Parkies Primary pupils pray for rain

Time stopped on a hot Thursday morning in Pioneers Park, Windhoek, as the pupils of Parkies Primary School lifted their arms in the air and prayed for rain. It rained two days... Read more »

Anthropology Workshops focus on Decolonization

The Visual Arts Department at UNAM and the Institute of Anthropology and Cultural Research, from the University of Bremen, held two workshops that addressed key anthropological issues in modern-day Namibia. The first... Read more »

Lecturer presents paper at Tanzanian Conference on Distance Education

Ms Helena Amadhila from the Department of Lifelong Learning and Community Education, presented a paper titled “Reaching the knot in education, employment and training (NEET) generation through blended TVET: Case study of... Read more »

Exchange project targets Small Town Transformation

Students from UNAM and the University of Basel went through a four-week international exchange programme, themed “Small Town Transformation”. The two groups travelled to various small towns in Namibia and Switzerland, to... Read more »

Prudential donates sponsorship worth N$106 000 to students

UNAM students, Fahil Yoleni Haufiku and Helena Nafuka, were awarded bursaries from Prudential Portfolio Managers of Namibia (Pty) Ltd. Mr Ben Bertolini, the Managing Director of Prudential, during his keynote address made... Read more »

UNAM Neudamm Farm scoops prizes at the 2019 Windhoek Agricultural & Industrial Show

The University of Namibia, Neudamm Farm exhibited a range of its top quality animals during the 2019 Windhoek Agricultural and Industrial Show. The farm won a number of prizes in different classes... Read more »

Health awareness day at Rundu pulls masses

Students and Staff at the Rundu Campus recently received health checks from the General Nursing Department in the School of Nursing during their Health Awareness Day. “Long queues could be seen all... Read more »

The Linnaeus – Palme partnership impacts Rundu Campus

The School of Nursing at Rundu campus recently hosted Monica Kinnander and Annelise Tilly Lund from Sweden, as part of an exchange programme with the University West in Trollhattan, Sweden. This is... Read more »

UNAM stall tries open design – Wins Best Exhibitor!

The UNAM stall took top honours at the Windhoek Industrial and Agricultural Show, being awarded Gold in the Indoor Category, as well as Best Exhibitor for Auxiliary Service. “This year’s stand took... Read more »

UNAM bestows first honorary doctorate in literature

For the first time in the annals of UNAM’s history, a second graduation ceremony took place, in which 255 students graduated at what has been dubbed the “spring graduation”. Many qualifications were... Read more »

Debmarine – Namdeb Foundation boosts e-Learning Lab with tech worth N$ 440 000

Swelling student numbers in UNAM’s second largest faculty- the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences recently benefited from a notable sponsorship by the Debmarine – Namdeb Foundation. The more than 700 UNAM... Read more »

Student ‘goes into labour’ at Career Fair

A loud cry of an expecting young girl echoed through the hall, as she paced around looking for a spot to calm the excruciating labour pain. The 19-year-old first-year student gave birth... Read more »