Emojis at Work – Yay or Nay? 🧐 😬🤷‍♂️ ❤️

“They can help, or hurt, your message,” says Dr Manfred Janik. It began, as many modern misunderstandings do, with an emoji. A cancelled meeting. A cheerful, dancing reply-all. Then a formal reminder... Read more »

UNAM Cares hands over Medical Bras to Breast Cancer Survivors

  In a remarkable show of solidarity and compassion, Ms. Charlotte Stromberg Bothen from Karlstad, Sweden in her personal capacity as a breast cancer survivor, donated a substantial batch of medical bras... 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 »

UNAM launches groundbreaking Maternal and Newborn Training at Outapi

Against a backdrop of ongoing challenges in maternal and newborn health in northern Namibia, the University of Namibia (UNAM) School of Nursing & Public Health, together with Idaho State University (ISU), launched... Read more »

University of Namibia Engages in 13th International Partnership Week at DHBW Ravensburg, Germany

Promoting Corporate Social Responsibility in Higher Education Institutions   An international delegation of academics and international office professionals from Europe and Africa gathered at the Duale Hochschule Baden-Wurttemberg Ravensburg from 17th until... Read more »

Namibia Asset Management and UNAM Foundation hand over Bursaries to five promising students

In a brief yet profoundly, meaningful ceremony held at the University of Namibia (UNAM), Namibia Asset Management (NAM), in collaboration with the UNAM Foundation, awarded bursary funds to five promising students. This... Read more »

UNAM Cares’ collective efforts towards Food and Feed Production through Technical Assistance and building capacity in One Health among the rural community in Dordabis

 The University of Namibia’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CRS) and community engagement programme, UNAM Cares with financial support from the Capacitating One Health in Eastern and Southern Africa (COHESA), joined efforts with Crowded... Read more »

Mexy Tjiposa returns from a 4.5-month student exchange programme in Germany

When Mexy Ndaarero Tjiposa boarded his flight to Germany on 01 April 2024, he carried with him a mixed bag of excitement, curiosity, and a drive to make the most of this... Read more »

Southern Campus student teachers propose new Teaching Practicum filing approach at Stakeholders Seminar

The School of Education at the University of Namibia, Southern Campus in Keetmanshoop, recently hosted its second Teaching Practicum Stakeholders Engagement Seminar, marking a key shift in teacher education. Following on from... Read more »

UNAM Oshipe Festival Celebrates Aawambo Heritage through Tradition, Sustainability and Education

On Saturday, 21 September 2024, the University of Namibia (UNAM) Main Campus was filled with the vibrant colours and sounds of Aawambo tradition during the annual Oshipe Festival. The event, dedicated to... Read more »