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    NGCL promotes Big Data Initiative 2.0 at Conference
    23.04.2017 NGCL | Brendan Proctor

    Namibian-German Centre for Logistics (NGCL) of the Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) knows that information and data is king. With this understanding, they launched a Big Data Initiative in March 2016,.  an interdisciplinary collaborative research programme whose aim was to map and explore how, where, when and why, Internet of Things and Big […]

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    A logistics short course really gets your career moving
    24.03.2017 NGCL | Brendan Proctor

    Study hard, get a degree and enter the job market. Climb the corporate ladder or start for yourself and see your salary grow and your prospects improve. That is the theory, the dream, the blueprint which has been imprinted into Namibians. Sadly it isn’t so easy, so linear or so definite. Also, a lot of […]

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    An academic semester in Flensburg, Germany learning more about Logistics:
    06.03.2017 NGCL | Brendan Proctor

    In today’s world things are changing dramatically and we are becoming one global village, with more opportunity arising from all corners of the world you are able to study anywhere in the world. This means that we are no longer bound to Namibia, but we experience and gain knowledge around the world. Every year Namibian […]

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    NGCL Former Academic Director earns PhD
    01.02.2017 NGCL | Brendan Proctor

    The Namibian German Centre for Logistics is proud to announce that its former Academic Director Windhoek, Dr. Chris Savage, recently achieved his PhD in Supply Chain Management, with the title ‘An investigation into the issues of developing a sustainable port-centric logistics hub in developing countries: A study of Walvis-bay, Namibia’, from the University of Huddersfield, United […]

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    Through logistics I was able to spread my wings internationally:
    14.12.2016 NGCL | Brendan Proctor

    Education is often said to open doors that were closed before. Dreaming of a career and making a difference I, Dortea Nehemia, became interested in logistics and started dreaming of faraway places. Goods being transported between exotic locations, not getting lost and spreading joy when they arrived is what motivated me to study logistics. At […]

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    Road safety education and awareness, especially during the holiday season
    01.12.2016 NGCL | Brendan Proctor

    With Christmas upon us, we are all thinking about heading out of town. To the coast, to the villages or even further afield. Almost every journey start in a car. This year, just like in previous years we lament the loss and injuries to our loved ones, friends and acquaintances as they used the roads […]

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    Musings on my visit to Flensburg University of Applied Sciences
    14.11.2016 NGCL | Brendan Proctor

    Visiting the Centre for Business and Technology in Africa at the Flensburg University of Applied Sciences is akin to making a pilgrimage to “the north”. Arriving at my destination in this historic city at the tip of the Flensburger Förde, I couldn’t help but think it as a convenient gate away from Windhoek. As if […]

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    8th Annual logistics and transport workshop well attended
    07.11.2016 NGCL | Brendan Proctor

    The 8th Annual logistics and transport workshop, was recently held and was hosted by the Namibian German Centre for Logistics (NGCL), in cooperation with the Walvis-Bay Corridor Group (WBCG). The workshop in Swakopmund once again attracted over 100 delegates, with participants from government, parastatals, policy makers and planners, operators, and academics making it a truly […]

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    Arrive alive! NGCL launches Workshop Series
    11.08.2016 NGCL | Brendan Proctor

    Namibia is known for its fantastic landscapes, friendly people and amazing wildlife. Sadly, it is also one of the world leaders in fatalities on the roads and in the number of  MVAs in general. With research on the reasons being on an infant stage, it is however safe to suggest that driving under the influence, speeding […]

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    New Research Seminars launched
    06.07.2016 NGCL | Brendan Proctor

    The Namibian-German Centre for Logistics (NGCL) just launched a seminar research series that is designed to discuss research ideas towards creating new knowledge and tools of long-term interest to the transport and logistics community in practice. This project will be a regular component in the NGCL calendar and it started out with already two successful […]

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