Although the North-West University (NWU) is dedicated to academic excellence and superior research, it is also committed to bettering people’s lives in the communities it serves.

“It is a new decade and with it comes the opportunity to define ourselves as agents of excellence and impact.”

It was no babbling confusion but a multilingual celebration of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) rich linguistic diversity as the School of Languages celebrated the crucial role of mother languages in the lives of students and staff on 21 February.

Language, just like art, can be colourful, inspiring and dynamic. First-year students of the North-West University (NWU) became “language artists” when they used colour to illustrate how they experience the many facets of all the languages in their lives.

The North-West University’s (NWU’s) continued good performance in rankings has been further cemented with a top 5 spot among local universities ranked in the latest Emerging Economies University Ranking of Times Higher Education (THE).

Art: A diverse range of human activities in creating visual, auditory or performing artifacts (artworks), expressing the author's imaginative, conceptual ideas, or technical skill, intended to be appreciated for their beauty or emotional power.

The North-West University (NWU) is not only dedicated to academic excellence, but also ensuring that its students and staff experience the institution’s ethic of care.

Results count, and the Ikateleng project is certainly delivering them. This is clear from the calibre of former participants who are now registered at the North-West University (NWU).

Prof Danie Meyer, director of the TRADE research focus area at the North-West University (NWU), and Roan Neethling, a doctoral student, discuss the main themes from president Cyril Ramaphosa’s fourth state of the nation address (SONA) that was delivered on 13 February 2020.

“The wide-ranging state of the nation address (SONA) delivered by president Cyril Ramaphosa to Parliament recognised the grave socio-economic challenges currently faced by South Africa, especially its low growth and high unemployment.”