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The North-West University (NWU) 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 ...
South Africa (SA) Colours. purple. Nickname. "Pukke”. 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 create the North-West University.
The North-West University, a merged tertiary institution which was created on 1 January 2004, with campuses in Potchefstroom, Mafikeng and Vanderbijlpark. [7] The Potchefstroom Campus (formerly the Potchefstroomse Universiteit vir Christelike Hoër Onderwys , founded in 1869) is the largest, and the university's head office is located there.
The North-West University Botanical Garden is located in Potchefstroom, in the Highveld region of South Africa. This region is characterized by cold dry winters with frequent frost and hot summers with regular thundershowers. Temperatures as low as minus 10 °C have been recorded in the Botanical Garden during winter.
Publications. The Mooi. Website. www.potchboyshigh.co.za. Potchefstroom High School for Boys is a public English medium high school for boys situated in Potchefstroom in the North West province of South Africa. It is one of the oldest schools in South Africa. [1]
The province had two universities: the North-West University, which was formerly called the University of Bophuthatswana (founded in 1979), in Mmabatho; and Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education (founded in 1869; became a constituent college of the University of South Africa in 1921 and an independent university in 1951 ...
QS World University Rankings ranked the top South African universities as follows (before 2010 the ranking was known as the Times Higher Education-QS World University Rankings): [34] QS World University 2006 to 2024 South Africa Rank. SA Rank. University. World Rank.
North-West University: Mafikeng: CHE [15] 2000 NWU Business School North-West University: Potchefstroom: CHE [15] 1998 Regenesys Business School: Johannesburg: CHE [7] 1999 Regent Business School: Johannesburg: CHE [16] Rhodes Business School (RBS) Rhodes University: Grahamstown: CHE, AMBA (MBA) (in process) [17] 2000 Southern Business School ...