NWU hosts successful press club networking forum

“We want to prepare our students to be business plan writers, job creators and futurists opposed to being merely CV senders. This is, after all, the responsibility of higher education institutions and never has there been a more appropriate time than now to step up and be of service to our country.”

This is according to Prof Dan…

Leopards Lair 2019: Melanie wins big by fighting period poverty

Melanie Pieterse is a young entrepreneur on a mission. As the winner of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Leopards Lair competition, this final-year student in industrial engineering not only impress as a start-up fempreneur, she is also actively supporting fellow entrepreneurs.

All while working towards bettering the lives of…

Students impress during Leopards Lair Competition

This year the popular North-West University (NWU) student business competition, Leopards Lair, saw more than 180 students compete for the winning spoils. These students, from all three the university’s campuses, also included representatives from the Vaal University of Technology (VUT) in Vanderbijlpark.

The winners were announced…

NWU consistently among top SA universities in rankings

The North-West University (NWU) has proven to be a consistent force of quality higher education. This is clear in the newest rankings that were released by the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings in November.

The university has continuously been placed among the top universities in South Africa. It has excelled…

Rugby club ends year on a high note

When you achieve 75 per cent of the objectives of your three-year turnaround plan in one year, one of two things happened: either your goals were set too low, or you had an exceptional season. In the case of the North-West University (NWU) Vaal Rugby Club the second scenario applies.

This club recently held its prize-giving function at…

Final-year picnic: the tassel was worth the hassle!

More than 200 final-year students at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark recently took to the lush green banks of the Vaal River to catch up with friends and enjoy their last few weeks on the campus before graduation.

The final-year picnic is an annual event that offers senior students an opportunity to come…

Prioritising physical activity on a global level

During the second congress of the BRICS Council of Exercise and Sports Science (BRICSCESS) recently held in Cape Town, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Prof Hans de Ridder was named as the new president of this global organisation. 

The purpose of BRICSCESS is to promote communication, interaction and cooperation among all…

NWU’s humanities recognised in world rankings

The North-West University (NWU) has always prided itself on its performance in international and national rankings. These rankings are good benchmarks for comparing the quality of education at the university with that of other universities, locally and abroad.

The newest ranking results by Times Higher Education World University…

Faculty intervention successfully reduces first-year panic

It is true: to be a first-year student at university can be one of the most exciting, but also the most stressful times in a young adult’s life. It is therefore natural that you might feel overwhelmed by your new surroundings, the responsibilities associated with personal freedom and the pressure that goes with it.

In light of this, the…

Azerbaijan University honours NWU professor

Prof Chaudry Masood Khalique an applied mathematician from the North-West University (NWU), was recently awarded an honorary professorship by the Academic Council of Azerbaijan University (AU) for his outstanding contribution in establishing and developing the scientific and educational relations between the AU and the NWU.

This…