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Ten Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) students participated in the B360 Education Partnerships Sending North Programme in 2022 as they undertook industry internships at companies in Switzerland and Lichtenstein.

The International Relations (IR) Section at the Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) and Swiss-based B360 Education Partnerships (B360) hosted career readiness workshops for unemployed university graduates in September and October 2022.

The B360 Education Partnerships (B360) Virtual Internship Programme continued in 2022, following a successful pilot project in 2021, as four Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) students undertook internships working remotely for Swiss-based companies.

Faculty of Health, Applied Sciences and Natural Resources hosted 3 B360 Experts following the suspension of in-person guest lecturing by B360 experts for 2020 and 2021 due to the global Covid-19 pandemic.

The Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) welcomed the first higher education institution from Indonesia to its network of international partners when it established a cooperative relationship with the Bandung-based Telcom University (TEL-U).

The Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) and Inland University of Applied Sciences (INN), Norway, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in 2022 formally establishing a collaborative relationship between the two institutions.

The Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) welcomed a delegation of South Korean Captains of Industry to its campus in July 2022 for a familiarization visit.

The Department of International Relations at the Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) hosted an orientation session for all international students to welcome them to the institution and Namibia in general.

Two of the three recipients of the 2022 DAFI Scholarships in Namibia are students from the Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST).

The Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) breathed new life into its Summer School for International Students, offering the 4-week programme in 2022 following Covid-19 enforced absences in 2020 and 2021.

The Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) hosted renown Fulbright Scholar, Prof Tanya Karp, for a year-long attachment to its Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment in 2022.

The Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) and the Southern Africa Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (SAIMM) jointly hosted the 32nd Society of Mining Professors (SOMP) Annual General Meeting and Conference in Windhoek, Namibia, in September 2022.

A group of eight students and one staff member from the Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) travelled to Germany to attend a two-week summer school organized as part of the Global Intercultural Project Experience (GIPE) initiative.

The International Relations (IR) Section in the Department of Corporate Engagement and Internationalisation celebrated International Education Week (IEW) in 2022 with a return to in-person activities taking place on the NUST campus.

My four-month long exchange to Joanneum University of Applied Sciences (FH Joanneum), Austria, was loaded with so many excursions, experiences, culture shocks, horrors, laughter, languages, culinary explorations, embarrassments, home sickness, lessons and friendships.

My first semester of 2022 on exchange to the Land of the Brave.

My semester at Joanneum University of Applied Sciences in Graz, Austria was arguably the best experience I have ever had in my life. I learned a lot about myself, other cultures and grew in many good ways, both emotionally and spiritually.

A senior lecturer in Urban Planning from the Metropolia University of Applied Sciences, Finland, visited the Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) during the first semester of 2022 as a guest lecturer on an Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility.

A Human Resources Management Lecturer in NUST’s Faculty of Commerce, Human Sciences and Education visited Kutstein-Tirol University of Applied Sciences, Austria, in June 2022 for a week long teaching exchange.

A visiting researcher from the Joanneum University of Applied Sciences, Austria, has indicated that the global Coronavirus pandemic has negatively affected enrolment numbers in the Tourism related programmes offered at the Austrian university.

The Department of International Relations at the Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) hosted four staff members from the International Offices at NUST’s partner institutions in Spain and Finland, respectively, during the first semester of 2022.

An eight-member delegation from the Rhine-Westphalia Technical University of Aachen (RTWH Aachen), Germany, paid a familiarization visit to NUST earlier this year, seeking to deepen collaboration between the two institutions.

An academic and an administrative staff member from the Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) travelled to Helsinki, Finland during the first semester of 2022 for teaching and training staff exchanges.

A delegation of Federal Parliamentarians from the German Bundestag paid a familiarisation visit to the Namibian University of Science and Technology.

IR Important Dates for 2023

APPLICATION DUE DATES
NUST Applications and Enquiries: 01 April 2023
Application deadline: 15 June 2022

OTHER IMPORTANT DATES
NUST First Semester: 06 Feb - 09 June 2023
Exchange student registration is facilitated by the Department of International Relations
International Student Welcoming Function: To be confirmed

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