North-West University

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601–800 st
THE World University Rankings 2023
1001-1200
QS World University Rankings 2023
425 th
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Founded

2004

Description

North-West University was formed in 2004 by the merger of the historically black university of the North-West, the Sebokeng Campus of the historically black Vista University and the historically white Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education. The university sees its formation in post-apartheid South Africa as "a strong symbolic act of reconciliation and nation-building".

It retains the campuses that it inherited in Potschefstroom, the Vaal Triangle and Mafikeng and continues to emphasise the links between the three. In 2019 a project was unveiled which intended to create symbolic interactive artworks for each campus.

It aspires to be "an internationally recognised university in Africa, distinguished for engaged scholarship, social responsiveness and an ethic of care”.

In 2018 it was the second largest university in South Africa, behind only the giant multi-campus University of South Africa, with 68,000 students of whom two-thirds are women and two-thirds African. Among the eight faculties – economics and management, education, engineering, law, health sciences, theology, humanities and natural and agricultural science.

Multilingualism in English, Afrikaans and Setswana is enshrined as university practice, enabled where necessary by classroom interpreters.

The five Research Centres of Excellence include the Centre for Space Research while the 10 research units include those focussing on tourism and on reformation theology. The Farm Labour and General Health programme (FLAGH) aims to improve nutrition in rural families while The Centre for Community Law offers legal advice.

There is a strong sports tradition, with plans for the creation of South Africa’s first multi-surface tennis centre – 10 hard courts, five clay and two grass.

Specific details

Category of Education Business and Economics, Technology and Engineering, Computer Sciense and IT, Medicine and Healthcare, Life Science and Biology, Social Science, Law, Physical Science, Arts and Humanities, Education, Psychology
Sectors Manufacturing, Construction, Information and communication, Financial and insurance, Professional, scientific and technical activities, Public administration and defence, Education, Human health and social work, Arts, entertainment

Location

South Africa
53 Borcherd Street

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