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The more than 700 UNAM e-Lab students pursuing
                      various programmes in the Faculty, proved a little too

                      much for the facilities.




                          DEBMARINE – NAMDEB FOUNDATION


                          TECH WORTH N$ 440 000




                          ...to ensure students can achieve international standards of scholarship.



                                    welling   student    got involved and ended up     Further adding that with
                                    numbers         in   donating 35 computers, plus   such a social investment,
                                    UNAM’s second        two air-conditioning units,   the    Foundation    wishes
                                    largest   faculty-   and four CCTV cameras for     to assist the university to
                                    the Faculty of       the E-learning lab.           bridge the gap between
                          SEconomic               and                                  high school and 1st-year
                          Management         Sciences    “As    education     is   a   studies to ensure students
                          recently   benefited   from    particular focus area of      can achieve international
                          a notable  sponsorship by      the Debmarine – Namdeb        standards of scholarship.
                          the Debmarine – Namdeb         Foundation and safety a
                          Foundation.                    fundamental value, it was     “The total monetary value
                                                         important to us that the      of the donation is estimated
                          The more than 700 UNAM         laboratory itself had extra   to be over N$440,000, but
                          e-Lab    students  pursuing    air-conditioners and security   the impact it will have on
                          various   programmes      in   systems    to    safeguard    the quality of education
                          the Faculty, proved a little   students and equipment        is far greater”, Remarked
                          too much for the facilities.   in an environment that is     Professor Kenneth Matengu,
                          When the Debmarine –           conducive    to  learning”,   UNAM Vice-Chancellor. A
                          Namdeb      Foundation,   a    remarked Mrs Imme Hucke-      leading UNAM Academic,
                          long-standing partner of       McFarlane,      Debmarine     Professor Roman Grynberg,
                          the University, heard about    Namdeb          Foundation    added that, “This allows us
                          this challenge, they swiftly   Executive        Manager.     to set exams and homework

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