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Welcome to the Mafikeng Campus of the North-West University.
Before starting the tour of the Campus, let me explain the navigation works:
- Click on the front facing arrow to start walking around campus;
-You can jump to the next stop by clicking on the Next Stop button;
-If you already know where you want to go, you can select the destination from the Drop-down list, OR click directly on the map;
-Remember that you can explore any location further by clicking on the 360, video, and photo icons.
The Mafikeng Campus is one of three campuses of the North-West University. The other two are Potchefstroom and Vaal Triangle Campus. It is the second largest campus with between 10 and 11 000 student enrolments each year.
Before merging with Potchefstroom University and Vaal Triangle in 2004, Mafikeng Campus was known as the University of the North West (Uniwest).
We are now standing in front of the famous Leopard Statue that many of the campus alumni would relate to very well. The leopard symbolizes royalty, which is an indication of the type of students the campus attracts.
The statue is situated in front of the Great Hall.
For many years, this has been a beautiful spot where people take pictures during graduations and other significant events held at the Great Hall.
Welcome Message
Tour stop audio transcript
Welcome to the Mafikeng Campus of the North-West University.
Before starting the tour of the Campus, let me explain the navigation works:
- Click on the front facing arrow to start walking around campus;
-You can jump to the next stop by clicking on the Next Stop button;
-If you already know where you want to go, you can select the destination from the Drop-down list, OR click directly on the map;
-Remember that you can explore any location further by clicking on the 360, video, and photo icons.
The Mafikeng Campus is one of three campuses of the North-West University. The other two are Potchefstroom and Vaal Triangle Campus. It is the second largest campus with between 10 and 11 000 student enrolments each year.
Before merging with Potchefstroom University and Vaal Triangle in 2004, Mafikeng Campus was known as the University of the North West (Uniwest).
We are now standing in front of the famous Leopard Statue that many of the campus alumni would relate to very well. The leopard symbolizes royalty, which is an indication of the type of students the campus attracts.
The statue is situated in front of the Great Hall.
For many years, this has been a beautiful spot where people take pictures during graduations and other significant events held at the Great Hall.
The Great Hall
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Our first stop is the Great Hall. With a seating capacity of 5000, the Great Hall is used for hosting official university functions like Registration, Official Opening and graduation ceremonies. It has also become the city?s hub for great performances and high profile events like the opening of the Provincial Legislature.
The Great Hall is also home to several indoor sporting codes like Badminton, Table tennis and Bodybuilding.
The campus gym is also situated in the hall and is used by both staff and students.
Admin Building
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We are now at the Administration Building. At the beginning of each year, students cue here to apply for and get their admission letters which enables them to register for various study programs of their own choice.
Inside the Administration Building students can request their academic records and financial statements.
The building also houses the offices of the Campus Rector, Registrar and Dean of Students, as well as most of the support services like Human Resources, Marketing and Communications and Finances.
Modiri Molema Park
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Our next stop is the Modiri Molema Park. This park is the most famous park in the history of this campus. It is known for hosting outdoor events such as picnics, poetry sessions and other student activities.
Here the grass is evergreen and the environment relaxing.
Residence
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At our next stop we will be looking at one of the many student residences the Campus offers.
The accommodation on Campus provides a suitable studying environment as well as homely feel during a student?s stay, where they become part of a bigger family.
Each residence has its own culture which is advocated by different student?s residence committees.
All the students? residences are well secured with a 24 hour security and self-catering services and recreation facilities.
Health Centre trail
Health Centre
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We are now at the Health Centre, where students can go in case of a medical emergency.
The centre is situated right behind the Modiri Molema Residence. The centre has 24 Hour Ambulance equipped to skilfully handle any emergency.
Bursaries And Financial Aid Office trail
Bursaries and Financial Aid Office
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Our next stop is the Bursaries and Financial Aid Office. Having problems funding your own studies? Then this office, situated right behind the Administration Building, is the building for you.
Base Building
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Here we are at the Base Building. This is one the most historic buildings on the campus due to the fact that it was the first building on campus. This building is still known to some as the Old Library.
In the base building, you will find lecture halls as well as the Graduate School of Business and Government Leadership. It also serves as a route for students to the General Computer Lab which is on first floor.
Tour stop audio transcript
Here we are at the Base Building. This is one the most historic buildings on the campus due to the fact that it was the first building on campus. This building is still known to some as the Old Library.
In the base building, you will find lecture halls as well as the Graduate School of Business and Government Leadership. It also serves as a route for students to the General Computer Lab which is on first floor.
Tour stop audio transcript
Here we are at the Base Building. This is one the most historic buildings on the campus due to the fact that it was the first building on campus. This building is still known to some as the Old Library.
In the base building, you will find lecture halls as well as the Graduate School of Business and Government Leadership. It also serves as a route for students to the General Computer Lab which is on first floor.
Tour stop audio transcript
Here we are at the Base Building. This is one the most historic buildings on the campus due to the fact that it was the first building on campus. This building is still known to some as the Old Library.
In the base building, you will find lecture halls as well as the Graduate School of Business and Government Leadership. It also serves as a route for students to the General Computer Lab which is on first floor.
Science Centre
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Our next stop is the Science Centre. This centre is one of the more recent additions to campus. It was launched 2010 by Naledi Pandor, who was the Minister of Science and Technology then.
With over 60 hands-on experiments, the centre regularly host science exhibitions and festivals, learner and educator workshops and general science awareness for schools in and around the area of Mafikeng.
The Album
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We are now at a building known as the Album, because of all the different faces one sees while sitting here.
Before the new student centre was built, this was a place where students would relax between classes.
The chessboard engraved on the ground is one of the main attractions of this area.
General Academic Building (GAB)
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Our next stop is the General Academic Building, otherwise known as GAB.
This building houses offices for most academic staff including lecturers, Faculty Managers and Deans.
In the building one can also find the cash office, disability office, Post Graduate Computer Lab and Academic Development Centre (ADC) which provides numerous academic support programs to students.
These programs include the writing centre and AGLE, aimed at improving students? academic and English writing ability.
Central Lecture Building (CLB?s)
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We are now at the Central Lecture Building, or the CLB as it is known. It was the first lecture block built on campus and is still the place where most lectures take place.
The biggest lecture hall in this block is the CLB G106 with a capacity of 260.
Student Centre
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We are now at the Student Centre.
Here students spend most of their leisure time. It includes a Multi-purpose hall where many student activities, competitions and concerts take place; the cafeteria, which sells a variety of food types; the Career Centre, where students can learn about CV writing and Job hunting; a Van Schaick Book store and Nashua printers; and lastly the Campus Radio Station.
Completed in 2010, the centre was built in such a way that it conforms to the ever changing needs of the students.
Library
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We are now standing on the bridge connecting the Library to CLB?s.
The Library has three floors with a wide selection of books and other media, computer rooms, group and individual study areas.
In the building there is also a conference room and a copy shop.
Science Building
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Our next stop is the Science Building. This is one of the older buildings on campus that recently has been updated. It consists of offices, lecture halls, computer labs and research laboratories.
The Science building is used by the Faculty of Agriculture, Science and Technology, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences and the School of Environmental and Health Sciences - which has now been moved to the new part of the building.
Sport Facilities trail
Sport Facilities
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Next we will take a look at the sport facilities the campus has to offer.
The Bureau for Sport and Recreation offers a variety of sport, from soccer, netball and athletics to swimming, volleyball and basketball.
CARST trail
CARST
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Our next stop is the Centre for Applied Radiation Science and Technology, otherwise known as CARST, within the Faculty of Agriculture, Science and Technology.
The centre was established in 1998 as a collaborative effort between the North-West University and industrial and research stakeholders such as Eskom, NNR, and NECSA, the iThemba Laboratory for Accelerator Based Sciences, the Pebble Bed Modular Reactor Group (PBMR) and the National Research Foundation (NRF).
The main objective of the Centre is to conduct research and training in applied nuclear and radiation sciences and technologies in order to stabilize the skills attrition in this important area and to contribute to the economy of South Africa in particular and the region in general.
CAHS trail
Dale Beighle Centre for Animal Health Studies (CAHS).
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We are now ate the Dale Beighle Centre for Animal Health Studies (CAHS).
This Centre was named after Prof. Dale Edward Beighle, who played a major role to obtain SAQA accreditation for the animal health technician qualifications.
The Centre consists of offices, lecture halls, a computer lab, two animal clinics and a diagnostic cum research laboratory.
Final year students do full-time practical training, whereby groups rotate between the different stations at the Centre and Molelwane Farm. Farm visits are done to assist farmers without transport for their sick livestock.
