Ditend K Tesh

Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST), Mining and Metallurgical Engineering, Faculty Member

Stellenbosch University, Dept. Economic & Managment Sciences, Alumnus

University of Cape Town, Chemical Engineering, Alumnus

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Research interests:
Mineral separation by froth flotation and Extractive Metallurgy, focussing in the following areas:
1. Optimisation of Metallurgical processes using computers software such as JKSimMet, MetSim...
2. Understanding the Extractive Metallurgy processes: in particular Hydrometallurgical processes.
3.Understanding the froth phase in flotation, which is known to be complex.
4.Transposing batch and pilot scale findings on a full scale plant.
Phone: +264-61-207-2064
Address: Engineering Building
Private Bag 13388
Brahms Street
Windhoek
Republic of Namibia

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Interventions for ensuring sustainability of the minerals education programmes at the Polytechnic of Namibia

by Ditend K Tesh, Helmut Mischo, and Godfrey Dzinomwa

Journal- South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy

The mining industry worldwide is facing a tremendous shortage of minerals engineers in all fields... more The mining industry worldwide is facing a tremendous shortage of minerals engineers in all fields of specialization. For instance, in Australia the skills shortage in the mining industry has been identified as one of the top risks facing the mining industry. In Namibia most minerals engineers employed are expatriates, with some being Namibians who studied abroad. The minerals engineering programmes at the Polytechnic of Namibia are still in their infancy. These programmes were designed to meet the mining industry skills needs. Being young has its advantages in that lessons can be learnt from older minerals education institutions that went through similar challenges. However, this does not imply just copying and implementing their approaches, since the context differs and, to ensure sustainability of the minerals education programmes, curricula have to be customized to the local context. This paper reviews the interventions made by the Polytechnic of Namibia in order to ensure the su...

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