The NWU is committed to functioning as a unitary, integrated, multi-campus university that enables equity, redress and globally competitive teaching and research across all three of our campuses. Our core activities, teaching-learning and research, are intertwined with community engagement and innovation in our eight faculties, most of which serve both distance and contact students.
- #501 Ranking
- 35 Courses
- 2,470 Academic Staff
- 250,000 Students
- 1,000 Students (int'l)
- Public Institution Type
Short Courses
Business & Management (19)
- Short Course Advanced Short Course in Excel
- Short Course Asset Management within Public Institutions (GRAP)
- Short Course Basic Principles for Operations Management
- Short Course Basic Principles for Operations Management
- Certificate Behavioural Finance
- Certificate Environmental Management System - Lead Auditor
- Short Course Environmental Risk Assessment and Management
- Certificate Essential Leadership Insight
- Short Course Financial Statements (GRAP) for Public Institutions
- Certificate Leadership in the Connection Economy
- Certificate Leading
- Short Course Let's Go
- Certificate Managing Personal Finances
- Short Course Mastering Business Leadership
- Short Course Monitoring and Evaluation
- Short Course Principles of Risk Management
- Short Course Scenario Development
- Certificate Self-Leadership
- Certificate Women Who Lead
Social Sciences (8)
- Short Course Advanced Short Course in Excel
- Certificate Afrikaans for Beginners
- Short Course Concepts of Child Development and Sexual Behaviour
- Certificate Leadership in the Connection Economy
- Short Course Setswana for Beginners
- Short Course Victimology - A Psychosocial-legal Perspective
Engineering & Technology (4)
- Short Course Photovoltaic Installation (Solar PV)
Education & Training (3)
- Short Course Launchpad
- Short Course Multilingual Pedagogies in Higher Education
- Short Course Teaching English as a Foreign Language for Teachers
Computer Science & IT (2)
- Short Course Artificial Intelligence (AI) Masterclass
- Short Course Digital Humanities in Precarious Times
Environmental Studies & Earth Sciences (2)
- Certificate Environmental Management System - Lead Auditor
- Short Course Environmental Risk Assessment and Management
Humanities (2)
- Short Course Digital Humanities in Precarious Times
- Short Course Teaching English as a Foreign Language for Teachers
Applied Sciences & Professions (1)
- Short Course Concepts of Child Development and Sexual Behaviour
Law (1)
- Certificate Introduction to Legislative Drafting
About
History
The NWU officially came into being on 1 January 2004 as part of the South African government’s plan to transform higher education. The former University of North-West merged with the Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education. A third party was the Sebokeng Campus of another mainly black university, Vista, whose staff and students were incorporated.
Education
- Economic and Management Sciences
- Education
- Engineering
- Health Sciences
- Humanities
- Law
- Natural and Agricultural Sciences
- Theology
Research
Research Focus Areas:
- Ancient Texts: Text, Context and Reception
- Chemical Resource Benefication (CRB)
- Community Psychosocial Research (Compres)
- Enabling Optimal Expression of Individual, Social and Institutional Potential (OPTENTIA)
- Human Metabolomics
- Material Science Innovation an Modelling (MaSIM)
- Occupational Hygiene and Health Research Initiative (OHHRI)
- Physical Activity, Sport and Recreation (PhASRec)
- Population and Health
- Pure and Applied Analytics
- Quality in Nursing and Midwifery (NuMIQ)
- Social Transformation
- Trade and Development (TRADE)
- Understanding & Processing Language in Complex Settings (UPSET)
Career
Career Centre - While we strive to stay engaged locally, it is our purpose to remain relevant nationally and be recognised internationally in everything we do. The Career Centre adds value by offering continuous support in the production of quality graduates. This is accomplished by closing the gap between students and other role players, as well as by opening doors in various professional industries.
University Ranking
Academic Ranking of World Universities by Shanghai Jiao Tong University
2023
501 100
2022
601
2021
601
ARWU World University rankings is the first world university ranking. It ranks the world's top 1000 colleges and universities based on objective indicator. They look at the number of award-winning (Fields Medals and Nobel Prize) scientists who are located there, how much of their research is cited and referenced around the world, and how much they've contributed to different academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, ARWU ranks the universities accordingly.
World University Rankings by Times Higher Education
2024
601
2023
601 -100
2022
501
World University Rankings is a vital resource that provides the definitive list of the world's best universities. They look at how often they're producing new ideas, what their reputation is around the world, and how much they're contributing to science and academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, THE ranks the universities accordingly.
QS World University Rankings by TopUniversities
2024
801 200
2023
1001
2022
1001
QS World University Rankings is one of the top international rankings measuring the popularity and performance of universities all over the world. They measure university reputation based on the impressions of higher education experts, companies who hire graduates, and teaching quality. QS also considers the ratio of international teachers and students present at universities, as well as the times research papers were mentioned by researchers. After calculating and comparing these criteria, QS ranks the universities accordingly.
Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report
2024
-
2023
487 23
2022
510
Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report presents all the top universities from the U.S. and 60 other countries around the world. They measure the rate of students going to their second year of studies, as well as the rate of students who graduate. It also asks university representatives on the performance of universities, and evaluates university resources, teacher salaries, graduation rates, student academic achievements and satisfaction. After calculating and comparing these criteria, U.S. News ranks the top international universities accordingly.
Services
Housing services
- Biko House
- Dr Nelson Mandela
- Mbada
- Ngaka Modiri Molema
- Sedibeng
- Sol Plaatje
- Dr James Moroka
- Lost City
- Khayelitsha
- Hopeville
- Kgosi Dick Montshioa
Library services
- Mahikeng Library
- Potchefstroom Library (also known as the Ferdinand Postma Library)The Ferdinand Postma Library has four branch libraries, namely: Education Library, Music Library, Natural Sciences Library, Theology Library (Jan Lion Cachet Library)
- Vanderbijlpark Library
Medical services
The health centre is a primary healthcare unit that provides essential healthcare services to students and staff of and visitors to the NWU.
- Primary Healthcare
- Occupational Healthcare
Student Life
Campus life
- Mahikeng Campus - An innovative institution with a proud heritage, an exceptionally rich culture and an unwavering strife towards excellence - that is the Mahikeng Campus.
- Potchefstroom Campus - A unique student experience coupled with a research-driven dynamic, the Potchefstroom Campus is where all are geared towards bringing a brighter future to all.
- Vanderbijlpark Campus - As picturesque as it is productive, as pioneering as it is progressive. The Vaal Campus is the epitome of what quality entails.
Sports facilities
- The Mahikeng Campus offers excellent sporting facilities which include a soccer institute, swimming pool, outdoor facilities and an indoor sports hall. Both the Soccer Institute and Great Hall have a well equipped gymnasium for circuit and aerobic training.
- The great hall also caters for badminton, martial arts, squash, boxing, sport dance, indoor soccer and hockey, volleyball, netball and basketball.
- The swimming pool is a perfect venue for students to learn to swim as well as to improve their different swimming strokes.
- The Vanderbijlpark Campus sport facilities include a gymnasium, three soccer and rugby fields, two cricket fields, two hockey fields, two netball courts and a basketball court.
Accreditation
The NWU-BS had a virtual re-accreditation visit by the Association of MBAs (AMBA) on 20 and 21 October 2021.
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