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website: www.nust.na NUST BRIEF Official weekly newsletter of NUST 06 July 2018 Namibia hosts African physics school The 5th edition of the biennial African School of Physics (ASP), was hosted in Namibia over the past three weeks. The school was organised by NUST, the National Commission on Research, Science and Technology (NCRST) and the (UNAM).

Over 80 African students, with a minimum of Computing; Physics Education; Physics three years’ university education in physics, Communication; Renewable Energies and Energy mathematics, engineering and/or computer Efficiency; and Materials Physics. science participated in the event. In addition, During the opening ceremony of the conference, NUST hosted the African Conference on Physics Honourable Dr Becky Ndjoze-Ojo, the Deputy (ACP2018), a forum which ran parallel to the Minister of Higher Education, Training and school. Innovation, said: “Science education is crucial to The conference consisted of presentations, Africa’s success in the 21st Century. More than discussions and debates involving local and 50% of the population of Sub-Saharan Africa international policy-makers in matters of is younger than 25 years of age and every year education and research, with the overall objective for the next decade, we expect 11 million youth to align the conference’s priorities with that of to enter the job-market. This gives Africa a the agendas of African governments. tremendous opportunity to build a base of human FROM LEFT: Dr Eli Kasai, Faculty of Sciences (UNAM); Prof Frednard Gideon, Pro-Vice Chancellor: Academic Affairs (UNAM); Dr Ketevi Adikle Assamagan, Chair: ASP2018; Hon Becky Ndjoze-Ojo, Deputy Minister of Higher Education, The areas that were specifically addressed during capital that will serve as the engine for economic Training and Innovation; Dr Anicia Peters, Dean: Faculty of Computing and Informatics (NUST); Matheus Shikongo, the school include Astrophysics and Cosmology; transformation of our continent.” Head: Quality Assurance and Operational Excellence (NCRST); Prof Dharm Singh Jat from the Faculty of Computing and Informatics (NUST), and Angelique Philander, Manager: Human and Institutional Development, Science and Nuclear and Particle Physics; Accelerator, Medical This is the first time the school and conference Technology (NCRST). and Radiation Physics; High Performance have been held in Namibia. WiSci STEAM camp concludes successfully Last week, 100 high school girls aged 15-18 showcased more than 24 innovative projects. This signaled the end of the two-week Women in Science (WiSci) Girls in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Design, and Mathematics (STEAM) camp.

The projects integrated the learnings from the Namibia, H.E Lisa Johnson, as well as academics workshops offered by Google, Intel, NASA, GirlUp, from NUST. She also spoke to the girls at the closing NUST and the U.S. State Department. Participants ceremony. “This camp was just a beginning. As you consisted of girls from eSwatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, return home, I encourage you to keep the spirit of United States and Namibia. WiSci going. Be an ambassador for all that WiSci stands for, that is, intellectual curiosity, cross- The camp has previously been hosted in Rwanda, cultural understanding, and support for young Peru, and Malawi, but this was the first time women interested in STEAM fields,” Ambassador that a host institution also delivered part of the Johnson remarked. curriculum. NUST offered workshops in Cyber Security, Music Coding, Media Literacy, and The Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Training and Innovation, Dr Becky Ndjoze-Ojo, officially Engineering. closed the camp, and encouraged the learners Local industry representatives, along with to impart the knowledge they gained during the parliamentarians and other government officials camp to their friends and family. Campers and facilitators pictured at the closing ceremony of the WiSci event. attended a networking event with Intel, Google, All in all, the camp was deemed a success and and ultimately contributed to the success of organisation, arranged the camp with funding and NASA. Dr Anicia Peters, the Dean of the Faculty of this camp. We received tremendous publicity from the U.S. State Department. Amongst the Some of the highlights of the camp included Computing and Informatics, who was the main on Twitter under the hashtags #WiSci2018 and various gifts the girls walked away with, were cultural nights, an outing to N/a’an ku sê Lodge, local WiSci Coordinator, said: “We are very happy #WiSciNamibia.” tablet computer devices from Intel. and mentor sessions with the U.S. Ambassador to that all the various sections at NUST were involved World Learning, an international development

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