NUST plans to establish a new campus in Eenhana in the Ohangwena Region to take higher education to the Namibian people and drive development in line with the institutional and national strategic imperatives.

Why Ohangwena Region?
Despite the fact that the Ohangwena Region is one of the most densely populated regions in Namibia, there is limited access to higher learning in this part of the country. It is chiefly for this reason that the Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) has embarked on a regional expansion drive, starting with the town of Eenhana. The establishment of the Eenhana satellite campus is firstly in line with achieving the strategic objective of maintaining a local presence, extending the national footprint and international reach. Furthermore, the establishment of a satellite campus is in alignment with the Ohangwena Regional Development Plan and embedded in the strategic mandate of the Ministry of Higher Education, Technology and Innovation (MHETI), national key priorities of poverty eradication, industrialisation, reduction of income disparities, economic growth, wealth and diversified employment creation and national cohesion and inclusivity which form part of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as well as the Harambee Prosperity Plan.

When will the Campus open?
It is envisaged that the first phase of the project will be completed by January 2022, and subsequently the first cohort of students will be enrolled during this period.