It’s time to think about the future

This is the last week that you can apply to most universities and colleges in SADC, as well as in most parts of Africa. If you are intending to pursue studies abroad, you are in a better position to still be planning your application, but most international applications close before the end of November, and need a lot of documents attached, as well as entrance essays (in most cases), therefore, it would also be advisable to start those applications now. Studying in NamibiaIn recent years the diversification of the degrees, diplomas and certificates, as well as the opening of new colleges in the country, is allowing a lot more young people access education that they can ultimately build into a Master’s degree or beyond. Sometimes you might not have the marks to get into a degree programme immediately, but you would be able to do a diploma or certificate and use those qualifications as part of our application, in tandem with your Grade 12 marks, to get into a degree programme. A lot of applying for university or college requires you to believe in your plan, and more importantly stick to it. There are a lot of students that don’t want to pursue tertiary education because they feel their marks don’t qualify them, but there are mechanisms that can assist you to move past the stark reality of your Grade 12 points, and going to a college first is one of those steps. For Unam and Nust, there are online applications that can also be completed, but a lot of students prefer to do manual applications. Either way, it is always advisable for you to have certified and scanned copies of your official documents in your email address and then use them as attachment when ever need be, like when filling in an online application. With this being the last week where you can submit our applications, it really should not be that much of a hustle if you are considering university or college before the end of the week. UnamAs known by most there are two universities in Namibia, with Unam carrying several satellite campuses that offer an array of courses. For the early applications the dates have passed already, but late applications for Unam are still open until 7 October 2016. Unam does not have an online application process, so students can only hand in hard copies of the application, along with certified documents that can be found on the Unam website. If you want to apply for accommodation and financial assistance from Unam, those applications have unfortunately closed, but you can still get financial assistance from the government student finance fund, called NSFAF. NustRecently turned into a university, Nust is offering a lot more technical courses to students that might be a little more engineer or science orientated. Before you apply you might want to familiarise yourself with the programmes and qualifications on offer as well as the admission requirements, like you would need to do with any other application process. Nust has an online application system. Applying online provides you with immediate notification that your application has been received. You will also be able to follow the progress of your application online. Online applications are free.When applying manually by downloading the application form, you can complete and submit at the Nust main campus or any of the regional centres or via the post. An application fee of N$150 for undergraduate and N$240 for postgraduate is payable. Banking details can be found on the university’s websiteColleges in NamibiaThere is a wide array of colleges in the capital city, Windhoek, as well as in the rest of the country, where one can once more lift up his or her academic career. The biggest obstacle with colleges here at home is that they need to be accredited by the Namibia Qualifications Authority. Once that is done, you can carve out your plan to arrive at a degree one day, since no level of education is too much. The colleges have different closing dates and therefore it would be best to call and consult so that you can plan when to have the application done. Studying in SADCMost universities in the educational hubs of SADC, like South Africa, Zimbabwe and Zambia, are closing towards the end of the week, really creating a sense of urgency for those that still want to apply for university, but have been sitting on their hands. Study in South AfricaSouth Africa has 26 universities in various parts of the country that cater to every type of student. The application process to a South African university is a lot more complicated than that of applying locally, but once you sit in your first class, it all is worth the effort. Some 90% of South African universities take online applications, where you have to scan and upload documents, and even if they are not certified, they have to be verified once you are accepted and arrive on campus for class, so keep those documents on you. Some universities make foreign students write an entrance test, mostly around English and maths, from which the final acceptance might be determined. This is another step that one also needs to be ready for. When you get a conditional acceptance from most South African universities, you already need to start applying for you study visa that takes some time to complete. In the past the Study Visa costs used to run into the thousands, but recently costs have drastically been cut, making it more plausible for Namibian students to go and study in South Africa.

It’s time to think about the future

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