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Welcome to the NWU Post-Grad family

 

Welcome to the NWU post-graduate family! We are very pleased that your choice fell on the North-West University to further your academic career.

My name is Hearty and I will be your study buddy and support you on your road to success. Post Grad studies can be a lonely and sometimes difficult journey, but you can count on me to make sure that you remain in good mental health throughout this research journey. 

This site has been developed to provide you with all the necessary information to successfully complete your post graduate studies. You will find all the important information here and will also be able to post questions and interact with fellow post grad student. 

Let me start by showing you around on this site. 

This site is brought to you with the input from all the academic support departments at the NWU and is supported from the Research Support office.  The site follows the student life cycle which has the following eight steps: 

Pre-NWU student phase Step 1: Enquiries, application and admission
  Step 2: Registration and re-registration
Proposal phase

Step 3: Title registration and amendment

  • This step also Includes the proposal development and research design training.
Research phase

Step 4: Study guidance

  • This step also includes a variety of training in different categories:
    • post-graduate research support services
    • administrative training, technical training and academic training
Examination phase Step 5: Notice of submission and the examination process
  Step 6: Examination process 
  Step 7: Final marks and result letter
Graduation phase Step 8: Graduation and storing of records
Quick links

This section includes links to:

  • different useful training sessions
  • other support services at the NWU.

We hope that you will enjoy the journey and successfully complete your studies.  You are encouraged to make use of all the help offered along the way.