For over 18 years the Old Mutual Education Trust (OMET) has been changing the trajectory of the lives of many young South Africans. Through a partnership with participating unions, the trust has used education as a pathway for union members and their beneficiaries to access post-graduation opportunities.
The subject group Social Work on the North-West University's (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark Campus recently hosted a Solemn Declaration Ceremony.
The ceremony was a momentous occasion for second-year social work students, their families, and the university community, as it marked the beginning of their journey as student social workers committed to fostering harmony and positive change within society.
Dr Adele Broodryk, an inspirational long-distance runner and staff member at the North-West University (NWU), finished second in the women’s division of this year’s Comrades Marathon.
Her endurance not only tested her physical limits but also managed to garner more than R150000 in pledges for the NWU’s Meal-A-Day campaign. She was again an inspiration for so many people and this year she served our NWU cause with pride and passion.
The School of Music at the North-West University (NWU) and the research niche area Musical Arts in South Africa: Resources and Applications (MASARA) recently hosted the sixteenth Cultural Diversity in Music Education (CDIME) conference under the leadership of Prof Albi Odendaal.
The biennial international conference ran from 9 to 11 October and was held at the Waterfront Breakwater Lodge in Cape Town. It provided a platform for the exchange of practices and research relating to cultural diversity in music education.
Postgraduate funding is one of the most elusive resources in the higher-education space. This is why, since his inauguration over a year ago, Prof Bismark Tyobeka has been leading strategic interventions to increase funding for postgraduates in order to alleviate the financial burden of deserving students, particularly those who are categorised as the missing middle.
By Lerato Tshweu
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus recognised and celebrated the achievements of student athletes, coaches and teams during a sports awards ceremony on 13 October 2023 at the Great Hall.
The primary focus of the university sports awards ceremony was to honour outstanding athletes who excelled in their respective sporting codes throughout the year.
The North-West University (NWU) Student Representative Council (SRC) has received a generous donation of R1,3 million from the Motsepe Foundation.
The gift is earmarked to address the pressing issue of historical student debt that so often prevents students from registering for the next academic year. The donation came at an opportune time for the more than 250 students who will benefit during registration at the NWU for 2023.
PVM, a renowned supplier of top-notch nutrition products, paid a visit to the Potchefstroom campus on recently and the North-West University (NWU) embraced the opportunity for an interesting and illuminating relationship. The purpose of this visit was to strengthen the bond between PVM and the NWU, while increasing the performance, general health and sports nutrition of the university's athletes. At the meeting there was a lively exchange of ideas, as well as plans for a potential collaboration.
By Sandile Mahlangu
The South African Radio Awards 2023 nominations are out, and the radio station on the Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University (NWU), PUKfm, bagged four nominations.
The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) has appointed the executive director of the South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLaR) at the North-West University (NWU) to serve on its advisory panel on the implementation of the language policy framework for public higher-education institutions.