The Republic of Namibia in southern Africa is characterized by extensive national parks, deserts, seaside ports, livestock farms, and small towns and villages. It also maintains an excellent infrastructure of maintained roads, and in the capital city there is clean water and a high-level of services, although no real public transportation system. Students at the Namibia Project Center are based in Windhoek, the capital city, and stay in comfortable bed and breakfast or student style lodging near WPI's partner university, the Namibia University of Science & Technology (NUST). Students work in the city as well as other parts of the country. They have opportunities to visit national parks and other tourist attractions and to become familiar with Namibia’s urban and rural life. The Windhoek, Namibia Project Center was established in 2001.