Annual Report - University of Namibia

Table of ContentsEdited by:Prof. Lazarus Hangula, Prof. Osmund Mwandemele,Mr. Edwin Tjiramba and Mr. Alois FledersbacherDesign, Layout & Photos:Compiled by:Mr. John RittmannMr. Edwin TjirambaAcknowledgementsThis Annual Report materialised with the assistance of all Faculties, Centres, and Units. We would like to thank all Deans, Directors, Heads of Department, includingadministrative staff members for their contributions. In addition, the following offi ces also assisted greatly in making this Report a reality: The Offi ce of the Registrar, theOffi ce of the Bursar, Communications and Marketing, the Research and Publications Offi ce and the Human Resources Directorate. Special thanks are also extendedto Mr. Moses Mugadza for writing certain sections of the Report.All rights are reserved. Permission to reproduce any part of the Report must be obtained from the University of Namibia. © UNAM 2009

Vision & Mission Statements

Dr Sam S. NujomaFounding President of the Republic of NamibiaThe Government of the Republicof Namibia has – like most others indeveloping countries – set developmenttargets. While some of these are drawnfrom global development targets suchas the Millennium Development Goals,others are specifi c to each country. Onesuch is Namibia’s Vision 2030. The role ofhuman resources in development is wellestablished and appreciated all over theworld. Without a well-trained workforce,many national development plans wouldremain pies in the sky.establishment ofNamibia’s fi rst everSchool of Medicine,which we areoptimistic, will go along way towardsenabling Governmentto provide health services to all Namibians.The establishment of the School ofMedicine necessitated the formation ofthe Faculty of Health Sciences, which alsohouses the School of Nursing and PublicHealth.The University of Namibia is cognizant ofthis fact and during the year under review itcontinued to work towards the productionof the best human resources throughplanning globally while acting locally andwithin the Namibian context. Through thisstrategy, the University ensured that itsgraduates become not only competitivelocally but internationally as well.It is this thinking that led to theestablishment of the Faculty of Engineeringand Information Technology, which wasinaugurated in 2009 in Ongwediva. Initiallythe Engineering Faculty was shunned bysome sections of our urban-based societyon account of its location in a formerlyneglected part of the country. However,its location has ushered in the spirit ofdecentralisation and taking developmentto the people.The year under review also saw theEminent Kenyan Physician, Prof PeterNyarango has been appointed FoundingDean of the Faculty of Health Sciences.He brings on board years of experience,having made immense contributions tothe fi eld of medicine. He was one of theleading fi gures in setting up Eritrea’s fi rstSchool of Medicine. The UNAM Schoolof Medicine has been enthusiasticallyreceived by stakeholders. That UNAMreceived nearly 800 applications fromaspiring trainee doctors is testimony of theschool’s popularity. The School recruited anumber of teaching staff from as far afi eldas Ghana, Tanzania, the United Statesof America and South Africa. More areexpected to join the school in 2010.The girl child remains largely marginalisedin some developing countriesnotwithstanding protocols that have beendeveloped and ratifi ed. This is howevernot the case at tertiary level in Namibia.Annual Report 2009 -ix-

Female students constituted two thirds ofthe 1 550 students that graduated in 2009.way towards fi ghting poverty, ignoranceand nutrition-related diseases.The University continued with its emphasison applied research with a view of comingup with strategies to overcome challengesthat are facing the country. One of thosechallenges is food security. The countrycontinues to import up to 80 percent ofits food from South Africa. I am delightedto note that applied research by UNAM’sscientists has transformed wasteland inCaprivi into a thriving rice producingventure at Kalimbeza. The Governmentof the Republic of Namibia declared thisventure a national project during the yearunder review. The project harvested nearly140 tonnes of rice. This was more thandouble what was produced in 2008. Plansare at an advanced stage to replicate theproject in other parts of Namibia wheresimilar soil and climatic conditions prevail.This will empower our rural communities,create employment and will go a longFollowing the successful merger of thecountry’s two Colleges of Agriculturewith UNAM, Cabinet decided that thecountry’s four Colleges of Education willalso merge with UNAM. We view this asa vote of confi dence in UNAM’s ability tocontribute towards the improvement ofthe country’s education sector at bothprimary and secondary levels. With thismerger, UNAM’s enrollment will increaseto approximately 14 000 students, makingUNAM by far the biggest single academicinstitution in the country’s history.As Chancellor, I am confi dent that UNAMwill rise to the challenges occasioned byits expansion. I wish to thank the UniversityCouncil, Management, students and stafffor a job well done.Annual Report 2009 -x-

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Statement by the Chairperson of Council

Professor Filemon AmaamboChief Specialist Surgeon: Oshakati and Onandjokwe HospitalsProfessor Filemon AmaamboThe year under review was characterisedby the consolidation and planningof various initiatives as the Universitystrengthened its role as a reliable partnerof government in advancing the country’sdevelopment agenda.Namibia’s fi rst ever School of Medicineopened its door to its pioneeringstudents after meticulous planning by theUniversity and its partners. The Faculty ofEngineering and Information Technologywhich opened a year earlier continuedto operate without incident, while theKalimbeza Rice Growing Project beingspearheaded by the University and theGovernment of the Republic of Namibiathrough its Ministry of Agriculture, Waterand Forestry was declared a nationalproject.Council notes with gratitude the ableleadership of the University of Namibia’sVice Chancellor, Prof Lazarus Hangula,and the hard work of his team underthe guidance of our Chancellor, Dr SamNujoma. Dr Nujoma’s commitment toeducation continued during the yearunder review, during which he graduatedwith a Masters degree in Geology, inspiringmany in this country and beyond in theprocess.The UNAM ETSIP and NDP3 Committeerepresented the University on the HigherEducation sub programme which strives tostrengthen institutional capacity; enhancethe relevance andresponsiveness oftertiary education; andimprove the qualityand effectiveness oftertiary education andtraining.Council welcomes the establishmentof the UNAM strategic think tank andthe setting up of a committee in linewith the same chaired by Prof KingoMchombu, the Dean of the Faculty ofHumanities and Social Sciences. This isa brilliant initiative which will look intothe public perception on UNAM’s brandand positioning; the hosting of a UNAMstrategic session; and benchmarkingthe University against best practicesfrom other universities. The think tankwill look at resource mobilisation for ourfast growing institution. Work continuedto pave the way for the launch of theFriends of UNAM platform while thePrivate Public Partnership (PPP) wasconsidered. The PPP seeks to hasten theconstruction of more accommodationfacilities for the University’s burgeoningstudent population.To recognize and reward hard work andexcellence by our dedicated staff, Councilapproved a policy to award MeritoriousPerformance. Prof Luke Kanyomeka,deputy Dean of the Faculty of Agricultureand natural Resources received the BestAcademic Performance MeritoriousAnnual Report 2009 -xiii-

Award. The Merit Sabbatical Award wasawarded to Dr Erika Maass, Director ofthe Teaching and Learning ImprovementUnit (TLIU). An Independent RemunerationCommittee was also set up to deal withsalary related matters at the University.The SRC constitution was discussed andreferred back to the Offi ce of the Deanof Students for further refi nement. Councilapproved a modest increase in tuition feesin keeping up with trends in the region.UNAM remains the least expensive universityin the SADC region notwithstanding theincrease of 12 percent.Mr. Zach Kazapua completed his termas Pro-Vice Chancellor (Finance &Administration) and was seconded to theMultidisciplinary Research Centre (MRC)as a senior researcher. Council thanks MrKazapua for a job well done during histerm as Pro-Vice Chancellor (Finance &Administration) and wishes him well in hisnew portfolio.As the country strove towards theimplementation of NDP3, the Universityof Namibia intensifi ed its recruitmentinitiatives for both Masters and PhDprogrammes during the year under review.represents the University on the NamibiaQualifi cations Authority, had fruitfulengagements in addressing issues ofquality at the University.The year under review also witnessedthe successful implementation of thenew curriculum for the third year of theundergraduate degree programmes. Thenew curricula were designed to equipour graduates with a solid foundationof knowledge, critical inquiry skills andversatility. It will also enable them to adjustin the world of work. Students in all Facultieshave responded well to the challengesthat the new curricula posed and we arelooking forward to implementation of thefi nal year in 2010. Graduates from the newprogramme will be well prepared to playan active role in the development of ourcountry and beyond.In support of the implementation ofthe new curriculum, the Teachingand Learning Improvement Unit (TLIU)embarked on a number of trainingworkshops to better equip academicstaff to teach for the new curriculum. Inaddition, the Unit facilitated the revision ofall remaining post-graduate programmesfor implementation in 2010.Plans to establish the University ofNamibia’s Centre for Quality Assuranceand Management (CEQUAM) wereconcluded during the year under review.The centre’s Director, Dr Sifi so Nyathi, whoThis has clearly been a very busy year.Council congratulates all who contributedto the success of the many programmesthat were initiated. We are confi dent thatthis momentum will be maintained.Annual Report 2009 -xiv-

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Report Overview

Annual Report 2009 OverviewThe 2009 Annual Report of the University ofNamibia refl ects the sustained growth ofthe University in terms of delivering qualityeducation, service and being an agent ofdevelopment for the Nation. In additionto the institution’s Coat of Arms andMission Statement, the report is prefacedby statements from the Chancellor of theUniversity and Founding President of theRepublic of Namibia, His Excellency DrSam Nujoma; a statement by ProfessorFilemon Amaambo who is the Chairpersonof the University Council; as well as by anExecutive Summary of the Vice Chancellor,Professor Lazarus Hangula.As an executive report, the ViceChancellor’s Executive Summarychronicles the key achievements andchallenges of the institution during theperiod under review. This section alsodetails staff statistics as well as studentenrolment and graduation fi gures across allcampuses and academic units. This sectionis followed by the academic activitiesas presented by deans of faculty andheads of academic centres of excellencewith a particular focus on researchand publications, as well as communityengagement. Complementing these arereports by the University’s support units,which enumerate on activities undertakenin support of academic effi ciency andeffectiveness.The University continued to tighten fi nancecontrols with the aim of maintaining thefi nancial discipline required to implementthe Council approved second Five-YearDevelopment Plan. The fi nance section,therefore, details the revenue andexpenditure of the University during thereview period.The report concludes with a list of theSenior Offi ce Bearers, members of Counciland Senate, as well as Management.Annual Report 2009 -2-

The Vice Chancellor’s Executive Summary

Professor Lazarus HangulaPREAMBLEThe year 2009, which is covered in thisreport, will certainly go down in the recordsof the University of Namibia as among thebusiest ever, as all staff members workedtirelessly to implement various initiatives.The year under review saw the fruits ofthe University’s staff development efforts.Five of the University’s staff earned theirdoctorates in various disciplines. TheFounding President of the Republic ofNamibia, H. E. Dr Sam Nujoma who isalso the Chancellor of the Universityof Namibia, led by example when hegraduated with a Masters Degree inGeology. The Chancellor’s passion foreducation and this University is unrivalledand is a perpetual source of inspiration.The Kalimbeza Rice Cultivation Projectin Caprivi, which is being spearheadedby UNAM scientists in collaboration withthe Government through the Ministry ofAgriculture, Water and Forestry, exceededexpectations in 2009. The project got abumper harvest and plans began to roll outso that local communities are empowered.Cabinet decided that all the four Collegesof Education in the country merge with theUniversity of Namibia and preparations totake them on board began in earnest. TheUniversity successfully set up the Centrefor Quality Assurance & Management(CEQUAM), which is now headed byDr. Sifi so Nyathi. Thisfollowed variousworkshops to prepareall those who wouldparticipate in qualityassurance.Prior to the establishment of CEQUAM,assurance mechanisms were unoffi ciallydriven. This is a very importantdevelopment. A quality assurance policywill vouch that our graduates will beemployable anywhere.CHALLENGESThe main campus of the University ofNamibia is situated in Pionierspark,Windhoek. This facility was initially meantonly for about 400 student teachersduring the colonial era. The total studentpopulation going through the gates ofthis campus daily in 2009 stood at over7 000. During 2009, UNAM added afloor each to two of the existing lecturebuildings, thus creating more lecturerooms and much needed laboratories.Management also intensified its effortsto find solutions to the lack of sufficientstudent accommodation on its main andOshakati campuses through engagingoutside entities under a private, publicpartnership arrangement.Another key challenge was theimprovement of the overall internetbandwidth of the institution in orderAnnual Report 2009 -4-

to provide the necessary academicand administrative support to staff andstudents.national development. We are very proudto be among institutions that are trainingfor the future of Namibia.As the only university and largest teachingpublic institution in the country, theUniversity remained under constantpressure to expand access to highereducation. UNAM remained concernedabout the limited number of graduatesat school leaving level who obtainedthe required C average to be admittedto undergraduate degree programmes.The Cabinet decision to merge the fourColleges of Education with UNAM is,therefore, a step in the right direction toaddress the quality of teachers at theelementary and lower primary levels.The establishment of the School ofMedicine has sparked national interestsfrom pupils all over the country includingstudents from high schools who traditionallydid not regard UNAM as their fi rst universityof choice. A similar trend was also noticedwith the new Faculty of Engineeringand Information Technology based atOngwediva in Northern Namibia.KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTSThe year under review got off to a roaringstart with the inauguration of the Faculty ofEngineering and Information Technologyat Onwediva by His Excellency Hifi kepunyePohamba, President of the Republic ofNamibia.All over the southern African region,engineers of all types are few and farbetween, yet they play a defi ning role inThe University Senate approved thecurriculum of the School of Medicine, thuslaying the foundation for the country’sfi rst ever School of Medicine. This enabledthe University to fl ight advertisements invarious media all over the continent andbeyond for staff for the School of Medicine.Recruitment of key staff members of theschool was done during this period.The University had a total staff complementof 815 during 2009. This fi gure includes 419academic staff, 259 academic supportstaff and 137 central administrative staff.Expatriate staff accounted for only 17% ofall academic staff, while females made up47% of the total number of University staff.In a foresighted effort to create adequateacademic human capacity for thenational university and to engenderhuman resources development capableof addressing the defi cit of the pastand spearheading socioeconomicdevelopment agenda in the country,the Council of the University of Namibiaestablished a Staff DevelopmentCommittee. UNAM has therefore mountedan aggressive staff developmentprogramme to build the local capacityof both its academic and administrativestaff. During 2009, 87 members of staffwere pursuing Doctoral degrees, 29 wereenrolled for Masters Degrees while 21 andnine others were enrolled for Bachelor’sand other qualifi cations respectively atUniversities in the region and abroad.Annual Report 2009 -5-

1Table 1: Faculties and Centres Academic StaffFaculty/Centre Total % FemaleAgriculture & Natural Resources 60 40Economics & Management Sciences 39 21Education 38 50Engineering & Information Technology 3 0Humanities & Social Sciences 72 54Law 12 25Health Sciences 38 92Science 93 26Centre for External Studies 17 47Language Centre 16 56MRC 8 13UNAM Library 12 75Oshakati Campus 7 71SANUMARC 4 25TOTAL ACADEMIC STAFF 419 44Academic Support staffFaculty/Centre Total % FemaleAgriculture & Natural Resources 109 37Economics & Management Sciences 5 80Education 3 33Engineering & Information Technology 6 50Humanities & Social Sciences 4 50Law 4 100Health Sciences 4 50Science 8 75Centre for External Studies 27 78Language Centre 4 75Dean of Students 33 45MRC 3 100UNAM Library 34 62Oshakati Campus 12 58SANUMARC 3 33TOTAL ACADEMIC SUPPORT STAFF 259 51Annual Report 2009 -6-

Central Administrative StaffFaculty/Centre Total % FemaleOffi ce of the Vice-Chancellor 4 50Offi ce of the Pro-Vice Chancellor: Academic Affairs & Research 5 40Offi ce of the Pro-Vice Chancellor: Administration & Finance 2 50Offi ce of the Registrar 22 77Offi ce of the Bursar 24 63Communication & Marketing 4 25Human Resources 14 71Estate Services 45 20Computer Centre 14 21UNAM Foundation 3 100TOTAL CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF 137 46GRAND UNIVERSITY TOTAL 815 47The number of females on staffdevelopment accounted for over halfof the staff, 59%. This is in compliancewith the Affi rmative Action Policy andUNAM’s commitment to being an equalopportunity employer of choice to mostprofessionals in the country.2Table 2: University Staff on TrainingFaculty/Unit Total PhD Master’sDegreeBachelor’sDegreeOthers % FemaleAgriculture & Natural Resources 13 10 3 - - 54Economics & Management Science 6 5 1 - - 0Education 10 9 1 - - 30Humanities & Social Sciences 16 15 1 - - 88Law 4 3 1 - - 50Health Sciences 24 22 1 1 - 92Science 20 11 7 2 - 40Centre for External Studies 7 4 3 - - 57Language Centre 6 1 2 3 - 67Oshakati Campus 14 3 4 6 1 57Administrative Staff 16 2 3 6 5 50SANUMARC 2 2 - - - 50Library 8 - 2 3 3 63TOTAL 146 87 29 21 9 59Annual Report 2009 -7-

The University now has a ResearchCoordinator, Prof Isaac Mapaure.Indications are that the quantity andquality of research and publicationsbeing done by UNAM academics is of thehighest calibre. UNAM continued to beamong the top 25 universities in Africa andit is clear that research played a majorrole in the University’s rating. Although allFaculties produced some publications, theFaculties of Law, Science and Agricultureand Natural Resources did stand out.Statistics show that in the Faculty of Law,staff members published on average fourarticles each. Research undertaken by theFaculty of Agriculture and Natural Resourcesincluded that into the growing of the Saffronplant, the most expensive spice on earth;the domestication of the marama wildbean which is high in protein and starch;and research on Hanta viruses which arethreatening human lives all over the world.To spread and strengthen the culture ofscientifi c enquiry, all fi nal year studentswere required to undertake researchprojects in a variety of disciplines.Scores of papers were published inpeer reviewed journals, while some staffmembers published books or contributedchapters to books that were published. Astaff member in the Faculty of Agricultureand Natural Resources published abook entitled: Identifi cation of mineralimbalances in cattle. This book waspublished through Creative Space of theUSA. In the Faculty of Humanities andSocial Sciences, two academic books;four chapters in books; and nine articleswere published in refereed journals.Research continued into the possibilityof the cultivation of Ganodemalucidium, a medicinal mushroom. TheZERI Unit continued to explore ways ofpopularizing mushroom farming in thecountry, especially in disadvantagedcommunities. One of our scientists, DrPercy Chimwamurombe was elected asExecutive Secretary of the African Societyof Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms.The Sam Nujoma Marine and CoastalResources Research Centre intensifi ed itsresearch activities during 2009. Researchto monitor the gonadal development ofthe silver cop Argyrosomus inodorus wasundertaken. The Centre also successfullycultivated elephant grass which maybe useful as a mushroom substrate andwhich has proven to be adaptable to theenvironmental conditions along the coast.Engineering and Medicine remainedthe key focus areas for internationalcollaboration during 2009. The ViceChancellor visited and received returnvisits from numerous partners in the regionand beyond in his efforts to cementlinkages that have reciprocal benefi ts forall partners. The universities of Washington(Seattle), Cape Town, Stellenbosch,Tokyo University of Marine Science andTechnology (TUMSAT), and Oulu in Finlandplayed a critical role in developing thecurriculum and setting up laboratoriesfor both the Engineering Faculty and theSchool of Medicine. The University ofWashington through I-TECH has committedor provided equipment, books, and stafffor the School of Medicine, Nursing andPublic Health as well as for the soon toAnnual Report 2009 -8-

e established School of Pharmacy. TheUniversity has also made a commitment tolink the new School of Medicine with therest of the University campuses via videoconferencing.The University of Namibia is particularlyappreciative of the assistance from theGovernments of Finland and India in theircommitment to fund the collaborationbetween UNAM and the University ofOulu as well as to erect a building in thecase of the Indian Government.The Faculty of Education stands tobe congratulated for the EU-FundedEdulink project which is benefittingUniversities in Finland, Namibia, Kenyaand Zambia in the areas of assessmentand intervention for learners withlearning disabilities.The Faculty of Science through theDepartment of Statistics also securedfunding from the European Union, as didSANUMARC for its Biofuels Project.The Sam Nujoma Marine and CoastalResources Research Centre at Henties Bayalso continued to foster links with local,regional and international institutions.Worth noting is its NEPAD funded projectwith South African and Angolan partnersthrough the Benguela Current Commission.This Centre is also a designated unit ofthe United Nations University’s Instituteof Natural Resources in Africa based inAccra, Ghana.Annual Report 2009 -9-

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Overview of Key Activities

Overview of Key ActivitiesSTUDENT ENROLMENTFor the first time since its inception in1992, student enrolment at UNAM foran academic year reached 10 101in 2009. The number of full and parttimestudents increased to 8 024, anincrease of 18% compared to theprevious year.In addition, the University enrolled atotal of 2 077 students through the modeof distance teaching, representingan increase of 35% compared to theprevious year. The increase in studentenrolment can be attributed to theaccess created by UNAM to highereducation through its decentralizedcampus system and eight regionalcentres in most regions of the country.A total of 1 309 international studentsfrom 38 different countries wereregistered for full and part-time studies atthe University. This implies that 16% of thefull and part-time student complementcomprised of international students. Itis worth noting that 38 internationalstudents did their programmes throughthe mode of distance teaching.Of the 10 101 students, 8 024 were fulland part-time students enrolled at UNAM.The majority, namely 58%, were females.Female students, 69%, also accounted forthe greater number of University studentswho pursued their education through themode of distance learning in 2009.UNAM registered a total of 6 437 studentsfor undergraduate degree programmewhile another 304 students enrolled forgraduate degrees. It is interesting tonote that from the 269 students whopursued Masters Degree programmes in2009, 35 were international students. Ofthe thirty fi ve students who enrolled fordoctoral degrees, 57% were females andseven where international students. TheUniversity’s graduate programmes aretherefore of international standard andcalibre.The University of Namibia remainscommitted to increased access to highereducation and has intensifi ed its studentrecruitment process in those regions whichexhibit lower enrolment rates. This is donethrough visits to high schools as well asattending career fairs and shows andexhibitions in the respective regions.Annual Report 2009 -12-

3Table 3: Student Enrolment per Faculty/CentreFACULTY QUALIFICATION FACULTYTOTALAnnual Report 2009 -13-NON-NAMIBIANS% FemaleAGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES 414Non-Degree Purposes 2 2 0Diploma 202 0 50Bachelors Degree 204 44 45Masters Degree 4 0 50Doctoral 2 0 100ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2478Non-Degree Purposes 17 5 35Certifi cate 119 0 57Diploma 417 16 58Bachelors Degree 1764 524 53Postgraduate Diploma 106 5 57Masters Degree 52 5 29Doctoral 3 0 33EDUCATION 956Non-Degree Purposes 1 0 100Diploma 190 7 71Bachelors Degree 667 18 60Postgraduate Diploma 26 0 46Masters Degree 64 0 69Doctoral 8 2 13ENGINEERING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 160Bachelors Degree 159 33 26Doctoral 1 1 0HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES 1359Guest Student 1 1 100Non-Degree Purposes 27 12 70Diploma 222 22 64Bachelors Degree 1025 317 70Postgraduate Diploma 2 0 100Masters Degree 76 15 61Doctoral 6 0 100LAW 659Non-Degree Purposes 3 0 33Certifi cate 74 0 43Diploma 17 1 47Bachelors Degree 552 56 53Postgraduate Diploma 2 0 0Masters Degree 10 4 80Doctoral 1 0 100

FACULTY QUALIFICATION FACULTYTOTALSCHOOL OF NURSING AND PUBLIC HEALTH 901Annual Report 2009 -14-NON-NAMIBIANS% FemaleNon-Degree Purposes 16 0 87.5Certifi cate 9 0 100Diploma 382 49 79Bachelors Degree 428 22 75Postgraduate Diploma 21 0 90Masters Degree 34 5 62Doctoral 11 2 73SCIENCE 997Non-Degree Purposes 6 1 50Bachelors Degree 959 132 47Masters Degree 29 6 59Doctoral 3 2 33UNAM FOUNDATION PROGRAMME 100Certifi cate 100 0 66TOTAL (FULL & PART-TIME) 8 024 1 309 58CENTRE FOR EXTERNAL STUDIES 2077Non-Degree Purposes 7 0 71Certifi cate 321 1 69Diploma 471 8 75Specialised Diploma 530 0 59Bachelors Degree 679 23 73Postgraduate Diploma 69 6 58TOTAL (DISTANCE TEACHING) 2 077 38 69OVERALL TOTAL 10 101 1 347 60

4Table 4: Student Enrolment per RegionREGIONAgricultureEconomicsEducationEngineeringFACULTYHumanitiesLawNursingScienceFoundationTOTALCAPRIVI 19 69 25 4 61 23 16 38 255ERONGO 14 98 16 6 43 23 23 41 264HARDAP 6 36 7 2 19 13 10 15 108KARAS 6 63 11 3 43 18 13 16 173KAVANGO 27 90 54 9 38 16 67 55 1 357KHOMAS 110 1109 366 42 555 402 239 346 2 3 171KUNENE 6 9 6 2 3 2 6 7 1 42OHANGWENA 22 46 88 11 24 5 66 47 24 333OMAHEKE 6 25 7 1 16 3 2 13 73OMUSATI 81 150 189 31 63 40 198 146 41 939OSHANA 46 136 135 14 68 24 128 78 30 659OSHIKOTO 11 27 8 11 9 18 14 1 99OTJOZONDJUPA 14 65 17 1 48 20 37 40 2426 715Regional EnrolmentntAll 13 Regions of Namibia wererepresented through enrolments at UNAM.The Khomas region attracted 47% of all fulland part-time students, followed by thenorthern regions of Omusati, Ohangwena,Oshana and Oshikoto which accountedfor 30% of all enrolments at the University.UNAM also had a strong presence onthe ground in the north with the OgongoCampus of the Faculty of Agricultureand Natural Resources as well as theOshakati Campus. This latter campus wasalso home to 53% of all UNAM studentspursuing their qualifi cations through themode of distance learning offered by theCentre for External Studies.Although student enrolment throughthe distance mode also refl ect diverseregional demographics, more needs tobe done to increase access to highereducation through this mode of studyfor the regions of Kunene, Omaheke andOshikoto.Annual Report 2009 -15-

5Table 5: CES EnrolmentUNAM REGIONAL CENTRE SUB-TOTAL TOTALNAMIBIAN 2039GOBABIS 27KATIMA MULILO 57KEETMANSHOOP 66KHORIXAS 18OTJIWARONGO 32OSHAKATI 1102RUNDU 170SWAKOPMUND 71TSUMEB 58WINDHOEK 438NON-NAMIBIAN 38 38TOTAL 2 0776Table 6: Foreign Student EnrolmentCOUNTRYCOUNTRY TOTALANGOLA 75BELGIUM 1BOTSWANA 153BURKINA FASO 1BURUNDI 6CAMEROON 1CANADA 1CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC 1CHINA 12CONGO 6DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO 6DENMARK 1EGYPT 1FINLAND 6FRANCE 1GERMANY 10GHANA 5INDIA 2JAMAICA 1KENYA 30LESOTHO 1MALAWI 24MALYSIA 2MEXICO 1NIGERIA 25Annual Report 2009 -16-

COUNTRYCOUNTRY TOTALPHILLIPPINES 1PORTUGAL 1RWANDA 1SOUTH AFRICA 13SUDAN 1SWAZILAND 4SWEDEN 2TAIWAN 1TANZANIA 35UGANDA 12UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 3ZAMBIA 543ZIMBABWE 317GRAND TOTAL 1 309GRADUATIONA total of 1 550 candidates graduated fromUNAM during the 2009 academic year.The Faculties of Agriculture and NaturalResources, Economics and ManagementScience, Humanities and Social Sciences,and Law showed a signifi cant increasein their number of graduates comparedto the previous year, i.e. the Faculty ofAgriculture and Natural Resources 11%;Economics & Management Science 27%;Humanities and Social Sciences 38%; andthe Faculty of Law with 33%.In terms of gender, female graduatesaccounted for two-thirds of all graduates.Mr Clever Mapaure received the tophonour of the University, the Chancellor’sMedal, for being the best student of theUniversity of Namibia in 2009. He completedthe Master of Laws degree, cum laude.In line with the aggressive implementationof its Staff Development Programme, fourcandidates received doctoral degreesduring 2009. These were one in theFaculty of Education, two in the Facultyof Humanities and Social Sciences, andanother in the Faculty of Health Sciences(School of Nursing and Public Health).Annual Report 2009 -17-

7Table 7: Graduation Figures per Faculty/CentreFACULTY QUALIFICATION FACULTY TOTAL % FemalesAGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES 81Diploma 51 59Bachelors Degree 30 40ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 436Certifi cate 39 56Diploma 105 69Bachelors Degree 237 62Postgraduate Diploma 48 65Masters Degree 7 14EDUCATION 104Diploma 35 60Bachelors Degree 68 62Doctoral 1HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES 184Diploma 43 74Bachelors Degree 133 76Postgraduate Diploma 1 100Masters Degree 5 40Doctoral 2 100LAW 177Certifi cate 44 55Diploma 14 50Bachelors Degree 111 59Postgraduate Diploma 1Masters Degree 7 71HEALTH SCIENCESSchool of Nursing & Public Health 93Diploma 88 83Masters Degree 4 75Doctoral 1SCIENCE 71Bachelors Degree 69 49Masters Degree 2 50Annual Report 2009 -18-

FACULTY QUALIFICATION FACULTY TOTAL % FemalesCENTRE FOR EXTERNAL STUDIES 404Certifi cate 85 84Diploma 268 64Bachelors Degree 42 64Postgraduate Diploma 9 44GRAND TOTAL 1 550 658Table 8: Graduation Figures - International StudentsCOUNTRY MALE FEMALE TOTALANGOLA 8 2 10BOTSWANA 4 8 12CHINA - 1 1CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - 1 1CONGO - 1 1DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO 1 2 3DENMARK - 1 1GERMANY 1 - 1JAMAICA - 1 1KENYA 1 7 8MALAWI 2 - 2NIGERIA - 1 1RWANDA - 1 1SOUTH AFRICA - 2 2SUDAN 1 - 1TANZANIA 4 - 4UGANDA 1 3 4ZAMBIA 16 25 41ZIMBABWE 17 22 39TOTAL 56 78 134A total of 134 international students from19 different countries graduated fromUNAM during 2009. Zambia had the mostcandidates, with 41, followed by Zimbabwe,39. Botswana, Angola and Kenya alsorecorded a signifi cant number of graduatescompared to the rest of the other countries.Overall, there was a considerable increaseof 41% of international graduates in 2009compared to the previous year.Annual Report 2009 -19-

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Activities of Faculties & Campuses

Activities of Faculties & CampusesFACULTY OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCESExecutive Dean: Dr Martin B SchneiderFACULTY OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCESThe Faculty of Agriculture andNatural Resources (FANR)continued to operate with sixDepartments from three differentcampuses. Following the approval in2008 to split the Department of NaturalResources into the Department ofFisheries and Aquatic Sciences (locatedat Main Campus) and the Department ofIntegrated Environmental Sciences (DIES;based at Ogongo), second year B.Sc.-DIES students for the fi rst time continuedtheir studies at Ogongo. The Departmentof Crop Science is also based at Ogongo,while the Neudamm Campus is hometo the Department of Food Scienceand Technology, the Department ofAnimal Science and the Department ofAgriculture Economics. Dr MB Schneideracted as Executive Dean of the Faculty.replaced by a new diploma curriculumin 2009, with the fi rst student intake atNeudamm and Ogongo, will be phasedout in 2010. This year also marked theactivation of the new 3 rd year B.Sc.curriculum, which is due for a mid-termreview in 2010. The second year of theRangeland Resources Management postgraduateprogramme saw two studentsfi nalising their research and thesis work.Approximately 40% of FANR’s academicstaff members were still pursuing their postgraduate studies during 2009, both ona part as well as full-time basis. Throughstudy leave the staff members were busyworking on their respective PhD and M.Sc.degrees at UNAM and various Universitiesin Europe, Asia and America to upgradetheir qualifi cations.Academic MattersFollowing the completed integration of theformer agricultural colleges into the UNAMsystem in 2008, the last 2 nd and 3 rd yeardiploma students, still studying under theold government curriculum, continued theirstudies in 2009. This programme which wasThe new Department of IntegratedEnvironmental Science started its fi rstyear of implementation at the OgongoCampus. For the academic year 2009the Department was operating withfi ve lecturers, two technologists and fi vegeneral support staff in the fi eld.Annual Report 2009 -22-

Research and PublicationsThe Faculty of Agriculture and NaturalResources was involved in numerousresearch and development projects. Themost prominent is the Ministry of Agriculture,Water and Forestry/UNAM rice projectthat was transformed into a nationalproject. Through this project the Facultysuccessfully strengthened and supportedthe introduction of rice cultivation in theZambezi River plains and the seasonalwetlands of northern Namibia.To date the project has expanded from3 ha to 25 ha of irrigated rice fields. Fourvarieties of rice have been identifiedfor production, while further research isunderway to identify more rice varietiesfor commercialisation. This project hasdemonstrated that the Faculty hasthe capacity to do practical work inpartnership with other organisations.Through such projects the Faculty hasproven that it is able to contributepositively towards national developmentin a joint partnership with government.To strengthen their research skills, allfi nal year students conducted researchprojects which covered a wide range oftopics such as: Biodiversity, Taxonomy,Aquaculture, Marine and CoastalEnvironmental Research as well as socioeconomicissues.The following publications materialised:dynamics of Nile tilapia, Oreochromisniloticus (Actinopterygii: Perciformes:Cichlidae). Acta Ichthyologica etPiscatoria 39(2): 000 - 000.E. Omoregie, L. Igoche, T. O. Ojobe, K.V. Absalom and B. C. Onusiriuka (2009).Effect of varying levels of sweet potato(Ipomea batatas) peels on growth,feed utilization and some biochemicalresponses of the cichlid (Oreochromisniloticus). African Journal of Food,Agriculture, Nutrition and Development9(2): 700 – 710.E. C. Musaba and E.R. Sheehama. TheSocio-economic factors infl uencingharvesting of Eembe (Berchemia discolor)wild fruits by communal households in theOhangwena region, Namibia. Vol, 2, No1 (2009): http://ndj.unam.na/index.php/ndj/article/view/26/40.Bille, P.G., Haradoeb B.R. and ShigwedhaN. (2009). Evaluation of Chemical andBacteriological Quality of Raw Milk fromNeudamm Dairy Farm in Namibia. AfricanJournal of Food Agriculture, Nutrition andDevelopment, 9 1511 – 1523.Gwanama, C, Kanyomeka, L., ODMwandemele and F Mubiana. 2009.Greenhouse evaluation of wheat cultivars’performance in the coastal areas ofNamibia. Namibia Development Journal2: 1-9. http://ndj.unam/index.php/ndj/article/view/60/60.E. Omoregie, M. N. O. Ajima and R. I. Keke(2009). Effect of single superphosphatefertilizer on survival and respiratoryKanyomeka, L., S.L. Masike & C.F.Reinhardt (2009). The effect gypseferouswater on biological activities of atrazine,Annual Report 2009 -23-

2, 4-D and metalachlor. Journal of CurrentWorld Environment, 4: 09-13.One book on “Identifi cation of mineralimbalances in cattle” was publishedthrough Creative Space (USA). Anotherbooklet on “Glossary of words used inExamination Questions” was also publishedthrough the same publisher.A research proposal jointly preparedwith colleagues from other departmentsreceived funding from the UniversityResearch and Publication Committee.This was the assessment of the factorsaffecting productivity and degradationof the rangelands at UNAM Farms locatednear Okakarara by Dr. E. Lutaaya, Dr E.C.Musaba, G. Kamupingene, Mr. P. Muteka,Ms M. Nandi (replaced by Mr M.M Eiseb).Community EngagementAll academic staff members wereactive in community outreach activities.Interactions with stakeholders (farmers,industry, Government Ministries) weremaintained throughout the review period.The Faculty continuously participatedin the activities of the Northern NamibiaForestry Committee through whichactivities regarding environmentalawareness, Arbor Day celebration, treeplanting competitions and teacher’sseminar on environmental issues wereconducted. The Faculty continued tobe an active member to this committeeand members contribute to the work ofthe committee aimed at environmentalawareness and combating desertifi cationin the four Northern Regions of Namibia.The Faculty collaborated with communitiesin areas of bee management with a viewto protecting bees and also to utilise themfor income generation. The process ofhaving a collaborative agreement withthe Directorate of Forestry was initiatedand aimed at registering the Departmentunder the proposed Association ofBeekeepers in Namibia. This will enablethe department to collaborate withother Beekeepers in Namibia in areasof research, training and communityawareness.Annual Report 2009 -24-

FACULTY OF ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCEDean: Dr Boniface S MutumbaFACULTY OF ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCEThe Faculty of Economics andManagement Science (FEMS)offers a series of programmes tailormadein response to the expressedneeds of the public, private sector andsociety at diploma, undergraduate andpost-graduate levels. During the yearunder review, the Faculty experienced anincrease in its student population whencompared to the previous academicyear.The Faculty administered multifaceted skillsdevelopment programmes. For instance,military and non-military instruments ofthe state continued to receive high levelcapacity building interventions fromthe Faculty in pursuit of national securityobjectives. This was done through coursessuch as the Master of Security and StrategicStudies offered by the Departmentof Politics and Administrative Studies;Diploma in Accounting and Auditingoffered by the Department of Accounting,Auditing and Income Tax; and the Masterof Business Administration offered by theNamibia Business School. The Departmentof Economics and Management Sciencescomplements the other three throughthe administration of Bachelor of BusinessAdministration degree programme.The Faculty is expected to serve as thefocal point in the relationship betweenUNAM and the Namibia Institute of PublicAdministration and Management (NIPAM)in the process of developing curriculumfor programmes and the training of civilservants. Apart from adding value to theseprogrammes, the involvement of UNAMthrough this Faculty is likely to strengthenUNAM and improve its capacity buildingcapabilities.Academic ActivitiesDistinguished senior academics andresearchers constituted the high levelteaching and research team that madeup the staff component of this Faculty.To ensure international and nationalcompetitiveness, the Faculty continued toengage stakeholders in curriculum reviewof all diploma, degree and post-graduateprogrammes. Further, the Facultyimproved the quality and relevance ofits programmes that led to an increase inthe foreign student enrollment in most ofits programmes. In an effort to maintainits competitive position, the Facultycontinued to align all its programmes to theNQA and NQF requirements. To cementthis, staff members employed by the NQAconstituted the team of key stakeholdersthat were invited to participate in theAnnual Report 2009 -25-

curriculum review exercise for postgraduateprogrammes.In terms of staff development and overallcapacity building, the Faculty was guidedby a profi le depicting a priority list oflecturers, senior lecturers and professorswho are annually scheduled for both staffdevelopment and post doctoral researchprogrammes. This has resulted in studentand lecturer exchange programmes thatwere co-funded both by UNAM and itspartners to the benefi t of staff members.Four staff development fellows and onepost doctoral researcher were supported.A number of new academic programmeswere designed and implemented in 2009.During the same period, the Diploma inLocal Government Studies was also offeredon the distance mode. The Department ofAccounting, Auditing and Income Tax alsointroduced the Diploma in Accountingand Finance, an Advanced Diploma inAccounting and Finance, as well as aMaster of Accounting and Finance.Research and PublicationsStaff members in the departments ofPolitical and Administrative Studies,Economics and Accounting, Auditingand Income Tax contributed immenselytowards the realisation of the Faculty’sresearch objectives. Two internationalconferences were successfully hostedin Namibia. Following these twoconferences, a series of peer reviewedpapers are due for publication. Staffmembers accelerated their efforts towardsproduction of chapters in books, researchpapers and other relevant manuscriptsthat address current issues at nationaland international levels. The contributionto the body of knowledge has particularlysurfaced in the areas of accounting andfi nance, decentralisation and publicadministration, governance and globalwarming.Other areas of research in which staffmembers of this Faculty were engagedincluded: regional and local governance;peace building; global warming;economic relations and economicpolicy development; SME development;privatisation and outsourcing; corporategovernance; and globalisation andenvironment.Community EngagementThe Dean served as the DeputyChairperson of the Board of Trustees of theNamibia Business School, a Liaison Offi cerof the Organisation for Social ScienceResearch in Eastern and Southern Africa(OSSEREA) Namibia Chapter. He wasalso a member of SADC-NET for BusinessSchools of Southern Africa, and served as amember of the quality assurance team ofthe Offi ce of the Prime Minister. Secondly,T. Chata served as a Board Member ofNAMFISA, P. Swartz as a member of CIMAand SAIBA, Prof Hayes as member of ICAN,Deputy Dean, Dr. Kakujaha as a Directoron the Bank of Namibia Board of Directors,Dr. Kaakunga was also a member of theAfrican Economic Research Consortium(AERC) and Mr. Mac Hengari as aManaging Trustee of the Board of Trusteesfor the Namibia Business School.Annual Report 2009 -26-

Apart from the foregoing, staff membersof this Faculty were engaged in nationalendeavours that include: Evaluation ofthe NDP3; Training needs analysis forregional and local government institutionsin Namibia; Rolling out of the BalancedScore Card to Public institutions of thestate; Prognosis of the national budget;Global warming; Namibia CompetitionCommission; Crafting of cabinetdocuments; Implementation of educationpolicy programmes; Involvement in thedevelopment of NIPAM; Rolling out ofthe Performance Management Systemof government; Collaborative researchprogrammes in conjunction with UCCBand MRC on government programmesand projects; and investigation on thestate of preparedness for decentralisationof rural water supply and rural sanitation.Annual Report 2009 -27-

FACULTY OF EDUCATIONDean: Prof Rehabeam AualaFACULTY OF EDUCATIONThe Faculty of Education is one of themost dynamic and vibrant Facultiesat the University of Namibia. TheFaculty strives to enhance thequality of its offerings geared towardsthe preparation of quality and effectiveteachers and community practitionersin the country. These activities directlycontribute towards the economic, socialand human capacity development of ourcountry. These activities are also in line withVision 2030, the Third National DevelopmentPlan (NDP3) and the provision of qualityteachers and programmes as envisagedin the Education Sector ImprovementProgramme (ETSIP) document. Duringthe 2009 academic year, the Facultyof Education made several signifi cantand important strides in its attempt tomaintain quality in its offerings, in teaching,research and community engagement. Inaddition quality progress was made in thepreparation of specialised departmentalpost-graduate programme offerings inthe Faculty. Some of the members ofstaff acted as external examiners at otheruniversities in the region, reviewers ofjournal articles and also taught courses.Academic ActivitiesThe year under review saw theimplementation of the fi rst three years ofthe new B.Ed course. All post-graduateprogrammes in the Faculty were fi nalised.It is hoped that the Departmentalspecialised Masters programmes willresult in the provision of relevant andquality programmes that should addressthe needs of both the country and theindividual students.The Faculty also introduced the M. EdLiteracy and Learning in collaborationwith Hedmark University College ofNorway and the University of Zambia. TheFaculty maintained links with the Universityof Oulu in Finland. Two PhD candidates(a member of staff and a student) spentthree months at the University of Oulu fromJanuary to May 2009 and described theirexperiences as worthwhile and helpful infocusing their respective studies.Another initiative of the Faculty during2009 was the EU-funded Edulink projectwhich was approved towards the endof the year comprising Finland, Namibia,Kenya and Zambia. The main objectiveof this link is the development of humancapacity at Universities in these countriesin the area of assessment and interventionfor learners with learning disabilities.One of the main activities in thepreparation of teachers is the practice, inAnnual Report 2009 -28-

which students were posted to almost allcorners of Namibia and were supervisedby the Faculty’s staff as part of a policy tomarket the University of Namibia to Grade12 learners at the schools visited duringteaching practice.Some members of staff moderatedexaminations of other Universities in theregion. Some examined Masters and/or PhD dissertations and theses at theseUniversities.During 2009, the Faculty of Educationbecame actively involved in the process ofintegrating the Colleges of Education intothe University of Namibia after a Cabinetdecision to merge with the Colleges as ofApril 1, 2010.Since the introduction of the new B.Ed. curricula in 2008, all staff memberswere involved in the programme withthe Curriculum Compilation Committeeleading the process. It is encouraging tonote that, as of January 2010 all Facultydegree and diploma offerings were to bebased on the new and revised curriculum.In addition, 2009 saw the revision of the M.Ed programmes in all Departments.The Faculty recruited four new members ofstaff. Two of these joined the Departmentof Curriculum Instruction and AssessmentStudies, with specialisations in Assessmentand English teaching, respectively. Onejoined the Department of Mathematics,Science and Sport Educationstrengthening the Home Economics fi eldof the Department which had hithertoonly one member of staff, while the fourthnew member of staff joined the Departmentof Educational Psychology and InclusiveEducation specialising in Counselling andGuidance. One Faculty member obtainedhis doctorate through the Staff DevelopmentProgramme of the University adding to thepool of highly qualified staff members in theFaculty and Namibia as a whole.Seven of the Faculty’s staff members werepursuing doctoral studies. The majority areon the verge of obtaining their doctorateswith either UNAM or Universities in theregion. It is hoped that this will add to thenumber of highly qualifi ed staff membersin the Faculty who will drive the newlyrevised and to be developed academicprogrammes. Members in the Facultywere actively involved as members ofseveral professional associations andsocieties locally and internationally.Some members served as Chairpersons,team leaders or coordinators of theseassociations or societies.The Department of Curriculum, Instructionand Assessment Studies operated atmaximum capacity. Two new membersof staff joined the department at thebeginning of 2009. Both colleagues camewith a wealth of experience in educationas they have been associated withschools, colleges and regional offi ces inNamibia.The Department of EducationalFoundations and Management madesignifi cant progress during the yearunder review in teaching, research andcommunity service and post-graduatestudent supervision. It had seven staffAnnual Report 2009 -29-

members, all of them with PhDs. TheDepartment of Educational Psychologyand Inclusive Education had sevenmembers of staff.The Department of Mathematics, Scienceand Sport Education had eight full-timestaff members and operated at maximumcapacity.Research and PublicationsMost staff members were involved inresearch, which resulted in publications suchas chapters in books, articles in refereed orpeer reviewed journals and research reports.Below are some of the highlights in thearea of research:Katzao, J. and Likando, G. (2010).Educational reform in Southern Africa:Prospects for the new Millennium- The Casefor Namibia. In C Wolhuter and HermannH.D (Eds). Educational reform in SouthernAfrica: Prospects for the New Millennium.Potchefstrom: C Wolhuter. (Accepted forPublication in 2009).Elizabeth E. Amukugo, Gilbert N. Likando,Geoffrey, N. Shakwa and John Nyambe(2010). A Critical Review of TeacherEducation in Namibia. In: K. Karas (Ed),(2010). International Handbook onTeacher Education. University of Crete,Greece. (Book in print). (Accepted forPublication in 2009).Auala, R.K. (2010). Profi le of a Teacherof Excellence: A Global Perspective. Achapter in Jarvela, M-L., Ritola, L. andSitomaniemi-San, J. (Eds) Education, Ethicsand Diversity. University of Oulu, Finland.Prof. S. Ikhide, Dr. M. Wagacha, Prof. M.Dansokho, Prof. M. Plummer and Dr. E.Amukugo (2009). SADC Regional PovertyObservatory Project Report. SADCSecretariat.Du Pisani, A., Auala, R.K., Kangumu, B.,Nakaambo, B., Iipumbu, N. And Willemse, A.(2009). Report of a Study Visit to Mauritius bythe Research and Publication Committee ofthe National Council for Higher Education,7-10 September 2009, Windhoek.Community EngagementMembers of the Department wereinvolved in several community services/engagements, both within and outsidethe University community. For examplemembers served on various UNAMcommittees including the running ofthe University of Namibia DisabilityUnit and in various capacities. Staffmembers also served on Boards ofNGOs, Parastatals and other bodies.A number of staff members providedhelp to disadvantaged learners in ourcommunity.Annual Report 2009 -30-

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYFounding Dean: Prof Frank KavisheFACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYThe new Faculty of Engineeringand Information Technology ofthe University of Namibia based atthe Northern town of Ongwedivasignified a bold and significant step byUNAM of decentralising higher educationdelivery.Apart from the modern lecture halls andexcellent teaching facilities, the Facultyfeatures a campus-wide wireless networkwith Internet facilities, platforms for on-linelecture notes and assignments, white boards,excellent laboratory facilities, ‘green’architectural designs, solar technology, oncampuswaste management for biogasproduction, CCTV and finger-print accessto buildings. The Faculty has the largestSolar Electricity Plant in Namibia, generatingabout 36 kW of electricity at peak timesevery day. Solar electricity powers mostactivities of the Faculty during daytime, thusreducing dependence on grid electricitysupplied by NAMPOWER.The main mission of the Faculty is to educateundergraduate and post-graduatestudents and to carry out research inthe following disciplines: mechanical,industrial, civil, environmental, mining,electronics, electrical, computer, IT,telecommunication, metallurgy, chemicaland biomedical engineering; while at thesame time providing engineering and ICTservices to the nation.The Faculty of Engineering and IT wasoffi cially inaugurated by H.E. Hifi kepunyePohamba, President of the Republic ofNamibia on 17 th April 2009. On the sameoccasion, the students hostels wereinaugurated by H.E. Dr. Sam Nujoma,Founding President of the NamibianNation and Chancellor of the Universityof Namibia. As part of the inauguration,three facilities were unveiled byrepresentatives of corporations whichhad donated money towards theconstruction of those facilities. TheAgricultural Bank of Namibia contributedN$600,000 towards a lecture hall;Standard Bank Namibia sponsoredanother lecture hall valued at N$300,000;while Old Mutual Namibia madeN$300,000 available towards equippinga computer laboratory. In addition tothese, Dr. Frans Indongo and the EliakimNamundjebo Family pledged N$ 200,000and N$300,000 respectively towards theconstruction of facilities under Phase 1B.Phases 1A and 1B of the Facultyconstitute the Department of MechanicalEngineering Building plus an offi ce block.These buildings, plus a 64-bed Studentshostel, a kiosk and some fl ats for visitingAnnual Report 2009 -31-

staff were fully funded by the Governmentof Namibia to the tune of about N$150million. Phase II, due to commence inmid 2010, will see the development oftwo sets of additional buildings. The fi rstset of buildings, which will be funded bythe Government of India to the tune ofN$90 million (US$ 12.1 million), will housethe Department of Mining Engineering,Department of Computer Engineering andIT and an Information Resource Centre.The second set of buildings, which will befunded by the Government of Namibia,will house the Department of Electronicsand Telecommunication Engineeringas well as the Department of ElectricalEngineering.Academic ActivitiesIn February 2009, the Faculty admittedits 42 pioneer students into Year 1 ofEngineering at the Ongwediva Campus.The students are specializing in eithercivil (12), electrical (7), electronics (6),mechanical (3), metallurgical (3) andmining engineering (11). In subsequentyears, the Faculty will also admit studentsinto computer, environmental, industrial,telecommunication and chemicalengineering disciplines.Mr. G Bombo joined the Faculty as alecturer of Metallurgy towards the end ofthe academic year. Messrs F. Shinombediand I. Kaholongo contributed to teachingMechanical Engineering as part-timelecturers while Mr E. Kandongo served asa part-time lecturer for Civil Engineering.Prof. Semar from GTZ Windhoek served asa visiting professor.The Faculty acquired basic laboratoryequipment for Electronics and ElectricalEngineering that are necessary forthe undergraduates’ training offundamentals in electrical, electronicsand telecommunications engineering.Research and PublicationsThe Founding Dean of the Faculty, ProfessorKavishe, was instrumental in initiatinga network of university researchers inmaterials science and engineering thatculminated with the formation of theAfrican Materials Science and EngineeringNetwork (AMSEN). The network is madeup of Wits University; University of Namibia;University of Botswana; University ofNairobi, Kenya; and the Federal Universityof Technology Akure (FUTA) of Nigeria.The aim of AMSEN is to encourageparticipating universities to put mechanismsin place to develop and retain facultymembers through joint research andpostgraduate training. AMSEN is a networkunder the auspices of the RegionalInitiative in Science and Education (RISE).RISE is supported by a grant from theCarnegie Corporation of New York. MrWillem Nashidengo, a Staff DevelopmentFellow in the Department of Mechanicaland Industrial Engineering, is one of thosewho obtained an AMSEN scholarship forMSc studies at Wits University. ThroughAMSEN, the Department will also acquirelaboratory equipment for the productionof carbon nanotubes. Professor Kavishe isthe Secretary General of AMSEN.Dr Ogunmokun collaborated with MrAnnual Report 2009 -32-

U Kuvare of the Faculty of Agricultureand Natural Resources and assessedthe current and ongoing projects andprogrammes of the UNDP to identifyexisting coping strategies with regardsto climate change and variability. Healso undertook a Feasibility Study on theDevelopment of an Integrated Maricultureand Agriculture Youth Project at the Townof Henties Bay for the National YouthServices and embarked on a project onConservation Agriculture.Community EngagementMembers of the Faculty continued torender their expertise to the Nationby serving as members of numerousBoards, the Engineering Council ofNamibia, the Namibia Qualifi cationsAuthority as well as on regional andinternational professional bodies. TheFaculty linked up with local Engineeringcompanies, notably Kuku Agri (Pty) andConsulting Services Africa leading tothe establishment of mutually benefi tingpartnerships. The Minister of Mines andEnergy appointed Mr E. Ruhunga to serveas a Member of the Advisory Committeeof the Namibia Renewable EnergyProgramme (NAMREP).Through the contacts made in the AMSENproject, Professor Kavishe is the cosupervisorof postgraduate students, oneat the University of Nairobi and four at theUniversity of the Witswatersrand in SouthAfrica.Dr Ogunmokun was invited to join theConservation Agriculture TechnicalCommittee housed at the NamibianAgronomic Board.The key challenge remains the timeousrecruitment of academic staff as thisparticular crop of experts is very limitedlocally. Efforts to liaise with the relevantgovernment departments to ensure thespeedy processing of work permits andvisas continued.The Faculty continued to host varioussecondary schools, local traditional andnational leaders, captains of local businessand industry as well partner Universitiesfrom abroad.Annual Report 2009 -33-

FACULY OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCESDean: Prof Kingo MchombuFACULY OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCESThe Faculty of Humanities and SocialSciences strove to plan strategicallyto provide excellent and innovativeeducation, research and outreachthrough a dedicated team of staff duringthe academic year 2009 in implementingthe Balanced Scorecard method thatwas introduced for the fi rst time at UNAM.The Faculty Management comprisedof Prof. K. Mchombu, the Dean, Prof.M. Zappen-Thomson, Deputy Dean, sixHODs representing the departments andtwo additional members. HODs were asfollows: Dr C. Nengomasha, Informationand Communication Studies; Dr H Beyer,Language and Literature Studies; Prof HViljoen, Visual and Performing Arts; ProfJ Buitendach, Human Sciences; Prof P.Mufune, Sociology; and Dr M Hipondoka,Geography, History and EnvironmentalStudies; whereas the additional membersof the Faculty Management team wereDr M. Grobler and Prof W. Haacke.Academic ActivitiesFaculty activities revolved aroundthe conceptual interface betweenknowledge creation, education,language and cultural development.Teaching and research clustered aroundthe six departments of the Faculty. Theyrefl ected application-orientated nuclei ofscientifi c knowledge and meta-sciencesin Humanities, Languages, Culture andSocial Sciences. In line with the newcurriculum that was implemented in 2008,third year modules of the new curriculumwere successfully discharged. This ensuredthe delivery of NQA-accreditation onthe appropriate levels for the Faculty’sBachelor Degree and ProfessionalBachelor Degree Programmes.The following academic courses wereoffered in the Faculty during 2009:Diploma in Library Science, Recordsand Archives Management, PublicRelations, and Diploma in Visual Arts.The following degrees were offered:Library Sciences, Media Studies,Psychology, Social Work, Tourism, andBA General. Postgraduate studieswere offered in: Diploma in Translation,as well as at Masters or PhD Degreelevel. These undergraduate and postgraduateprogrammes are geared toemployment viability, education forpurpose through meeting the needs ofthe academic world and the society,teachers, health, media, informationand language specialists, and alsoof translators, managers, planners,environmentalists, social workers,religious leaders and professionals incultural expression and arts.Annual Report 2009 -34-

FACULTY OF LAWDean: Associate Prof Nico HornFACULTY OF LAWDuring the year under review,the Dean, Associate ProfessorNico Horn was assisted by MrFrancois Bangamwabo asacting Deputy Dean, while the DeputyDean, Mr F. Nghiishililwa was doingresearch for his PhD in Cape Town. Thethree departments of the Faculty: Privateand Procedural Law; Commercial Law,and Public Law and Jurisprudence wererespectively headed by Messrs S.K. Amoo,K.N. Kangueehi and Mr John Nakuta. TheDean also acted as the Director of theJustice Training Centre. Dr OC Ruppelwas the Director of the Human Rights andDocumentation Centre. Prof Manfred Hinzcontinued as the UNESCO Chair holder.The Faculty of Law also houses a Legal AidClinic under the leadership of Mr SK Amoo.Ms Yvonne Dausab joined the Faculty inFebruary and made a huge impact, bothin assisting Mr Amoo with the clinical workof the Legal Aid Clinic and as a lecturer.Mr Steve Gray from Missouri, WA was onthe staff establishment for one year as aFullbright Fellow.Four Namibian members of staff worked onPhDs and one on a LLM. Mr Nghiisililwa, theDeputy Dean was pursuing a PhD at theUniversity of Cape Town in Labour Law. MrKangueehi registered for a PhD in Tax Lawat the University of the Witwatersrand, MrNakuta was doing a PhD in Human RightsLaw at the University of Maastricht. MsMchombu continued to pursue a PhD inHIV/Aids at the University of Zululand, whileMr Bangamwabo continued to pursue hisPhD studies at the University of Ireland.Prof Manfred Hinz, the second Dean andFounding Deputy Dean of the Facultyretired at the end of the year. He madea huge contribution to the Faculty andespecially to Customary Law research inNamibia.Academic ActivitiesThe Faculty again presented full-time andpart-time B Juris and LL.B programmes.Both programmes grew extensively andthe student/staff ratio exceeded fi ftystudents per full-time staff member.The Faculty started several new specialisedcertifi cate programmes: The Certifi catein Criminal Justice, Constitutionalismand Human Rights was designed forlaw enforcement agencies such as theDefence Force, Correctional Service,Immigration Offi cers and the Police. During2009, 25 military prosecutors, defendersand chairpersons of court marshals, 15immigration offi cers and police/armyAnnual Report 2009 -36-

offi cers working in the fi eld of immigrationgraduated.Another exciting programme was theCertifi cate in Parliamentary Practice andConduct. Twenty Parliamentarians (mostlymembers of the Standing Committee onLaw and Constitutionalism) participatedin the programme. The Universityalso entered into an agreement withParliament to continue this programme in2010 and to assist the Standing Committeein executing their constitutional mandate.Justice Training CentreThe Justice Training Centre has a statutorymandate to work under the supervisionand discipline of the Board for LegalEducation to prepare the materials andteach candidate legal practitioners inpreparation of the Legal Practitioner’sQualifying Examination.Nine part-time lecturers – most of thempractising lawyers – participated in theprogramme. The Centre was managedby Ms. Christa Klazen and Prof. Horn actedas director. During the year under review,the Chief Justice and the Board for LegalEducation started a thorough evaluationof the programme for candidate legalpractitioners. The Faculty was part of thisendeavour and will cooperate to makethe JTC even more effective. The JTC hada record intake of 58 students in 2009.The Legal Aid ClinicThe Legal Aid Clinic serves a doublefunction. First, it is part of both the LLB and BJuris curriculum, where it prepares studentsto deal with clients, and in the case of LLBstudents, to defend clients in the districtlabour court. Secondly, it provides legaladvice and services for people whocannot afford a legal practitioner.With the arrival of Ms. Yvonne Dausab,who has extensive experience in legalclinical work, and with the able assistanceof Mr. Steve Gray, who was a Fulbrightfellow until July 2009, the work of the Clinichad real momentum. In 2009, the LegalAid Clinic operated predominantly indistrict labour courts where it delivered aservice to those who could not afford legalrepresentation, but have a constitutionalright to it.Research and PublicationsResearch activities by members of staffcovered almost all areas of law. Sevenmembers of the Faculty and four LLMstudents made contributions to one ofthe three editions of the Namibian LawJournal, (MacMillan), with the Dean, Assoc.Prof. Nico Horn, as editor-in-chief and Prof.Manfred Hinz as one of the co-editors.Professors Horn and Hinz, Dr. Ruppeland Mr. Bangamwabo contributed toHuman Rights in Africa (MacMillan); Dr.Ruppel edited a book with contributionsof LLB and B Juris students on women’sand children’s rights in Namibia. Horn,Hinz, Bangamwabo, Amoo, Nakuta andRuppel published articles in internationalpublications and/or contributed chaptersin academic books.The Dean served on several editorialAnnual Report 2009 -37-

oards of accredited law journals insouthern Africa and remained the editorin-chiefand a trustee of the Namibia LawJournal, while Prof. Hinz was his secunduson the Board of Trustees and a contributingeditor.Board for Legal Education, the Councilfor Higher Education, the Law ReformCommission, the Magistrates Commission,the Law Society of Namibia, UNESCONamibia and the Committee for excombatants.The publications output of the Facultyagain exceeded the benchmark forpublications in the region by far. Withouttaking Prof. Hinz’ contribution intoaccount, the Faculty published more than40 articles, reviews and chapters in booksand two books. This is an average of fourarticles per staff member.Community EngagementThe Faculty of Law, through the programmesand activities of the various components,provided invaluable services of diversenature to the community. These includedtailor-made academic programmes forthe civil service; security service, seminarsand workshops for traditional leaders,magistrates, prosecutors and the police.The Faculty continued its service to thecommunity through the Legal Aid Clinic.Several staff members served on statutorybodies and important committees such asthe Namibian Qualifi cations Authority, theThe Faculty also had several researchprojects which assisted statutory bodiesin formulating policy and drafting Bills.Prof. Hinz and Dr. Ruppel assisted the LawReform Commission on AdministrativeLaw in Namibia. Mr. John Nakuta servedon the committee of the Law ReformCommission dealing with AdministrativeLaw. Prof. Horn in partnership withStanford University prepared draft antitorturelegislation which resulted in aLaw Reform Commission Project. Prof.Horn, who started the project with a LLMstudent and Mr. Francois Bamangwabo,will participate in the ongoing programmeof the Commission.Prof Hinz continued his work in southernSudan, a UNDP-funded programme;Prof Horn served as an advisor to theInternational Pentecostal/Lutherandialogue. He also served the traditionalauthorities with advice and assistance onseveral occasions.Annual Report 2009 -38-

FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCESSCHOOL OF NURSING AND PUBLIC HEALTHDean: Dr Lischen Hoases-GorasesSCHOOL OF NURSING AND PUBLIC HEALTHSenate approved the establishmentof the Faculty of HealthSciences, which will house theSchool of Nursing and PublicHealth, as well as the Schools of Medicine,Pharmacy and Dentistry.The establishment of the Faculty of HealthSciences necessitated a name changefor the Faculty of Medical and HealthSciences to that of the School of Nursingand Public Health. The School of Nursingand Public Health strives for excellence inNursing, Radiography, and Public HealthEducation in order to meet the everchanging health needs of the Namibianpopulation. During the year under review,the Faculty was led by the Dean Dr. L.Haoses-Gorases, with assistance fromDeputy Dean Dr. M. Van Der Vyver andthe Heads of Department, Ms. N. Sumpi(Main Campus) and Ms. Hilka Udjombala,head of department at the OshakatiCampus.Student numbers increased annuallyfor undergraduate programmes asdetermined by the Faculty’s mainstakeholder, the Ministry of Health andSocial Services (MoHSS).The offi ce of the dean played animportant role in the establishment of theSchool of Medicine including presentingits curriculum to the Senate, taking partin the interviews of staff members andstudents as well as other related activities.Furthermore, the Dean worked closelywith Director of Management of HealthSciences (MSH) and the Offi ce of theVice Chancellor in the preparation of aPharmacy degree programme.The Honourable Dr. Richard Kamwi,Minister of Health and Social Servicesinaugurated new lecture halls within theFaculty during the year under review.Academic ActivitiesThe academic programmes offeredduring the 2009 academic year includedDiplomas, Certifi cates and Degrees.Diplomas offered were: Diploma inComprehensive Nursing and MidwiferyScience, Diploma in Midwifery Science,National Diploma in Radiography(Diagnostic), and Advanced UniversityDiploma in Nursing Science (OperatingRoom). Certifi cates included Certifi catesin Advanced Nursing Skills, andCertifi cates in Clinical Instruction.Degrees offered were Bachelor ofNursing Science (Clinical), Bachelor ofRadiography (Diagnostic), Bachelor ofScience (Pre-Medical) training. MastersAnnual Report 2009 -39-

in Public Health, Masters in NursingScience (Medical-Surgical Nursing), anda Doctoral in Nursing Science.The Faculty maintained its strongacademic relationship with the Universityof Stellenbosch, as well as the University ofWashington.Curricula that were revised to correspondwith the National Qualifi cations Frameworkincluded Doctoral degrees in NursingScience, Masters Degree in NursingScience (research only) and MastersDegree in Public Health, postgraduatediplomas in Critical Care, EmergencyNursing (Trauma), Operating Room NursingScience, Clinical Instruction, HealthPromotion Diagnosis and Treatment. Theseprogrammes were approved by Senate inNovember 2009.The NQF level 3 of the Bachelors degree inNursing Science (Clinical) and Bachelorsdegree in Radiography (Diagnostic) wassuccessfully implemented during 2009.Lecturers worked hard to continuedelivering quality services at all times.Three lecturers successfully completedtheir doctoral studies and graduated inApril 2009: Dr L Pretorius (Main Campus),Dr A. Kloppers (Main Campus) and DrK Shikongo (Oshakati Campus). Fifteenlecturers continued with their doctoralstudies in Nursing Science.The Coordinator of the Masters degreein Public Health, Ms. Selma Imene-Schuttwas appointed with the assistance ofI-TECH local offi ce.Research and PublicationsThe following articles and book chapterswere published or were in press:Nashandi, H.K., Iipinge, S.N., Hofnie-//Hoëbes, K. (2009). “What motivateswomen following the Prevention of Motherto Child Transmission (PMTCT) programmein Namibia?” African Journal of Midwiferyand Woman’s Health Vol. 3 No 1 January-March 2009, pp 30-33.Hofnie-//Hoëbes, K., & Van Dyk, A.(2009). Strategies for the facilitation ofthe change process by nurse managersduring the Namibian Health SectorReform. Namibian Development JournalVol. 2 Issue 1, pp 36-47.De Villiers, J.E. Principles and Practiceof Nursing and Health Care. Chapter: Inpress for February 2010.Jooste, K., Van der Vyver, J.M., & VanDyk, A. 2009. The methodology todevelop a programme to internalizeand operationalize the nursing processin gynecology wards in the Namibiancontext. Africa Journal of Nursing andMidwifery Vol. 3 No 1, pp 375-387.Senior staff member and the former DeanProf. A. Van Dyk received a merit awardfor her contributions towards the Facultysince its establishment.Verdiana Grace Masanja, Lischen Haoses-Gorases and Philbert Mugabo, RegressionModel to monitor HIV/AIDS Control fromNamibia Baseline. International Journal ofAnnual Report 2009 -40-

Ecology and Development accepted forpublication, 2009.Community EngagementFaculty staff members were activelyinvolved in community services. Thisincludes serving on professional bodiessuch as the Namibian Health ProfessionsCouncil, the Cancer Association ofNamibia, Mental Health programmes,National Council of Higher Education,the Namibia Coordinating Committeefor AIDS, Tuberculoses and Malaria(NACCATUM) of the Ministry of Healthand Social Services and the Healthy CitySteering Committee and others.Annual Report 2009 -41-

FACULTY OF SCIENCEDean: Prof Enos KiremireFACULTY OF SCIENCECognizant of the importancethat science plays in thedevelopment of any nation,the Faculty of Scienceat UNAM is committed to producinggraduates who are not only highlyqualifi ed, but who also contribute to ahighly competent scientifi c human powercapable of attaining the self reliance andeconomic development which Namibiahas set for itself by the year 2030.The Faculty of Science remained home tomany students as it continued to providecross teaching to students from facultiessuch as Education, Health Sciences,Agriculture and Natural Resources, andEngineering and Information Technologyas well as students studying through theCentre for External Studies.The Faculty continued to intensify itscollaboration with many universities andinstitutions world-wide. These include theUniversity of Florida, Rhodes University,University of Pretoria, Case Western ReserveUniversity, Eduardo Mondlane University inMozambique, University of Prince EdwardIsland, University of Hamburg, FreibergUniversity, the University of Cape Town, theUniversity of California in San Francisco,the University of Nairobi, and the AtomicEnergy Agency, among others.Academic ActivitiesThe main academic activities during theperiod under review were centred onteaching of undergraduate programmes.Nevertheless, post-graduate programmeswhich involve both course work andresearch were conducted in theDepartments of Biological Sciences,Chemistry, Biochemistry and ComputerScience. Some post-graduate trainingby research work only was done in thedepartments of Physics and Geology.The Founding Father of the Nation and theChancellor of the University of Namibia, HisExcellency, Dr. Sam Nujoma, graduatedwith a Masters Degree in Geology. Thesame department also introduced a newsingle major programme as well as sevennew courses.The department of Computer Sciencecontinued to offer two remarkableprogrammes namely, eLearning andCISCO. The Statistics Department designeda Diploma in Applied Statistics which willhave its fi rst intake in 2010. The departmentof Physics continued to participate in theHigh Energy Stereoscopic System (HESS)project. HESS is located in the GamsbergMountains of Namibia and is one of themost important astronomical observatoryAnnual Report 2009 -42-

centres in the Southern Hemisphere.However, there is a need to have afew Namibian post-graduate studentsparticipate in the HESS project under itssponsorship.The improved and revised curriculum withits concomitant introduction of more newcourses coupled with the ever increasingstudent numbers put immense pressureon the facilities and human resourcesneeded by the Faculty.Research and PublicationsThe Faculty recorded a total number of33 articles published in journals in 2009.The majority of the articles were in thePhysics Department (12) and ten werein the biological sciences. Geology,Mathematics and Statistics each publishedtwo articles each while staff membersin the Chemistry and BiochemistryDepartment published fi ve articles.The Faculty published thirty-three (33)articles published in journals in 2009. Thefollowing are the published articles bydepartment: Biological sciences (10);Chemistry and Biochemistry (5); Geology(2); Mathematics (2); Physics (12); andStatistics (2).The following are some of the publishedpapers from the Faculty:Jones, P., Salewski, V., Vickery, J. andMapaure, I. (in press). Habitat use anddensities of co-existing migrant WillowWarblers Phylloscopus trochilus andresident eremomelas Eremomela spp inZimbabwe. Accepted for publication inBird Study/Ringing & Migration.Mapaure, I., Campbell, B.M. and Gambiza,J. (2009). Evaluation of the effectivenessof an early peripheral burning strategyin controlling wild fi res in north-westernZimbabwe. African Journal of Ecology47:518-527.Chimwamurombe, P.M., Mapaure, I.and Hausiku, M.S. (2009). DNA-basedfungal identifi cation: First report of doubleinfection of Alternaria tenuissima andAmpelomyces species on malformedpods of Acacia karoo in Namibia. AsianJournal of Microbiology, Biotechnologyand Environmental Sciences 11(3): 665-669.Mapaure I. (2009). Editorial NamibiaDevelopment Journal 2(1).Nepolo E, Takundwa M, ChimwamurombePM, Cullis CA and Kunert K. 2009. A reviewof geographical distribution of Maramabean [Tylosema esculentum (Burchell)Schreiber] and genetic diversity in theNamibian germplasm. African Journal ofBiotechnology Vol. 8 (10), pp. 2088-2093.Hedimbi M, Kaaya GP andChimwamurombe PM. 2009. Infectionsand mortalities induced by Metarhiziumanisopliae in various developmentalstages of the red-legged tick Rhipicephalusevertsi evertsi using 2 formulations. SouthAfrican Journal of Veterinary Association80(2): 129.Bolin, Jay F., Erika Maass, and Lytton J.Annual Report 2009 -43-

Musselman (2009) Pollination Biology ofHydnora africana Thunb. (HYDNORACEAE)in Namibia: Brood-site mimicry with insectimprisonment pollination syndrome.International Journal of Plant Science 170(2):157-163).Chinsembu, K.C. (2009). Model andexperiences of initiating collaborationwith traditional healers in validation ofethnomedicines for HIV/AIDS in Namibia.Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine2009, 5:30 doi:10.1186/1746-4269-5-3.Klaassen, E. S., E. G. Kwembeya & E.Maass A taxonomic revision of the genusPentatrichia (ASTERACEAE) (2009) SouthAfrican Journal of Botany 75: 153-164).Seymour, Roger S., Erika Maass and Jay, F.Bolin (2009) Floral thermogenesis of threespecies of Hydnora (Hydnoraceae) inAfrica. Annals of Botany.Julies E.M., Arnosti A., Fuchs B. andBrüchert V. Organic carbon degradationin anoxic organic-rich shelf sediments:Biogeochemical rates and microbialabundance 2009. GeomicrobiologyJournal. In Print.Chinsembu, K.C. (2009). SexuallyTransmitted Infections in Adolescents. TheOpen Infectious Diseases Journal, 2009, 3,107-117.Chinsembu, K.C. (2009). Mechanismsand molecular genetic bases ofrapid speciation in African cichlids.Biotechnology and Molecular BiologyReviews Vol. 3 (4), pp. 081-091.Kasanda, C.D. & Chinsembu, K.C. (2009).Challenges facing science in highereducation and research institutions inAfrica. In The challenge of change inAfrica’s higher education in the 21stcentury (Eds. Mwenda, K.K. & Muuka,G.N.). Amherst, New York: CambriaPress.EMR Kiremire, A Complement of ValenceShell Electron Pair Repulsion (VSEPR)Theory, Oriental Journal of Chemistry,25(2), 273(2009).EMR Kiremire, Research and DevelopmentIndex(RDI) as an indicator for Economicdevelopment, Current World Environment,4(2), 263(2009).Community ServiceMembers of the Faculty continued tomake their presence and contributionsfelt by serving on various professional andcommunity bodies as well as supervisingpost-graduate students in other tertiaryinstitutions outside Namibia.Annual Report 2009 -44-

UNAM OSHAKATI CAMPUSDirector: Ms Paulina UugwangaUNAM OSHAKATI CAMPUSThis Report highlights the signifi cantachievements that occurred at theUNAM Oshakati Campus during the2009 academic year. The OshakatiCampus employs 60 staff members. Ofthese, 30 are academic staff while the restare administrative staff. Women constitute40% of all staff. The campus employs onlythree Non-Namibians.Staff members continued to studyat undergraduate, Masters and PhDdegree levels at various institutions suchas UNISA, the Polytechnic of Namibiaand UNAM.Academic ActivitiesIn 2009, a total of 100 students wereadmitted to the Science Foundationprogramme. Progressively, the classeshave expanded over the years from 20students per class in 2005 to 100 students in2009. Three new science laboratories andone computer laboratory were some ofthe signifi cant achievements in improvingteaching and learning.The fi rst cohort of students who enrolledin 2005 are now in their fi nal year of studyacross the various Faculties at UNAM andare expected to graduate early next year.The Oshakati Campus continues to offerformal courses as one of CES’s mainactivities. Many students have enrolledto do certifi cate, diploma and degreecourses. The Oshakati Campus continuedto assist large numbers of Distance andOpen learning adult students.Teaching and Learning under the NursingDepartment went smoothly, with parallelclinical supervision in clinics and healthcentres.The library continued to carry out itsobligations to the University academiccommunity by consolidating thecollections and by acquiring relevantinformation resources to support teaching,learning and research at OshakatiCampus and at the Faculty of Engineering& IT in Ongwediva.A total of 813 titles of books were addedto the collection. This fi gure comprises of411 books for academic programmesoffered at Oshakati campus and 402 titlesfor the Faculty of Engineering & IT. Thefi gure of books for the Oshakati campusalso includes 10 prescribed nursing booksdonated by I-TECH.Language Centre awarded Certifi catesto 154 students in the formal courses,English Access, Chinese, Portuguese andAnnual Report 2009 -45-

English for General Communication atElementary and Intermediate Levels.Research and PublicationsMr. Ndinoshiho authored an article entitled‘The use of electronic information servicesby undergraduate nursing students at theUniversity of Namibia’s Oshakati Campus:a descriptive study’. This article has beenaccepted for publication in InformationDevelopment, a peer-reviewed Britishjournal. The article will be published in fi rstissue of Information Development in 2010.A Need Assessment survey for theenvisioned new School of Communityand Business Development Studies wascompleted and will be shared at theconsultative workshops which are plannedto take place early in 2010.The Small Business Development Centrealso undertook a business feasibility studyand Industrial Development Opportunitiesin Okahao Town. The Result was submittedand launched on 20 th November 2009 byOkahao Town Council.Community EngagementThe Small Business Development Centreassisted a community in OnayenaConstituency to establish “TheOmandongo Community Trust” which willbe run by the Onayena community as atourist centre.The Science Foundation Departmentcoordinated the fi rst science week in thenorthern regions that took place from6 th – 10 th July 2009 at Oshakati Campus.A total of 30 schools attended variousscientifi c concepts that included Mathsrelay, HIV and AIDS information session,space observations and many more.The Science Department conducted twoworkshops during the science week on‘The language of Science’ for ScienceTeachers and one for English as a SecondLanguage for Teachers of Grades 8 to 12.This workshop gave practical guidanceto teachers on approaches which willimprove the level of writing, assessmentand evaluation.The Campus also hosted a groundbreakingexhibition “Look at me”- aninspiring photographic exhibition whichportrayed the courage and the beautyof 23 South African women living withdisabilities. The initiative was supported bythe British Council, Namibia.Nursing students at Oshakati incollaboration with the Ministry of Healthand Social Services visited the tentsoutside Okatana for the fl ood victims onthe 24 March 2009. This was to renderpsycho-social support to the victims andshare public health skills.The Nursing Department continued to bevisible in the community through their activeengagement with hospital staff especiallyin - Oshakati, Onandjokwe and OngwedivaMedi Park Hospital. The Campus NursingHOD was involved in the evaluation ofHealth Training Centres in collaborationwith the Namibia Nursing Board.The Campus Nursing DepartmentAnnual Report 2009 -46-

participated in the National ImmunisationDays of the Ministry of Health and SocialServices, where staff served as supervisorsfor different immunisation areas.The department also provided healthinformation to the community coveringa variety of health topics with emphasison HIV/AIDS, cancer and reproductivehealth issues.The team conducted home-based caresupport to people living with HIV/AIDS.This was done in collaboration with Nongovernmentalorganisations such asTAKMOAS and Catholic AIDS Action.Annual Report 2009 -47-

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Activities of Academic CentresUNIVERSITY LIBRARYLibrarian: Ms Ellen NamhilaUNIVERSITY LIBRARYThe University Library continuedwith its mission to supportlearning, teaching and researchin order to enhance educationaloutput and empowering the nation.The Windhoek campus together withthe campuses in Oshakati, Neudamm,Ogongo and the UNAM regional Centrespositively contributed to the provisionof adequate information services to thewhole University community.In order to effectively handle UNAM’sinformation needs, the Libraryparticipated actively in the UNAM-wideStrategic Planning activities. This willenable the Library to focus strategicallyon those activities that will enhancelearning, teaching and research. Thiswas augmented by a team-buildingtraining in which all Library staffparticipated. Notable also was theadoption and implementation of the“Passport to Service” document, whichoutlines and guides the operations ofsubject librarians and their obligationsto the faculties and departments. Thedevelopment of subject tool kits specificfor each faculty was also another tooladopted during the course of the yearto ensure an effective library service.All subject librarians participated in thedevelopment of subject tool kits for theirrespective faculties.On the Library Management Committee,Ms E.N. Namhila continued to serve asUniversity Librarian. Mrs R. Morgensternremained the Head of Technical Servicesand Systems, until her retirement inDecember. Mr C. Mabhiza was appointedas Head of User Services with effect fromFebruary 2009. Ms V. Matangira wasappointed in June to the post of Headof Archives Unit. Ms M. Tjituka (formerlyMarenga) continued to serve as Headof the Faculty of Agriculture and NaturalResources branch libraries at Neudammand Ogongo. Mr J. Ndinoshiho continuedas Librarian for the Oshakati Campus.The Library continued to enhance itscollections through purchase of libraryresources ranging from books, periodicals,audiovisual resources to electronicAnnual Report 2009 -50-

esources. The information resourceswere distributed to all UNAM campusesand branches throughout the country inorder to support learning and teachingwith new and up-to-date material. TheArchives Unit, which is the repository forUNAM’s memory continued to seek moreinteraction with UNAM’s departments inorder to ensure the preservation of therecords of the University.Research and PublicationsLibrary staff contributed immensely toresearch through presentation of researchpapers at professional meetings andworkshops. The encouragement is for moreof these research papers to be furtherdeveloped into journal publications.Community ServicesMs Jacobina Mwiiyale served as theChairperson for the Namibia InformationWorkers Association (NIWA). Ms EllenNamhila and Ms Jacobina Mwiiyale alsoserved as members of the Namibia Libraryand Information Council (NLIC), whileMr Joseph Ndinoshiho represented theUNAM Library on the NLIC’s Legal DepositCommittee. Both the Main Library and theOshakati campus Library continued toenjoy the Legal deposit status. Ms Namhilaalso assisted the Ministry of Education inevaluating a consultancy report on Libraryand Information Service Sector’s StrategicAssessment Study, Human ResourceCapacity, and Expenditure Framework.She was also a member of the NationalHeritage Council and the Namibia Libraryand Information Council. Books thatwere not suitable for the UNAM Library’sown use were donated to the NamibiaNational Library and the WindhoekPublic Library. Researchers who were notaffi liated to UNAM and secondary schoollearners continued to make greater use ofthe library resources and facilities duringthe academic year under review. SomeLibrary staff volunteered to work on theKalimbeza Rice Project near Katima Muliloin the Caprivi Region.Annual Report 2009 -51-

CENTRE FOR EXTERNAL STUDIESDirector: Dr Trudie FrindtCENTRE FOR EXTERNAL STUDIESThe overall aim of CES in the yearunder review was to ensure thatquality Open and Distance Learning(ODL) programmes were developed,managed, delivered and that graduatesfrom such programmes were comparableto graduates who have undertaken theirstudies through the conventional modeof study. While recognising the value offl exible and open approaches to thedesign of distance education programmesand courses, the overriding challenge isto maintain a commitment to academicstandards and credibility.During the year under review, theCentre was led by Dr Trudie Frindt asDirector and by Mrs Regina Shikongoas Deputy Director. Mrs Carin Slabbertcontinued as Assistant Registrar. TheHeads of Departments were: Mrs EliseVenter (Student Support) and Mr GodwinMurangi (Materials Development andInstructional Design).Academic ActivitiesIn line with institutional development goals,CES developed its Strategic Plan early in2009, with its main strategic objectives beingto: Improve the Teaching and Learningenvironment, deliver market responsiveand innovative programme offerings,equip and sustain ICT infrastructure at CES,and strengthen and improve stakeholderengagement and support.The student enrolment of CES for 2009 was2,077. This reflects an increase of 36.22% inthe student enrolment. Furthermore, CES alsodealt with many full-time students who preferto register some of their modules at CES,classifying UNAM as an institution offeringflexibility and blended learning, which is inline with trends at universities worldwide.The success CES achieved during 2009was due to the fact that well organisedstructures and systems were put in placethat enabled teaching and learning ata distance to be carried out successfully.The CES as an academic centre hasa student administrative section andthree academic departments, namelyDepartment Materials Development andInstructional Design, Department StudentSupport and the Department ContinuingEducation. All of the departments wereengaged in specifi c functions thatsupported effective management anddelivery of teaching and learning at adistance. Additionally, CES manages theeight University Regional Centres andoperates a large offi ce at the OshakatiCampus to support its programmes andstudents. CES’ regional activities andAnnual Report 2009 -52-

services were supported by regionaladministrative and student support officers.Mrs Elise Venter, the HOD of StudentSupport Department was recognised for heroutstanding contributions to the Centre andreceived a meritorious award during 2009.activities. Furthermore, three CESacademic staff were involved in researchand were able to present their work atinternational conferences, while Dr Frindtwas part of a 6-member delegation,sponsored by UNESCO, that attended theCONFINTEA VI conference in Belem, Brazil.Apart from the usual vocation schools,the Department of Student Support alsostrengthened the learner support furtherby organised telephone tutoring, videoconferencing as well as through textmessages and by means of e-mail tutoring.During the year under review, an Englishmodule on Practical Criticism & Poetry wasdeveloped as DVD interactive teachingmaterial. Copies were made available tostudents at all UNAM Centres.During 2009, CES worked under theguidance of Professor Jeremy Dunning,from Indiana University USA, on creatingmultimedia, interactive exercises for twoof CES courses; Introduction in FinancialAccounting and Business Mathematics.Through this action, CES will be introducinginteractivity into its distance educationcourses via CDROM for now and via theInternet in the near future.To further strengthen ODL practices at CES,a B751 digital printer was installed which willcontribute to the development, productionand delivery of quality study material.Research and PublicationsThe CES Research Committee continuedwith its work of coordinating CES researchCommunity Engagement andCollaborationCES continued to collaborate withthe National Institute for EducationalDevelopment (NIED) to offer the BasicEducation Teachers Diploma to formerAzaliah students.CES also continued to participate incollaborative activities with other nationalODL institutions through NOLNET and otherorganisations within the SADC region, throughits participation in the Distance EducationAssociation of Southern Africa (DEASA). TheCES Director, Dr Trudie Frindt served as theChairperson of the NOLNet Board of Trusteeswhile Ms Carin Slabbert (CES AssistantRegistrar) served as the Chairperson of theNOLNet Management Committee.The Director of CES together with theRegistrar and Assistant Bursar: Systems andManagement, visited the Fern Universityin Germany. The purpose of the visit wasto determine whether UNAM and CEScould form collaborative links with theFern University, either through exchange ofprogrammes, double degree offering, andjoint collaborative programmes or throughthe mode of Continuing Educationaloutreach programmes.Annual Report 2009 -53-

LANGUAGE CENTREActing Director: Mr Metusalem NakaleLANGUAGE CENTREThe Mission of the Language Centreis to serve as a centre for languagelearning, through teaching, appliedresearch and community service.The Centre was under the leadershipof the Director, Dr. S. F Nyathi, with theinvaluable assistance of the two Headsof Departments Ms. Kyllikki Nampala andMs. Jill Izaks, as well as the AdministrativeOffi cer, Ms. Leonny Katjimune. TheLanguage Centre had progressed verywell in academic activities, communityservice and student matters. However,following the appointment and transfer ofDr. S. Nyathi to Quality Assurance Centre,Mr. M. Nakale was appointed ActingDirector of the Language Centre.Through the University staff developmentprogramme, four staff members werebusy with Masters Degrees, and two werepursuing Doctoral Degrees.Academic ActivitiesDuring 2009 the number of studentsincreased tremendously. As a result, theCentre had to accommodate a totalof 5, 573 (Part time, distance and fulltimestudents) across all faculties in itsteaching programmes. The LanguageCentre offered Communication andStudy Skills in English, English for AcademicPurposes, English for Law, English forGeneral Communication and English forCertifi cate Purposes. The curriculum forthree core courses of the Centre was alsoreviewed and effected at both full-timeand distance levels. An English AccessCourse approved by Senate as a bridgeinto the university diploma and degreeprogrammes continued to grow and itsstudent intake increased from 55 in 2008to 120 in 2009 for the main campus.The Language Centre at the OshakatiCampus also grew in terms of its EnglishAccess student intake and its offeringof formal courses. There were 84 EnglishAccess students in 2009 at the OshakatiCampus, compared to 48 of 2008. Thesame department also catered for studentsregistered for the English modules, both atthe Ogongo and the Ongwediva campuses.The Language Centre also offeredIntensive English to students from non-English Speaking countries, who wished tostart their university education at UNAM.There were 78 students who completedtheir Advanced English course and about50 of those students have been admittedto UNAM degrees and diplomas for 2010.Senate in 2009 approved that theAnnual Report 2009 -54-

Advanced English for Academic Purposesbe offered to all post graduate studentsat UNAM from 2010. This is a challenge,as students at this level are employed indifferent sectors across the country, butthe centre has welcomed this challengeas a positive development towardsacademic excellence.During August 2009, the Namibia andForeign Languages (NFL) Departmentheld its Certificate Award Ceremony forcandidates who successfully completed thecourses offered. Certificates were awardedfor Afrikaans, German, Portuguese, Chinese,Oshikwanyama, English Intensive andEnglish for Multi Purposes. Certificates werealso awarded to twenty Namibian soldiersfrom the Ministry of Defense who completedan Intensive French course. During 2009,298 students completed language coursesoffered by the NFL Department.Community EngagementSome staff members of the LanguageCentre gave English language remedialclasses to students in Windhoek schools.Others were judges at the NationalScience Fair and provided advice to manysocial projects, for example, Breaking theSilence- an HIV related fi lm. Another staffmember administered a charity and trustfund for scholarships for students in need offi nancial assistance to study in and outsidethe country. One staff member was thenarrator and member of the organizingcommittee for the fi rst ever ANCC SpellingBee competition.Annual Report 2009 -55-

MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH CENTREDirector: Dr Hina Mu AshekeleMULTIDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH CENTREThe key mission of theMultidisciplinary ResearchCentre (MRC) is to promote,conduct and coordinateapplied and academic research;provide advisory services to theGovernment of Namibia and to therural community in particular. The MRCwas mandated to support, manageand coordinate the multidisciplinaryresearch activities of UNAM and gearthese activities to the real needs ofsociety in general and those of ruralcommunities in particular.During the year under review, the MRC hadnine permanent academic staff membersand fi ve others on contract. These wereassisted by three administrative supportstaff and two student interns.Research and PublicationsIn line with Vision 2030, a long term policydocument of the Government of Namibia,which is to transform Namibia into adeveloped country by the year 2030,the MRC has three operational Divisions:Life Sciences, Science and Technology,and Social Sciences. The Social SciencesDivision focuses on applied research onissues such as drought monitoring andcoping mechanisms of poverty-strickencommunities, gender equality and foodsecurity, regional and local developmentstrategies, general evaluation of thecountry’s economic and educationalperformance, and on various facets ofrural community development and policyinterventions. The thrust of the Life SciencesDivision is on harnessing Namibia’s livingresources for sustainable development,and conservation of her biodiversity andgenetic resources. Some of the Division’sresearch focus includes climate changeand the application of biosciences indevelopment planning. The Scienceand Technology Division focuses on theadoption of science and technologytowards facilitating and promotingimproved low-cost housing, renewableenergy technologies, local mineralprocessing, benefi ciation, and materialdevelopment methods. The Centre isalso focusing on exploring ways by whichNamibia can take advantage of hernational resources. In line with its mandateto coordinate research and build researchcapacity, the MRC received fundingto the tune of N$5million to establisha Collaborative R&D programme. Theprogramme was implemented jointly withfaculties at UNAM. These included theFaculties of Economics and ManagementScience, Science, Education, andHumanities and Social Sciences. MoreAnnual Report 2009 -56-

than four research groups were createdand team leaders for each thematic areawere identifi ed. Approximately fourteenresearchers are involved, four of who arepostgraduate research fellows.During the period under review, fi vepeer reviewed papers were acceptedand published at various forums. TheSocial Sciences Division produced oneacademic book and six chapters in books.Life Sciences and Science and TechnologyDivisions also published two papers andone chapter in books each. Overall, morethan 10 technical reports were producedby the MRC. One editor and seven staffmembers of the MRC also served asreviewers in the Namibia DevelopmentJournal. The Social Sciences Divisionsigned a research and staff developmentagreement with the Human SciencesResearch Council (HSRC) in South Africaand jointly won research projects fundedby the European Union, Science andTechnology Programme. The two researchprojects are on Equitable Access to HealthServices in Poor Resource Settings and onCommunity Based HIV Treatment System.Community EngagementMRC continued to serve on severalhigh-level governmental and nongovernmentaladvisory committees. Inaddition, several staff members of theMRC facilitated workshops for NGOs andsome government Ministries in pursuitof partnerships and strengthening therelationship between the MRC and itspartners. The MRC worked very closely withboth houses of parliament on the GenderAdvocacy and Human Traffi cking fronts.Three staff members gave public lecturesin Kavango, Caprivi and in Windhoek.Annual Report 2009 -57-

SAM NUJOMA MARINE AND COASTAL RESOURCES RESEARCH CENTREDirector: Dr Larry OellermannSANUMARCThe Sam Nujoma Marine and CoastalResources Research Centre is onthe verge of achieving its Vision,to become a hive of researchexcellence. Through a concerted effortto fi nd and create local, regional andinternational partnerships, SANUMARChas been included in a number of projectsthat will generate and fund researchand capacity building (through bothstaff development and postgraduatestudents) at the Centre. Once the new12-room hostel is completed, and with theinstallation of the new standby generator,SANUMARC will have all necessaryinfrastructure needed to support theanticipated infl ux of postgraduatestudents and visiting scientists to HentiesBay.The acceptance of a lectureship in FishPathology at the Department of Fisheries& Aquatic Sciences in Windhoek by MrMartin Tjipute who was SANUMARC’sMariculture Assistant Researcher, providedthe opportunity for Mr Martinus Kooitjie’spromotion from Mariculture Technologistto Mariculture Research Assistant. MsNangula Amutenya, who holds aBachelors Degree in Natural Resourcesfrom the University of Namibia, and anHonours Degree in Environmental Science,from Rhodes University was employed asthe new Mariculture Technologist. TheCentre’s seaweed assistant researcher MsDiina Shuuluka spent her third year on studyleave at the University of Cape Town, inSouth Africa, where she is reading for herPhD. She will return to SANUMARC in 2010.SANUMARC’s Mushroom Technologist,Mr Fabian Mubiana, enrolled for a parttimeMSc in Development Studies with theUniversity of the Free State in South Africa.Early in 2009, SANUMARC staff erecteda 50 m x 50 m shade cloth enclosure forcoastal agriculture purposes. The gardenis supplied with water from three 1000 Lreservoirs attached to drip-lines and spraylines.The three reservoirs allow for irrigationwith different quality water.Construction of a 12-bedroom postgraduate and visiting scientist hostel beganat the Centre in September 2009 and willbe completed in the fi rst quarter of 2010.The growth of SANUMARC’s infrastructureover the last six years has resulted in asubstantial increase in electricity demand.This necessitated the upgrading of theCentre’s standby generator from 18 KVAto 130 KVA.Research ActivitiesA number of sampling trips were carriedAnnual Report 2009 -58-

out along the coast north of Henties Bayto collect brood stock and monitor thegonadal development of the silver kobArgyrosomus inodorus during 2009. Fourattempts were made to induce spawningin the captive silver kob brood stock atthe Centre during the year, at fi rst usingHuman Chorionic Gonadotropin (HGC)and then Luteinising Hormone ReleasingHormone (LHRH). After the third attempt,it was decided to fatten the brood stockup as much as possible, and this proved tobe the key; the fourth attempt resulted inviable silver kob larvae. SANUMARC staffwill work on improving live feed productionin 2010, in order to feed the larvaewith the correct nutrient requirements.Mariculture hatcheries around the worlduse species of micro-algae from generasuch as Isochrysis, Chaetoceros, Pavlovaand Tetraselmis as live food. However, itis relatively diffi cult to acquire the startercultures in Namibia, and keep themuncontaminated for any length of time.It would greatly benefi t the Namibianmariculture industry to fi nd a local speciesof marine micro-algae that is easy toisolate and keep uncontaminated. To thisend, a potential species was investigatedthat occurs in Namibian salt pans atsalinities of about 60 – 70 ppt.SANUMARC attempted to isolate thespecies and feed it to newly hatchedoyster larvae spawned at the Centre. Atfi rst, larval survival was excellent, but aftera few days the larvae died, most likely dueto a lack of the correct nutrient balancein the micro-algae. SANUMARC staff alsocollected about 250 Venerupis corrugataclams from Walvis Bay. This local speciescould be a mariculture candidate, andits potential is under investigation at theCentre. The survivorship of another shellfi sh,the Pacifi c oyster Crassostrea gigas wasinvestigated when exposed to anoxicconditions in the absence or presence ofhydrogen sulphide. The lethal exposuretime at which 50% of the sample animalsdied (LT 50) was a remarkable 16 days whenexposed to combined hydrogen sulphideand anoxic conditions, increasing to 21days for anoxic conditions.Mushroom cultivationFrom May 2009, trials were conducted atSANUMARC to determine the suitabilityof a traditional clay house building forthe cultivation of oyster mushrooms.Parameters such as temperature andhumidity levels were monitored insidethe house, and were compared tothe outside environment. The resultsshowed that the clay house retainedan optimal internal growth environmentfor oyster mushrooms under normalenvironmental conditions. Two strains ofoyster mushrooms were tested; Pleurotusostreatus florida and Pleurotus sapidus,and promising results were achievedin terms of their growth performance.However, the advent of the hot, dry eastwind towards the end of the trial had aneffect on the results, and the experimentwill be rerun, with the addition of amodified drip irrigation system to theclay house, to counter the east windconditions. The successful cultivationof mushrooms is highly dependent onthe availability of organic materials forsubstrates, such as wheat straw, veldAnnual Report 2009 -59-

grass and any cellulose-containingagricultural waste. The low rainfall andabsence of abundant agriculturalwaste is one of the factors hamperingthe sustainability of mushroom farmingalong the Namibian coast. SANUMARChas successfully cultivated elephantgrass in Henties Bay, which has provento be adaptable to the environmentalconditions found along the coast.Elephant grass may be useful as amushroom substrate. For this reason,a study was initiated at SANUMARCto compare the performance of asample of Pleurotus mushrooms grownon elephant grass to the same speciesgrown on wheat straw (the usualsubstrate used to cultivate mushrooms atSANUMARC) under identical conditions.The experiment should be available inearly 2010.During 2009, research was also carriedout to determine the adaptabilityof button mushroom species to theNamibian coastal environment. Threestrains of Agaricus species, Agaricusbirtoquis, Agaricus bisporus: No. 096and Agaricus bisporus No. 097 weresuccessfully cultured at SANUMARC.Fifteen dish cultures of each specieswere prepared of which 10 dishes ofAgaricus birtoquis, 13 dishes of Agaricusbisporus No. 096 and 11 dishes of Agaricusbisporus No. 097 completed the culturingphase. The successful culturing of theAgaricus species at SANUMARC was abreakthrough. It was the first time thatthese species of mushrooms had beencultured in Namibia, with controlled rateof contamination.Use of Saline Water for VegetableCultivationThe Centre’s coastal agriculturehydroponics project began in February2009. The fi rst experiment was carried outin the SANUMARC greenhouse, and wascompleted in June 2009. The experimenttested the effect of saline water (0, 5 &10%) on different varieties of vegetablesincluding cabbage (Brassica oleraceacapitata varieties: Tropicana, AfricaGreen and All Power), broccoli (Brassicaoleracea botrytis varieties: Amazer andIron Man); spinach (Spinacea oleraceavarieties: Virofl ay and Swiss Chard-FordHook Giant) and lettuce (Lactuca sativa;varieties Edition, Tropical Emperor andGreat Lakes) The aim of the project isto develop a method that results in thefastest yield of vegetables in the coastalarea of Namibia, while utilizing waterof poor quality (saline water). Eighteenhydroponic fl oating system tables wereconstructed for the experiment. Atthe start of the experiment, three setsof seeds from the different varieties ofvegetables were irrigated with 0, 5 & 10‰ saline water. Since there was no seedgermination when 5 & 10 ‰ water wasused, only the seedlings subjected to freshwater irrigation were transplanted into thehydroponic units. The height, quality, dryweight and numbers of tillers/leaves of theplants were measured on a regular basisfor four months, until the vegetables wereharvested.At the end of the experiment, the resultsshowed that there was a signifi cantdecrease in the size of plants in theAnnual Report 2009 -60-

5 & 10 ‰ saline water hydroponicsystems, compared to the control group.However, a positive effect was found onthe quality of vegetables, based on theirsugar content. The second phase of theproject was initiated in July 2009, wherethe effect of saline water selectedvegetables grown in hydroponic fl oatingsystems was compared to vegetablesgrown directly in the soil in SANUMARC’sshade net-protected garden at thesame time. The lettuce and spinach inthe hydroponic systems matured faster,and yielded an earlier harvest comparedto the vegetables sown directly into thesoil. A leaf tissue analysis of the lettuceand spinach plants showed that theyhad higher sodium content than otherelements in the 5 &10 ‰ saline wateredsamples, compared to control groups,which is attributable to the higher levelof salinity in the water utilized by theplants.Olive Tree CultivationIn October 2007, 90 olive tree saplings(Olea europaea) consisting of four varieties(mission, coratino, lucino and frantioio)were planted at SANUMARC, with oldmansaltbushes planted between the rowsto act as windbreaks. After 20 months, thesurvival of the four varieties was compared.Total survival for all the trees plantedat the Centre was 54%. The variation insurvival between the four varieties acrossthe fi ve rows in which they were plantedwas so high that no signifi cant differencecould be ascertained. Nevertheless, it isclear that the olive trees did not respondvery well to the environmental conditionsexperienced at SANUMARC. After nearlytwo years growth the olive trees at theCentre were only about 0.5 m high,compared to similar varieties planted atShalom farm in the Swakopmund Rivervalley which achieved a height of at leasttwo meters high over the same time. Itis clear that olive tree cultivation alongthe Namibian coast is not viable withoutprotection from the cold, and the saltladen southerly sea winds.Community Engagement andCollaborationSANUMARC sustained its commitment tocommunity service in 2009, both locally,and further afi eld. The Centre continued tosupport the Kamwandi Junior SecondarySchool, Henties Bay’s local governmentschool, by donating mathematics andscience prizes for the annual academicaward-giving ceremony. SANUMARCassisted the Tulongeni CommunityGarden Project to restart its gardeningactivities in 2009 through the donationof funds, and supported the TulongeniMushroom project through the provisionof high quality spawn, substrates andsterilization facilities.SANUMARC conducted a mushroomtraining course on the basics of oystermushroom cultivation and smallbusiness management in Oranjemund,from 30th March to 3rd April 2009.The training course was sponsoredby a joint collaboration betweenthe Oranjemund Town ManagementCompany and the Karas RegionalCouncil. SANUMARC continued workingAnnual Report 2009 -61-

with the Rössing Foundation in Arandisto provide further technical support tothe Arandis Mushroom project. As partof this agreement, SANUMARC carriedout a comprehensive mushroom marketassessment in the Erongo region, aswell as a fi nancial feasibility study formushroom farming in the area.SANUMARC made a concerted effort todevelop relationships with local, regionaland international institutions. Theserelationships range from the formal, whereMemorandums of Understanding havebeen signed, to partnerships in largeprogrammes, to more ad hoc, projectbased interactions.The Centre’s partners ranged fromgovernment institutions, researchinstitutions, tertiary education institutions,associations to private business institutions.SANUMARC is currently involved in threelarge international research programmes(ACP S&T Biofuels Project, GENUS Project &SPACES Project), two regional programmes(NEPAD S&T Mushroom node; NEPADS&T Water node) and has joint projectswith local, South African and Angolanpartners funded through the BenguelaCurrent Commission. SANUMARC is alsoa designated unit of the United NationsUniversity’s Institute of Natural Resourcesin Africa based in Accra, Ghana.Annual Report 2009 -62-

Activities of other Units

Activities of other UnitsHIV/AIDSDirector: Dr Scholastica IpingeHIV/AIDSThe vision of the HIV/AIDS Unit isbased on the strategic objectiveof the University of NamibiaStrategic Plan where it statesthat UNAM “strives to ensure welfare ofboth students and staff”. The mission ofthe Unit is to create a conducive andan enabling environment for both staffand students that promote positivebehaviours and attitudes with regard toHIV/AIDS, while at the University. Throughthe HIV/AIDS Unit, UNAM is promotinggood health among its community ingeneral; and forging ahead to preventnew HIV infections amongst staff andstudents.Although the Unit has only one full-timestaff and two seconded staff, with thehelp of student volunteers, many activitiestook place during the course of 2009.The main activities carried out at the Unitincluded HIV/AIDS awareness creation,Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT)at the UNAM clinic; participation in theNational HIV testing Day, ZAMANAWEPeer Education training and outreachactivities; and Research.Activities of the UnitThe HIV/AIDS Unit staff continued tocreate awareness among the UNAMcommunity through various ways, whichincluded: Collecting and distributingHIV/AIDS and other health relatedinformation on Campus using variousoutlets such as the Unit itself, the hostelthrough the hostel committee, theStudent Cafeteria, the clinic and library;as wel as the development of an HIV/AIDS FOCUS leafl et which was distributedthrough e-mail for staff and in a hardcopy form especially for the students ingeneral.The HIV/AIDS Information Kiosk continuedto offer a face-to-face and one-to-oneinformation sharing opportunity for thestudents. The Peer Educators plus otherstudent volunteers visited the kiosk forinformation and/or to get answers totheir questions. About 8 sessions of HIVInformation Kiosk were held. Revision ofthe UNAM’s HIV/AIDS Policy started aftera grant of US$ 3 000 was awarded to theUniversity by the Association of AfricanUniversities. The draft of the revised policyAnnual Report 2009 -64-

was reviewed by the Steering Committeeand some further changes were done.Male condoms, Femidoms and HIV/AIDSinformation materials were offered to bothstaff and students at the entrance to HIV/AIDS Unit.The Unit participated in the registrationof all fi rst year students by presentingvideo and answering questions. The peereducators’ volunteers as a componentof the Unit organised activities related tohealth and HIV/AIDS with Drama and Quizfor the orientation of all fi rst year studentsand at the same time giving them life skillsto survive on campus during their fi rst yearat the University.As part of orientation for the 2009 fi rstyear students, the peer educators visitedContemporary Issue lectures. This was wellreceived by the students and lecturerspresent during such occasions. The peereducators found that this strategy workedwell and plan to do the same in 2010.Staff TrainingThe HIV Unit held two training sessions forUNAM staff on AIDS AND ME conducted byPositive Vibes. A total of 22 Administrativestaff (four males and 18 Females) and 11academic staff (four males and sevenfemales) went through the training overtwo and half days respectively. Thefeedback was positive from the trainees.An awareness HIV/AIDS Club was formedamong the administrative staff to take thelead in the fi ght against HIV/AIDS amongthe staff on campus.Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT)at the UNAM ClinicCounselling services at UNAM by the Unitstaff and the peer educator volunteerscontinued. Issues covered ranged fromHIV/AIDS, fi nancial and psychologicalrelated matters.The Unit participated in the arrangementof the National HIV Testing Day whichwas held in May 2009 by the Ministry ofHealth and Social Services. During thepreparation phase of this day, UNAMwas fully represented on the organisingcommittee by the UNAM HIV/AIDSCoordinator. During this exercise, UNAMserved as one of the outreach points forVCT. The clinic staff were supported bythe community counsellors as assignedby the Khomas Health Directorate andsupervised by the Principal Medical Offi cerof Khomas District. The Namibia Institute ofPathology (NIP) conducted the VCT.A total of 350 people were tested andthree tested positive, representing 0.9%.It should be noted that the VCT was alsoopen to the general public at the UNAMmain campus. However, the HIV testresults do not differ much with the HIVprevalence rate which was reported in2007 after the HIV prevalence testing oncampus.The HIV/AIDS Coordinator had threeRadio interviews on UNAM radio coveringvoluntary counselling and testing;Antiretroviral Therapy and treatmentof Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs).Each interview lasted 30 minutes andAnnual Report 2009 -65-

the participation of the students wasoverwhelming. Students who could notcall in were invited to come to the Unitand discuss issues of importance to them.research and evaluations done werelinked to programme implementationand generated for global, regional andlocal utilisation.Research ActivitiesDr Iipinge and Dr Pretorius helped theMinistry of Health and Social Services inmapping HIV research and evaluation inNamibia and assessing the capacity ofinstitution in conducting HIV research andevaluation in Namibia.The results of the interviews wereanalysed and presented by meansof description, graphs and figures.It was concluded that organisationsin Namibia have the capacity toconduct research and evaluationand thereby address all NSF thematicareas in their research although a lackin coordination of activities amongdifferent organisations was identified.Furthermore, it was established thatA Base Line Study was carried out on theKnowledge, Attitudes, Behaviours andPractices in relation to HIV/AIDS among thefi rst year students of 2009. The ZAMANAWEProgram conducted an HIV KAPBsurvey among the fi rst years during theregistration. The study used a convenientsampling method. Ethical issues withregard to confi dentiality, anonymityand voluntarism for participation wereadhered to.The potential peer educators were trainedin various issues addressing HIV/AIDS ingeneral that included facts about HIV/AIDS; biomedical aspects of HIV; voluntarycounseling and testing; gender and HIV;gender values clarifi cation; gender roles;home based care; and nutrition and foodsecurity.Annual Report 2009 -66-

TEACHING AND LEARNING IMPROVEMENT UNITDirector: Dr Erika MaassTEACHING AND LEARNING IMPROVEMENT UNITThe vision of the TLIU is to excelin promoting academic staffdevelopment and training thatprovides opportunities on acontinuous basis for self-enhancement,teaching skills-renewal and enrichedcompetency.The TLIU’s mission is to continuouslystrive for the improvement ofacademic teaching, learning, use ofrelevant educational technology andresearch, the review of academic staffteaching skills and competences, andthe keeping abreast with the latestdevelopments.During the development of the 2009Management Action Plan for theTeaching and Learning ImprovementUnit, the establishment of this Unitas a separate identity and its wellmotivatedstaff were recognised asstrengths. Using this plan as a tool,the Unit focused on improving itsoutput. The Teaching and LearningImprovement Unit managed tosignificantly improve its output, both interms of the number of workshops andseminars presented, and feedbackgiven to staff on their performancethrough the student staff evaluationsystem.Academic activitiesWhereas overseeing the implementationof the fi rst and second academic yearsof the newly revised and approvedundergraduate degree programmes wasthe major activity during 2008, the focusmoved to the revision of all remainingpost-graduate programmes during the2009 academic year.The Unit together with the Departmentof Curriculum, Instruction and AssesmentStudies in the Faculty of Education,embarked on a comprehensive mid-termreview of the implementation of the revisedundergraduate degrees to establish theextent to which the revised curriculum asintended was actually implemented byacademic and support staff.This process involved a number ofactivities such as a questionnaireaddressing the views and perceptionsof students and academic staff withregards to the implementation of thenew undergraduate degree curriculum,focus group discussions, classroomobservations and a comparison ofmodule descriptors with examinationpapers to determine the degree to whichstated learning outcomes were assessedduring examinations.Annual Report 2009 -67-

In support of the implementation of thenew curriculum, the Unit embarked on anumber of training workshops to betterequip academic staff to teach under thenew curriculum. All of these activities werecoordinated by the TLIU Deputy Director,Dr R. Kavena Shalyefu. For the fi rst time,the Oshakati Campuses as well as theNeudamm Campus were included aspart of these workshops. Topics coveredincluded: innovative teaching strategies,innovative student testing and assessment,student assessment, and testing andexamination.The Unit also held an induction workshopfor 28 academic staff members appointedsince January 2009. The purpose of thisworkshop was to familiarize these staffmembers with the teaching and learningenvironment at the University of Namibia.A number of centres and offi ces such asthe University Central Consultancy Bureau(UCCB), the Multidisciplinary ResearchCentre (MRC), the Interactive MultimediaUnit (IMMU), the Research Offi ce and theOffi ce of the Dean of Students were alsoinvolved.An E- Learning, PowerPoint and VideoConferencing Equipment workshop wasalso held. The workshop aimed at trainingthe academic staff on using E- Learning,PowerPoint and Video ConferencingEquipment effi ciently and smoothly whenteaching.Physical FacilitiesIn order to further improve teaching andlearning, the TLIU remained involved in theprovision of additional classroom spaceand electronic teaching equipment tosatisfy the escalating demands caused byincreased student numbers in all Faculties.It remains a challenge to ensure qualityteaching and learning given the shearpressure of numbers that needs to beaccommodated on especially the MainCampus in Windhoek.In addition to the training workshopsand seminars mentioned above, theTLIU provided further training andadministrative support for the use of theaudiovisual teaching equipment.Conference/ Workshop attendanceThe Director, Dr. Erika Maass was invitedto deliver a paper “Finding commonsolutions to obstacles affecting goodexamination practices” at the ExaminationAdministrators Forum Conference held on27 - 28 August 2009 in Stellenbosch.Annual Report 2009 -68-

RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS OFFICEManager: Associate Prof Isaac MapaureRESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS OFFICEThe University of Namibia Research& Publications Offi ce (RPO),continued to carry out its mandatein 2009 under the leadership of theResearch Coordinator, Associate Prof.Isaac Mapaure, assisted by his Deputy DrKenneth Matengu and Ms Pam Claassen,the Research and Publications Offi cer.Faculties and Centres of the Universitywere requested to defi ne their strategicresearch directions and develop researchstrategies spanning a few years to come.These strategies were translated intoAnnual Management Action plans inthe broader framework of the Faculty’s/Centre’s strategic planning process.The Research Coordination team visiteda number of Centers and Faculties asa follow-up to this process. The mainobjectives of the visits were, amongothers, to:• get an overview from Deans/Directorsand their Deputies about currentresearch being conducted in theFaculty/Centre, plans for publishingand challenges faced;• discuss some issues that arose fromthe draft Faculty/Centre ResearchStrategies; and• Highlight some of the planned activitiesof the Research & Publications Offi cefor the year and how Faculties/Centerscould contribute to the success of theprogramme.Revitalization of Faculty/Centre researchmanagement structuresIn order to improve research managementat the Faculty and Centre levels, a reviewof the terms of reference for the Researchand Publications Committee (RPC)representatives was embarked upon.This was aimed at making them moreeffective and expand their mandatebeyond reviewing research proposals. Therevised terms of reference were approvedby the Research and PublicationsCommittee. Faculty/Centre Researchand Publications Committees will now bestanding committees rather than ad hoc,which have the liberty to co-opt selectedindividuals as per need. This would ensurecontinuity and sustainability in researchmanagement structures at the university.The Deputy Research Coordinator Dr.Matengu, gave an overview of researchactivities at UNAM on various radio stations.He addressed a number of questions thatwere raised by the media. A brochureand a quarterly Research Brief was alsodrafted in order to reach out more to thecommunity. The Research Coordinator,Annual Report 2009 -69-

Prof. Mapaure, gave a presentationto new staff members of UNAM at aninduction course hosted by the Teaching& Learning Improvement Unit (TLIU). Hehighlighted the functions of the RPO,structures related to research at UNAMand the processes involved in applying forinternal research funds.Research and PublicationsIn the development of research strategies,the Research and Publications Offi cecalled upon Faculties/Centres to makesure that they identifi ed research focalareas/themes and facilitate the formationof research teams. Collaborative researchwas encouraged and together withmentorship programmes in order tonurture up-coming junior staff in research.Discussions for the development ofMemoranda of Understanding betweenUNAM Centres/Faculties and otheruniversities and research organisationswere also facilitated.During the year under review, a vastnumber of research proposals werereceived and considered by the Research& Publications Committee for funding.The funding for research has becomevery competitive, which also refl ectsstaff members’ commitment to researchactivities.Several members of staff were sponsoredto attend conferences/workshopsoutside Namibia where they presentedpapers. This also included funding for thepublication of books and page charges forjournal articles for some members of staff.The Namibia Development Journal (NDJ)published Volume 2(1), 2009. A numberof publications (various categories) wereproduced by staff members during theyear under review which included variousrefereed articles.As a means to encourage more staffmembers to increase their research andpublications output, UNAM embarkedon developing a Meritorious AwardsPolicy as an incentive for staff. The Unitwas involved in the drafting of the Policyand the process involved all academicsat the University. The fi rst awardees of thisscheme were presented with their prizesat the year-end function in December2009.Annual Report 2009 -70-

ZERIProject Coordinator: Dr Percy ChimwamurombeZERIThe Zero Emission Research Initiative(ZERI) programme was started in1997 at the University of Namibia.ZERI is a vision, a concept, anda philosophy that aims to catalyse theapplication of science and technologytowards the creation of employmentopportunities, especially for rural womenand the youth; the enhancement ofpeople’s health and socio-economicwelfare; and the production of sustainabledevelopment and environmentalregeneration in rural and peri-urbancommunities.Key ActivitiesIn Namibia, the ZERI focus is on MushroomFarming Development through transferof technologies to communities to growmushrooms, with funding from NEDBANK,the United Nations University (UNU), UnitedNations Development Programme (UNDP)and Global Environmental Facility (GEF),the Rössing Foundation and other donorsthat support specifi c community projects.Mushroom activities were supportedthrough the University of Namibiacampuses, the ZERI Project ManagementUnit (ZERI/PMU), the Sam Nujoma Marineand Coastal Resources Research Centre(SANUMARC) and the Ogongo Campus.The ZERI/PMU supported projects inKhomas, Omaheke and Hardap regions.SANUMARC supported projects in theErongo, Otjozondjupa, Karas and Kuneneregions, while the Ogongo Campussupported projects in Ohangwena,Omusati, Oshana and Oshikoto regions.In total eight community projects weresupported in the above mentionedregions.In 2009, four training sessions wereconducted, two of them in the Kavangoregion. There were also two trainingsessions conducted for individuals whocovered their own training costs.Research was another key activityduring the year 2009. There were severalresearch activities: the fi rst being thecultivation of the indigenous medicinalmushrooms known as Ganoderma.Secondly, alternative mushroom houses,ranging from traditional thatch houses,clay houses and grass houses and the useof bomb shelters were studied. Mushroomhouses built with local materials haveshown good results and responded wellto climate variability. It is, therefore,benefi cial for communities to use localmaterial for mushroom house constructionalthough the houses do not last for morethan two years. Thirdly, the use of spentAnnual Report 2009 -71-

substrate for fertiliser, which is a newresearch topic and still requires furtherresearch, is still being explored. Fourthly,for testing of wood derived substratesfor the growing of selected mushroomspecies, preparations were put in place in2008 and research was set to continue upto 2010. The testing of different mushroomspecies not yet cultivated in Namibiasuch as the Agaricus bitorquis, Volvariellavolvacea, Pleurotus columbium andPleurotus eringii, and testing the use ofelephant grass as mushroom substratewas being done at SANUMARC. Lastly,indigenous edible mushrooms werecollected and identifi ed in Oshikoto andOhangwena regions. Progress was beingmade towards cultivating Kakalahambo(Panaeolus papilionaceus) species, atOgongo campus.Main AchievementsZERI had several achievements during theyear under review. Mushroom species likePleurotus columbium and Pleurotus eringiiwere successfully grown using wheatstraw as a substrate. The cultivation of theindigenous Ganoderma species was amajor success. Ganoderma mushroomsare of medicinal importance and theyhave been used in China and Japanfor 4,000 years as a health tonic and asfolk medicine for liver problems, heartconditions, asthma, cancer, high bloodpressure and arthritis.Ms Vistorine Hango from the OgongoCampus undertook an “Assessment ofthe growth and yield of warm weatherbutton mushroom, Agaricus bitorquis,on two different substrates”. Agaricusbitorquis is resistant to various viruses andbruising, has longer shelf life and grows attemperatures of 28-30°C.The second experiment was the“Comparison of traditional house andbomb shelter for the production of oystermushrooms, Pleurotus sajor-caju”. Thiswas conducted by Mr Jafet Emvula. Themain response variables observed in thisexperiment were days to full myceliacolonization of the substrate, days to fi rstfl ush and harvesting and yield. The twomushroom houses used in the experimentwere the bomb shelter, constructed fromcorrugated iron sheets with heaps ofsand and cement bags on top, concretefl oor and installed sprinkler system; anda traditional hut constructed from mud,thatched roof, sand fl oored and plasticsheets to cover the door and windows.ResearchPre-trials were conducted to determinethe adaptability of the clay house buildingfor the cultivation of oyster Mushroom.Parameters such as temperature andhumidity levels were monitored insidethe house as compared to the outsideenvironment. The result did showthat there was an average drop intemperature of about four degrees ascompared to the outside temperature.During the preliminary observations fromMay to June 2009 the clay house retainedaverage minimum humidity of 70% andaverage maximum humidity of 85%, whichwas optimal for creating effi cient growthconditions for oyster mushroom. TwoAnnual Report 2009 -72-

strains of oysters mainly Pleurotus Floridaand Pleurotus Sapidus were used in thepre trials. Sixty bags of Pleurotus Floridawith total dry weight of 70 kg and 40 bagsof Pleurotus Sapidus with total dry weightof 90 kg were prepared.Promising results were achieved in terms ofgrowth performance of the two strains. ThePleurotus Florida managed to produce 14kg of fresh mushroom in two fl ushes givinga bioconversion of 20% (Bioconversion =Fresh Weight of Mushroom / Dry Weight ofSubstrates).The achieved results have prompted theresearch team to come up with a formalisedresearch utilising the clay house facility. Aresearch study entitled “Comparative studyon the Cultivation and Yield Performanceof Oyster Mushrooms (Pleurotus Ostreatus:Florida, Pleurotus Sapidus and PleurotusSoja Caju) on different Substrates (Wheatstraw and Elephant grass (pennistumpurpureum)” was done.The Mushroom research Division embarkedon research to determine the adaptabilityof Agaricus mushroom species at thecoast. Three strains of Agricus species suchas Agaricus birtoquis, Agaricus bisporus:NO: 096, Agaricus bisporus NO: 097 weresuccessfully cultured at the centre. Fifteendishes of cultures of each species wereprepared of which 10 dishes of Agaricusbirtoquis, 13 dishes of Agricus bisporus NO:096 and 11 dishes of Agricus bisporus NO: 097completed the culturing phase. The Agaricusbirtoquis species was acquired from MYCELIAin Belgium while the Agaricus bisporusspecies were acquired from JUNCAOTechnology, Peoples Republic of China. Thesuccessful culturing of Agaricus species atSANUMARC was a milestone achievementbecause it was the first time in Namibia or forthe University of Namibia where the Agaricusspecies have been cultured with controlledrate of contamination.Community Outreach and CollaborationsThe Mushroom Research and DevelopmentDivision conducted a mushroomcultivation course in Oranjemund duringApril 2009. The training was supported bycollaboration between the OranjemundTown Management Company and theKaras Regional Council. A group of 17unemployed community members withinOranjemund were trained on Basics ofOyster Mushroom Cultivation and SmallBusiness Management.The Mushroom Research andDevelopment Division was contractedby Rössing Foundation in Arandis toprovide further technical support to theArandis Mushroom project. SANUMARCsuccessfully carried out a comprehensivemushroom market assessment in theErongo region, financial feasibilityof mushroom farming and providedadvanced training and mentorship tothe mushroom project.The Mushroom Research and DevelopmentDivision carried out a feasibility study forthe establishment of an Agricultural andAquaculture Centre in Henties Bay for theNational Youth Service. The fi nal report washanded over to National Youth Services inJune 2009.Annual Report 2009 -73-

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HUMAN RIGHTS AND DOCUMENTATION CENTREDirector: Dr Oliver RuppelHUMAN RIGHTS AND DOCUMENTATION CENTREApart from the activitiesconcluded in collaborationwith the Law Facultyincluding human rightscourses for students and governmentofficials, the HRDC concentrated oncapacity building and research. In2009 the HRDC attracted for its newprojects funds from various partneringorganizations and donor agencies suchas the Finnish Embassy, the KonradAdenauer Foundation, and the NamibiaInstitute for Democracy and theAmerican Cultural Centre.Centre ActivitiesThe 18 th Africa Human Rights MootCourt (‘the Moot Court’) took placefrom 10-15 August 2009, at the Universityof Lagos, in Lagos Nigeria. It is anannual flagship event for Universitieson the continent, currently under thementorship of the University of Pretoriaas the main and sponsoring host ofthe event. The University of Namibia(UNAM) has participated 14 times inthis prestigious continental event. Thestudents’ interest lies primarily in thefact that they get exposure to argueand familiarise themselves with theInternational and African Human Rightsprotection system.The selection process of the team thatrepresented the University of the Namibiastarted in April 2009. In the end, Mr WillardMugadza and Mr Chifunda Silungwewere unanimously selected to representUNAM at the 18 th African Moot Court inLagos, Nigeria. Ms Yvonne Dausab, a staffmember who joined the Faculty of Law asa fulltime lecturer in 2009, accompaniedthe team. The Embassy of the UnitedStates of America funded the team’s tripto Nigeria.In line with the Affi rmative Action Actand respective UNAM regulations, twounderstudies (Mr. John Nakuta and MsIvone Tjilale) have been designated toHRDC staff members (Dr Oliver C. Ruppeland Ms Chiku Mchombu).Furthermore, several student assistantswere offered the opportunity to work forthe HRDC so that they could deepentheir knowledge, conduct research andpublish their work. The students had theopportunity to do research and writeacademic articles under supervisionwhich were published in scholarly booksand journals.In July 2009, Ms Mchombu and Ms Tjilalevisited the University of Stellenbosch libraryunder the staff exchange programme.Annual Report 2009 -75-

Research and PublicationsThe HRDC was extremely active withregard to research and publication during2009. The complete list of publicationswhich refl ect the research and publicationrecord in the fi eld of human rights andrelated areas is available on the HRDCwebsite.Community EngagementThe Centre continued to play animportant role in disseminating humanrights information to University communitymembers (students, lecturers, andresearchers from Namibia and abroad).The Centre’s collection included materialson different subject areas such as civiland political rights, economic, socialand cultural rights, and environmentalrights. Currently there are more than 6000items which include: books, periodicals,and electronic materials. The Centrecontinues to receive materials from variousorganisations and individuals.Annual Report 2009 -76-

Financial Matters

Financial MattersGENERAL REVIEWDuring the year under review, UNAMposted a surplus of N$13.2 million. This isagain evidence and proof of an activeprocess of strict budget control, whichcontinues to positively contribute towardsthe University’s fi nancial situation.It is worth mentioning that the Universityexperienced diffi culties to get the Capitalallocation released on time. Due to theincreasing demand for physical facilitiesat UNAM, the University used the normaloperating capital to settle commitmentstowards building constructions. Due to thisfi nancial arrangement the cash resourcesof the University decreased from N$74million as at 31 December 2008 to N$26million as at 31 December 2009.It is important to mention that due toprudent cash fl ow control the University alsomanaged to settle operating obligationson time. The University is obliged tocontrol its cash fl ow in such a manner thatmoney must be available to honour fi xedcommitments, especially salary expensesuntil the end of April of the followingyear. The Government releases the fi rstinstallment of the operating subsidy duringMay of each year and for this reason theUniversity needs to exercise prudent cashfl ow management.INCOME AND EXPENDITUREIncomeRevenue increased by 19.5% from N$346million in 2008 to N$413 million in 2009,mainly due to the increase in Governmentsubvention, tuition fees and hostelaccommodation. The Government of theRepublic of Namibia remains the majorfi nancier of the University operations.During the 2009 fi nancial year, a totalsubvention of N$306 million was receivedand represented 74% of the total revenue.The second major source of incomewas tuition and accommodation feeswhere an amount of N$88 million andrepresenting 21% of the total revenuewas collected. The remaining 5% of totalrevenue was collected from interestreceived, rent received, farm produceand sundry income.ExpenditureThe total expenditure for the year underreview amounted to N$400 million.Annual Report 2009 -78-

Personnel and related costs amountedto N$283 million and account for 71% ofthe total expenditure and 69% of the totalrevenue. Administrative and other costsamounted to N$81 million and account for20% of the total expenditure. The remaining9% of total expenditure is represented bynon-cash items like, retirement benefi tobligation and depreciation.Through a process of central purchasingand tendering of services to the University,we managed to enforce savings andfi scal discipline.9Revenue and Expenditure Statement for the years ended 31 December 2008 and 2009.2008 2009REVENUE 346 232 741 413 328 790Subsidies 259 477 767 306 130 000Tuition fees 56 664 676 78 705 975Hostel fees 7 146 798 9 372 568Meal fees 3 794 198 7 150 969Capital Grant from deferred revenue 7 524 950 3 895 244Interest received 5 101 138 3 213 226Other income 6 523 214 4 860 808EXPENDITURE 333 726 047 400 082 633Personnel and related costs 250 758 404 283 144 629Retirement benefit obligation 8 267 200 19 088 913Administrative costs 63 567 814 81 712 719Depreciation 11 132 629 16 136 372Deficit/Surplus for the year +12 506 694 +13 246 157Post Balance Sheet EventsNo material events have occurred since the fi nancial year-end.Annual Report 2009 -79-

Figure 1: Revenue for 2009Figure 2: Expenditure for 2009Annual Report 2009 -80-

Senior Office Bearers

Senior Offi ce Bearers of the University of NamibiaCHANCELLORHis Excellency, Dr. Sam Nujoma,Founding President of theRepublic of NamibiaVICE CHANCELLORProf. Lazarus HangulaPRO-VICE CHANCELLORSProf. Osmund Mwandemele(Academic Affairs and Research)Mr. Zacheus Kazapua(Administration and Finance)THE COUNCILPresidential AppointmentsProf Filemon Amaambo (Chairperson)Dr Ndeutala Angolo (Vice-Chairperson)Dr Gabrielle SchneiderMr Siseho SimasikuMs Inge Zaamwani-KamwiMr Albertus AochamubMinistry of FinanceMr Calle SchlettweinMinistry of EducationMr Vitalis AnkamaWindhoek Municipality CouncilMs Agnes KafulaExternal Non-ResidentProf Keto MshigeniProf H Russel BotmanAlumniMr Moses MosesMr Tylvas AmunjelaUNAM ManagementProf Lazarus Hangula (Vice Chancellor)Prof Osmund D Mwandemele(Pro Vice Chancellor:Academic Affairs and Research)Mr Zacheus Kazapua(Pro Vice Chancellor: Administration andFinance)Mr Alois Fledersbacher (Registrar)Mr Job Jansen (Bursar)Ms Ellen Namhila (Librarian)Senate MembersProf Frank KavisheDr Lischen Haoses-GorasesDr Erika MaassAssoc Prof Nico HornAdministrative Staff RepresentativeMs Barbara Seibes-BöckSRCMr T Kandjaba – SRC PresidentMs L Namutewa – SRC Vice-PresidentManagement ObserversDr Itah Kandjii-Murangi (Dean of Students)Mr Reginald Izaks (Director: Human Resources)Mr Edwin Tjiramba(Director: Communications and Marketing)Mr Jimmy Kwenani (Director: Estate Services)THE SENATEManagement:Prof L Hangula (Chairperson)Prof OD Mwandemele(PVC:AA&R - Deputy Chairperson)Mr Z Kazapua (PVC: Admin & Finance)Ms E Namhila (Librarian)Mr J Jansen (Bursar)Members of Council:Mr C SchlettweinDeans and DirectorsDr MB Schneider –Executive Dean:Faculty of Agriculture & Natural ResourcesProf K Mchombu –Dean: Faculty of Humanities & SocialSciencesProf FP Kavishe –Founding Dean: Faculty of Engineering & ITAssoc Prof EMR Kiremire –Dean: Faculty of ScienceAssoc Prof N Horn – Dean: Faculty of LawDr L Haoses-Gorases –Dean: Faculty of Medical &Health SciencesProf R Auala – Dean: Faculty of EducationDr BS Mutumba –Dean: Faculty of Economics &Management ScienceProf RF Zimba –Director: Postgraduate Studies UnitDr E Maass – Director: TLIUDr T Frindt – Director: CESDr H Mu Ashekele – Director: MRCDr SF Nyathi – Director: Language CentreDr L Oellermann – Acting Director: SANUMARCMs P Uugwanga – Director: Oshakati CampusMr A Pomuti – Coordinating Director: UCCBDr H Riruako – Director: CPSTDr O Ruppel – Director: HRDCAssoc Prof I Mapaure – Research &Publications Co-ordinatorDeputy Deans and Deputy DirectorsAssoc Prof M Zappen-ThomsonAssoc Prof CD KasandaDr JM van der VyverDr OT Kakujaha-MatunduDr L Kanyomeka (Ogongo)Dr M Kandawa-SchulzMr F BangamwaboMs R ShikongoHeads of DepartmentFaculty of Agriculture and Natural ResourcesAssoc Prof E OmoregieDr EC MusabaDr T IitengeDr N ShigwedhaDr J Kaurivi (Ogongo)Ms A Ndeinoma(Ogongo)Faculty of Economics & Management ScienceDr UL Paliwal (Acting)Dr E KaakungaMr M HengariDr TO ChirawuFaculty of Engineering and ITDr AA OgunmokunDr E RuhungaFaculty of EducationDr ML MostertDr CB VilletDr G LikandoDr D ZealandDr HA BeukesFaculty of Humanities & Social SciencesDr HL BeyerDr CT NengomashaAssoc Prof HD ViljoenAssoc Prof JH BuitendachProf P MufuneFaculty of LawMr K KangueehiMr SK AmooMr J NakutaFaculty of Medical & Health SciencesMs NG SumpiMs HT Udjombala (Oshakati Campus)Faculty of ScienceProf JA OyedeleDr R BöckDr F KamonaDr N IndongoDr J MbaleDr F GideonDr E Naomab (Acting: Chemistry)Centre for External StudiesMs E VenterMr G MurangiMultidisciplinary Research CentreDr K MatenguMr AW MosimaneLanguage CentreMs KK NampalaMs J IzaksFull Professors (not already listed)Prof F BeckerProf A du PisaniProf HV GretschelProf W HaackeProf J HayesProf G HeimbeckProf M HinzProf J HunterProf G KaayaProf A van DykProf P van RooyenOffice of the Dean of StudentsDr I Kandjii-Murangi – Dean of StudentsMr Matthew Vudzijena – SRC Secretary-GeneralADVISORS/OBSERVERS:Mr J OckhuizenMs C SlabbertMs A van der HoevenMs W DaviesMs S MarthinussenMs E ThomasMr E NowasebMs T TjipuraMs S AlfredMs L PrinsonskyMs D DaviesMr E van WykMs P KashihakumwaMr R Izaks – Director: Human ResourcesMr E Tjiramba – Director: Communications &MarketingSECRETARIAT:Mr A Fledersbacher(Registrar & Secretary: Senate)Annual Report 2009 -82-

Contact Details

Contact DetailsOffi ce of the Vice Chancellor (+ 264-61) 206 3937Offi ce of the Pro-Vice Chancellor: Academic Affairs & Research (+ 264-61) 206 3035Offi ce of the Pro-Vice Chancellor: Administration & Finance (+ 264-61) 206 3083Offi ce of the Registrar (+ 264-61) 206 3764Offi ce of the Bursar (+ 264-61) 206 3706Library (+ 264-61) 206 3873Communications & Marketing Offi ce (+ 264-61) 206 3094Dean of Students (+ 264-61) 206 3765Estate Services (+ 264-61) 206 3904Human Resources Offi ce (+ 264-61) 206 3701International Relations (+ 264-61) 206 3944UNAM Foundation (+ 264-61) 206 3262Namibia Business School (+ 264-61) 206 3992Disability Unit (+ 264-61) 206 3675HIV/AIDS Unit (+ 264-61) 206 3312Research and Publications Offi ce (+ 264-61) 206 3061Teaching and Learning Improvement Unit (TLIU) (+ 264-61) 206 3528Postgraduate Studies Unit (+ 264-61) 206 3647Centre for External Studies (+ 264-61) 206 3177University Central Consultancy Bureau (UCCB) (+ 264-61) 206 3362Centre for Public Service Training (+ 264-61) 206 3837Computer Centre (+ 264-61) 206 3014Human Rights and Documentation Centre (+ 264-61) 206 3664Justice Training Centre (+ 264-61) 206 3989Language Centre (+ 264-61) 206 3940Multidisciplinary Research Centre (+ 264-61) 206 3767/3051ZERI Offi ce (+ 264-61) 206 3458/3340Faculty of Agriculture & Natural Resources (+ 264-61) 206 3895Faculty of Economics and Management Science (+ 264-61) 206 3987Faculty of Education (+ 264-61) 206 3978Faculty of Engineering & Information Technology (+ 264-61) 065-232 4002Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (+ 264-61) 206 3813Faculty of Law (+ 264-61) 206 3998Faculty of Health Sciences (+ 264-61) 206 3200- School of Medicine (+ 264-61) 206 3200- School of Nursing & Public Health (+ 264-61) 206 3200Faculty of Science (+ 264-61) 206 3047Neudamm Campus (+ 264-61) 206 4111Sam Nujoma Marine and Coastal Resources Research Centre(SANUMARC) (+ 264-64) 50 2609Ogongo Campus (+ 264-65) 223 5000Ongwediva Campus (+ 264-65) 232 4000Oshakati Campus (+ 264-65) 223 2000Annual Report 2009 -84-