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Mahikeng Campus Residences

 

The Residences are the heartbeat of student life on the NWU Mahikeng Campus.

Residences plays an enormous part of student life. For our students, residences are the heartbeat of student life. Here's where friendships are formed and strengthened, cultural differences discovered and enjoyed. Here residents also bond in formal and informal activities and sports competitions.

The various ladies’ and men’s residences on campus are all situated within walking distance from the academic and administrative buildings.

The campus offers 16 residences all situated on the grounds of the NWU. 

Each residence is managed by a house parent, a residence officer,  together with a house committee.

All the residences are self-catering; however, students can also make use of the Cafeteria, Coffee Shop and various kiosks on campus.
 

Facilities:

The following facilities are available at the residences:

  • Single & Double rooms fully furnished
  • Laundries fitted with washing machines and tumble dryers
  • Communal living-room areas for socializing, watching TV or just hanging out
  • Kitchen (including 2 or 4-plate stoves)
  • Bathroom facilities
  • Internet access & Wi-Fi
  • 24/7 Security to ensure the safety of the residents

 

Male & Female Residences

Biko House

Sol Plaatjie

 

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Potchefstroom Campus Residences

 

Potchefstroom Campus Day Houses

Day Houses doesn't offer accommodation, but gives students who make use of private accommodation the opportunity to still enjoy the unique NWU student life experience. Join any of these Day Houses:

Ladies

Bellatrix

Dinki

LaVaria

 

Men

Heimat

Villagers

Vanderbijlpark Campus Residences

The Residences are the heartbeat of student life on the NWU Vanderbijlpark Campus (NWU Vaal). On-campus residences are situated in a proclaimed nature reserve. Residences plays an enormous part of student life. For our students, residences are the heartbeat of student life. Here's where friendships are formed and strengthened, cultural differences discovered and enjoyed. Here residents also bond in formal and informal activities and sports competitions.

The various ladies’ and men’s residences on campus are all situated within walking distance from the academic and administrative buildings. The campus offers twelve residences of which five are situated within the grounds of the Campus and five are situated in Vanderbijlpark area. The two day residences are for day students, staying at home but travelling to campus each day.

Each residence is managed by a house parent together with a house committee. All the residences are self-catering; however, students can also make use of the cafeteria on campus.
 

Facilities:

The following facilities are available at the residences:

  • Single & Double rooms fully furnished
  • Laundries fitted with washing machines and tumble dryers
  • Communal living-room areas for socialising, watching TV or just hanging out
  • Kitchen (including 2 or 4-plate stoves)
  • Bathroom facilities
  • Internet access & Wi-Fi
  • 24/7 Security to ensure the safety of the residents
  • Bus transport for students living in off-campus residences

Residences:

 

Residence application information

 

Accredited student accommodation facilities

 

Guidelines for accrediting private student accommodation providers and payments to accredited providers

The purpose of the guideline is to provide clarity, equal opportunity and consistent treatment, of all the service providers of privately owned accommodation facilities across all three campuses of the North-West University and to ensure that the university addresses the critical areas of risk associated with the provision of accommodation. Read more
 

List of Accredited Off-campus Accommodation

The updated list of accredited off-campus accommodation facilities will be published on this page at the beginning of January 2025. This list will include the information of the off-campus accommodation facilities that have been accredited by the North-West University for 2025.
Enquiries relating to the accreditation process can be sent to the following email address: accreditation@nwu.ac.za.

 

Complaints Register for Accredited Student Accommodation

The Complaints Register will be summarised weekly on a Friday, after 17h00. The nature of the complaints and the specific accommodation facilities will be identified and the necessary actions will be effected in the following week.