The North-West University (NWU) recently kicked off its Community Engagement Colloquium series with the first of three events taking place at the campus in Mahikeng.

Is it possible to balance a successful academic career with a passion for sport? In short: yes. The sky is the limit for focused and dedicated athletes, and with the right attitude, a person can achieve great things in more than one area.

From George in the Western Cape, Miné Graaff, first-year LLB student at the North-West University (NWU), is dynamite in a small package.

Boitshepo Gopane, an MSc microbiology student at the North-West University’s campus in Mahikeng recently won an award at the Black Women in Science (BWIS) conference.

Student leaders at institutions of higher learning are often perceived as lacking academic impact and therefore not completing their studies in time.

Indigenous Language Media in Africa, a research niche area on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng hosted a public lecture on 25 April 2019 to celebrate one of South Africa’s most accomplished political and literary figures, Solomon Thekisho Plaatje. 

President Cyril Ramaphosa recently appointed two North-West University (NWU) alumni to the Municipality Demarcation Board (MDB).

Higher education institutions in South Africa have been confronted with various changes in recent years, urging them to keep up with the times, adapt and grow.

A very proud Dr Schalk van Schalkwyk senior looked on as both of his sons followed in his footsteps. Hugo and Schalk junior both obtained their PhD degrees at the recent autumn graduation ceremony on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark.

The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Prof Erhabor Idemudia recently broke ground on research that looks at African cultural practices that aid the spread of HIV/Aids and what can be done to curtail this.