Development hosts stakeholder’s appreciation day

The Student Counselling and Development Centre (SCDC) and Health Care Centre on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng hosted its first-ever stakeholder appreciation event on 20 November 2019.

The main purpose of the day was to acknowledge the role and support that different stakeholders in and around Mahikeng play…

NWU and Mahidol University collaborate on research mentorship programme

Prof Karl Peltzer and Prof Supa Pengpid from Mahidol University in Thailand recently visited the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng to provide academic and research mentorship to emerging researchers as part of the University Capacity Development Programme (UCDP) grant.

More than 20 participants from the Indigenous…

NWU students put radiobiology theory into practice

South Africa has only one national facility with a radiobiology laboratory, and it’s not every day that the opportunity arises to visit it.

For the BSc honours students from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Centre for Applied Radiation Science and Technology (CARST), a recent research trip to this facility in Cape Town was a…

NWU dominates the student category at Pendoring Awards

In the ultra-competitive world of advertising, students of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Graphic Design subject group have once again shown that their creativity and skills are among the best in South Africa. 

The students, who were also standout winners at the Loerie Awards earlier this year, dominated the student…