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The main objective of the chapter is to reflect on the two tertiary institutions in Namibia. The chapter begins with a description of post-secondary education and what it means in the Namibian context. Next, an overview of the educational system is provided describing the local pressures which necessitated the transformation of the Polytechnic of Namibia into the Namibia University of Science and Technology. Finally, the chapter evaluates the processes by which this transformation took place altering the education landscape, aligning itself to the needs of the country and expanding access to post-secondary school leavers with the view to contributing to the economy.
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Krishnamurthy, S., Wolhuter, C.C. (2018). Upgrading Polytechnic in Namibia to the Namibia University of Science and Technology and the Post-secondary Education Niche in Namibia. In: Latiner Raby, R., Valeau, E. (eds) Handbook of Comparative Studies on Community Colleges and Global Counterparts. Springer International Handbooks of Education. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-50911-2_14
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