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Opportunities for Namibian Youth

by Anna Wasserfall

The role of education

Together with our cooperation partner TUCSIN, the KAS Namibia & Angola organised a conference on the topics of education and youth which took place in Windhoek on the 8th of March 2016.
April 5, 2016 Ordering Information

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Some of the speakers and guests engaged into a panel discussion on the topic of "What are the characteristics that should be reflected in the education system to adress the issues identified?"
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Dr. Bernd Althusmann, Head of the KAS office Namibia & Angola, deliverd a welcoming speech to the participants.
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The event was well visited and brought together numerous stakeholder from various branches of the educational sector.
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Some teacher's student from UNAM also participated in the event.
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After their presentations, the participants got the chance to engage with the speakers and ask questions.

The event "Opportunities for the Namibian Youth - The role of education" brought together various stakeholders and experts from the educational sector as well as from the Ministry and looked at chances and challenges in regards to the Namibian Educational System as well as the Namibian Youth. Speakers were

  • Bruce Parcher (TUCSIN): The Curriculum and Culture

  • Marie Jeanne Ndimbira (Twamanguluka): Current Situation of Youth

  • Mandela Kapere (NYC): Education and Global Village

  • Christopher Olivier (TUCSIN): A Blended Future

  • Ndeuli Hamatumwa (Entrepreneuer): Developing Entrepreneurs

The conference also included a panel discussion on the topic "What are the characteristics that should be reflected in the education system to address the issues identified?". Finally, two TUCSIN Alumni introduced themselves and talked about their individual success stories and the role that education played in their lives.

The conference took place at the Safari Court Hotel in Windhoek and hosted roughly 100 participants.

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Opportunities for Namibian Youth

March 8, 2016

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This video follows up on our Conference "Opportunities for Namibian Youth: The Role of Education", highlights some of the speaker's and participant's ideas and opinions and deals with questions like: How does the classroom of the future look like? What needs to be done in the educational sector in order to reach Vision 2030? What role does culture play in successfull education? And what do young teacher's students want to achieve within their profession?

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