Computer donation for UNAM hub
The Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority (NAMFISA) donated ten computers to the University of Namibia’s (UNAM) Centre for Research Services (CRS).The computers were donated for the establishment of the Postgraduate Research Hub (PRH), which will be an active workspace for students enrolled for higher degrees, when doing their academic research at UNAM.
In his handover message, NAMFISA’s Russell Mufaya said that the computer donation not only reflects the authority’s social corporate responsibility but also highlights the imperative role of NAMFISA in supporting postgraduate research at UNAM while realising the university’s agenda of becoming a research-intensive institution.
The donation was received by Prof Anicia Peters, Pro-Vice Chancellor: Research, Innovation and Development, who during the same event launched the newly developed Higher Degrees Student Management System (HDSMS) – a system developed to capture and monitor student progression.
The event also witnessed the formal launch of two administrative tools developed into electronic form versions to record student academic progress as reported by supervisors and students. The forms were developed with support from the Directorate of Information and Communication Technology Services (DICTS) at UNAM, as part of the automation and digitalisation drive initiated by the centre.