Back to business at the NWU School of Business and Governance

It’s back to the books for students of one of the most sought-after degrees a university has to offer. On Monday 29 January, the North-West University’s School of Business and Governance held its official opening for the MBA academic year, and it was an event unlikely to be forgotten soon. 

MBA students were treated to an inspiring…

Catch the NWU PUK Choir on kykNET

The NWU PUK Choir is one of the top four university choirs forming part of kykNET’s new programme series about the Kuesta University Choir Festival that took place in Stellenbosch at the end of 2017.

This programme will be broadcast on kykNET every Sunday from 4 to 25 February at 14:30.

The North-West University (…

NWU Vanderbijlpark: thumbs up as first years register for 2018 academic year

The North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark is buzzing with activity as scores of first-year students wait in line to register for the 2018 academic year.

The Registration and Orientation (R&O) programme kicked-off on Monday, 22 January and the campus community has welcomed the new intake of first-year students with…

CTL committed to professional academic development at NWU

It is all systems go for newly appointed academic staff at the North-West University (NWU). The Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL) is readying a brand new induction programme on all three campuses of the NWU. Staff members in Potchefstroom started with the programme on 22 January 2018, those in Vanderbijlpark on 23 January, and staff members…

NWU Vanderbijlpark: Ready. Steady. Register!

It is all hands on deck as the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark is getting ready to implement the 2018 Registration and Orientation (R&O) Programme. The programme will start on Monday, 22 January, when the registration process commences.

Registration

This year will see the new intake of first-year…

Bridging the digital divide one township at a time

As the youngest-ever CEO of Project Isizwe  – the innovative Non-Profit Organisation (NPO) behind Africa’s most successful free Wi-Fi network – Dudu Mkhwanazi (26) has her sights set on bridging the digital divide in South Africa. More so, she is advising all South Africans to step-up and do their bit to increase internet access to low-income…

NWU students head for Russia after winning nuclear energy video competition

Two honours students at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Centre for Applied Radiation Science and Technology, Koketso Kgorinyane and Pinkie Mereyotlhe, have been selected to visit Rosatom Nuclear Power Company in Russia for a week from 11 December 2017.

They were among the top three African winners of the 2017 Rosatom student…

High school teacher is NWU's best science master’s student

High school teacher Mr Ofentse Porogo has been named the best science master’s student at the North-West University (NWU). At the university’s recent annual research awards ceremony, Ofentse received the coveted S2A3 bronze medal, presented to the best master's student in a scientific discipline.

In his MSc study, he studied the “…

NWU Soccer Institute and Kaizer Chiefs to play in HIV/Aids tournament

The North-West University (NWU) Soccer Institute will lock horns with PSL giants Kaizer Chiefs Football Club on 1 December in the annual McDonald’s Mahikeng HIV/Aids school soccer tournament to be held at Montshiwa stadium to commemorate World Aids Day.

The participants in this year’s tournament will also include four under-14 high…

NWU’s IT excellence ensures optimal speed

Internet speed at the North-West University (NWU) are among the fastest in South Africa. That’s according to the IT news website MyBroadband, which rated the NWU as the university with the second fastest internet in the country for October. As if that wasn’t enough, the university was also credited with having the fourth fastest internet…