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Image by Namibia University of Science and Technology production. FABlab Namibia is the first advanced manufacturing, prototyping and design lab in Namibia. The lab was established in partnership with the Ministry of Industrialisation, Trade and SME Development to enhance local product competitiveness, bridge the technological divide through access to information communication technology (ICT), new machinery, tools, knowledge, skills and equipment – ultimately to give rise to a technologically and creatively advanced local economy. FABlab Namibia brings advanced vocational training to the country with the MIT FABfoundation-accredited FABacademy certificate and diploma course (starting in January 2017) as well as various other innovative activities; see the website for more details or call +264 61 207 2885.
TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS Namibia’s two main public tertiary institutions of general education are the National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) and the University off Namibia (UNAM). In addition there are a number of specialised tertiary educational institutions such as the College of the Arts (Cota), The University Centre for Studies in Namibia (TUCSIN) in Windhoek, Oshakati,
Rundu and Rehoboth, the Namibian Maritime and Fisheries Institute (NAMFI) in Walvis Bay and the Namibian Institute of Mining and Technology (NIMT) in Arandis.
SCHOOL TERMS 2017 First Term First School Day: Wednesday, 11 January Midterm Break: Monday, 22 – Friday, 24 March Last School day: Wednesday, 26 April Second Term First School Day: Tuesday, 30 May Last School Day: Wednesday, 23 August Third Term First School Day: Tuesday, 5 September Last School Day: Tuesday, 5 December First Term 2018: Wednesday, 10 January 2018
VITAL CONTACTS MINISTRY OF EDUCATION +264 61 293 3358 info@moe.gov.na www.moe.gov.na NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (NIED) +264 62 50 9000
media@nied.edu.na www.nied.edu.na NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR HIGHER EDUCATION (NCHE) info@nche.org.na www.nche.org.na NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS AND ASSESSMENT +264 61 2934437 or +264 61 2934435 www.dnea.gov.na WINDHOEK VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTRE (WVTC) +264 61 211 742 info@wvtc.edu.na www.wvtc.edu.na NAMIBIA COLLEGE OF OPEN LEARNING (NAMCOL) + 264 61 320 5111 / toll free helpline: 0886 999 74 www.namcol.edu.na NAMCOL is a state-owned educational institution created by an Act of Parliament (Act 1, 1997) to provide learning opportunities for adults and out-of-school youth. THE UNIVERSITY CENTRE FOR STUDIES IN NAMIBIA (TUCSIN) +264 61 22 48 40 info@tucsin.org www.tucsin.org NAMIBIAN MARITIME AND FISHERIES INSTITUTE (NAMFI) +264 64 270 900 www.namfi.net
NAMIBIAN INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY (NIMT) IN ARANDIS +264 64 511 800 ho@nimtnamibia.com www.nimtnamibia.com NAMIBIA STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FUND (NSFAF) +264 61 420 600 studentsrelations@nsfaf.na www.nasfaf.na NATIONAL ARTS COUNCIL OF NAMIBIA +264 61 293 33 63 / 33 nacn@iway.na COLLEGE OF THE ARTS +264 61 374 100
OMAKE MOMENTS (OMAKE = APPLAUDABLE) EU DONATES N$400 MILLION FOR NAMIBIAN EDUCATION At the end of 2016 the government, through the National Planning Commission (NPC), and the European Union (EU) signed a N$400 million funding agreement for early childhood development (ECD) and pre-primary education in Namibia. The funds will be used for various programmes, including technical assistance, infrastructure development and capacity building, which will be conducted over a period of four years.
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