Student life
Statement by the vice-chancellor of the NWU on student disciplinary matters
Over the past few years, the management of the North-West University (NWU) has focused on a strategy to transform and position the NWU as a unitary institution of superior academic excellence with a commitment to social justice. This culminated in major structural changes embodied in our new statute, which we are in the process of implementing.
Campus choir hits the right notes during SATICA Music Festival
Nursing students meet to forge new ethos for the profession
Nursing students from at least 14 South African universities and a Northern Cape-based nursing college recently converged on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng to discuss issues affecting the profession.
NWU delivers top performances at 2017 USSA tournament
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng recently delivered a sterling performance at the annual 2017 University Sports South Africa (USSA) tournament.
Poor pass rates: Don't blame mathematics
Why is mathematics being singled out as the main culprit for poor pass rates? This is the question asked by Prof Robert Balfour, Acting Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Teaching-Learning, at the North-West University (NWU), after the Department of Basic Education (DBE) announced proposed changes to the passing requirements for Grades 7 to 9, specifically involving mathematics.
Radiyah’s brave road to success
SRCS helps victims of Knysna fires
The devastating Knysna fires left some of the most beautiful parts in the Eastern Cape in ruins, and in the midst of this unprecedented damage many people are without houses, without food, without anything.