page_title: North-West University
section_title: Rector
hierarchical_section_title: North-West University / Rector
caption_attribution_description: English: North-West University Potchefstroom 2017
context_page_description: The North-West University is a public university located on three campuses in Potchefstroom, Mahikeng and Vanderbijlpark in South Africa. The head offices of the university are located on the Potchefstroom campus. With its merged status, the North-West University became one of the largest universities in South Africa and has 64 081 students.
  The universities that merged to form this institution are the Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education and the University of North-West. The Potchefstroom University already had a Vanderbijlpark branch.
context_section_description: Potchefstroom:
  Loots (Nee Combrink), A.L.  2004-2010
  van Schalkwyk, H. 2010-2015
  janse van Rensburg, J.J. 2015-
  Vanderbijlpark:
  Mariba, T.J. 2004-2017
  du Plessis, L.A. 2017-
  Mahikeng:
  Kgwadi, D. 2004-2013
  Maselesele, M. 2013-2018
  Setlalentoa, B.M.P. 2018-
caption: North-West University Potchefstroom 2017
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