Competition With The University of Namibia
The Polytechnic of Namibia has been in constant competition with Namibia's only state-owned university, the University of Namibia (UNAM). University rankings consistently list both institutions among Africa's Top-50, until 2009 usually with UNAM a few places ahead of Polytechnic. In recent years Polytechnic is ahead of UNAM; the Webometrics 2013 lists the Polytechnic of Namibia on rank 28 in Africa (2,284 globally), and the University on rank 48 (3,160).
On the local level, judging service and contributions to the Namibian economy, Polytechnic of Namibia usually tops all other educational institutions. In 2010 the argument about who delivers the best tertiary education in Namibia entered a new stage when a local study found the Polytechnic again to be far ahead in terms of services delivery. This study has subsequently been rejected by the Students’ Representative Council of UNAM but endorsed by Polytechnic management staff.
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