Unam hosts annual graduation
Spirits were high at the University of Namibia (Unam) last week as students were excited about the Easter long weekend and the annual graduation ceremonies of all faculties on Thursday.
Congratulations were in order on social media platforms as people commended their relatives and friends for their well-deserved achievements. Some university societies went to the extent of praising their members on their Facebook pages.
All over campus students were expressing their pride, applauding those parading in their gowns and some with their bouquets of flowers. The ceremonies reeled in sponsors such as Nedbank, as academic achievement deserves recognition.
Tertiary education is costly these days, and most graduates must repay study loans once they have secured a job.
Graduation makes one realise how much money is pumped into the ceremony, the outfits, shoes, hair, nails and make-up artists, hiring a gown at an unrealistic price only to wear it for a few hours and for a few photographs.
There are also the overpriced graduation parties, considering that people have started making it a mission to attend at least ten of those per year, all on the same day.
However, the end justifies the means. They will now be able to leave the nest of student life and spread their wings to explore the endless possibilities available in the labour market. A befitting salary will be a huge reward for all those years of waiting for hours to get a taxi to and from school, not to mention those sleepless nights to pass tests and exams.
There's a spirit of women empowerment that is very prominent this year, which busts the myths that girls go to university secretly seeking 'blessers', that they never graduate, or are inadequate.
Intellectuals are being produced and they are more than capable of taking on the world all on their own. There are more women seeking and completing tertiary education and this is an indication of how we are moving forward as a nation with a more open mind to the world as a global village.
ANN-ADEVA NJAMBALI
Congratulations were in order on social media platforms as people commended their relatives and friends for their well-deserved achievements. Some university societies went to the extent of praising their members on their Facebook pages.
All over campus students were expressing their pride, applauding those parading in their gowns and some with their bouquets of flowers. The ceremonies reeled in sponsors such as Nedbank, as academic achievement deserves recognition.
Tertiary education is costly these days, and most graduates must repay study loans once they have secured a job.
Graduation makes one realise how much money is pumped into the ceremony, the outfits, shoes, hair, nails and make-up artists, hiring a gown at an unrealistic price only to wear it for a few hours and for a few photographs.
There are also the overpriced graduation parties, considering that people have started making it a mission to attend at least ten of those per year, all on the same day.
However, the end justifies the means. They will now be able to leave the nest of student life and spread their wings to explore the endless possibilities available in the labour market. A befitting salary will be a huge reward for all those years of waiting for hours to get a taxi to and from school, not to mention those sleepless nights to pass tests and exams.
There's a spirit of women empowerment that is very prominent this year, which busts the myths that girls go to university secretly seeking 'blessers', that they never graduate, or are inadequate.
Intellectuals are being produced and they are more than capable of taking on the world all on their own. There are more women seeking and completing tertiary education and this is an indication of how we are moving forward as a nation with a more open mind to the world as a global village.
ANN-ADEVA NJAMBALI
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