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Namibia has two public tertiary institutions of general education, the Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) and the University of Namibia (UNAM) and one private university, the International University of Management (IUM). For determining admission to tertiary education in Namibia, school grades are converted into points as follows:
The Polytechnic of Namibia was de jure not a university as no provision was made in the Act by which it was created (Act 33 / 1994) [2] to carry this name. A motion for name change into Namibia's University of Science and Technology was rejected by cabinet in August 2010, [3] but approved by the same body in December 2012. The transition to ...
[6] [7] [8] The language is now offered as an optional subject in many schools throughout the country. [9] Indigenous languages are included in the school syllabus at primary level. From secondary level English is the medium of instruction. English is the main lingua franca in the north and Afrikaans in the south.
It emerged from the Academy for Tertiary Education, founded in 1980, which was the first institution of higher education in the Republic of Namibia.Act 9 of 1985 of the South African administration defined three sections for this academy, a university part, the College of Out-of-School Training (COST) for vocational training programs and the Technikon Namibia for technical programs related to ...
The Windhoek International School was founded by the Nielsen family [5] in 1990, the same year Namibia achieved independence. [6] The family were working for the United Nations in Windhoek and wanted to establish a school whose ethos was openness, free expression, democratic values and international understanding. [5]
Namlish (a portmanteau of the words Namibian and English) is a form of English spoken in Namibia. [1] The term was first recorded in 1991. [2]English is the country's official language since independence in 1990.
As of 2022, Namibia has 1,947 primary and secondary schools, [1] up from 1,723 schools in 2013. [2] These schools cater for a total of 822,574 pupils [1] (2013: 24,660 teachers, 617,827 pupils). [2] Most of the country experiences a shortage of schools, school hostels, and classroom space.
Namibia University of Science and Technology alumni (11 P) Pages in category "Namibia University of Science and Technology" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.