| Motto | Encourage and develop an African cadre of men and women who can operate at international standards in business. |
|---|---|
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1994; 32 years ago (1994)[1] |
| Chancellor | Rtd. Bishop Dr.Shekutaamba Nambala[2] |
| Vice-Chancellor | Prof. Dr.Osmund Mwandemele[3] |
| Students | 24,030[4] |
| Location | , |
| Campus | Both urban and rural |
| Website | ium |
TheInternational University of Management (IUM) is aprivate, state-recognized university based inWindhoek,Namibia. It has campuses inSwakopmund,Walvis Bay,Ongwediva,Nkurenkuru andEenhana.[5]
The university was founded byDavid Namwandi in 1994 with one professor and one student inWindhoek North. Namwandi also served as IUM's vice-chancellor from 2001 until he was appointed deputyMinister of Education in 2010.[6] The IUM vice-chancellor position was taken over by Namwandi's wife, Virginia.
In 2002 IUM it was accorded university status. It opened another campus in the Dorado Park neighbourhood of Windhoek in April 2011. PresidentHifikepunye Pohamba applauded the university's expansion and called for further public-private partnership in tertiary education.[1]
The university offers Bachelor, Master and Doctor of Philosophy programs, in strategic management, information technology,human resources, travel, tourism, andhospitality, business information systems, business administration, finance management, HIV/Aids management and other subjects.