The university has forged many International Relations, Partnerships and Collaborations over the years. One such international partnership is the Sam Nujoma Marine and Coastal Resources Research Centre (SANUMARC) research partnership, entered into with renowned institutions to develop a Regional Graduate Network in Oceanography (RGNO) programme. Institutions involved in this partnership include the Namibian National Marine Information and Research Centre (NatMIRC), Agouron Institute, University of Minnesota, ETH Zurich and Swiss i-Research & Training.

The University of Namibia’s Regional Connect Project successfully created a functional and successful helix of academia, government, private and civil society. This makes UNAM a gateway for SADC researchers and innovators, enabling them to showcase their research whilst tapping into key innovation centres around the world. Regional Connect is a collaborative partnership between the Research Institute for Innovation and Sustainability (RIIS) in South Africa, the National Business Technology Centre (NTBC) in Zambia, Eduardo Mondlane University (UEM) in Mozambique and the University of Namibia.

The University of Namibia, furthermore, has several international agreements with universities around the world, like Finland (University of Eastern Finland), the USA (the University of Washington, University of California San Francisco), South Africa (Stellenbosch University) and Kenya (Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology) and several universities in Germany.

The university also renders various services, community outreach and consultancies to the broader Namibian public. The Centre for Professional Development and Teaching and Learning Improvement, for instance, continued its support to the regional directorates of education to further entrench and institutionalise the decentralised model of CPD which was adopted by the Ministry of Education. The Sam Nujoma Campus also makes a significant contribution to the fishing industry through research and working with communities. These are but a few examples of UNAM’s involvement in community outreach.