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Every student who enters the doors of the Namibian University of Science and
Technology looks forward to one thing - GRADUATION. But it is one thing to wish
graduation and quite another to work hard and to actually graduate. Therefore, I feel
honored to be here with you today, to witness an accomplishment and a start of a
new life of 747 young Namibians who are graduating today in different disciplines.
I sincerely and profoundly thank the Vice-Chancellor and the entire management for
according me with this rare opportunity. While I may not argue with the programme,
for me all those who are graduating today have done the keynote address and I must
pause here to congratulate them.
Dear graduate,
it might not be obvious to you, but through your achievement today, you have
enriched the world, uphold Africa, enhance SADC, and rise up Namibia, made your
families' proud and NUST outstanding. Against that background, I congratulate you
all for having completed one chapter in your life and I wish you only the best as you
start a new life that you must face with openness and confidence. I understand, out
of the 7.6 billion people in the world today, it is only 200 million who are higher
education students.
You should therefore see yourself as a privileged group who have added to the
number of those who have achieved milestones in education. You must also be
mindful that, as you start a new life, you will face a lot of challenges. But those
challenges must not deter you from achieving your future goals.
The best to deal with challenges is to turn them into opportunities for the best use. In
this case, you must identify the best out of yourselves in this global village. As the
then UN Secretary General Kofi Annan once said: (may his soul rest in eternal
peace) "The main losers in today's unequal world are not those that are too much
exposed to globalisation but those that that have been left out".
Graduates,
This is your time and your moment. Be ready to lead and to inspire those that will
graduate in the years to come. Become trailblazers as thought leaders and as
architects of the destiny of our young Republic in the global economy and as
members of the global village. Before I conclude, let me thank all the parents and
sponsors who have rendered support throughout your academic years. Now that
you have successfully completed your studies, it is time to look after them. I must
also add that our graduates should not only be job seekers, you must think out of the
box and be job creators.
BAP721S
First Opportunity Question Paper
November 2022