Employment is not the goal of Higher Education says UNAM Vice Chancellor

The UNAM Vice Chancellor, Professor Kenneth Matengu delivered a piercing speech at the University’s opening recently, in which he encouraged students to take initiative and solve problems. Staff and students huddled at... Read more »

Special orientation for law students at HRDC

On Thursday, 20 February 2020, LLB first-year students attended an orientation at the Human Rights & Documentation Centre (HRDC), to familiarise themselves with available services and information materials. Established by the University... Read more »

The Nordic land exchange experience

13,650.5 km away, lays one of the largest countries in Northern Europe, called Sweden. Known for its famous midnight sun and contrasting weather, this perfectly describes this year’s exchange programme between the... Read more »

UNAM Law students clinch Moot Court competition

The University of Namibia (UNAM), recently participated in the regional moot court competition held in Gaborone, Botswana, where two students from the Faculty of Law walked away with top honours. A total... Read more »

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 »

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 »

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 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 »

Education experts assist Police Force with materials development

The Namibian Police Force had 80 of its finest members undergo a Materials Development Training programme, assisted by consultants from the University of Namibia, via the University’s Central Consultancy Bureau. The roughly,... Read more »

Cancer Association of Namibia provides screening on Campus

A group of second year Social Work students at the University of Namibia (UNAM), together with the Cancer Association of Namibia (CAN), offered breast cancer and pap smear screening at the Main... Read more »