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Furthermore, the 2 nd Annual Research achieved in order to realise performance
Conference was successfully held in September against this strategic theme: Increase funding
2017, which attracted scientists from diverse for research and innovation; improve and
specialisations. SANUMARC was the proud increase research and innovation outputs, and
host of the Research and Innovation Day of improve research and innovation capabilities
2017, which was held a day before the annual across the entire University.
research conference; it was resounding
success. This Research and Innovation Day Improve and Increase Research and
provided an opportunity to showcase UNAM’s Innovation Outputs
research and innovation outputs, especially The University fared fairly well during this
products which have been developed over reporting period. The 2017 research outputs
the years, ranging from medicine, food and stand at 300 referred publications, against
beverages to fish culturing, to mention a few. the expected target of 273 refereed journal
publications – a performance against the
At the global level, SANUMARC continued target over 100%. A total of 21 referred books
to attract scholars, researchers and students were published against the targeted number
from top universities. One example is the of four refereed books, which also exceeds
collaboration with NASA (National Aeronautics expected performance. The number of other
and Space Administration) on two projects: books published totalled 41, against the
NASA-AERONET (Aerosol Robotic Network) expected target of 13. It is also worth reporting
and NASA-ORACLES (Observations of Aerosols that the institution recorded six innovations
above Clouds and their Interactions). that were commercialised against a zero
Collaboration with the NASA-AERONET target in the annual strategic plan.
programme resulted in the establishment of
the land-based monitoring station at Sam The University, however, underperformed on
Nujoma Campus, which ran for four weeks. two measures; these are the number of other
In addition to this collaborative project were publications, with an expected target of 668,
the flight campaigns over the coastal and of which UNAM only managed to produce
seaward areas of Namibia. SANUMARC staff 210; and the per capita productivity of
and students collaborated in a variety of ways scholarly outs, which numbered 0.69 against
through shadowing programmes. its the expected target of 0.84.
The Centre published recorded 13 publications Increase Funding for Research and Innovation
in peer-reviewed journals during the review A 23% performance rating was recorded for the
period. These can be accessed via the website number of funded research projects during 2017.
at www.unam.edu.na The University only managed to fund 17 projects
against the expected target of 73. The value of
Strategic Performance funded research projects or 2017 reached N$13
One key strategic theme was research and million, compared to its expected targeted
innovation excellence. The expected results of acquiring N$22 million for funded research
under this theme entailed improved research projects, translating into a performance of 59%.
outputs and attracting funding that will have The percentage of research funded of total
an impact on knowledge creation, innovation incomes was calculated to be 1.1% against its
and sustainability. Commeasurably, the expected target of 1.2%, giving the University a
following strategic objectives had to be positive performance of 92%.
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