The Governor of Khomas Region Sam Nujoma visited the Bloomberg Lab at the Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) are part of an initiative aimed at improving financial literacy and practical finance education in the country.
 
The project is being driven by the Namibia Investment and Finance Academy in partnership with NUST and MTC.
 
It seeks to bridge the gap between classroom learning and practical experience by giving learners, students, and professionals access to real-time financial and economic data.
 
The ||Khomas governor's visit forms part of the efforts to gain support for the project and to showcase the opportunities offered through the Bloomberg Lab.
 
“Definitely it's a positive initiative for learners. If anyone wants to get into selling meat, making apps, or understanding how market share works for apps, understand that the market shares for apps, for instance, is mostly on iOS. So, if you want to make applications and young people want to get into tech and make applications, they should know that you shouldn't just make apps for the Google Play Store or you shouldn't only make apps for iOS.”
 
The training coordinator at NIFA Academy, Martha Phillipus, said the Bloomberg Lab helps people gain practical skills that can prepare them for future studies and careers.
 
Phillipus explained that the Bloomberg platform offers several internationally recognised courses.
 
"Basically, to bridge that gap so that most of the people that do studies in either schools or universities can just bridge that gap so that they can have the experience of them doing the practical work with the lab. So when they go out there looking for jobs and all that, they have the practicality behind that they don't start from scratch.”
 
Launched in 2025, the facility at the High-Tech Transfer Plaza Select features 12 Bloomberg Terminals, giving students and professionals direct access to real-time global financial markets and analytics.