Annual Report - University of Namibia

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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-
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Dr Sam S. NujomaFounding President
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Annual Report 2009 OverviewThe 2009
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