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ABOUT THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH CENTRE (MRC)
MRC’S Mandate
In terms of UNAM statutes that created it, the MRC has the same status as a faculty.
The mandate of the MRC is to:
- Conduct and promote high level applied research;
- Support and coordinate the management of multidisciplinary priority research across UNAM in consultation with relevant UNAM research units;
- Promote and coordinate specialized postgraduate research fellowships and capacity building in national priority areas;
- Promote, coordinate and manage the commercialization of targeted MRC R&D activities
- Promote and coordinate research publication and dissemination of MRC publications;
- Carry out teaching and advisory services for the public.
MRC Vision
Be a national Center of Excellence in research, innovation, value-addition and advisory services in order to transform Namibia into knowledge based society.
MRC Mission
To contribute to the development and mobilization of Namibian resources and expertise for national development.
MRC Strategy
To carry out: applied research; innovation; commercialization of scientific knowledge; human and institutional capacity building; teaching and advisory services to Namibia.
Research Divisions
MRC has four Divisions, namely: Social Science Division (SSD); Science and Technology Division (S&TD); Life Science Division (LSD), and the Research, Innovation and Value-addition Division (RIVD).
STAFF
DR HINA MUASHEKELE (DIRECTOR)
DR KENNETH MATENGU (RESEARCHER)
MS EUNICE IIPINGE (RESEARCHER)
MR GERT VAN ROOY (HEAD: SSD)
MS SELMA LENDELVO (RESEARCHER)
MR ALFONS MOSIMANE (HEAD: LSD)
MR MARTIN SHAPI (RESEARCHER)
MS CARMEN SWARTZ (SECRETARY TO THE DIRECTOR)
MS JOYCE SHIPALE (OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR)
MS TERTIA GASES (LIBRARY ASSISTANT)
MS TROY SKRYWER (GENERAL ASSISTANT)
MR FRANS TITUS (DRIVER)
Dr Hina MuAshekele,
Director
Tel: +264 - 61 - 206 3004
Fax: +264 - 61 - 206 3050
E-mail: hmuashekele@unam.na
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