A bibliometrical* company, Clarivate Analytics, recently published a report that lists the North-West University (NWU) as one of the top five innovative universities in South Africa.

Simangaliso Lesley Mashego from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, documented the indigenous medicinal expertise of the Khoi-San community in the Northern Cape as part of the final-year research component of his Bachelor of Indigenous Knowledge Science (BIKS) degree.

The first-year public management students on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark recently had the privilege of being addressed by Ms Milly Daweti, chief director at the National School of Government (NSG).

Chocolate, vanilla, caramel, blueberry: all the flavours imaginable! A group of BEd Foundation Phase students on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark took to the kitchen to promote their passion for animals.

Optentia, a research focus area on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark, recently hosted Mr Christophe Goossens, programme officer for the Flemish Inter-university Council for University Development Cooperation (VLIR-UOS)

“Today we will be the voice for the voiceless. Break the silence. Stop the abuse.” These are the words of Princess Mohalanyane, a fourth-year social work student on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark, moments before she lead a group of students in a silent protest against the abuse of women and children.

It is no secret that every teenager comes with his or her own set of likes and dislikes and many of these can pose quite a challenge to their parents. Imagine making this challenge your job, as every secondary school teacher does. Dr Kleinjan Redelinghuys from the North-West University (NWU) looked at this group of individuals in their workplace in his PhD study entitled: Flourishing of teachers in secondary schools.

Prof Masood Khalique from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng will be attending the 11th International Conference on Recent Advances in Applied Dynamical Systems, hosted by the Xi'an Jiaotong University in Xi’an, China from 8 to 11 June 2017.

The Academic Development Centre (ADC) on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng hosted the fourth annual Teaching and Learning Seminar on Higher Education on 1 and 2 June 2017 at the Mmabatho Palms hotel and resort.

The 7^th annual North-West University (NWU) Teaching and Learning Conference – hosted by the Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL) – will take place on 6 and 7 June 2017 at the Riverside Sun in Vanderbijlpark.