Subscribe & Follow
Jobs
- Senior Producing Lecturer Johannesburg
- Senior Lecturer - Editing (Fiction) Johannesburg
- Data and Grading Lecturer Johannesburg
- Lecturer: School of Law (Fixed Term: Part-time or Full-time) Pretoria
- Lecturer: Natural Science and Technology and Teaching Practice Pretoria
- Social Media Associate Cape Town
- Research Studies Lecturer Cape Town
- Administrative Assistant Cape Town
- Results Administrator Durban
New era as NWU boosts its student housing portfolio
A 1,738 multi-funded student housing complex was officially handed over for occupation on Thursday, 10 February 2022, at the university’s Mahikeng Campus.
This milestone comes on the eve of the welcoming of new students on NWU campuses, as well as the official opening of the institution’s 2022 academic year.
“Over the past five years the NWU, in partnership with the Department of Higher Education and Training, has identified the need for additional student housing in Mahikeng. We are happy to confirm that the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Dr Blade Nzimande, formally approved the continuation of this R463m project on 30 June 2020,” the NWU said in a previous statement. Read more here.
Speaking at the handover function, Prof. Sonia Swanepoel, Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Community Engagement and Mahikeng Campus Operations, expressed her appreciation to everyone involved in bringing this massive project to fruition despite hardships brought about by Covid-19.
She further announced that the Student Campus Council would run a competition in efforts to allow students themselves to come up with a suitable name for the new facility.
Even more important, said Prof Swanepoel, would be joint efforts to inculcate a culture of stewardship to impress upon all NWU students the importance of taking care of all facilities available to them during their studies.
Listen to Professor Swanepoel here:
The NWU also remains grateful for funding provided by the IEG grant, National Treasury’s BFI grant, and a DBSA loan.
- Virtual reality laboratory bridges the gap between psychology and technology03 Sep 13:45
- Congratulations to our Olympic champions15 Aug 15:55
- SADiLaR showcases research during the winter conference season05 Aug 15:35
- IsiNdebele enjoys major boost on Wikipedia, thanks to SWiP01 Aug 10:09
- isiXhosa.click: Student-led project makes isiXhosa vocabulary easily accessible29 Jul 14:06