UNAM wins Best Exhibit at OATF for second year running

The University of Namibia has, for the second year running, won Best Exhibit in the Education & Training Institutions category at the Ongwediva Annual Trade Fair (OATF). The 2025 fair opened on... Read more »

Emojis at Work – Yay or Nay? 🧐 😬🤷‍♂️ ❤️

“They can help, or hurt, your message,” says Dr Manfred Janik. It began, as many modern misunderstandings do, with an emoji. A cancelled meeting. A cheerful, dancing reply-all. Then a formal reminder... Read more »

UNAM hosts first-ever HackAtom Namibia

Igniting student innovation in Nuclear Science The School of Science at the University of Namibia, in collaboration with Rosatom and the Patrice Lumumba Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), successfully hosted... Read more »

UNAM’s Veterinary Graduates Now Recognised in South Africa

Historic Veterinary Accord Paves Way for Cross-Border Practice In a groundbreaking development for higher education and animal health in the region, the University of Namibia has achieved a major milestone with the... Read more »

UNAM Opens Veterinary Consultation Room at Katima Mulilo

The University of Namibia has officially opened its first-ever Veterinary Consultation Room outside Windhoek on 14 August 2025, marking a historic milestone for animal health, education and community development in the Zambezi... Read more »

UNAM Cares hands over Medical Bras to Breast Cancer Survivors

  In a remarkable show of solidarity and compassion, Ms. Charlotte Stromberg Bothen from Karlstad, Sweden in her personal capacity as a breast cancer survivor, donated a substantial batch of medical bras... Read more »

Prof. Matengu takes helm of Africa’s premier University Association

In a historic win for Namibian academia, Prof. Dr. Kenneth Matengu has been elected as the 14th President of the Governing Board of the Association of African Universities (AAU). This landmark election... Read more »

Young Namibians take the lead in Green Hydrogen conversations

As Namibia positions itself at the forefront of Africa’s renewable energy landscape, the University of Namibia’s Physics Society is ensuring that students are not just observers but active participants in shaping the... Read more »

From Backbencher to Leader: Olavi Lazarus’ journey

At the University of Namibia’s Hifikepunye Pohamba (HP) Campus, student leadership often emerges not from the loudest voices, but from those willing to do the quiet work. Olavi Lazarus is one such... Read more »

From Keetmanshoop to Koper as two Namibian students soar in Slovenia

When Gaudentia Hansen and Schmeline Kooper boarded a plane for the first time out of Namibia, they knew their lives were never gonna be the same again. Both final-year Bachelor of Education... Read more »

UNAM joins Regional Academic Network to promote Social and Behaviour Change

On 01 July 2025, the University of Namibia became Namibia’s sole academic institution to join the newly established Academia for Social and Behaviour Change (SBC) Network, launched by UNICEF in Nairobi, Kenya.... Read more »

Strengthening community health through One Health interventions in Omatako & Nhoma Villages, Tsumkwe Constituency

The UNAM Cares community engagement programme, in partnership with the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute (FLI), successfully conducted One Health in Action Interventions from 11–16 May 2025 in Omatako Settlement, Nhoma Village, and Nhoma Safari Camp,... Read more »