The NWU is committed to functioning as a unitary, integrated, multi-campus university that enables equity, redress and globally competitive teaching and research across all three of our campuses. Our core activities, teaching-learning and research, are intertwined with community engagement and innovation in our eight faculties, most of which serve both distance and contact students.
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The NWU offers more than just an education: we offer people a place in the world. Academically, students benefit from great choice and flexibility, enabling them to fulfill their potential and start preparing for their careers.
- Applications open: 01 April 2023
- Applications close: 31 August 2023
Step 1: Â Get your student number.
If you already have a student number:
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- Go to the online application platformÂ
- Click on New application
- Click on Create new student number and complete all the fields.
Step 2:Â Login. When you receive a student number, use that together with the PIN number you created to log in.
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Step 3: What do you want to study? Complete all the fields. Use the yearbooks to obtain more information about the qualifications, delivery modes, and curricula.
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Step 4: Upload supporting documents.
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Remember you’ll need an email address.  Don’t have one?  Get an email address here.
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Please note: an accommodation deposit of R500 is required with a residence application.
Have questions about your application?
Tel: 0860 169698 (0860 1mynwu)
WhatsApp line: +27 60 070 2606
SMS-line: 31750
Email: studies@mynwu.info
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Need to find the institution?
Physical Address:
North-West University
Universiteit St
Potchefstroom
2520
The university offers a wide variety of under- and post-graduate qualifications that fit into the following faculties:
- Humanities
- Health Sciences
- Education
- Theology
- Law
- Engineering
- Economic and Management Sciences
- Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Find a breakdown of the study options.
Don’t meet the minimum requirements? There’s still hope!Â