On April 3 and 4, 2025, the Careers Expo 2025 international education exhibition was held at the Windhoek Country Club international exhibition complex (Windhoek, Namibia). The event was organized by the Regional Council for Education of Namibia in cooperation with the Ministry of Education of Namibia. Russian higher education was presented at the Study in Russia – 2025 stand by the RACUS organization.
Transportation was provided to bring young people to the fairgrounds building for the exhibition. More than 5,000 students from Windhoek and the surrounding regions arrived on premium buses. As part of the educational events, on April 1, the RACUS organization held seminars at three large private schools in Windhoek.
The greatest interest among applicants was aroused by medical, engineering (mining, geology, oil and gas, etc.), IT, and agricultural areas — key fields of the national economy of Namibia, which currently have a pronounced shortage of qualified personnel. According to the National Council for Higher Education of Namibia (NCHE) and the Namibia Labor Force Survey, in 2024 only 40% of vacancies in the IT sector were filled, and the demand for engineers and medical specialists consistently exceeds the supply by more than 2 times.
During individual consultations, the RACUS organization informed the candidates in detail about the competitive advantages of obtaining higher education at Russian universities: economic accessibility, a wide range of educational programs in English and Russian, and compliance with the high requirements of employers. Leading universities were represented — Astrakhan State Medical University, Tambov State University, Platov South-Russian State Polytechnic University, Saratov State Medical University, and Mari State University. Colorful brochures with detailed information about the universities of the RACUS group, as well as branded Study in Russia souvenirs, were distributed to the visitors of the stand.
The international education exhibition in Windhoek has ensured that applicants from Namibia are given access to high-quality Russian higher education and successful career prospects.
