2021-05-07Prof Jairos Kangira OPINION: The role top management plays in the internationalisation of higher education is crucial for its successful implementation. According to Fielden (2011, p.43), internationalisation programmes need to get the support of academics and administrative staff at an institution for them to succeed. View more
2021-06-04Prof Jairos Kangira With the rigorous restructuring exercise completed, and the appointment of new senior academic and administrative leaders with effect from 1 June 2021, the University of Namibia enters a new dispensation with confidence and expectations for excellence from a global perspective. View more
2021-06-18Prof Jairos Kangira As we commemorate the Day of the African Child this week, with the theme “30 years after the adoption of the Charter: accelerate the implementation of Agenda 2040 for an Africa fit for children”, I thought of reflecting on the importance of children’s literature and the role it plays in the lives and development of children. View more
2021-06-25Prof Jairos Kangira The core activities for academics in universities are teaching, research and community service. While most academics find teaching and community service comparatively easy, research usually poses big challenges for many. View more
2021-07-16Prof Jairos Kangira In the past, in this column, I wrote articles in which I was advising postgraduate students on how to handle their postgraduate work, and I castigated those who thrive on academic dishonesty in their researches. I also emphasised strict adherence to academic integrity from proposal stage, research stage and throughout the writing process of the thesis. View more
2021-08-20Prof Jairos Kangira However, universities should always keep asking: what are we actually for? Has the need to have a high-profile international identity outstripped the needs of the original purpose of the institution of higher learning? View more
2021-10-22Prof Jairos Kangira When the University of Namibia and the Fredrich-Ebert Stiftung launched the Forum for Experts on Social Protection in 2017, the stage was set for monthly public lectures which were delivered by both local and international social protection practitioners, researchers and academics. View more
2021-10-29Prof Jairos Kangira In modern times, learned societies play a pivotal role in the creation and dissemination of knowledge in various fields of specialisation. View more
2022-01-14Prof Jairos Kangira Although it is undisputed in the higher education sector worldwide that academic freedom is the raison detre of university professors’ work, it is equally true that there are many challenges concerning this phenomenon in academia. View more
2022-03-04Prof Jairos Kangira In most higher education institutions, a Senior Common Room is a highly regarded and respected place which academics frequent for meals and socialisation. Do not mind the name ‘common room’, it is not a room for commoners or the hoi polloi. View more
2022-03-11Prof Jairos Kangira This week, I dedicate this article to thousands of students who have enrolled for different qualifications with various higher education institutions in the country. View more
2022-03-25Prof Jairos Kangira Every year, many students fail to enrol for tertiary programmes of their choices due to the fact that they do not possess the required minimum symbol in English language in their school-leaving certificates, which is usually a C or better, or a D or better, depending on the programmes or institutions. View more
2022-04-08Prof Jairos Kangira Delegates who attended the WorldSkills Africa Swakopmund 2022 conference in the coastal town from 29-31 March unanimously agreed that technical and vocational education and training institutions in Africa should intensify the competence-based education model in curriculum design, transformation and training of students. View more
2022-05-06Prof Jairos Kangira To all intents and purposes, the 5th Southern African Quality Assurance Network (SAQAN) conference that the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) hosted virtually in Namibia last week was a resounding success. View more
2022-05-30Prof Jairos Kangira Out of the 11 doctoral students who graduated at the University of Namibia’s ceremony recently, four graduated with a Doctor of Philosophy in English Studies, a feat that attracted the attention of the public. View more
2022-08-18Prof Jairos Kangira I come back to you the readers after some break, a lull that I needed to rest, reflect and come up with more ideas to share with you in this column. View more
2022-09-02Prof Jairos Kangira Well-coached and grounded postgraduate students are aware that good academic writing style is achieved also by basing their arguments on credible sources or researches of scholars in their areas of specialisations. View more
2022-09-30Prof Jairos Kangira The Namibia Students Financial Assistance Fund (NSFAF) in July this year launched a feasible recovery plan in an attempt to collect several millions of dollars owed to the fund by beneficiaries who have reneged on paying back their loans. View more
2022-10-14Prof Jairos Kangira As the nation enters into the season of national and international examinations in public and private schools and colleges, we need, all of us, as responsible citizens, to open our eyes and ears in every corner of the country so that we detect any instances of examination leaks so that we preserve integrity in our examination system. View more
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