The University of Namibia (UNAM) is a multi-campus public research university in Namibia, as well as the largest university in the country. It was established by an act of Parliament on 31 August 1992. Background UNAM comprises the following faculties and schools: Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources Faculty of Economics & Management Science Department of Political Science Faculty of Education Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Faculty of Law School of Medicine Faculty of Engineering and Information Faculty of Science School of Nursing School of Pharmacy School of Public Health School of Military Science Centre for Postgraduate Studies Ranked in the top 30 of tertiary institutions on the continent in the past 10 years, UNAM is one of the best universities in Africa. The University of Namibia is the only institution in the world to offer a doctorate in the study of the Khoekhoe language. Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology The Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology was founded on 1 January 2008 following the dissolution of the Department of Engineering and Technology, which had existed under the Faculty of Science since 2000. Sam Nujoma, the first president of Namibia and then-chancellor of the university conducted the groundbreaking ceremony at Ongwediva on 17 November 2007. The ceremony took place on a 13-hectare plot of land that had been donated to UNAM by the Ongwediva town council. In January 2008, the National Planning Commission approved funding for the construction of phase 1 of the new Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology (FOET) in Ongwediva. Construction work began in April 2008 with emphasis on lecture rooms, staff offices, laboratories, IT facilities, student hostels, staff houses and other support facilities. The completion of these facilities (phase 1A) enabled the first batch of students to be admitted in the FOET. Academics Notable academics at the University of Namibia have included Bience Gawanas, former ombudsperson, professor Nico Horn, André du Pisani, Lazarus Hangula, Dorian Haarhoff, Elizabeth Amukugo, Erold Naomab, Job Amupanda and Günter Heimbeck. Marks scandal In 2011 reports appeared that UNAM's lecturers had been exchanging marks for sexual favours from students, and exchanging completed assignment for money. It was claimed this had resulted in serious academic degradation. Investigating and combating such illegal practices have since become a priority for the Namibian government and UNAM management. Notable alumni The University of Namibia has produced several notable and famous public individuals since its founding,