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ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
Overview of Key Activities
Pro-Vice Chancellor: Academic Affairs
Key Activities: Office of the Registrar population. UNAM registered international
The rapid increase in the demand for academic students from 18 countries, for full-time and part-
programmes has continued, and with it, the time studies. An additional 309 students from 23
number of students enrolled for the year under different countries, compared to the 317 from
review. Despite a lack of adequate physical 19 countries in 2015, opted to study through the
space, the office remained conscious of the mode of distance teaching.
need to strike a balance between limiting the
number of students admitted and the University’s Of the 20 132 full-time and part-time students
obligations in relation to social inclusivity. enrolled at UNAM, the majority, namely 12 820,
were women, who make up 63% of the total
full-time and part-time students. A total of 3 332,
Overall Student Enrolment
namely 67% of female students had enrolled
Student enrolment for the 2017 academic through the mode of distance education in 2016.
year stood at 25 684, which represents a
small increase of 1.65% on the previous The University registered a total of 13 473 students
year. The number of full and part-time for Bachelor (Honours) degree programmes,
students increased to 21 561, an increase of 180 for Bachelor degrees, 4 914 students for
approximately 6% from 2016. The University diplomas, 189 for certificates, 311 for non-
also enrolled a total of 4 123 students through degree purposes and bridging programmes,
the mode of distance teaching, a decrease and 259 for postgraduate certificates and
of approximately 20%, compared to 2016. diplomas. UNAM also registered a total of 846
students for Master’s degree programmes,
A total of 1 428 international students registered which was an increase of 21.6% on 2015 . Of
for full-time and part-time studies, and 83 those students, 87 were international students.
through the mode of distance teaching. This All eight faculties registered PhD candidates -
total of 1 511 international students amounts 115 of whom were Namibian students and 25
to approximately 6.9% of the total student were international students.
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