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 »

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 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 »

UNAM partners with Max Planck Institute in student exchange

UNAM is taking bold strides on the global stage through a dynamic partnership with the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, through an innovative student exchange and research partnership.... Read more »

Japan donates 131 books to UNAM Library

The University of Namibia (UNAM) Library was, once again, honoured as a recipient of the Read Japan Project, an initiative of The Nippon Foundation facilitated by the Embassy of Japan in Namibia.... Read more »

Body Donation at UNAM – From 11 to 15 Donors in just Four Months

Public awareness and acceptance of body donation to science at the University of Namibia has significantly improved, with pledges rising notably between February and May 2025. Since its establishment in 2010 up... Read more »

UNAM and Bank of Namibia extend pioneering partnership to 2029

Renewed ambition and shared purpose took centre stage on 05 June 2025, as the University of Namibia and the Bank of Namibia sealed the continuation of a transformative partnership. By extending their... Read more »

Dr Angula from UNAM empowers learners at Flamingo Secondary School, Walvis Bay

UNAM continues its impactful community engagement through initiatives aimed at motivating and guiding the youth. Recently, Dr. Klaudia Talohole Angula, a Senior Technologist from the School of Pharmacy in UNAM’s Faculty of... Read more »

UNAM launches Research Chairs to drive National Innovation

On a night marked by vision, intellect and national ambition, UNAM proudly launched its inaugural Research Chairs, a milestone underscoring its evolution into a research-intensive institution and a strategic partner in Namibia’s... Read more »