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for research and for postgraduate supervised by researchers in the SSD
students was not in vain since these division in different disciplines and
efforts evidently paid off in terms these have since graduated. She
of capacitating research efforts. further expressed her appreciation
“SSD had great success in securing to researchers who continue to
funding for research activities work collaboratively with students
as well as scholarship funds for to provide exceptional learning
postgraduate studies students. As opportunities that lead to high
a result of these efforts, we have academic achievements.
been able to increase our external
research funds from corporate, Dr Shiweda further stated with
governmental, and other groups, pride that a number of publications
especially from the point of view were attained by SSD researchers
of the strengthening of basic between 2016 and 2020 due to
research.” hard work. The research outputs Prof Nelago Indongo giving an
by researchers were useful in introductory overview on current
urbanisation trends during a public
One central aspect of securing their application processes for debate that took place on the 14th of
funding for post graduate students academic promotions. In the last August 2018 at the Namibian Institute of
entailed the commitment of the five year, researchers in the SSD Public Administration and Management
researchers to ensure that they carry were promoted to the different (NIPAM), in Windhoek.
out supervision of these students in academic levels and as Dr The researchers’ achievements
collaboration with the departments Shiweda reveals: “Six promotions added to the good reputation of the
under which the students were were achieved in the SSD, with SSD in terms of research standing.
registered for their degrees. The researchers being recognised for Other notable achievements
SSD Head also stated that over excellence in scholarship, research in the SSD include engaging in
the last five years, a number of and teaching. transformative community and
postgraduate students were public engagements aimed
towards creating opportunities
for stakeholders to interact
across related fields and to foster
the development of research
communities. In view of the above,
SSD for example, hosted a public
debate on the 14th of August 2018
at the Namibian Institute of Public
Administration and Management
(NIPAM), in Windhoek. The debate
focused on whether urbanisation
is an opportunity and/or a tool for
development in Namibia, based
on data that indicates that the
movement of people from rural to
urban areas has influenced land
A group of participants standing with members of the East Germany Parliamentarians. demand and the provision for
Dr Kletus Likuwa, standing behind but in the Middle, was the only visitor from Africa. basic services.
(Courtesy of Kletus Likuwa, 2019).

Some SSD researchers, based on

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