page_title: Namibia University of Science and Technology
section_title: Academic and vocational offerings
hierarchical_section_title: Namibia University of Science and Technology / Academic and vocational offerings
caption_attribution_description: English: Main campus of the Polytechnic of Namibia
context_page_description: The Namibia University of Science and Technology, formerly known as Polytechnic of Namibia, is an institute of tertiary education in the city of Windhoek, Namibia. Andrew Niikondo is its acting vice-chancellor. NUST was headed by the founding vice-chancellor Tjama Tjivikua until March 2019. The largely ceremonial role of chancellor of the university is held by Peter Katjavivi.
context_section_description: Until the 2010s a classic polytechnic, the institution offered both higher-level vocational training and academic degrees in technical subjects and the applied sciences. In many cases these programs could be combined such that the academic degree could be attempted after a more basic vocational training was successfully passed. Since gaining university status in 2015 several Master and PhD programs have been developed, and short, entry-level certifications have been phased out.
  The Namibia University of Science and Technology comprises six academic faculties and offers undergraduate as well as postgraduate degrees in the areas of business and management, engineering, information technology, journalism, hospitality, natural resource management, and medicine. As of 2010 there were 86 undergraduate and 19 postgraduate degrees offered at the institution. The university now also offers master's degree courses. A Centre of Excellence in Information Technology (CEIT) has also been set up.
caption: NUST main campus
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