Bath Spa University donates to Unam

The University of Namibia receives laptops from Bath Spa University.
Monque Adams
STAFF REPORTER





The Bath Spa University in the United Kingdom donated laptops to seven University of Namibia (Unam) students through their ‘Covid-19 rapid response programme’ as part of strategic funding provided by the UK’s global challenges research fund.

“I know the students will greatly appreciate these laptops from Bath Spa University, especially during these days of online learning. It is a pleasure for me to have sourced these laptops from our partner university,” said the dean of the humanities faculty, Professor Jairos Kangira.

Olavi Lazarus, a second-year student at Unam’s Hifikepunye Pohamba Campus said: “I feel relieved to be receiving a laptop. Now I can safely store my documents as well as my assignments. More so, I can type my assignments faster compared to when using my smartphone. I would like to thank both universities for this donation”.

“Unam and Bath Spa University have a long-standing relationship. They have been collaborating in several international research areas, which focuses on environmental studies,” professor of English literature at Bath Spa University, and the academic director of the Global Academy of Liberal Arts (GALA), Professor Ian Gadd, said.

He further stated that Unam is one of four African universities to benefit from this programme. In 2018, it joined the GALA, an international community of diverse, innovative and socially responsible universities and colleges founded by Bath Spa who aims to transform lives and to enhance global understanding through interdisciplinary collaboration in teaching and research.