The alumni community of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark has grown used to elegant evening events with good wine, great music and dear friends. As in the past, this year’s rendition of the NWU Alumni Gala function did not disappoint.

The research focus area Optentia on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark, welcomed two new extraordinary professors in the sub-programme Ageing and Generational Dynamics during a recent prestige lecture event.

It is said that without a knowledge of history, origin, place and culture, people would be like trees without roots. Although we are all in agreement, this statement rings especially true for Prof Elize van Eeden and Dr Pieter Warnich of the North-West University (NWU).

Four years since the inception of the Bridging The Mathematical Gap (BTMG) learning programme at the North-West University’s (NWU's) campus in Vanderbijlpark, many learners have not only overcome their anxiety for mathematics, but are also flourishing as students pursuing their university studies within the BCom and BSc fields.

An expert in local economic development from the North-West University (NWU), Prof Danie Meyer, has been elected as the chief executive officer of the newly established Economic Development Council of South Africa.

There are many reasons why it is important to support your alma mater after graduating from university. The most important reason being a selfless commitment towards the success of the next generation of graduates.

The North-West University’s (NWU) campus in Vanderbijlpark will be hosting the Regional History Studies South Africa Conference on 23 and 24 November 2017. The theme of this year’s conferenced will be “Rethinking Colonialism in South Africa”.

Representatives from more than 40 technical schools in the Free State recently gathered at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark for a three-day workshop on marketing and communication within the secondary school environment.

At just 31, Dr Jabulile Makhalima – a lecturer in international trade at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark – is blazing a trail of excellence within her field of expertise. This, together with her tenacity for life, has earned her a well-deserved spot on the Destiny magazine’s high-status Power of 40 list for 2017.

Two young soccer stars from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark recently had the opportunity to don the Kaizer Chiefs player jersey during the MultiChoice Diski Challenge’s derby (PSL Reserve League) festival which took place in Durban.

Bongani Mabena and McCoy Sithole took to the playing field when budding rivals Kaizer Chiefs face-offed against Orlando Pirates on Sunday, 12 November 2017, in a one-all-draw.