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 »

HEaLL hosts social coffee sessions to boost collegiality in the workplace

To address workplace isolation, the department of Higher Education and Lifelong Learning (HEaLL) hosted a departmental coffee session on Friday, 11 March 2022, to boost the spirit of collegiality amongst staff members.... 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 »

Cosmic particle accelerator at its limit

H.E.S.S. researchers observe time-dependent particle acceleration outside our solar system for the first time Novae are powerful eruptions on the surface of a white dwarf in a binary star system, in which... Read more »

Campus in full bloom as students return to in-person teaching and learning

Student life at the University of Namibia (UNAM) came back to life on Monday as students returned to in-person teaching and learning, after nearly two years of online education. Students’ excitement to... Read more »

Wales’ massive support to Namibia’s fight against COVID-19 continues

“The Phoenix Project continues to spur international collaboration” The latest shipment of clinical consumables and medical equipment donated by the Welsh Government to Namibia, arrived in the country recently. 14 large containers... Read more »

De Beers Namibia supports Remote Learning efforts at Southern Campus

A donation of 15 new laptops was handed over to the University of Namibia by the mining company, De Beers Namibia Holdings, on 2 February 2022, in Windhoek. The donation is destined... Read more »

Namibia reaches another milestone in physiotherapy

– MVA makes it possible for UNAM to graduate first locally trained physiotherapists – Relatively speaking, Physiotherapy is one of the youngest programmes at the University of Namibia (UNAM). The programme is... Read more »

Namibia to host first radio telescope in Africa that can detect millimetre wavelength radiation

Thanks to Radboud University’s commitment of ten years of funding and support to the Africa Millimetre Telescope in partnership with UNAM, Namibia is poised to remain a significant location for space research.... Read more »