Explore, expand and evolve
The Covid-19 pandemic has changed more than just our day-to-day life. It has also had a profound impact on education.
In making sure that the NWU's core business of teaching-learning, research and community engagement could continue, we had to adapt to the new normal, explore new ways of doing things, expand our horizons and evolve to become even more than we were before.
Adapt, explore, expand and evolve was the theme running through our activities in 2020 and now also through our story as told in this integrated report.
The image on our banner symbolises our theme, namely to adapt to the new circumstances brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic, and to explore, expand and evolve. We started this journey in 2020 – not only to keep up with changing circumstances, but to be constantly one step ahead.
In our banner image, the background (left), resembling a computer motherboard, symbolises our commitment to embrace the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Already steadily on our way towards finalising a digital strategy to keep pace with technological developments, we accelerated our digital journey as a result of the lockdown and resulting shift to online learning.
The brain in the banner image (centre-right) symbolises how we had to reimagine the way we think and act and see the future. The colours bursting forth (right) portray our innovative and creative discovery of new pathways that expand our thinking and allow us to evolve to fully embrace the exciting opportunities the future may bring.
The Covid-19 pandemic has changed more than just our day-to-day life. It has also had a profound impact on education.
In making sure that the NWU’s core business of teaching-learning, research and community engagement could continue, we had to adapt to the new normal, explore new ways of doing things, expand our horizons and evolve to become even more than we were before.
Adapt, explore, expand and evolve was the theme running through our activities in 2020 and now also through our story as told in this integrated report.
This is a more concise version of the integrated annual report which the NWU Council approved on 17 June 2021 and was submitted to the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) at the end of June.
The full report is available on the NWU website. We welcome feedback on our reporting approach – please send your comments or suggestions to our registrar, Prof Marlene Verhoef.
Throughout this concise version of the report, you will find links to related information. Some of the information can be found in other sections in this report, while other information is hosted on our NWU website or posted elsewhere on the internet. Certain links will also take you to the relevant information included in the full integrated report that was submitted to the DHET. Look out for these bold, turquoise links – they will look like this: link.
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The NWU is a place where everyone should feel at home. The languages used have a lot to do with that sense of belonging.
In line with our functional multilingual language plan, you will be able to click on “language choice buttons” that will enable you to read certain sections or topics in this integrated report in Setswana, Sesotho or Afrikaans.
