Doctorates galore!

08 June 2026 | 0 comments

It was a rare and special occasion on Friday 5 June when five staff members of the School of Music received their doctoral degrees at the same graduation ceremony. Dr Thomas Erlank, DMus — “Exploring how purposefully selected emotion regulation strategies could...

Exchanging cold weather for a warm reception

03 April 2026 | 0 comments

Reported by Ms Rineke Viljoen As part of the ongoing collaboration between NWU and the Royal College of Music in Stockholm (KMH), we had the privilege of hosting three distinguished colleagues from KMH for an academic visit at the end of February. Prof Eva Nivbrant...

NWU-KMH teaching exchange visit

25 March 2026 | 0 comments

Reported by Dr Yvonne-Marié Brand, Prof Liesl van der Merwe & Ms Rineke Viljoen (also see NWU-KMH academic exchange programme continues) Our teaching exchange at the end of November last year, hosted by the Royal College of Music in Stockholm (KMH), was a rich...

Mmino Fest: A Joyful Celebration of Music

07 October 2025 | 0 comments

Reported by Prof Mignon van Vreden The Conservatory came alive during the last week of August as the final-year Music Education students in the BMus programme, guided by Prof Mignon van Vreden and Prof Ewie Erasmus, hosted the annual Mmino Fest. This eisteddfod was a...

NWU-KMH academic exchange programme continues

11 August 2025 | 0 comments

Reported by Ms Rineke Viljoen, liaison for the NWU-KMH exchange programme The NWU School of Music is proud to continue its longstanding academic exchange partnership with the Royal College of Music (KMH) in Stockholm, Sweden. Running since 2007, this international...

MASARA delivers consistent outputs for 2024

10 June 2025 | 1 comment

The research director’s report on MASARA’s research output for 2024 shows consistent contributions from almost all of the entity’s participants. MASARA’s total research output units for last year are 38.046. Although this is not our highest...