Nust raises close to N$1 million

TUYEIMO HAIDULAOSHAKATIThe Namibia University of Science and Technology (Nust) has raised close to a million dollars for its envisaged Eenhana campus in the Ohangwena Region.Ohangwena was selected for this project because there are no institutions of higher learning in this part of the country, with the exception of the Eenhana Vocational Training Centre, despite the fact that the region is one of the most densely populated in Namibia.PledgesFormer president Hifikepunye Pohamba, who has been selected as the patron of the campus, pledged N$100 000.Former Ohangwena governor Usko Nghaamwa’s family also pledged N$100 000.Queen Martha Mwadinombo Kristian Nelumbu of the Oukwanyama Traditional Authority pledged N$20 000, while the traditional authority pledged N$25 000.Other northern traditional authorities pledged N$30 000 altogether.President Hage Geingob’s family pledged N$20 000., Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila’s family pledged N$10 000 and former president Sam Nujoma pledged N$5 000.Kuugongelwa-Amadhila said the government hailed this national project to bring tertiary education closer to the community in the region and increase access to this level of education.“This satellite campus will, through its academic, research and community engagement activities, support the national key priorities of industrialisation, economic growth, poverty eradication, a reduction in income disparities, the improvement and expansion of education infrastructure, wealth and diversified employment creation, widening of access to higher education and national cohesion and inclusivity,” Kuugongelwa-Amadhila said.Study coursesThe campus will provide diverse programmes, including tailor-made industry short courses and executive education, in different disciplines that serve the local communities.The first phase of the project is expected to be implemented next year at the Billy Mwaningange Rural Development Centre at Eembaxu while the campus is being built.The intake will start with 1 000 students in 2022, which is expected to grow to around 6 000 within 10 years.This will require the provision of office space, a library, lecture rooms and a computer lab.The focal fields of study will be technical and vocational education and training, and natural and management sciences.Phase two, which is set to be rolled out in 2023, will mainly focus on infrastructure development. tuyeimo@namibiansun.com

Nust raises close to N$1 million

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Namibian Sun 2025-08-15

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