On 30 January 2019, two students from ISCED in Lubango, Angola arrived to begin their Masters of Natural Resource Management studies at NUST. Telmo Ernesto Meneses Antonio will be conducting research on the vegetation, including grasses, occurring in the SCIONA study area under the supervision of Dr. Vera De Cauwer. Milcíades Rafael Chicomo will be conducting research on the ungulates, occurring in the SCIONA study area under the supervision of Dr. Morgan Hauptfleisch. Both of them will be based in Windhoek, as well as Iona National Park for 2 years.