Awards galore – the GIFT that keeps on receiving

A mere two months after being named Distinguished Young Woman Scientist in Social Sciences by the Department of Science and Technology, Prof Nicolene Barkhuizen received three more accolades from the South African Board of People Practices (SABPP).

Prof Barkhuizen is the director of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Global…

Disaster risk reduction: young voices matter

On average, 240 million people world-wide were affected by natural disasters between 2000 and 2005.

South Africa’s risk for disasters is also increasing. The country is exposed to a wide range of weather hazards, including droughts, cyclones and severe storms that can cause widespread hardship and devastation.

While these…

NWU Social Work Projects Day 2018 – community engagement in action

In a world filled with injustices and complexity, social workers step to the fore to make a difference in the lives of people who need it most.

Through their commitment to bring about positive social change, helping individuals of all ages thrive in their environment and being and advocate for those who have lost their voice, social workers…

Social adaptation in post-apartheid SA

Life in post-apartheid South Africa remains to be learned. This provocation as well as the strategic intent of the North-West University (NWU) to champion social justice, challenges society towards the need for a deeper understanding of the ‘social’ from a social justice perspective.

This understanding, according to the organisers of the…

New jacket for NWU intervention programme

What started out as an intervention programme to provide academic aid to Grade 12 learners struggling with accounting has grown into one of the North-West University’s (NWU’S) flagship community engagement projects.

And come 2019, this successful engagement project will don a new jacket and be known as the NWU Sedibeng Accounting Project.…

NWU experts visit Central Europe to boost international collaboration

Internationalisation is a top strategic priority for the North-West University (NWU). This practice not only improves quality of education, but also enhances knowledge transformation and acquisition, the mobilisation of talent in support of global research and the enhancement of the curriculum with international content.

Against this…

UARM welcomes new extraordinary professor

The Centre for Applied Risk Management (UARM) is welcoming Dutch research pioneer, Prof Gert Jan Hofstede, in its midst as an extraordinary professor.

Prof Hofstede will deliver his prestige lecture on 19 November 2018 at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark.

The topic of his prestige lecture will be “…

NWU connects rural students with a brighter future

For rural young people, no internet connection means no future. Unless the North-West University (NWU) brings the infrastructure to them.

Most South African universities and the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) rely on online application platforms. Unfortunately, this excludes young qualifying learners in poor rural…

All systems go for annual Eco Health and Wellbeing Research Conference

To complement research in multidisciplinary environments on eco-health and wellbeing topics, the North-West University (NWU) is hosting the 9th annual Eco Health and Wellbeing Research Conference on 15 and 16 November 2018.

The conference provides an opportunity for, especially Higher Education and Training (HET) research initiatives, done…

Onalenna’s radiant radio personality shines through

NWU FM radio presenter Onalenna Leburu has been nominated in the category for Radio Personality of the Year 2018 in the annual Mzansi Kwaito & House Music Awards.

He has been nominated alongside other radio personalities. They include Nkiyase & Tshepo from Alex FM, DJ Mgedeza from Massiv Metro, and Mark from Eldos FM.