NWU: Education Is How We Let Our Youth Thrive and Flourish
According to Professor Bismark Tyobeka, principal and vice-chancellor of the NWU, this is seldom as important as when Youth Day is celebrated. “When we celebrate Youth Day, we look back and remember, with reverence, the courage shown by the more than 20 000 pupils in Soweto and elsewhere on 16 June 1976 when they stood up against a grave injustice of the time".
North-West University announces new chairperson and deputy chairperson of its Council on 23 June 2022
During its meeting on 23 June 2022, the North-West University (NWU) Council elected a new chairperson and deputy chairperson.
NWU ranked fifth in South Africa
The North-West University (NWU) has once more been placed among the cream of the crop of local and international universities, reaffirming its place as a regular contender when it comes to high-quality subject offerings and excellence in world rankings.
According to the latest rankings from the Shangai Ranking Consultancy’s 2021 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) which were announced on 15 August, the NWU is recognised as one of the world’s top 1 000 research universities based on transparent methodology and objective third-party data.
The NWU is one of nine South African Universities that were included in ARWU’s prestigious list. It is listed fifth in South Africa with a regional ranking in the five to eight grouping of the ARWU’s regional ranking. It is ranked in the 601 to 700 international category.
Driving Culture Change in South African institutions
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