Africa-Press – Namibia. PRESIDENT Hage Geingob has encouraged the Namibia University of Science and Technology (Nust) to work towards producing graduates who can create their own jobs and employ others.
Geingob said this on Friday when he received a courtesy visit from Erold Naomab, Nust’s vice chancellor.
The president commended the institution for moving in the right direction.
“I like the idea of what is being done. You have to go into these science subjects and technology. If the university is focusing on that, that is the right direction for the future,” he said.
He said the university must be proactive, because the country’s unemployment rate is high.
“If we have science, people can create their own jobs,” he said.
Naomab updated Geingob on the university’s status, and how it has reimaged itself after the challenges presented by the Covid-19 pandemic.
He presented a report titled ‘Beyond Global Pandemics’.
“It illustrates the university’s thought and visionary leadership that helps it to stabilise during this time,” Naomab said.
He said the university aims to establish a precision agriculture, science and technology park at Rietfontein and in the Ohangwena region.
“This would be a park that would scale the production system. We will illustrate to the farmers how production can be managed through science and technology,” Naomab said.
The vice chancellor said the university has about 177 different academic programmes.
“These programmes range from certificates and diplomas to high-level programmes, such as master’s and doctoral degrees, but what is significant here is that 67% of all our programmes focus on science, technology, engineering and mathematics,” he said.
Naomab was accompanied by Peter Katjavivi, Nust’s chancellor, Florette Nakusera, the institution’s council chairperson, and Miriam Dikuua, deputy vice chancellor of finance and operations.
Geingob said this on Friday when he received a courtesy visit from Erold Naomab, Nust’s vice chancellor.
The president commended the institution for moving in the right direction.
“I like the idea of what is being done. You have to go into these science subjects and technology. If the university is focusing on that, that is the right direction for the future,” he said.
He said the university must be proactive, because the country’s unemployment rate is high.
“If we have science, people can create their own jobs,” he said.
Naomab updated Geingob on the university’s status, and how it has reimaged itself after the challenges presented by the Covid-19 pandemic.
He presented a report titled ‘Beyond Global Pandemics’.
“It illustrates the university’s thought and visionary leadership that helps it to stabilise during this time,” Naomab said.
He said the university aims to establish a precision agriculture, science and technology park at Rietfontein and in the Ohangwena region.
“This would be a park that would scale the production system. We will illustrate to the farmers how production can be managed through science and technology,” Naomab said.
The vice chancellor said the university has about 177 different academic programmes.
“These programmes range from certificates and diplomas to high-level programmes, such as master’s and doctoral degrees, but what is significant here is that 67% of all our programmes focus on science, technology, engineering and mathematics,” he said.
Naomab was accompanied by Peter Katjavivi, Nust’s chancellor, Florette Nakusera, the institution’s council chairperson, and Miriam Dikuua, deputy vice chancellor of finance and operations.
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