af , Noordwes-Universiteit , image = https://www.nwu.ac.za/sites/www.nwu.ac.za/files/NWU-Logo-SW.png , motto = ''Dit Begin Alles Hier (Afrikaans)''
''Gotlhe Go Simolola Fano (Setswana)'' , mottoeng = ''It All Starts Here'' , established = 2004
(''By merger of existing institutions'') , type = Public university , chancellor = Dr Anna Mokgokong , vice_chancellor = Dr Bismark Tyobeka , students = 53,997 , undergrad = 46,806 , postgrad = 7,191 , affiliations = AAU
ACU
HESA , former_names =

Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education The Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education (abbreviated as PU for CHE) was a South African university located in Potchefstroom. Instruction was mainly in Afrikaans. In 2004, the university was merged with other institutions to c ...

University of Bophuthatswana af , Noordwes-Universiteit , image = https://www.nwu.ac.za/sites/www.nwu.ac.za/files/NWU-Logo-SW.png , motto = ''Dit Begin Alles Hier (Afrikaans)'' ''Gotlhe Go Simolola Fano (Setswana)'' , mottoeng ...

, city =

Potchefstroom Potchefstroom (, colloquially known as Potch) is an academic city in the North West Province of South Africa. It hosts the Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University. Potchefstroom is on the Mooi Rivier (Afrikaans for "pretty river" ...

Mahikeng
Vanderbijlpark , country = South Africa , nickname = NWU , colours = Purple, Turquoise and Grey
, campus =

Suburban A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area, which may include commercial and mixed-use, that is primarily a residential area. A suburb can exist either as part of a larger city/urban area or as a separate ...

, sports = , website = The North-West University (NWU) is a public research university located on three campuses in

, Mahikeng and Vanderbijlpark in South Africa. The university came into existence through the merger of the

, which also had a branch in Vanderbijlpark, and the University of North-West (formerly the

) in 2004. With its merged status, the North-West University became one of the largest universities in South Africa with the third largest student population (full-time and distance education) in the country. The head offices of the university are located on the Potchefstroom campus. In 2018 the North West University's Potchefstroom campus created a new worldwide usable model (by their researchers) to control the Fall Army Worm pest. The prototype does an accurate prediction of the worldwide spread of the worm. The researchers has also identified a natural process to deal with it, by using a parasitoid.

Campuses

*Mahikeng Campus *Potchefstroom Campus *Vanderbijlpark Campus

Alumni

* Dirk Hermann, trade unionist * Gerhard Mostert, rugby player * Warren Whiteley, rugby player * Katlego Maboe, television presenter * Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters, Miss Universe 2017 * Arrie Rautenbach, Group CEO of Absa Group Limited since March 2022. * Mamokgethi Phakeng, vice-chancellor of the University of Cape Town

Faculty

* Marié P. Wissing, professor at the Africa Unit for Transdisciplinary Health Research

Chancellor

*Leruo Molotlegi, 2004-2019 *Anna Mokgokong, 2019-

References

External links

North-West University
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