About 654 students graduated from the University of Namibia's Rundu Campus, making it the third campus to produce the highest number of graduates out of the 12 countrywide.

For the class of 2023, 4,455 students graduated from all 12 of UNAM's campuses. 

At Rundu, students graduated from the faculties of Education and Human Science, Health Science and Veterinary Medicine, and Commerce Management and Law.

Speaking at the event, Vice President Dr. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah congratulated the graduates. 

"Your qualifications from the university represent intellectual rigour, the application of critical thinking and problem-solving skills, priority setting and focus determination, and the ability to excel and achieve. It should therefore be a valuable asset in your future professional undertakings. The qualifications you have acquired should enable you, dear graduate, to grasp the opportunities both nationally and internationally and compete with confidence in the cultural diversity and global competitive world of work."

The Vice President encouraged the graduates to invest the knowledge they acquired in building a better Namibia. 

"We just learned about the outcome of the census, which informed us that 71% of the Namibian population are you people, and remember that this 71% is from 0 to 35, and they went further to inform us that 0 to 15 made up the larger part of the percentage. Therefore, we have a responsibility as a nation to take care of those who still need our care, our protection, and our upbringing so that they can grow to be good citizens of our country." 

The Minister of Higher Education, Technology, and Innovation, Dr. Itah Kandjii-Murangi, urged the graduates not to be comfortable with their academic achievement but to invest in building themselves.

"Remember that the assent of humanity is in lifting others and assisting them. Our country is at a critical and exciting time in its development. Our country is pregnant with opportunities. It is for you, the youth and students, to challenge yourselves more for the class of 2023. Be ready to adopt a lifelong learning strategy. Volunteer if that is what is needed. Upskill yourselves. Make yourself fit for purpose. Find your need for making a difference."

The room was filled with celebrations, as guardians and the graduates could not contain their excitement. 

One of the graduates, Andreas Shifafure Muronga, went a step further and obtained a PhD in Education Science.