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The North-West University is a public research university located on three campuses in Potchefstroom, Mahikeng and Vanderbijlpark in South Africa. The university came into existence through the merger in 2004 of the Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, a large, historical university dating back to 1869, which also had a branch in Vanderbijl…
The North-West University is a public research university located on three campuses in Potchefstroom, Mahikeng and Vanderbijlpark in South Africa. The university came into existence through the merger in 2004 of the Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, a large, historical university dating back to 1869, which also had a branch in Vanderbijlpark, and the University of North-West. With its merged status, the North-West University became one of the largest universities in South Africa with the third largest student population in the country. NWU ranks among top universities locally, in Africa and globally.
  • Former names: Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education · Potchefstroom University University of Bophuthatswana
  • Motto: Dit Begin Alles Hier (Afrikaans) · Gotlhe Go Simolola Fano (Setswana) · Tsohle Di Qala Mona (Sesotho)
  • Motto in English: It All Starts Here
  • Type: Public university
  • Established: 2004 · (By merger of existing institutions)
  • Chancellor: Dr Anna Mokgokong
  • Vice-Chancellor: Prof Bismark Tyobeka
Data from: en.wikipedia.org