Annual Report - University of Namibia

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-