Commencement Ceremony inspires an academic year of hope and revival

The University of Namibia officially kicked off the 2023 academic year with a commencement ceremony held simultaneously across all 12 campuses, late February. The event, which was live-streamed, saw students and staff... Read more »

Global Learning: UNAM students go to Czech Republic for semester exchange programme

Recently, 3 students from the Department of Public Management & Political Studies at the University of Namibia (UNAM) embarked on a semester exchange to the Czech Republic under an inter-institutional agreement with... Read more »

UNAM-BAM collaboration begins training of Green Hydrogen workforce

In the global race for clean energy through developing green hydrogen, Namibia is making great strides. With partnerships such as the one between the University of Namibia (UNAM) and the Federal Institute... Read more »

Easing freshmen into University life

Every year, the Directorate of Student Affairs (DSA) organises its well-known Freshmen Orientation programme across all UNAM campuses, providing new students with a warm welcome to University life, while showing them the... Read more »

MUMI Investment Managers sponsor Clever Boys

A N$90,000 sponsorship over 3 years, to UNAM football club In an effort to give back to the community, MUMI Investment Managers (Pty) Ltd recently donated N$30,000 and an additional 40 soccer... Read more »

National Accounting Talent Search competition instrumental in polishing accounting talent

905 learners from 71 schools across all 14 regions participated in 2022 500 more accountants registered with ICAN since the inception of the NATS programme in 2011 The annual National Accounting Talent... Read more »

Third-year IT student among Hackathon winners in India

Using machine learning, Tjikumise participated in developing an application that predicts the best fertiliser for specific crops Held annually, the UNESCO India-Africa Hackathon is a 36-hour event that brings together students, educators,... Read more »

UNAM Cares and CFLI Community Project in Uis

“Even the stones are turning green.” The University of Namibia’s Corporate Social Responsibility arm, UNAM Cares, through Dr Rachel Freeman as Head of the Unit, in close collaboration with the Department of... Read more »

NAMFISA donates Computers to UNAM’s Postgraduate Research Hub

The Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority (NAMFISA) donated 10 computers to the Centre for Research Services (CRS). The donation was received by Prof Anicia Peters, Pro-Vice Chancellor: Research, Innovation and Development on... Read more »

Graduation caps flying high at Main Campus

Graduation is a memorable occasion that commemorates students’ hard work and perseverance – and this year’s Spring Graduation was no exception! With two functions at the University of Namibia (UNAM) Main Campus,... Read more »

Radiographer students commemorate breast cancer awareness month

In commemoration of breast cancer awareness month, 3rd-year radiographer students paired with staff members from the radiographer department, held breast cancer activations in the Central and Katutura intermediate hospitals vicinity to educate the... Read more »

UNAM debuts 2023 Times Higher Education World Universities Rankings

The University of Namibia (UNAM) continues to break barriers, this time debuting, as the only Namibian university, on the Times Higher Education (THE) World Rankings 2023. UNAM first featured on the most... Read more »