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The Community Psychosocial Research (COMPRES) entity in the Faculty of Health Sciences recently donated eight computers (including screens, keyboards and mouses) to the Hoër Volkskool Potchefstroom. The desktop computers were no longer being used at the NWU, as they are not compatible with Windows 10.

Submitted on Mon, 11/22/2021 - 12:36

NWU appoints new deputy vice-chancellor for campus in Mahikeng

The North-West University (NWU) Council appointed Prof Sonia Swanepoel as the new deputy vice-chancellor for Community Engagement and Mahikeng Campus Operations during its meeting on 18 November. She will serve a three-year term.

As an industrial psychologist, Prof Swanepoel has extensive knowledge and experience in various areas of teaching and learning, research and innovation, community engagement and management.

 She has been serving as acting deputy vice-chancellor for Community Engagement and Mahikeng Campus Operations since May 2021.

Submitted on Fri, 11/19/2021 - 15:01

NWU joins forces with Black Lawyers Association to deliver market-ready litigators 

The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Law and the Black Lawyers Association Legal Education Centre (BLA-LEC) has committed to producing market-ready lawyers through a memorandum of agreement signed on 11 November 2021.

 The agreement, signed at the NWU’s Mahikeng Campus is for a period of three years.

Submitted on Tue, 11/16/2021 - 09:55