University of Namibia (UNAM) – Windhoek Observer

11 Feb

UNAM u-turns on mandatory vaccine notice

ObserverObserver MoneyUnam Spokesperson John Haufiku, UNAM u-turns on mandatory vaccine notice, University of Namibia (UNAM)

Tujoromajo Kasuto THE University of Namibia (UNAM) has clarified that the mandatory vaccination that was imposed on students at the Rundu campus was merely an administrative error that has been corrected. The university came under fire in the last 24 hours after it was reported in the media that the university had imposed a mandatory vaccine mandate for students to be accepted into the hostel. Unam Spokesperson John Haufiku, says the university’s position on vaccines has not changed and remains voluntary. “Even at Rundu students who are not vaccinated are allowed in the hostel. I think what happened was that…

Namibia’s unemployed graduates’ crisis

ObserverObserver MoneyInternational University of Management (IUM), Ministry of Higher Education, Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST), Technology and Innovation (MHETI), University of Namibia (UNAM)

Rose-Mary Haufiku Amid rising numbers of unemployed graduates in the country, questions have begun to be raised on whether the country’s top universities are offering relevant courses to the country’s existing socio and economic conditions. The latest university survey shows that approximately 7 383 students graduated from the country’s top three universities, namely University of Namibia (Unam), Namibia University of Science and Technology (Nust) and International University of Management (IUM) in 2020, with majority eyeing to be absorbed into the job market. According to the Ministry of Higher Education, Technology and Innovation (MHETI) there are over 67 000 unemployed graduates…

Full fees unfair – Kandjii-Murangi

ObserverObserver MoneyDr Itah Kandjii-Murangi, Minister of Higher Education, Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST), Training and Innovation, University of Namibia (UNAM)

Andrew Kathindi Minister of Higher Education, Training and Innovation, Dr Itah Kandjii-Murangi has said although educational institutions may be within their rights to charge full fees, from a moral point of view, it is unfair. “It's quite a very tricky situation for them and very difficult as well. If you speak from the moral side of things, it’s not fair to ask someone who has not been on your campus, who has not received any teaching, for full fees for the whole term. The best that these institutions could do is to work out the amount of teaching that was…