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NUST Students Head to Europe for Internships

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.

NUST & B360 Host Career Starter Week Workshops

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.

Four NUST Students Complete Virtual Internships

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.

B360 Experts in First Semester 2022

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.

Nust Broadens Partnership Network To Indonesia

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).

Nust And Inland University Establish Collaborative Relationship

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.

NUST Hosts Korean Business Delegation

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.

Nust Welcomes International Students

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.

Nust Students Awarded DAFI Scholarship

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

NUST Hosts Summer School for International Students

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.

NUST Attracts High Caliber Fulbright Scholar

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.

Nust Co-Hosts International Mining Conference

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.

NUST Staff & Students Attend First GIPE Summer School in Germany

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.

International Relations commemorates International Education Week

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.

Taz goes to Graz

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.

International Training Week in Huelva

JLU Giessen Student Embarks On Namibian Exchange

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

Erasmus+ Student Exchange to Austria

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.

Department of Architecture and Spatial Sciences Hosts Finnish Academic

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.

NUST Academic undertakes Austrian Exchange

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.

COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Tourism Enrolment at FH Joanneum

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.

NUST IR Hosts International Guests

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.

Academic Collaborations Heal Historical Wounds - RWTH Aachen

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.

NUST Staff Visit Finland

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.

German Federal Parliamentary Delegation Visits NUST

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

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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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