Enterprising Women Programme: unleashing the power of female entrepreneurship

What started out as a short learning programme with only seven participants in 2013, has grown into one of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) flagship empowerment initiatives, benefitting female entrepreneurs across central South Africa.

The Enterprising Women Programme – or EWP as it is known – represents a dynamic and innovative…

NWU proactively addresses SA’s skills deficit

Is mathematics keeping you up at night? Are you worried that your mathematics results are going to prevent you from realising your dream to study further after completing your school career? If so, the Bridging The Mathematical Gap (BTMG) learning programme is just for you.

Since the inception of this learning programme four years ago by…

Student Business Competition: business ideas that can change the world

The ripple effect created by entrepreneurship can be seen and experienced in the change it brings about in lives and the livelihoods of communities in which entrepreneurs operate. One such a community is the student cohort of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark.

The campus, widely recognised for its commitment…

Top 10 student entrepreneurs to battle it out during grand finale

On 6 October 2017 the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark will be applauding yet another student go-getter: The NWU Vanderbijlpark Top Entrepreneur.

Over the course of the second semester a total of 30 students – representative of all the NWU faculties – have taken up the challenge and put their best entrepreneurial…

International expert to focus on research challenges in inclusive education

Prof Susanne Schwabb, an international expert in inclusive education, will be presenting a workshop on the methodological problems that can be experienced when conducting research in this field.

The workshop to be held on 26 September at 09:00, will form part of her visit to the Optentia Research Focus Area on the North-West University’s (…

Embracing well-being in diverse contexts at first ever Africa Positive Psychology Conference

The North-West University (NWU) in collaboration with the University of Johannesburg (UJ) will host the very first Africa Positive Psychology Conference from 4-7 April 2018 in Potchefstroom.

The theme of this historic conference will be “Embracing well-being in diverse contexts”.

Through collaboration the two universities will aim…

NWU Vanderbijlpark kicks-off Soccer Academy with open day

Soccer fever is about to  hit the Vanderbijlpark region and the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark is getting ready to host the first open day of its soon-to-be-launched NWU Vanderbijlpark Soccer Academy.

On Monday, 25 September 2017, youngsters of all ages (boys and girls) and their parents are invited to attend the…

NWU Vanderbijlpark inaugurates first-ever Student Campus Council

On Wednesday, 13 September 2017, the campus community of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark inaugurated its newly elected cohort of student leaders for the term 2017/2018.

The inauguration ceremony represented a historical occasion as the first-ever Student Campus Council (SCC) was constituted during the event. The…

Veruschka’s research mission: to promote positive learning

There is more to Veruschka Pelser-Carstens than meets the eye. Not only is she a senior lecturer passionate about teaching and learning with two North-West University (NWU) Institutional Teaching Excellence Awards (ITEA) to boot, she is also a dynamic researcher driven by the pursuit to find innovative ways to promote positive learning within…

Table-top game for accounting students receives international acclaim

In a world filled to the brim with technology, you might be pleasantly surprised to find that you will not be bored by the new generation educational table-top board games.

Research that is current being conducted by the North-West University’s (NWU’s) research unit for Technology Enhanced Learning and Innovative Education and Training in…