IUM held its official opening of the Academic year 2023 on Monday, 20 February 2023 at the Main campus In Windhoek, under the theme “A year of Enhanced Service Delivery”, as it celebrates its 29th year of growth since it was founded in 1994.
In his address Hon. Prof. David R. Namwandi, IUM Founder and Council, noted that IUM being a university dedicated to its people’s future, will continue to reevaluate its services on a regular basis. The year 2022 was declared as a year of consolidated performance for the betterment of its stakeholders and the nation at large. Prof Namwandi stated that indeed the university under difficult circumstances performed with diligence, redoubled stamina and unwavering dedication in fulfilling key assignments which ensured satisfaction of its stakeholders. “As a tradition, we jointly as a team declare 2023 as a year of ENHANCED SERVICE DELIVERY, this is what we set ourselves to achieve and it will come to pass”, stated Hon. Prof. Namwandi.
He further pointed out that since 1994 when IUM started it has firmly believed in being an innovative institution, as a result; IUM was the first institution of higher learning to recognize the danger of HIV/AIDS and therefore developed training programmes ranging from certificate, diplomas, undergraduate degrees and master’s in this field to prepare a skilled workforce to alleviate/curb the spread of the pandemic, through service delivery. Equally, IUM became the first institution to mount an International Relations and Diplomacy programme in the country.
IUM SRC President for the academic year 2023, Mr. Natangwe Shikesho, in his word of encouragement welcomed his fellow students, especially those joining the IUM Family for the first time and thanked them for choosing IUM as their academic home. He added that for the year 2023, the office of the SRC will be guided by the slogan “Change the Gear” meaning that all students are called upon to change the gear towards the realisation of University’s theme of: The Year of Enhanced Service Delivery.
20/02/2023