From Bambara fields to Bremen labs: UNAM students sharpen smart farming skills in Germany

“So happy for my students. Another scientific exposure with the experts in a foreign country, thanks to the University of Namibia, Bremen University, the ERASMUS programme of the University of Bremen, and... Read more »

Teaching Mobility Visit Strengthens UNAM-Freiburg Academic Partnership

A teaching mobility visits by Dr. Misitilde Jonas-Iita of the University of Namibia (UNAM) to the University of Education Freiburg, Germany, has reinforced a growing academic partnership focused on Indigenous Knowledge Systems... Read more »

Eleven pioneers, one global standard: Namibia graduates its first International Welding Engineers

Eleven engineers made history at the UNAM Leisure Centre on 09 November 2026, graduating as the first International Welding Engineers (IWEs) trained on Namibian soil. Seven have already secured positions with companies,... Read more »

Ready to save a life: UNAM becomes Namibia’s only university to offer American Heart Association life-support training

When someone collapses from cardiac arrest, the first few minutes decide whether they live. Thanks to a new accreditation, more Namibians will soon know exactly what to do in those minutes. The... Read more »

Under Namibia’s southern sky, UNAM astronomers welcome Poland’s Deputy Prime Minister

High in the Khomas Highlands, where some of the world’s most powerful telescopes scan the southern sky for gamma rays, UNAM astronomers welcomed a visitor from well beyond the world of science.... Read more »

UNAM’s NamHack Innovators win special prize at Global HackAtom final in Russia

Five University of Namibia students have won a special prize at the Global HackAtom international student championship in Russia. The prize earns the team, NamHack Innovators, a place at the Obninsk Tech... Read more »

Rundu Campus staff dress 179 needy learners in school uniforms

Fifty learners at Cause Primary School, a rural school in the Kavango West Region, can now attend classes with renewed dignity and confidence after receiving new school uniforms from the University of... Read more »

UNAM Lecturer Sharpens Statistical Ecology Skills at Oxford Workshop

For Dr Lineekela Nauyoma, a part-time lecturer in UNAM’s Department of Environmental Science, the numbers behind wildlife populations have always mattered. A recent workshop at the University of Oxford gave him sharper... Read more »

UNAM Researcher Presents Namibia Grazing and Drought Findings at ESA Conference in Utah

A five-year study into how drought and grazing are reshaping Namibia’s rangelands has reached an international audience, with UNAM PhD graduate Dr. Faith Chambara presenting her findings at the Ecological Society of... Read more »

Three UNAM students bound for Norway in first GLOMIND exchange

Three Master’s students from UNAM’s School of Education are on their way to Norway, marking the university’s first cohort under the GLOMIND (Global Mindsets) exchange programme. Donald Jossob, Ben Kamati and Miquele... Read more »

Southern Campus Green Initiative Plants 43 trees in two-day effort

Over two days, UNAM Southern Campus turned dusty ground into new green spaces, as the Green Initiative Tree Planting initiative brought students, staff and management together to plant 43 trees across four... Read more »

New research project aims to transform tuberculosis diagnosis with AI-powered technology

Global Health EDCTP3-funded research project AddiCAD combines fingerstick blood testing and AI to improve TB detection in settings with limited healthcare access. Despite being preventable and curable, tuberculosis (TB) continues to place... Read more »