On 22 and 23 November the North West University (NWU), in collaboration with the University of Johannesburg, Stellenbosch University and the Water Research Commission, will host a research symposium in support of World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW21).
It is with mixed feelings that the NWU announces the resignation of Prof Dan Kgwadi who has accepted the position of vice-chancellor of the Vaal University of Technology. Although we join him in the celebration of his new endeavor, we are sad to lose him.
Prof Kgwadi has played a crucial role in the transformation journey and the success of the NWU. His contribution to the NWU will always be appreciated. During the NWU Council meeting in November 2019, Council reappointed Prof Kgwadi for a second term which would have come to an end in May 2024.
The North-West University (NWU) recently announced its Open Educational Resource (OER) fellows for 2021/2022.
North-West University (NWU) research professor and professor in securities and financial markets law, Prof Howard Chitimira
North-West University (NWU) alumnus Prof Retselisitsoe Moses Phooko’s research prowess recently earned him a National Research Foundation (NRF) research award in the category Early Career/Emerging Researchers.
The world is constantly evolving, and staying on top of the continual flow of changes necessitates lifelong learning. One of the most effective lifelong learning approaches is self-directed learning (SDL), where people set their own learning goals and choose what and how they want to learn.
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) subject group Animal Health hosted a pet Fun Walk on 30 October 2021 to raise awareness about canine diseases such as rabies, cancer, distemper and others.
Animal lovers and their canine friends met at the main gate of the NWU’s Mahikeng Campus, and joined in the fun walk all the way to the Animal Health building.
Hosted by Palesa Tibane, a 2021 Mrs South Africa finalist, the fun walk also aimed to raise funds for the South African Canine Cancer Association and to promote the services of the Animal Health Clinic.
More than 100 participants recently attended the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Business School Think Tank webinar, “Save the rhino, and the whistle blower”.
North-West University (NWU) academic Dr Aurelia Alvina Williams has been selected to participate in the Future Professors Programme (FPP).
Dr Williams, a senior lecturer in the subject group Biochemistry, is among 29 South African academics who have been selected as the first cohort to participate in the second phase of the programme.
“I am honoured to have been selected, and am looking forward to this opportunity,” says Dr Williams.
From January 2022, the secretariat of the regional water research network known as WaterNet will be based at Mahikeng Campus of the North-West University (NWU) as part of a five-year agreement.
We caught up with the WaterNet executive management head, associate professor Jean-Marie Kileshye Onema, to obtain a better understanding of the 79-member organisation, a network of southern African university departments, research and training institutes specialising in water.
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