Scientists reveal the first picture of a black hole in our Galaxy, called Sagittarius A*

 At simultaneous press conferences around the world, including the University of Namibia (UNAM) in Windhoek, astronomers have unveiled the first image of the supermassive black hole at the centre of our own... Read more »

Cooperative Research Project at UNAM to address plastic waste in Namibia

The University of Namibia (UNAM) in collaboration with the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna (BOKU) have embarked on a project to address plastic waste management under the title: Assessment... Read more »

President Geingob inaugurates Health Science Training Complex

Eponym of the University of Namibia (UNAM) Health Sciences Campus, President Hage Geingob, recently inaugurated the campus training complex which boasts the University’s state-of-the-art public dental clinic, constructed for N$340 million. The... Read more »

UNAM 2022 Career fair deemed a huge success

For three days, over 300 high school learners and graduands had a chance to discover new opportunities for a successful future, at the 2022 UNAM Career Fair and Employment Expo under the... Read more »

UNAM to be part of International Summer School and Workshop, Hosted By Bremen University, Germany

The collaboration between the University of Namibia (through the Department of Applied Educational Science (DAES) and Bremen University (German), Department of Inclusiv Pedagogik, continues to bear fruit under the academic exchange umbrella.... Read more »

Virtual Orientation

DSA launch virtual orientation to support students’ academic life span The Directorate of Student Affairs (DSA) recently launched a series of virtual orientation videos and tutorials to augment 1st year and even... Read more »

International Relations section driving international engagements for UNAM students

Four students from the Faculty of Commerce, Management and Law recently departed to the Czech Republic on a funded scholarship to conduct a semester of studies at the University of Hradec Kralove... Read more »

NAMCLEAR donates computing equipment to aid students’ practical learning

Namclear, the sole clearinghouse in Namibia, recently donated computing equipment to the University of Namibia (UNAM) to support students’ practical learning and the university’s innovation and technology hub. The donation consists of... Read more »

UNAM’s anatomical unit introduces 3D printing

Attempts to strengthen the education of health professionals in Southern Africa has now bore fruit in Namibia, with the first 3D printed anatomical models created at UNAM’s Hage Geingob Campus, in Windhoek.... Read more »

UKW and UNAM Partnership yields first student exchange trip

Two students from the School of Education recently headed to the Republic of Poland for a five-month student exchange programme at the Kazimierz Wielki University (UKW) in the City of Bydgoszcz. The... Read more »

Commencement Ceremony sets the tone for an engaged UNAM @ 30

The 2022 official opening ceremony held at the Hage Geingob campus on 9 March 2022, has set the stage for the university’s upcoming 30th anniversary and what it means to be an... Read more »

2022 Orientation ends on optimistic note for first-years

The Directorate of Student Affairs (DSA) recently welcomed over 2000 first-year students to the University of Namibia (UNAM), through a series of in-person orientation activities across its 12 campuses. Orientation included opportunities... Read more »