New Era

Unam students to attend summer school in Bremen

- Margareth-Rose Kangootui

The collaborat­ion between the University of Namibia and Bremen University of Germany continues to bear fruit under the academic exchange umbrella.

Since the inception of this collaborat­ion in 2018, there have been remarkable activities.

It includes two project planning and funding submission workshops, which are ongoing; inclusive education curriculum developmen­t and curriculum revision activities in Namibia (ongoing); two University of Bremen staff and students visit the Unam; two Unam staff and students visit the University of Bremen; four online workshops and seminars involving postgradua­te students and staff.

The latest developmen­t on this fruitful memorandum of understand­ing is the internatio­nal summer school and staff workshop to be held from 29 August 2022 to 2 September 2022, hosted by the University of Bremen.

The Summer School is guided by the theme: ‘Diversity and Inclusion in Teacher Education’, and it will be attended by postgradua­te students and staff from universiti­es in Namibia, Botswana, Germany, Italy and Spain.

Three students and three staff members from Unam will attend the summer school and workshop.

The selection of students followed an

arduous process.

After a rigorous applicatio­n and selection process, the following Unam students, registered for the Masters in Education (Inclusive Education), were selected for participat­ion: Elizabeth Katale (first-year student), Kahonde Tjipura (first-year student) and Helen Jasper (second-year student).

The three staff members are: Limo

Simasiku (Head of Department: Applied Educationa­l Sciences; Cynthy Haihambo

Ya-Otto (project coordinato­r and Inclusive Education lecturer and researcher), and Mirjam Sheyapo (lecturer and PhD student).

The Department of Applied Educationa­l Sciences remains committed to contributi­ng towards achieving the vision and mission of Unam through its engagement with both national and internatio­nal stakeholde­rs.

 ?? Photo: Unam ?? Collaborat­ion… The main campus of the Bremen University of Germany.
Photo: Unam Collaborat­ion… The main campus of the Bremen University of Germany.

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