NWU to host virtual career fair

With the unemployment rate at an alarming 30,1% in South Africa, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Career Centre is pulling out all the stops to ensure that its graduates find employment.

On 21 October the Career Centre will host a virtual career fair for all NWU students from 09:00 to 16:00.

The career fair is aimed at…

NWU hosts lecture on academic freedom

The North-West University (NWU) successfully hosted its second annual public lecture on academic freedom on 2 September. This year’s lecture was presented by Dr Sijbolt Noorda, the current president of the Magna Charta Observatory in Bologna, Italy.

By way of introduction, both Prof Klaus Beiter, as moderator of the event, and Prof…

Creating hope, one module at a time

Patch Adams, an American physician and social activist, once said: “We can never get a recreation of community and heal our society without giving our citizens a sense of belonging.” Now, perhaps more than ever, South Africa is in dire need of this.

During 2013 Dr Johan Jordaan, a senior lecturer at the North-West University (NWU)…

NWU to host dialogue on service delivery and violent protests in North West

The North-West University (NWU) will be hosting an online dialogue on service delivery and violent protests in the North West province on 11 September 2020.

The event will be broadcasted via the NWU Facebook page as well as the NWU YouTube channel at 15:00.

Participants in this dialogue will include NWU academics in the field…

Lee-Anne Diab - Improving athletes’ recovery through science

North-West University (NWU) alumna Lee-Anne Diab has turned her passion for sports into a successful career. The sporting fanatic is currently the first female sports scientist in rugby at The Blue Bulls Company, and one of the first women consulting for national and international sporting codes.

She is also the chief executive…

NWU takes gender and language awareness online

The North-West University (NWU) is proud to promote inclusivity by raising awareness and addressing crucial issues in society. Inclusivity and engaged awareness of current affairs are important building blocks towards excellence at the NWU.

This year, despite the various challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, the university is…

Nyaope drug users: studying pathways to wellbeing

Nyaope is believed to be South Africa's worst drug and is now officially an illegal drug in the country.

According to Health24, nyaope is a highly addictive, dangerous and destructive street drug, unique to South Africa.

North-West University (NWU) PhD graduate Dr Malebo Mashaba examined the psychosocial pathways to…

NWU weathers pandemic storm with great successes in 1st semester

Hard work, creativity and perseverance have enabled the North-West University (NWU) to deliver significantly higher pass rates despite the Covid-19 pandemic having wreaked havoc in the higher-education sector since March 2020.

The university’s commitment to continuously improving the quality of teaching and learning support to…

Student wellness in the time of a pandemic

The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Student Counselling and Development (SCD) department is launching a #NWUStudentWellbeing project.

For the next 14 weeks, SCD will be covering themes that highlight the university’s values and speak directly to student wellbeing.

The heart-felt aim of SCD is to support the psycho-social…

The brain science of creating happiness and well-being

Now, more than ever, it is important to us as human beings to be happy and healthy, but the brain’s primary objective is to keep us safe. The main function of our brain is to help us survive the day and keep us alive and well from today to tomorrow, but scientists have tricks up their sleeves to enable you to be happier and enjoy life to the…