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Tina, Stevie and Mozart together on NWU Puk stage
Tina Turner, Stevie Wonder and Amadeus Mozart will be visiting the Puk Campus of the North-West University next month. An Industrial theatre performance with Tina Turner, Stevie Wonder and Mozart doubles will be staged on the Puk Campus on 13 and 14 August. Read more
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Universities team together to help students travel safely
This year the Puk Campus of the North-West University took the initiative to get students from Kovsies safely into the city for the annual Intervarsity. Read more
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School of Nursing Science makes international impact
Staff of the School of Nursing Science (SONS) of the Puk Campus of the North-West University recently participated in three conferences. Two of which they themselves arranged. Read more |
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All eyes on 67th Intervarsity
The sixty seventh intervarsity between the Free State University and the Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University takes place this weekend. It is the only full-fledged Intervarsity that still takes place in South Africa. The climax is the first team rugby match which will be played on Profert Olën Park at 15:00 on Saturday in Potchefstroom. Read more |
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Bafokeng king appointed as new chancellor
The new chancellor of the North-West University (NWU) is probably one of the most well-known people in North-West and a man with his feet firmly on the ground.He is King Lerou Tshekedi Molotlegi, head of the Bafokeng tribe in the Rustenburg area. Read more
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PUKfm now media partner of Oppikoppi
This year Oppikoppi approached PUKfm to be its media partner for this year.PUKfm will launch several campaigns for the rockfeest among students, and some of PUKfm’s broadcasters will act as masters of ceremony at the festival’s The Most Amazing Rock Stage. Read more |
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Student Council changes two portfolios
Two huge changes are taking place in the Representative Student Council of the North-West University’s Potchefstroom Campus this year. The portfolios, Principle Leadership (PL) and Interests and Development of Students (IDS), will henceforth exist as one portfolio, Student Matters. Read more |
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SRCS donates royally to projects
This year the Student Rag Community Service (SRCS) of the Puk Campus of the North-West University donated approximately R220 000 to projects and institutions. These funds are collected in the province annually during Rag week and was handed over during the occasion to thirty organisations and individuals in North West. Read more
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Veritas and Vergeet-My-Nie are the best
This year Veritas and Vergeet-My-Nie were nominated Single Sêr winners.This competition is one of the largest occasions of the year and more than 6 000 students supported their hostels’ singers. Read more |
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Mr. and Miss. Campus 2009: This year Chané and PR wear the crown
Not even the icy cold weather could stop approximately 1 600 students from attending Mr. and Miss Campus this year. The cheering of students who supported their friends nearly lifted the roof off the Amfi. Read more |
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Twelfth Aardklop Arts Festival program was officially launched
The twelfth Aardklop Arts Festival program was officially made known on Friday. Aardklop will be presented from 29 September until 3 October. The NWU Puk is a senior sponsor, as well as a host sponsor of the festival. Read more |
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Teachers learn about environment management and education
Several teachers of the North West and Free State Provinces have just attended a workshop on environment education for sustainable development. Read more |
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Four NWU Pukke in SA student team
Four players of the NWU Puk Rugby Institute are included in a South African student team which will be playing in the Cape against the national team of America next Wednesday and Saturday. Read more |
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NWU receives firm heave for research
The North-West University has just signed an agreement with the company Sasol Technology which stands out as the first of its kind country-wide.The unique research agreement sets the framework for greater cooperation in several fields and entails, on the one hand, that the University itself can identify projects for research and, on the other hand, that the company can identify projects as the need arises. Read more |
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Mechanical Engineering once more employed to the benefit of SA
The Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University (NWU) has once more provided a first after the School of Mechanical Engineering was chosen to start a Centre for Advanced Manufacturing in South Africa. The good news comes after the Department of Trade and Industry approached the NWU and appointed it to establish the centre officially – the first of its kind country-wide. Read more |
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Student obtained Protea colours in bowls
A large number of NWU Puk students performed on the sports field recently and it is especially in bowls and ringball where the sports people showed their steel. Pierre Breitenbach, a final-year student, was included in the Protea team that will be participating in the Africa State Tournament at the end of August. Read more
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NWU Puk alumnus shines "behind" the cameras
“There simply is something about directing that works for me – it sort of comes naturally and I am in my element when I do it. These are the words of Sanet Olivier, Puk alumnus and currently director of Homebrew Films that made the new television programme, Shoreline, for SABC2. Read more
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Fifty years of communication training celebrated
In September the Potchefstroom Campus will be home to the conference of the South African Communication Association (Sacomm) during which fifty years of communication training in South Africa will be celebrated. Read more |
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First black vice-rector for School of Theology
The School of Theology has appointed Prof. Rantoa Letšosa as its first black vice-rector. Letšosa was appointed for the next three years during the recent session of the curators of the School of Theology. Letšosa, a lecturer in the subject group Practical Theology, now also is a member of the executive committee of the Faculty of Theology at the North-West University’s Potchefstroom Campus. Read more
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Carstens new vice-chairperson of SA Academy for Science and Art
A seasoned linguist at the Puk Campus of the North-West University is the new vice-chairperson of the SA Academy for Science and Art. Prof. Wannie Carstens, director of the School of Languages, has been chosen for the term 2009 to 2011. He is only the third Puk member of staff to whose share this honour has fallen. Read more |
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Moloi passionate about teachers and learners
The passion of the new Director of the School of Education at the North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, Prof. Connie Moloi, an expert and seasoned researcher in education management, is to work with underpriviledged and poor schools in difficult socio-economic conditions. Read more |
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New Bakgat film’s scenes filmed on the campus
During the past week the Potchefstroom Campus was home to a film team that resided here to film scenes for the flick Bakgat. As in the previous Bakgat flick, Ivan Botha is once more in one of the leading roles – that of Wimpie Koekemoer the rugby player. Read more |
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NWU Puk is proud of two finalists in design competition
Two Graphic Design students of the NWU Puk are finalists in this year’s Design Achiever Awards Competition of the SABS Design Institute. The final-year students Freda Raubenheimer and Sophia Strydom's design concepts are among the finalists in this sought-after competition. Read more
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NWU Puk takes precautions against swine flue virus
Students must not overreact or become panicky about the H1N1 virus (swine flue) that currently occurs in the country. According to Sr. Adele Burger, career nurse at the health care centre on the campus, all precautions are in place should students report at the centre with flue symptoms. Read more
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Gigantic success for the Engineering School
Learners could not stop talking about the Engineering School presented by the Faculty of Engineering at the North-West University’s Potchefstroom Campus. School learners who attended the Engineering School during the past vacation were afforded the opportunity to fly in a sailplane. Read more
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Worlds in dialogue looked into at Language Congress
During the recent recess the Research Unit for Languages and Literature in the South African Context presented a successful congress on literature and language teaching titled Worlds in Dialogue. The aim of the occasion was to promote dialogue between the worlds of respective writers, languages, subject fields and regions as part of the continued discussion on literature and language teaching in South Africa. Read more |
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Student Life after Innibos
Although the Innibos Arts Festival of Nelspruit is now something of the past, many youths from the NWU Puk will still remember it after Bouwer Bosch, leading singer of Straatligkinders, appeared on stage with a funky new NWU Puk T-shirt. Read more |
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Sunette sets new Africa record
Sunette Viljoen of the NWU Puk has just set a new Africa record during the annual World Student Championships in Serbia with her javelin throw. She surprised in the qualifying round with her throw of 65.43 m. It is a gigantic improvement of approximately three metres on her previous best of 62.24 m last year. Read more
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Prof Stoker honoured in a special way for Antarctic research
A special honour was recently bestowed on Prof. Pieter Stoker of the School of Physical and Chemical Sciences at the North-West University’s Puk. Read more |
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NWU-Pukke gain huge successes in USSA tournaments
Students of the North-West University’s Potchefstroom Campus fared excellently in the tournaments of University Sport South Africa (USSA) during the holidays. For the tenth year the Pukke won the karate tournament, and in Johannesburg at the University of Johannesburg, they clinched the netball and rugby titles. Read more
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PBS introduces new post-graduate diploma in management
In 2010, the Potchefstroom Business School (PBS) of the Faculty Economic and Management Sciences of the North-West University will start with a new qualification aimed at full-time PUK students. This new diploma is aimed at accommodating full-time students who graduated in 2009, but who would like to qualify themselves further. Read more
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Well-known sports factory forges links with Dreamveldt Athletics Club
A delegation of a well-known sports factory in Sweden recently came to South Africa on a brief visit to strengthen trade relations with the country. The Managing Director of the Nordic sports factory, Mr. Andreas Eriksson, and his Sales Manager, Mr. Erik Marklund, also engaged in discussions with Mr. Terseus Liebenberg, Manager of the Dreamveldt NWU Pukke Athletics Club concerning the possibility of a sponsorship to upgrade the existing facilities. Read more
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Seven athletes and coaches to Serbia for world championships
Seven athletes and two members of staff of the Potchefstroom Campus of the NWU will presently be leaving for Belgrade in Serbia for the annual World Student Championships, also known as the Fisu-Universiade. Read more |
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Erica Magerman best primary teacher
A student at the School for Continuing Teacher Education (SCT) at the NWU Puk has been nominated national winner in the category excellence in primary school teaching. Erica Magerman at the Aggeneys Primary School in the Northern Cape received this award from the National Education Department. Read more
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Puk Professor receives research funding from Google©
An extraordinary Professor at Engineering, who is also a scholar in language technology, forms part of an elite group of researchers that has received a research award from Google© . Prof. Etienne Barnard is one of only two researchers at the CSIR who has received this award of R1,2 million from Google©. Read more |
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Engineers held third successful colloquium
The School of Chemical and Mineral Engineering of the North-West University’s Potchefstroom Campus held their third successful colloquium on 3 June in collaboration with the University of the Witwatersrand (WITS). Read more |
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Engineering makes a difference at Madibeng
“Energy is the power that drives every living thing, and there is a great deal we can do to conserve this life giving source wisely” says Moses Monye, Masters Degree student in Renewable Energy at the North-West University’s (NWU) Potchefstroom Campus. Read more
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Present-day diseases under close scrutiny
Several present-day diseases relevant to the country will soon be subjected to close scrutiny during a symposium at the Potchefstroom Campus of North-West University. The School of Pharmacy will be presenting the sixth annual symposium on diseases relevant to South Africa. Read more |
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Nuclear Scientist at NWU receives sought after award
Werner van Antwerpen has proven to be a true ambassador for South Africa, the North-West University and the Post-Graduate School for Nuclear Science and Engineering when he recently received the I Harry Mandil Award for exceptional masters degree research in the field of nuclear engineering. Read more
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Russian Ballet in Potchefstroom
A wonderful and unique opportunity presents itself for ballet lovers to see a performance of the Imperial Russian Ballet Company on the NWU Puk Campus.This performance will be given in the Sanlam Auditorium on Wednesday 24 June and is arranged by the Department of Arts and Culture of the NWU Puk. Read more
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Several Puk teams active this holiday
The Potchefstroom Campus of the NWU participates in seven USSA tournaments this holiday. Three of the tournaments - rugby, netball and squash - take place at the University of Johannesburg (UJ) from 28 June to 3 July. Read more |
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Rector visits Puk’s town of birth, 140-year festival is launched
Prof. Annette Combrink, Rector, and other members of campus management traced the historic road to where the first seed of the Puk was planted and started growing. Read more |
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Mr. and Miss. Campus 2009
Beautiful lasses, sexy lads, swanky clothes and huge prizes. All of this form part of Mr. and Miss. Campus which took place on 16 July this year in the amphitheatre. Students compete annually for the sought-after title and thus walk off with the huge prizes. Read more |
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An entire week stacked with values
This year’s value week held on the campus in May was once again a huge success when students were reminded anew of the values that should be strived for. Principal guidance (PG), a portfolio of the student council, arranges the week annually. Read more |
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Youths care, is the message sent by Pukfm’s Community Cuddle
During the recent period PUKfm launched a resourceful project to collect clothes for less fortunate children in the Potchefstroom area.In this project the learners of Volkskool High and Potchefstroom Gimnasium respectively were encouraged to fill huge cardboard boxes with clothes that are no longer worn. Read more |
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World in dialogue at NWU Puk
Five language societies will soon present a congress titled Worlds in Dialogue, at the Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University. Read more |
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Loreen in national hockey team
Loreen Irvine of the NWU Puk Hockey Club is included in the national team participating in a Four-Nation tournament in Durban. The tournament commenced on Tuesday 2 June. Read more |
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Five Puk athletes are among the world’s best
Five athletes of the NWU Puk are among the twenty bests in the world in their respective items. This is according to the latest athletics world ranking list released on 1 June. Read more |
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Puk alumni in National Rugby Teams
Several Puk alumni were included in national rugby teams or practice groups on Monday. The very best performance was that of Deon van Rensburg who was included in the Up-and-coming Boks team as centre for the match against the British and Irish Lions on 23 June. Read more |
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Vorster is best MBA graduate for 2009
The best performers of the Potchefstroom Business School’s MBA programme were recently pointed out during a prestigious occasion. Mr. Christo Vorster was the top performer who maintained the best academic mark over his three years of study. Read more
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Museum doors thrown open on 20 May
Prof. Annette Combrink, Campus Rector, visited the University Museum on Wednesday and amongst others, draped an honours colours blazer of days of yore over her shoulders. This year the history of the Potchefstroom Campus of the University dates back 140 years when it was decided on 20 May 1869 to start a School of Theology in Burgersdorp. Read more |
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TT Cloete surprised by his own poems
One of South Africa’s most honoured litterateurs was “dumb-founded” and “sat like a child in amazement” when he was surprised during an honouring occasion with some of his own poems that had been set to music especially for the occasion. Saturday evening (16 Mei) , Prof. TT Cloete was surrounded by family members, colleagues, former students of his and friends of many years during this performance, “Seer en Siter”, which formed part of the homage in commemoration of his 85th birthday on 31 May. Read more
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Honorary Doctor’s degrees bestowed on Linguist and two Nutrition experts
On Friday (15 May), a highly rated Afrikaans language expert whose work “’has had an enormous influence on the expansion of insights into the development of Afrikaans” was honoured by the Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University (NWU) with an honorary Doctor’s degree in Afrikaans Linguistics. Read more |
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Dean acknowledges staff graduandi
During a special occasion, Prof. Petra Engelbrecht, Dean of the Facultu of Education Sciences, congratulated members of staff of the Faculty who received their MEd and PhD degrees during the past two graduation ceremonies. Read more
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NWU Puk Campus awards three honorary Doctor’s degrees, 55 Doctor’s degrees
The North-West University’s Potchefstroom Campus awarded 55 doctor’s degrees in total during the annual Autumn Graduation Ceremony while three people who had done ground-breaking work in their respective fields, were bestowed with honorary Doctor’s degrees. During the occasion on Friday the Chancellor’s Medal was also awarded. Read more |
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NWU Puk awarded 55 doctoral degrees
Altogether 55 doctoral degrees was awarded on Friday (15 May) by the NWU (Potchefstroom Campus), while three people who have done ground-breaking work in their respective fields was honoured with honorary doctoral degrees. Read more
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Malaria under the magnifying glass of NWU researchers
Unique research of the North-West University’ Potchefstroom Campus has led to a collaboration agreement with a world leader in the field of sub-tropical diseases. Researchers of the Puk have received approximately R4,3 million from the Innovation Fund of the Department of Science and Technology for their Pheroid™ technology research in collaboration with the Swiss Tropical Institute for Malaria. Read more
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Former lecturer honoured for work in attempt to protect the ozone layer
A former NWU Puk professor in Environment Management recently made news when he received a sought-after international award from the United States’ Environment Protection Agency (USEPA) for his impressive contribution to protect the ozone layer. Read more
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NWU Puk in SA under 20 chess team
A second-year student of the NWU Puk is admitted to the under 20 chess team. Daren Bornheim, a second-year BCom forensic auditing student and resident of Heimat Residence, will participate in the World Amateur Chess Championships in Egypt in July. Read more |
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New dynamic leader for Rag
Thinus Dreyer was recently chosen chairperson of Rag for the term 2009 to 2010. It is a tough pair of shoes to fill, but fortunately he has been at the Puk for four years and was involved in Rag previously. Read more |
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Culture Party oppi Puk second to none
The annual campus talent festival is one of the most wonderful days in the diary of culture animals on the Potchefstroom Campus. Read more |
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Rector gives vehicle to brave handicapped student
“I am free! The little car is so convenient and I will now reach places where I need to be, quickly." These are the words of Adri Visser, a handicapped first-year student, excited about the mobile scooter Prof Annette Combrink, campus rector, gave her as a present. Read more
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SIFE unites students of the NWU
Students in free enterprise (SIFE) currently is the only student-driven organisation existing on all three the campuses of the North-West University (NWU). Five years ago, SIFE began on the Potchefstroom Campus and now also includes members of the Mafikeng and Vaal Triangle Campus. Read more |
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Record number of visitors at Open Day
With this year’s Open Day for prospective freshmen and freshette students, the Potchefstroom Campus once more rewrote history with a record number of visitors flocking to this campus. Approximately 8 000 people visited the campus on Friday (1 May) to gather more information on the variety of study courses, modern facilities and unique student life that makes NWU a much sought-after institution. Read more |
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NWU Pukke see to a huge medal harvest
Recently students of the NWU Puk once more showed their worth with a string of sport performances. The six NWU Pukke who recently participated in the KWF World Championships in Norway also performed excellently. Sensei Johan van Tonder (picture), the team manager and NWU Puk coach, is very satisfied with his team that won the Championships and brought back 26 medals in total – eleven of which are gold medals. Read more |
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Three NWU Puk Hockey Club players included in SA under 21 team
Three players of the NWU Puk Hockey Club are included in the SA under /21 team that will be participating in the World Cup for junior women in Boston in August. Read more |
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Alumnus received national colours
Suzette Prinsloo (picture) recently received her national master's athletics colours for achievement in middelafstande. She is a member of the NWU Puk Master's Athletics Club. Read more
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Diversity in educational research and teacher training discussed
The diversity in educational research and teacher training was discussed during the annual research seminar of the Faculty of Education Sciences of the North-West University’s Potchefstroom Campus. Profs. Alfredo Artiles from the USA and Mariëtte Lowes (Vice-rector Academics of the Potchefstroom Campus attended. Read more
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Students return from exchange visit to Sweden
Two students of the North-West University’s Potchefstroom Campus recently returned from a visit to a Swedish university as part of an exchange programme. The students, Dorothy Koka and Anchen van der Walt, spent September to December 2008 at the University of Gävle in Sweden. Read more |
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University helps financial needy post-graduates
The North-West University (NWU) recently established a post-graduate loan scheme to help the needy students complete their degrees. According to Mr Danie Hefer (picture), Head of Financial Support Services at the Potchefstroom Campus, there are many students who previously qualified and received the NSFAS bursary loan at undergraduate level and who qualify for post-graduate studies at honours level. Read more |
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The impact of DDTt/malaria reviewed
Experts from the North-West University and the University of Pretoria form part of an international group reviewing ddt/malaria impact. An international panel of health and toxicological scientists who convened to review recent studies on the link between DDT and human health; expressed concern that the current practice of spraying the pesticide indoors to fight malaria is leading to unprecedented – and insufficiently monitored – levels of exposure to it.
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Biosafety South Africa grants money for maize research
A Research award has been made to the School of Environmental Sciences and Development of the Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University to investigate the impact of genetically modified (GM) Bt maize on non-target organisms. Prof. Johnnie van den Berg (picture) of this School will lead the research for Biosafety South Africa. Read more |
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Maas shares musical knowledge for mahala
Alumnus Deon Maas’ production house, Meerkat Media, in collaboration with Mmino, will soon present a short course in music management. Read more |
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Sunette in preliminary SA team after World Championship
The NWU Puk javelin thrower, Sunette Viljoen, is included in the preliminary SA team for the World Championship to be held from 15 to 23 August in Berlin, Germany. Read more |
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NWU Pukke thrash Vaal Reefs
The NWU Pukke are safely over the second hurdle on their way to the national club championship. On Saturday (2 May) the NWU Pukke thrashed Vaal Reefs in the Leopards’ Play-out league after they had already won against Impala. Picture: Piet de Jager Read more |
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Thalia-produksie gaan lagspiere prikkel
As jy 'n aand van genot soek, moet jy seker maak dat jy nie Thalia se hoofproduksie misloop nie. Hierdie jaar se hoofproduksie gaan seker maak jy lê soos jy lag. Read more |
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Egoli star with Big Prims
The competition hostel prims look forward to each year, Big Prims, is at hand. Lindie van Eeden, (picture) who plays the role of Karin Edwards in the soapy Egoli, will spend a day with them. Read more |
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PUKfm bakes 1 000 pancakes for Katlego
On Saturday 25 April PUKfm rolled up their sleeves and baked approximately 83 dozen pancakes in support of Katlego Nursery School in the Ikageng residential area. Read more |
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Big job for Puk alumnus Duitser Bosman
A well-known at the NWU Puk has just been appointed SA Rugby’s public relations officer at the British Lions for their tour through South Africa. Duitser Bosman will accompany the team during the entire tour and see to it that everything goes smoothly for the visitors. Read more
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Middelburg High School is NWU Puk’s first team rugby champion
The first team of Middelburg High School won the title as first team champion in the NWU Puk Interprovincial sport series when they triumphed 31-23 against Oos-Moot High School of Pretoria. The show-down was the highlight of the day loaded with action on the Fanie du Toit sports field of the Pukke where the rugby, hockey and netball teams of twelve schools challenged one another. Henson Ngozo on his way to his try in the show-down of the NWU Puk Interprovincial sport series in Potchefstroom. Read more
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New netball "Bokkie" for NWU Puk
After the training camp that took place in Potchefstroom this weekend, Chrisna Bootha was included in the Protea team that will soon participate in a tournament against Botswana and Fidji. Bootha has been knocking at the door for several years and has eventually made a successful entrance. Read more
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Lighting a candle in a world of darkness
Lecturers of the School of Continuing Educational Training (SCE) on the Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University has decided to walk the extra mile to assist two blind students with their examinations. Ms. Hettie Sieberhagen (picture), a lecturer at this school, says a facilitator in Giyani, Ms. Jean Cumming, told them in 2006 about two blind students who had registered for the national professional teaching diploma. Read more |
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NWU proven leaders in Nuclear Engineering
Werner van Antwerpen (picture), a PhD student in Nuclear Engineering at the North-West University’s Potchefstroom Campus will represent South Africa at the European Nuclear Education Network Association’s (ENEN) International Youth Conference on Energetics in Budapest, Hungary on 5 June 2009. Read more |
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Young singer performs
Judicious Matsie, a voice student of Ms. Santisa Viljoen at the School of Music on the Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University, achieved exceptional success during external voice examinations in 2008. Read more |
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Diversity in Education investigated
The Diversity in Educational Research and Teacher Training is the topic of the Faculty of Education Sciences’ annual research seminar which will soon be taking place. Prof. Petra Engelbrecht (picture) the Dean of the Faculty of Education Sciences will welcome the guests. Read more |
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Occupational hygiene show their worth
Members of staff and alumni from the group for occupational hygiene at the School of Physiology, Nutrition and Consumer Sciences performed of late and brought home several awards. Mrs. Goitsemang Keretetse (picture), who completed her master’s degree in occupational hygiene at the NWU Puk last year, has been nominated Student of the Year by SAIOH. Read more |
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Books, CDs make little faces glimmer
This year the Ferdinand Postma Library once more gladdened a couple of children when they presented a nursery school in Ikageng with a variety of children’s books, a CD player and CDs. The faces of more or less sixty pre-school children taken care of by Mama Dorah (a member of Clover’s Mama Africa project), shone when these presents were dropped off at their school.This year the library decided on this school due to the excellent work Mama Dorah (Tshabalala) has done thus far for these children who once roamed the streets while their parents were at work. Read more |
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Lecturer from the NWU receives highest award from Aeronautical Society of SA
Attie Jonker, lecturer at the School of Mechanical Engineering at the North-West University’s Potcefstroom Campus were approached by the Aeronautical Society of South Africa (RAeS) to deliver a speech at their Yearly Memorial Lecture. What was believed to be a uncomplicated lecture then turned out to be a formal recognition of achievement when Jonker Sailplanes received the Neels van Niekerk Gold Medal Award for Outstanding Achievement in Aerospace Engineering from the RAeS. Read more |
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NWU Pukke beat brave Impalas
The NWU Puk’s first team is safely over the first hurdle on its way to the national club championship following their easy win against Impala 41-22 Saturday in the first play-off match. The match was played on Impala’s home-ground. The Pukke won all of their six matches. Read more |
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Six academics honoured by Academy for Science and Art
Six academics of the Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University were honoured by the SA Academy for Science and Art this year for outstanding research. These members of staff were nominated in categories that vary from linguistic science, teaching, mathematical, biological, pharmaceutical and botanical science. They will receive the awards on 27 June during the centenary festival of the Academy in Bloemfontein. Read more |
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USSA athletics result questioned
The final result of the team competition of the past weekend’s USSA athletics in Stellenbosch is being questioned by the manager of athletics of the NWU Puk. According to Mr. Terseus Liebenberg it is impossible that the Puk’s women’s team could only end third. Read more |
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Rector makes a generous donation to SPCA
The rector of the Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University, Prof. Annette Combrink (picture) made a generous donation to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) to assist with the cat problem on the campus. Read more
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Engineers are brewing beer for practical training
The North-West University’s Potchefstroom Campus focuses on giving students practical and appropriate training. The School of Chemical and Mineral Engineering embraced this vision with enthusiasm by launching a beer brewing project by means of which engineering students could experience practical exposure to the fermentation process. Read more |
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Waanders shares expertise on coal research
The school of chemical and minerals engineering on the Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University has proved that they are an international recognisable centre for Coal Research. After the recent Fossil Fuel Foundation’s (FFF) recent Indaba regarding Clean Coal Technologies, Prof. Frans Waanders (picture) was approached by the Afrikaans radio station, RSG to share his expertise in their journal program, Spektrum. Read more
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