David Namwandi is a Namibia

Namibia

Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...

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 and academic, serving as Deputy Minister of Education.

Education

He received an Advanced Diploma in Business Administration in 1993 from the Association of Business Executives

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. He later was a founder of the Institute of Higher Education (IHE) which was the forerunner of the only fully accredited private university

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 in Namibia, the International University of Management

International University of Management

The International University of Management is a private, state-recognized university based in Windhoek, Namibia with campuses in Swakopmund, Walvis Bay, Ongwediva....

 (IUM). Namwandi currently holds various professional and academic qualifications including an MBA and a Doctoral award from Commonwealth University of Malawi. He is currently a PhD candidate with Asia e University (AeU) of Malaysia.

Career

Namwandi currently sits as a board member on a number of different international stock exchange companies as well as educational institutions. These companies include Trustco Group Holdings Ltd, a listed company on Namibian Stock Exchange (NSE) and Africa board of Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) as well as the Namibia Qualifications Authority (NQA). He also sits on the board of the National Council of Higher Education (NCHE), where he is a current Chairperson of Accreditation and Quality Assurance Committee; and the Vice Chancellors and Rectors Forum (VCRF) where he is a current Vice Chairperson.

He is also a Chairman and Vice Chancellor of The International University of Management (IUM) in Namibia.

Politics

Namwandi serves as Deputy Minister of Education under a Swapo Party mandate.

Sources

• http://www.ium.edu.na/admin.htm
• http://www.newera.com.na/article.php?articleid=4911
• http://www.newera.com.na/article.php?articleid=7915
• http://allafrica.com/stories/200910270814.html