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Marga Cummings, a student at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark, has her sights set on international success.

As one of South Africa’s top-ranked female hammer throwers, she will soon have the opportunity to prove her mettle against the world’s best when she takes part in the World Student Games and the African…

Observing risk management through the psychological looking glass

Prof Marise Born became the latest addition to the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Optentia research focus area’s impressive cadre of extraordinary professors.

She recently delivered her prestige lecture on risk management.

Prof Born is a full professor in industrial psychology at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam in the…

NWU delivers PhD graduates from every corner of Africa

Nelson Mandela once said that he dreams of the realisation of a unified Africa, whereby its leaders combine their efforts to solve the problems of the continent.

At the North-West University’s (NWU’s) recent PhD graduation on its campus in Vanderbijlpark, it was evident that his dream is growing closer to being fulfilled when no less than…

Penn State expert to join Optentia

Prof Sinfree Makoni will be delivering his prestige lecture as extraordinary professor at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Optentia research focus area on the campus in Vanderbijlpark on Monday, 20 May 2019.

Prof Makoni teaches in die Department of Applied Linguistics and Program in African Studies at Penn State University in…

NWU Vanderbijlpark champions local CANSA Relay for Life

The CANSA Relay For Life initiative offers the opportunity to celebrate cancer survivors, to remember those who have left us, and to create awareness about cancer. In short: a community event that speaks to a shared ethic of care.

This year will once again see the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark taking hands with the…

Applause for UARM graduates

The Centre for Applied Risk Management (UARM) celebrated the academic success of seven of its master’s students during the recent graduation ceremony on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark.

The students graduated from the MCom Applied Risk Management (MARM) programme and represent the fourth cohort of MARM alumni…

PhD study concludes that social entrepreneurship is a state of mind

The delight radiating from the face of Prof Chimwernwe Chipeta was clear to see as he watched his wife Eleanor obtain her PhD in entrepreneurship at the recent PhD graduation ceremony at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark.

Comprising a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of the Witwatersrand and a…

Golden Key welcomes new academic achievers

The recent new member recognition ceremony of the Golden Key International Honour Society saw a total of 250 students from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark being welcomed into the fold.

In her address, Dr Elmie Castleman, director for the Southern African region of the society, congratulated…

Faculty intervention aims to reduce first-year panic

It is true: being a first-year student at university is one of the most exciting and stressful transitions you may ever experience! It is therefore only natural that you might find yourself feeling overwhelmed with your new surroundings, the responsibilities associated with personal freedom and the pressure to live up to the high standards set…

Franick and Winé – two peas in a graduating pod

Twins always attracts special attention, and it is no different when it comes to Franick and Winé Steyn. Fifteen years after starting Grade 1 together, the sisters recently celebrated their graduation achievements by proudly taking to the stage during the North-West University’s (NWU’s) autumn graduation ceremony in Vanderbijlpark.

What…