Nearly 2 500 graduate from NUST
147 more graduate than last year
Higher education minister Dr Itah Kandjii-Murangi urged the new graduates to take themselves and their personal development seriously.
Close to 2 500 students graduated from the Namibia University of Science and Technology’s (NUST’s) main campus in Windhoek last week. Over the course of two days, the university conferred 2 493 qualifications, 147 more than last year.
The graduation ceremony was officiated by NUST chancellor and Speaker of the National Assembly, Professor Peter Katjavivi.
Qualifications awarded
Among the graduates, 127 were international students, while two students from the computing faculty received a doctor of philosophy (PhD). In addition, two Namibia Correctional Services (NCS) inmates were each awarded a bachelor’s degree in logistics and supply chain management.
Among the graduates, 1 404 women and 1 089 men received their qualifications.
Of the total number of graduates, 328 graduated from the faculty of health, natural resources, and applied sciences; 1 598 graduated from the faculty of commerce, human sciences, and education; 221 graduated from the faculty of computing and informatics; and 246 graduated from the faculty of engineering and the built environment.
Hope for the future
The university awarded 137 certificates, 210 diplomas, 599 bachelor's degrees, 295 honours degrees, 223 postgraduate diplomas, and 62 master's degrees.
Speaking at the graduation ceremony, Dr Itah Kandjii-Murangi, minister of higher education, stated that this year's graduates started their university careers at the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020.
She said the students are the hope and future of this country, and urged them to take themselves and their personal development seriously.
Murangi stated that the government, through the higher education ministry, remains committed to ensuring that public universities are well-resourced.
"As we enter a new era of nation-building through accelerated industrialisation, this year the government has committed more than N$500 million to NUST," the minister said.