The widely expected and welcome decision announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa to move South Africa’s lockdown down to Level 2 is good news for the country, says NWU Business School economist Prof Raymond Parsons.
During the presentation of the budget vote of the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) in the National Assembly on 24 July 2020, the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Dr Blade Nzimande, highlighted a number of flagship projects, also those dealing with Covid-19 challenges, including projects in which Hydrogen South Africa (HySA) has been involved.
The North-West University (NWU) Career Centre hosted its first Virtual Career Fair on 5August 2020 with great success.
The North-West University (NWU), in collaboration with the Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) hosted its inaugural research webinar on 6 August 2020. This inaugural webinar is the first of a seven-part series aimed at unpacking Covid-19 and its impact on higher education, with insights from humanities, social sciences and indigenous knowledge systems.
The North-West University (NWU), in collaboration with the Namibia University of Science and Technology, will be hosting a research webinar on 6 August 2020.
The quality subject offerings in the fields of atmospheric science, clinical medicine, education, hospitality and tourism management, and public health at the North-West University (NWU) have elevated the university in global rankings. It is also a great achievement for the NWU to be ranked first in the region for mathematics.
The North-West University (NWU) is not allowing the Covid-19 pandemic to interfere with its commitment to dealing with student accommodation. Work on residences with hundreds of beds is under way.
True to the North-West University’s (NWU’s) commitment to an ethic of care and giving back to its communities, staff members across its campuses reached out to those in need on Mandela Day.
With Women’s Month around the corner, Prof Linda du Plessis, deputy vice-chancellor of the North-West University (NWU) responsible for planning and Vanderbijlpark Campus operations, is blazing a trail of excellence in higher education management.
The DST/NRF Research Chair in Biofuels received a poster award for a particularly valuable contribution to the hydrothermal liquefaction topic session at the 29th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition (e-EUBCE 2020).