Residences
Wifi
No Wifi is available in residences. Wifi coverage can be found in selected areas on campus.
Help in Residences
IT problems must be reported to the Residence warden if is a block or the whole residence and if it is individual rooms it must be reported to the IT Student Services at Building A1 room 130, Depending on the workload, it may take up to two working days for an IT technician to attend to the problem. In the case of a call-out the IT technician will contact the student to arrange a meeting. The student is requested to be present when the IT technician attends to his/her problem
Self Help
Students who may wish to configure WIFI with a self-service may visit: https://services.nwu.ac.za/it/sc/wifi
Contact Us
Location: Room 130, Building A1
Hours: Monday - Friday, 7:30 - 17:30 (Closed weekends and Public holidays)
Computer Rooms
Computer Room hours are subject to change. The Computer Rooms are closed during university holidays when the campus is closed. Hours will vary during semester breaks and will be posted at each Computer Room.
Resource Computer Rooms
Purpose: A resource computer room is a computer room available for use by all registered students for academic work. These computer rooms are not used for scheduled classes. A generic set of institutionally licensed software is installed.
| Computer Room | Location | No. of PC's | Availability |
| UG LAB (reserved for undergraduate students ONLY) |
A1-129 | 190 | 24 Hours Monday - Sunday |
| Undergraduate Computer lab (reserved for undergraduate students ONLY) |
A1-132 | 83 | 24 Hours Monday - Sunday |
| LAW/EDU PG Computer Room (reserved for Law & EDU Postgraduate students ONLY) |
A2-G02 | 31 | 24 Hours Monday - Sunday |
| ADM & COMM PG Computer Room (reserved for ADM Postgraduate students ONLY) |
A3-G35 | 17 | 24 Hours Monday - Sunday |
| HSS PG Computer Room (reserved for HSS Postgraduate students ONLY) |
A3-G01 | 25 | 24 Hours Monday - Sunday |
| FAST PG Computer Room (reserved for FAST Postgraduate students ONLY) |
A2-G02 | 16 | 24 Hours Monday - Sunday |
General Computer Rooms
Purpose: A general computer room is established primarily for teaching and learning purposes and is available for use by all faculties. Scheduled classes receive priority, and the general computer rooms are available for student to use when not booked. Although the generic set of institutionally licensed software may be installed, specialized software will be installed where proof of licensing is provided.
| Computer Room | Location | No. of PC's | Availability |
| A1-131 | Building A1 | 21 | 07:45 – 17:00 |
| A2-G53 | Building A2 | 43 | 07:45 – 22:00 |
| A1-G19 | Building A1 | 181 | 07:45 – 22:00 |
| A4-1036 | Building A4 | 41 | 07:45 – 17:00 |
| A7-LIB01 | Building A7 | 48 | 07:45 – 22:00 |
Preference Computer Rooms
Purpose: A preference computer room is established within the faculty/department where the faculty/department may have made a substantial contribution in providing the facility. The faculty or department receives priority in booking the facility. Although the generic set of institutionally licensed software may be installed, specialised software will be installed where proof of licensing is provided.
| Computer Room | Location | No. of PC's | Availability |
| F1D-G27 | Building F1D | 69 | 07:45 – 17:00 |
| A7-LIBUG | Building A7 | 23 | 07:45 – 22:00 |
| A7-LIBPG | Building A7 | 12 | 07:45 – 22:00 |
| A3-G76 | Building A3 | 12 | 07:45 –16:30 |
| A3-184 | Building A3 | 4 | 07:45 – 17:00 |
| A12-124 | Building A12 | 20 | 07:45 – 17:00 |
| B6-G14 | Building A6 | 8 | 07:45 – 17:00 |
Dedicated Computer Rooms
Purpose: A dedicated computer room is established within the faculty/department and the faculty/department may have made a substantial contribution in providing the facility as well as maintaining the computer room. The computer room is available for the sole use of the faculty/department. The hardware and/or software in the computer room is unique and relevant for that faculty/department.
| Computer Room | Location | No. of PC's | Availability |
| A2-G51 (Reserved for Business Center) | Building A2 | 21
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Preference given to Classes |
| A3-G75 (Reserved for Staff Training) | Building A3 | 22
|
Preference given to Classes |
| A4-1021(Reserved for Computer Science Department) | Building A4 | 47
|
Preference given to Classes |
| A4-1022(Reserved for Physics Department) | Building A4 | 41
|
Preference given to Classes |
| A4-1027(Reserved for Computer Science Department) | Building A4 | 47
|
Preference given to Classes |
| A4-1028(Reserved for Nursing Department) | Building A4 | 24
|
Preference given to Classes |
| A4-1066 (Reserved for Nursing Department) | Building A4 | 11
|
Preference given to Classes |
| A5-Read A(Reserved for AGLE Students) | Building A5 | 63
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Preference given to Classes |
| A5-Read B(Reserved for AGLE Students) | Building A5 | 59
|
Preference given to Classes |
| A9-G02(Reserved for Education Department) | Building A9 | 10
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Preference given to Classes |
| A9-G06(Reserved for Education Department) | Building A9 | 30
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Preference given to Classes |
| A9-G08(Reserved for Education Department) | Building A9 | 34
|
Preference given to Classes |
| A12-G01A(Reserved for Computer Science Department) | Building A12 | 40
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Preference given to Classes |
| A12-G01B(Reserved for Computer Science Department) | Building A12 | 40
|
Preference given to Classes |
| A12-G04(Reserved for Geography Department) | Building A12 | 47
|
Preference given to Classes |
| A12-113(Reserved for Geography Department | Building A12 | 26
|
Preference given to Classes |
| A12-123(Reserved for Geography Department | Building A12 | 16
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Preference given to Classes |
| F2-CARST A | Building F2 | 8
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Preference given to Classes |
| F2-CARST B | Building F2 | 8
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Preference given to Classes |