{"id":375070,"date":"2025-05-15T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=375070"},"modified":"2025-05-15T17:41:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T15:41:11","slug":"nust-hosts-first-graduation-in-ohangwena","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=375070","title":{"rendered":"NUST hosts first graduation in Ohangwena"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maria David<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A TOTAL of 141 students were on Thursday conferred with various qualifications, including a PhD candidate, during the first-ever Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) graduation ceremony at the Billy Mwaningange Rural Development Centre in Eembaxu village, Ondobe Constituency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking during the ceremony, Deputy Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Arts and Culture, Dino Ballotti, said that by bringing 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https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NUST-hosts-first-graduation-in-Ohangwena-Informante-Image-workspace-03-105x105.jpg 105w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NUST-hosts-first-graduation-in-Ohangwena-Informante-Image-workspace-03.jpg 1716w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He indicated that Ohangwena has approximately over 260 schools, with a learner population of more than 100,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPost-secondary education institutions in the region have been limited to the Eenhana Vocational Training Centre (EVTC) and a few private colleges,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He added that NUST was the first to lead the pack and open a campus there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking at the same occasion, former President Hifikepunye Pohamba indicated that throughout his life in public service, he has always believed that the progress of any nation is directly linked to the level of education of its people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNot just any education, but accessible, affordable, equitable, quality education and training for every child, regardless of where they are born or how much their parents earn,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He added that during his tenure, they introduced free education in primary school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI am proud of the strides that Her Excellency Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah is making in an effort to expand access to education in Namibia\u2014from universal primary education to increasing access and financial support for students aspiring to tertiary education and training,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He emphasised that their vision has always been clear: no Namibian child should be denied an opportunity to learn.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maria David A TOTAL of 141 students were on Thursday conferred with various qualifications, including a PhD candidate, during the first-ever Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) graduation ceremony at the Billy Mwaningange Rural Development Centre in Eembaxu village, Ondobe Constituency. 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