NUST Entrepreneurship Week and Conference (NEWC)
Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST)
Main Campus, Windhoek, Namibia | Wednesday, 24 September 2025
The Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST), in collaboration with national and regional partners, invites the submission of original research papers, conceptual contributions, case studies, and practitioner insights for the National Entrepreneurship Week and Conference (NEWC) to be held in September 2025 in Windhoek, Namibia.
As Namibia and the wider African region navigate the complexities of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, this conference seeks to provide an inclusive and future-focused platform for scholars, policymakers, entrepreneurs, and development actors to share critical knowledge, debate transformative ideas, and forge partnerships that strengthen entrepreneurship ecosystems and innovation-led development.
This event offers a strategic platform for researchers, policy actors, entrepreneurs, and postgraduate students to present innovative ideas, share new research, and influence future entrepreneurship in Africa. With the Fourth Industrial Revolution redefining the enterprise landscape, NEWC 2025 focuses on shaping inclusive, tech-driven, and sustainable entrepreneurship ecosystems in Namibia and beyond.
Authors are invited to submit papers under the following core themes:
1. Entrepreneurship Education
- Curriculum innovation and experiential learning
- Entrepreneurial teaching models and pedagogy
- University–industry collaboration
- Assessment of entrepreneurial competencies
- Digital tools in entrepreneurship training
2. Digital Entrepreneurship
- Platform-based business models and gig work
- AI and automation in startups
- Fintech, blockchain, and mobile money
- E-commerce and digital marketing innovations
- Barriers to digital transformation in Africa
3. Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Development
- National policies, SME support, and regulatory frameworks
- Startup financing, venture capital, and investor readiness
- Incubators, accelerators, and community-based models
- Informal enterprise development
- Social, green, and inclusive entrepreneurship
All submissions must:
- Be written in UK English;
- Follow the APA 7th Edition referencing style;
- Be original and not under consideration elsewhere;
- Be submitted in Microsoft Word (.docx) format.
Each abstract will undergo a double-blind peer review by qualified academics and practitioners. Accepted papers will be considered for presentation and inclusion in the official Conference Proceedings to be published as a special issue in a NUST Journal.
FORMAT & PARTICIPATION
The Conference will be held at NUST’s Windhoek Main Campus and include in-person and virtual (hybrid) sessions. It will feature high-profile keynote speakers from academia, government, and industry, both international and local, who will address the core themes through plenaries, panel discussions, and thematic parallel sessions.
Enquiries
Prof. Asa Romeo Asa
Chair: Registration and Technical Committee
Email: aasa@nust.na
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The Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) is one of Africa’s leading institutions in applied research and innovation. Through the NEWC, NUST reaffirms its commitment to advancing entrepreneurship scholarship and practice aligned with Namibia’s Vision 2030, the African Union’s Agenda 2063, and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
