Getting a handle on Unam

ONE of the first things Higher Education Minister Nahas Angula would do if elected President of Namibia would be to amend the University of Namibia law so that the Head of State was not automatically its chancellor.

Delivering a public lecture on ‘Past, Present and Future:Higher Education in Namibia’, on Thursday, Angula said:”Let us take another prominent citizen to do that.” Angula, who was responding to a question about what role he would play as chancellor, if elected, said the State President did not have enough time to pay attention to university affairs and that the chancellor should be able to work closely with management to solve problems.”Otherwise, the only time when you see them [the university council and management] is only when they need money,” he said.Angula, who was responding to a question about what role he would play as chancellor, if elected, said the State President did not have enough time to pay attention to university affairs and that the chancellor should be able to work closely with management to solve problems.”Otherwise, the only time when you see them [the university council and management] is only when they need money,” he said.