Erold Naomab | |
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Vice-chancellor of the Namibia University of Science and Technology | |
Assumed office 1 January 2021 | |
Succeeded by | Tjama Tjivikua |
Personal details | |
Born | Omaruru,Erongo Region | 2 April 1977
Residence(s) | Windhoek,Namibia |
Alma mater | University of Namibia Nottingham Trent University |
Erold Naomab (born 2 April 1977) is a Namibian academic. He is the vice-chancellor of the Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST).
Naomab was born on 2 April 1977. He grew up Omaruru in the Erongo Region of Namibia. He attended schools in Omaruru,Okombahe and Otjiwarongo. After a brief stint at a consultancy firm Naomab started tertiary education at the University of Namibia,graduating with Bachelor and Master of Science. He then studied at Nottingham Trent University in England and obtained another master's degree (Research in Strategic Resource Management) as well as a PhD in Science. [1]
Naomab worked at the Southern Campus of the University of Namibia (UNAM) in Keetmanshoop where he rose to the position of assistant pro-vice chancellor,UNAM's highest-ranking administrator at that campus. [2] In January 2021 he was appointed vice-chancellor of the Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST),succeeding the founding rector Tjama Tjivikua,and taking over from Andrew Niikondo who acted in that position. [3] [4]
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