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Deputy Executive Director for the Lifelong Learning Department from the Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture (left) enjoying a virtual reality experience guided by Selma Auala, a student from the Faculty of Computing and Informatics.
Augmented Reality dominates UNESCO World heritage futures lab
High-Tech Transfer Plaza Select (HTTPS) 30 March 2023
...using augmented reality for cultural preservation Creative technologists and indigenous communities from 20 African countries took part in a three-day UNESCO World Heritage Futures Lab. The Lab required the participants to narrate the history of World Heritage sites using Virtual Reality (VR) applications. The event was held at NUST’s tech ecosystem, formally referred to as the High-Tech Transfer Plaza Select (HTTPS), as it directly aligns to the HTTPS’s goal to enhance capacities in immersive digital technologies.
Left to right: His Excellency, Prashant Agrawal, High Commissioner of India to Namibia; Honourable Dr Itah Kandjii-Murangi, Minister of Higher Education, Technology and Innovation; Dr Erold Naomab, NUST Vice- Chancellor; Prof Dharm Singh Jat, UNESCO Chair on Secure High-Performance Computing for Higher Education and Research; Dr Hilma Amwele, UNESCO Chair on Sustainable Water Research for Climate Adaptation and Saline Agriculture in Arid Environments; and Father Rod April, Secretary-General for the Namibia
UNESCO chairs launched at NUST
Directorate of Research, Innovation and Partnerships 30 March 2023
NUST celebrated a major milestone at the launch of the UNESCO Chair for Sustainable Water Research for Climate Adaptation and Saline Agriculture in Arid Environments, as well as the UNESCO Chair for Secure High-Performance Computing for Higher Education and Research.
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