Accounting student awarded US$5000 seed capital to finance start-up

Gideon Shilunga, a 4th year Bachelor of Accounting student, recently received USD5000 from the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) to finance his e-commerce business called Republik Ventures. The seed capital, worth approximately N$76... Read more »

Masters in EduTech student leads in uncertain times

Student receives award for outstanding practice in Education Technology  Sydney Mutelo, a postgraduate student in the School of Education, has been selected as this year’s recipient for the Outstanding Practice by a... Read more »

Advances in Physics and Astronomy Journal appoints UNAM academic as Editor-in-Chief

Dr Rhodri Evans, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Physics, Chemistry and Materials Science, was recently appointed as Editor-in-Chief of the Advances in Physics and Astronomy Journal. The journal which primarily reports... Read more »

UNAM leads the establishment of Namibia’s Green Hydrogen Research Institute

The University of Namibia (UNAM) approved the establishment of a Namibia Green Hydrogen Research Institute following its Senate approval on 2 September 2021. UNAM embarked on this initiative to establish a national... Read more »

UNAM and Oxford Astronomy Online Course deemed a huge success

Astro-tourism is increasingly becoming the next frontier of nature-based tourism, however, with light pollution on the rise, finding dark and starry skies has become a great challenge – a subject area the... Read more »

UNAM donates medical equipment worth N$700 000 to MHSS

Since the outbreak of Covid-19, the University of Namibia (UNAM) has been committed to complementing the government’s efforts against the pandemic. Through this commitment, the University has donated four (4) Philips Respirator... Read more »

First AI Start-up pitch empowers innovative entrepreneurs

Eager to bridge the gap between students’ innovative ideas and potential investors, the University of Namibia hosted a pitch competition to help innovative start-ups establish their concepts with the help of its... Read more »

UNAM to vaccinate public for 10 days running

“The UNAM Cares sporadic one-day vaccination clinic will now operate daily to support the Ministry of Health & Social Services’ (MoHSS) counter the rising cases in Namibia”. This announcement was made in a notice to... Read more »

Does Africa have knowledge to offer?

Indigenous knowledge – crafting its precedence in the global knowledge arena  For ages, the African continent has been deemed as a region with impertinent knowledge to contribute to the global pool of... Read more »

UNAM Doctor publishes enlightening anesthesiology book

TOBI’S QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS IN ANAESTHESIA AND INTENSIVE CARE: INTERNATIONAL EDITION Anaesthesiology is a science vaguely understood as the administration of sedatives that limits sensitivity to pain. However, this knowledge domain encompasses... Read more »

Namibian female astrophysicist secures a research grant from AfAS

Born in Windhoek, raised in the small town of Okongo, in the northern part of Namibia and attended secondary school at ELCIN Nkurenkuru High School in Kavango West region, Hambeleleni Davids (30)... Read more »

UNAM academic publishes eye-opening book

African communication systems and the digital age Academic firebrand and UNAM lecturer, Professor Eno Akpabio, has recently published a book titled “African Communication Systems and the Digital Age”. The 165 paged eye... Read more »