Student Card: Your Campus Lifeline

You have finished the registration process, you have posed for the picture that will haunt you until graduation, and now you’re holding the most valuable and important campus essential in your hands – your student card, your campus lifeline for the next few years.

You might ask why this card is so…

Making Your Academic Dream a Reality: What a Bursary Can Do For You!

It’s done! You have sent through your application form to study at the NWU, and now the only thing pending is the message informing you that you have been accepted. But while knowing what you want to study, you are now left with another decision. How to pay for your academic future…

This can seem…

#MyNWU – Your Place of Study and of Rest!

As the saying goes, “Home is where the heart is”. We guarantee that the NWU will have a special place in your heart in no time. That’s why we offer our students a huge variety of accommodation – both on and off-campus. We are eager to help you find the perfect home away from home!

At the NWU,…

The Registration & Orientation Guide: a first year’s survival kit to start 2025

Your first few weeks as a first-year student arriving at North-West University may be a bit overwhelming, but not to worry—we’ve got you covered! We developed a very handy piece of equipment just for you—the Registration & Orientation guide, better known as the R&O guide. 

The R&O guide…

We Embrace our University Anthem

You know those goosebumps feelings when the National Anthem is performed right before a big sporting event... few things unite our nation the way “Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika” does!

Students and personnel at the North-West University experience the same feelings of community, pride, and thankfulness when we sing our university anthem. This…

NWU campuses: where will you find your tribe?

You are sitting on campus, and you look up. You see an NWU community – people who are exactly like you, and yet nothing like you at the same time. People who have dreams to be greater than they are, working to achieve those dreams. A place like home.

The NWU is not just a group of buildings meant for…

Late University Application? What to do if you missed the Deadline

Your heart was set on beginning your tertiary education at NWU. Now you have discovered that the student application deadlines have lapsed, and you have not submitted your university application on time. This situation can leave you feeling deflated, uninspired and hopeless. But all is not lost. There are…

Fast track your future: The importance of early applications at NWU

You want to apply for a postgraduate or undergraduate degree at North-West University (NWU), but need help figuring out where to start. There’s so much to do before walking through the doors of a recognised university that it feels overwhelming to begin the process. Looming deadlines and a busy study or work…

How To Apply For University: Your Step-By-Step Guide

You’re in Grade 12 or have just completed Grade 11, and want to secure your place at an innovative, globally competitive, and top-ranking university in South Africa. North-West University (NWU) should be on your radar as one of  South Africa’s local options; it stands out and is ranked in the top 4.5% of…

Which Universities Are Open for Applications 2024?

Although most universities' applications for 2024 are now closed, some have already revealed when they'll be opening their 2025 applications for admission. If you’re wondering which universities are open for applications, you may want to consider looking at what North-West University (NWU) can offer you. Our 2025 applications opened on 2 April…