University of Botswana

{{Infobox university

| name = University of Botswana

| motto = {{lang|tn|Thuto Ke Thebe}} (Setswana){{cite web|url=http://www.ub.bw/content/id/2185/read-more/ |title=Facts and Figures |access-date=2014-07-02}}

| mottoeng = Education is a Shield

| chancellor = Tebelelo Seretse

| vice_chancellor = David Norris

| established = 1982

| type = Public university

| endowment = P334 million
(US$50 million)

| administrative_staff = 2,658

| students = 15,484

| undergrad = 14,093

| postgrad = 1,445

| sports_nickname = Mmadikolo/Basco

| colors = {{colorbox|brown}} Brown
{{colorbox|blue}} Blue

| city = {{flagicon|Botswana}} Gaborone, Francistown, and Maun

| country =

| campus = Urban; {{convert|1.15|km2|acre}}

| mascot = Bull (steer)

| website = {{URL|http://www.ub.bw}}

}}

The University of Botswana (UB) was established in 1982, as the first institution of higher education in Botswana.{{Cite web |title=Education {{!}} EMBASSY OF BOTSWANA, JAPAN |url=https://www.botswanaembassy.or.jp/science.php?La=E&Show=2 |access-date=2022-05-25 |website=www.botswanaembassy.or.jp}} The university currently has three campuses: one in the capital city Gaborone, one in Francistown, and another in Maun. The University of Botswana is divided into six faculties: Business, Education, Engineering, Humanities, Health Sciences, Science and Social Sciences and the Sir Ketumile Masire Teaching Hospital. UB is ranked 1201–1500 in the world and 21st in sub-Saharan Africa in the 2024 Times Higher Education World University Ranking.{{Cite web|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/university-botswana|title=THE rankings :: University of Botswana|access-date=2024-02-24}}

History

UB began as a part of a larger university system known as UBBS, or the University of Bechuanaland (Botswana), Basotoland (Lesotho), and Swaziland; which was founded in 1964 to reduce the three countries' reliance on tertiary education in apartheid-era South Africa.{{cn|date=January 2024}} After Botswana and Lesotho became independent in 1966, the university was called the University of Botswana, Lesotho, and Swaziland (UBLS).

In 1975 Lesotho withdrew from the partnership and established its own national university.{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}} For several years a joint University of Botswana and Swaziland existed until in the early 1980s the university was amicably divided into two separate national universities. It was at the time of Lesotho's initial withdrawal that Botswana, which was among the poorest nations in the world, started the One Man, One Beast (motho le motho kgomo) movement.{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}} This fundraising campaign formally known as the Botswana University Campus Appeal (BUCA) was spearheaded by the late President Sir Seretse Khama in 1976.{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}} The campaign was launched to raise money for the construction of the Botswana Campus of the University of Botswana and Swaziland.

BUCA followed in the wake of unilateral nationalisation of a joint-university campus facility in Roma by the Lesotho government. Batswana (People of Botswana) and other stakeholders made contributions of all types (including cash, cattle, grain, eggs, etc.) towards accomplishing the set target of one million rand. By 1982, the University of Botswana became a reality and remains the oldest institution of higher education in the country.{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}} The One Man, One Beast (motho le motho kgomo) movement endures today on the university's main statue located in front of the new library.{{Cite journal|last=Mokopakgosi|first=Brian T.|date=2008-05-22|title=Self-reliance and the History of Higher Education: The Botswana University Campus Appeal (BUCA)*|url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03057070802037977|journal=Journal of Southern African Studies|language=en|volume=34|issue=2|pages=293–304|doi=10.1080/03057070802037977|s2cid=144141224|url-access=subscription}}

Administration

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The President or Vice President of Botswana serves as the Chancellor of the University.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ub.bw/newsdet/nid/4290/Vice-President-Masisi-appointed-UB-Chancellor/|title=Vice President Masisi appointed UB Chancellor|date=6 July 2017|website=University of Botswana|access-date=8 July 2017}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.ub.bw/about.cfm?pid=551&m=206|title=Welcome to University Of Botswana :: Home Page|website=www.ub.bw|access-date=2017-09-16}} The top administrator on campus is the Vice Chancellor. There have been five Vice Chancellors of the university:

1982{{ndash}}1984: John Turner,
1984{{ndash}}1998: Thomas Tlou,
1998{{ndash}}2003: Sharon Siverts,
2003{{ndash}}2011: Bojosi Otlhogile,
2011{{ndash}}2017: Thabo Fako.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ub.bw/content/id/2017/University-Council/|title=Welcome to University Of Botswana :: University Council|website=www.ub.bw|access-date=2017-09-16}}
2017–present: Prof. David Norris{{Cite web|url=https://www.ub.bw/about-ub/news/professor-norris-appointed-sixth-ub-vice-chancellor|title=Professor Norris appointed sixth UB Vice Chancellor {{!}} University of Botswana|website=www.ub.bw|access-date=2019-07-27}}

Student life

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Many students live on campus in residence halls.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ub.bw/campus_details.cfm?pid=529|title=Welcome to University Of Botswana :: Home Page|website=www.ub.bw|access-date=2017-09-16}} Students that live in the residence halls are served meals on campus refectories.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ub.bw/campus_details.cfm?pid=247&m=144|title=Welcome to University Of Botswana :: Home Page|website=www.ub.bw|access-date=2017-09-16}}

Campus amenities, include an Olympic-sized swimming pool, an entertainment arena, and sports courts (basketball, tennis, handball, netball and volleyball). The university is adjacent to the National Stadium, which is available for university use. The practice fields outside the stadium are the location for university intramural sports.

The university provides a free medical clinic and counseling services.

Faculties and Departments

= Faculty of Business =

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The Faculty of Business was established in 1997 following the reorganisation of the School of Accounting and Management Studies under the Faculty of Social Sciences.{{Cite web|title=History {{!}} University of Botswana|url=https://www.ub.bw/faculties-and-departments/business/accounting-and-finance/history|website=www.ub.bw|access-date=2020-05-30}} Under the umbrella of this new faculty, three departments were created to offer specialism in management, marketing, and accounting and finance. The most popular of these is the Bachelor of Accountancy (BAcc) program, which trains students for a professional level accounting certification exams, most notably the ACCA. Many graduates have integrated this degree into tracks such as becoming American CPA's or members of the UK's CIMA.{{Cite web|title=Business {{!}} University of Botswana|url=https://www.ub.bw/faculties-and-departments/business|website=www.ub.bw|access-date=2020-05-09}} The faculty offers five degrees:

Bachelor of Accountancy (BAcc)
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Management
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Marketing
Bachelor of Information Systems (BIS)
Bachelor of Finance
Master of Business Administration (MBA)

= Faculty of Education =

This is the oldest faculty in the university. The faculty is composed of eight departments including Lifelong Learning and Community Development, Educational Foundations, Educational Technology, Family and Consumer Sciences, Languages and Social Sciences, Mathematics and Sciences Education, Primary Education and Sports Science.{{Cite web|title=Faculty of Education {{!}} University of Botswana|url=https://www.ub.bw/discover/faculties/education|website=www.ub.bw|access-date=2020-05-30}} There are fifteen undergraduate programmes: a Master of Education degree with eleven specialisations; a Master of Masters in Lifelong Learning and Community Development program, a Master of Counselling and Human Services programme, two MPhil and PhD programmes and a Post Graduate Diploma in Education.

= Faculty of Engineering =

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The Faculty of Engineering and Technology was created in 1996 as a result of Botswana Polytechnic being incorporated into UB.{{Cite book|last=Teferra|first=Damtew|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ebwpDwAAQBAJ&q=The+Faculty+of+Engineering+and+Technology+was+created+in+1996+as+a+result+of+Botswana+Polytechnic+being+incorporated+into+UB.&pg=PA33|title=Flagship Universities in Africa|date=2017-06-26|publisher=Springer|isbn=978-3-319-49403-6|language=en}} The faculty was located approximately {{convert|1.7|km}} from the main UB campus in downtown Gaborone where it is now known as BCET, but it has since been moved to the main campus.

The Faculty provides a wide range of Engineering courses including Mechanical, Civil, Electrical, Mining and Mineral Engineering, Industrial Design and Technology.{{Cite web|title=Faculty of Engineering and Technology {{!}} University of Botswana|url=https://www.ub.bw/discover/faculties/engineering-and-technology|website=www.ub.bw|access-date=2020-05-31}} Other courses such as Architecture, Real Estate, Planning Survey are also offered.

It offers Certificate, Diploma, Bachelors and Masters in areas related to Engineering. and the planning courses which takes five years (four years in Botswana and the last year to complete with masters at professional planning institutions).

= Faculty of Humanities =

The Faculty of Humanities has ten departments: African languages and literature; Chinese studies; English; French; History; library and information studies; media studies; Portuguese studies. It runs undergraduate and post-graduate courses.{{Cite web|title=Faculty of Humanities {{!}} University of Botswana|url=https://www.ub.bw/discover/faculties/humanities|access-date=2021-12-14|website=www.ub.bw}} The history department includes the archaeology unit.{{Cite web|title=University of Botswana History Department|url=http://www.thuto.org/ubh/ub/hisdep.htm|access-date=2021-12-14|website=www.thuto.org}} The Confucius Institute at the University of Botswana was established in 2006 as part of the Faculty of Humanities.{{Cite web|title=Confucius Institute {{!}} University of Botswana|url=https://www.ub.bw/discover/faculties/humanities/confucius-institute|access-date=2021-12-14|website=www.ub.bw}}

= Faculty of Science =

The Faculty of Science, which has the largest annual enrollment, began as the School of Science of UBBS in 1971. Its original four departments (Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics) were involved only in teaching Part I of the BSc degree programme. In 1975, when the Lesotho campus dissociated from UBBS, the teaching of Part II (years 3 and 4) began in all departments. The departments of environmental science, geology, and computer science were added to the faculty before the University of Botswana came into existence in 1982.{{Cite web|title=History {{!}} University of Botswana|url=https://www.ub.bw/discover/history|website=www.ub.bw|access-date=2020-05-30}}

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The head of the Environmental Science department, Dr. Segosebe, is also the Chair of Somarelang Tikologo, a local environmental NGO in Gaborone.

= Faculty of Social Science =

A number of programmes at the certificate, diploma, degree, and masters levels are offered by the Faculty of Social Sciences. Students admitted into the BA programme are allowed, with the permission of the heads of department, to pursue a combined major in two subjects from departments within the faculty as well as selected departments in other faculties. Degree programmes offered in the faculty include Bachelor of Law, Bachelor of Social Sciences, Bachelor of Social Work, and Master of Public Administration, as well as Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice Studies.{{Cite web|title=Faculty of Social Sciences {{!}} University of Botswana|url=https://www.ub.bw/discover/faculties/social-sciences|website=www.ub.bw|access-date=2020-05-30}}

= School of Medicine =

The Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) professional degree is a five-year programme. The first two years follow an integrated Problem Based Learning approach. The last three years are clinically structured providing the opportunity to practice in the hospital and community.{{cite journal|

pmc=4116079 |title=Establishing A New Medical School: Botswana's Experience |

date=August 2014 |journal=Acad. Med.|volume=89 |issue=8 0 |pages=83–87 |author=Gaonyadiwe G. Mokone |author2=Maikutlo Kebaetse |display-authors=etal |pmid=25072587 |doi=10.1097/ACM.0000000000000329 }}

A modern building complex, erected on the main university campus to house the medical school was completed in 2012. A 450-bed academic teaching hospital was completed in 2014. On average, a total of 50 medical undergraduates are admitted to the MBBS programme annually.

Global Partnerships

The University of Botswana maintains numerous global partnerships to facilitate research cooperation and study exchanges. International exchange partners include:

United States

University of California (University of California Education Abroad Program){{Cite web |title=Study Abroad in Botswana {{!}} UCEAP |url=https://uceap.universityofcalifornia.edu/study-abroad-in-botswana?f%5B0%5D=country:45 |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=uceap.universityofcalifornia.edu}}
University of Pennsylvania (Botswana-UPenn Partnership for healthcare improvement){{Cite web |title=Our Mission {{!}} Botswana-UPenn Partnership {{!}} Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania |url=https://www.med.upenn.edu/botswana/about.html |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=www.med.upenn.edu}}
University of Texas at Austin
Georgetown University{{Cite web |last=Engagement |first=Office of the Vice President for Global |title=Study Abroad in Gaborone, Botswana: Arts and Sciences - University of Botswana/Council on International Educational Exchange |url=https://global.georgetown.edu/activities/study-abroad-in-gaborone-botswana-arts-and-sciences-university-of-botswana-council-on-international-educational-exchange |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=global.georgetown.edu |language=en}}

University of Kansas{{Cite web |title=University of Botswana |url=https://studyabroad.ku.edu/university-botswana |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=studyabroad.ku.edu |language=en}}
Augustana College{{Cite web |title=University of Botswana Exchange in Gaborone, Botswana {{!}} Augustana College |url=https://augustana.edu/academics/core/study-abroad/semester/botswana |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=augustana.edu |language=en}}
Indiana University{{Cite web |title=Gaborone, Botswana |url=https://africanstudies.indiana.edu/undergraduate/study-abroad/botswana.html |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=African Studies Program |language=en}}
University of Alabama{{Cite web |title=CIEE Arts and Sciences Program in Gaborone, Botswana |url=https://apply.studyabroad.ua.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgram&Program_ID=11468 |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=Education Abroad |language=en-us}}
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign{{Cite web |title=Programs-Study Abroad Administration |url=https://app.studyabroad.illinois.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgramAngular&id=11030 |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=app.studyabroad.illinois.edu}}
University of Minnesota{{Cite web |title=ISEP Botswana {{!}} Learning Abroad Center |url=https://umabroad.umn.edu/programs/africa/isep-botswana |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=umabroad.umn.edu}}
Florida State University{{Cite web |title=Programs > Global Exchanges |url=https://globalexchanges.fsu.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgramAngular&id=27974 |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=globalexchanges.fsu.edu}}

Europe

University College Maastricht at Maastricht University (Netherlands)
University of Tübingen{{Cite web |title=Partneruniversitäten {{!}} Universität Tübingen |url=https://uni-tuebingen.de/international/studieren-im-ausland/wege-ins-ausland/aussereuropaeischer-austausch/afrika/partneruniversitaeten/ |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=uni-tuebingen.de}} (Germany)
Goethe University Frankfurt{{Cite web |date=2023-11-21 |title=Weltweit |url=https://www.wiwi.uni-frankfurt.de/international/studieren-im-ausland/partnerhochschulen/weltweit.html |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=Fachbereich 02 - Wirtschaftswissenschaften |language=de-DE}} (Germany)
University of Potsdam{{Cite web |last=Brodersen |first=Dr phil Silke |title=University Partnerships |url=https://www.uni-potsdam.de/en/international/profile/partnerships/university-partnerships |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=www.uni-potsdam.de |language=en-GB}} (Germany)
University of Giessen{{Cite web |title=Alle Abkommen (ohne Erasmus+) |url=https://www.uni-giessen.de/de/internationales/internationale-abkommen/alle |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen |language=de}} (Germany)
University of Bremen{{Cite web |title=ERASMUS+ Internationale Dimension - Universität Bremen |url=https://www.uni-bremen.de/erasmus/erasmus-internationale-dimension |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=www.uni-bremen.de |language=de-DE}} (Germany)
Technical University of Dortmund{{Cite web |title=Übersee Austauschprogramm |url=https://international.tu-dortmund.de/outgoings/auslandsstudium/uebersee-austauschprogramm/ |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=TU Dortmund |language=de}} (Germany)
University of Koblenz and Landau{{Cite web |last=Redaktion |date=2015-06-01 |title=Afrika hautnah erleben: Ein Auslandssemester in Botswana |url=https://blog.uni-koblenz-landau.de/afrika-hautnah-erleben-ein-auslandssemester-in-botswana/ |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=Blog der Universität Koblenz · Landau |language=de-DE}} (Germany)
Technical University of Kaiserslautern{{Cite web |title=Austauschprogramme - FB Kultur- und Sozialwissenschaften RPTU |url=https://ksw.rptu.de/abt/anglistik/studium-lehre/internationales-studieren/austauschprogramme |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=ksw.rptu.de}} (Germany)
Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt{{Cite web |last=Ingolstadt |first=Katholische Universität Eichstätt- |title=Auslandssemester von MIB Studierenden |url=https://www.ku.de/ggf/studiengaenge/master-internationale-beziehungen-mib/mib-auslandssemester/auslandssemester-von-mib-studierenden |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=Katholische Universität Eichstätt - Ingolstadt |language=de}} (Germany)

Asia-Pacific

Kyoto University{{Cite web |date=2021-02-24 |title=About the Student Exchange Program A |url=https://iafp.africa.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/student-exchange-program-a/ |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=京都大学アフリカ世界展開力プロジェクト |language=en-US}} (Japan)
Tokyo University of Foreign Studies{{Cite web |date=2021-02-24 |title=About the Student Exchange Program A |url=https://iafp.africa.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/student-exchange-program-a/ |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=京都大学アフリカ世界展開力プロジェクト |language=en-US}} (Japan)
Akita University{{Cite web |title=秋田大学国際資源学教育研究センター｜国立大学法人　秋田大学 |url=https://www.akita-u.ac.jp/icremer/eng/eventa/item_pro_8.html |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=www.akita-u.ac.jp}} (Japan)
Ritsumeikan University (Japan)
Jiangsu University{{Cite web |title=Sister Universities-Home--Jiangsu University |url=https://eng.ujs.edu.cn/Collaboration/Sister_Universities.htm |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=eng.ujs.edu.cn}} (China)
Victoria University of Wellington{{Cite web |title=Victoria University of Wellington |url=https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/explore/other-quals/study-abroad-and-exchange/overview |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=www.wgtn.ac.nz}} (New Zealand)
University of Adelaide{{Cite web |title=UB, University of Adelaide Pen MoU {{!}} University of Botswana |url=https://www.ub.bw/news/ub-university-adelaide-pen-mou |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=www.ub.bw}} (Australia)

Africa

Rhodes University{{Cite web |date=2014-04-11 |title=ERASMUS+ |url=https://www.ru.ac.za/internationalisation/students/exchangeandstudyabroad/ |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=www.ru.ac.za |language=en-US}} (South Africa)
Tshwane University of Technology (South Africa)
University of Zambia (Zambia)

Notable alumni

Duma Boko - President of the Republic of Botswana
Seretse Khama Ian Khama - former President of the Republic of Botswana{{Cite web|url=http://www.ub.bw/newsdet/nid/3945/UB-confers-Honourary-Doctorate-on-Khama/|title=Welcome to University Of Botswana :: News :: UB confers Honourary Doctorate on Khama| website=www.ub.bw|access-date=2017-01-31}}
Bogolo Kenewendo - Botswana economist and politician, who served as the Cabinet Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry, in the Cabinet of Botswana {{cite web|url=https://allafrica.com/stories/201804050942.html | title=Botswana: New Botswana Cabinet Appointments |date=5 April 2018 |newspaper=Botswana Daily News via AllAfrica.com | access-date=24 October 2019 |author=Botswana Daily News | location=Gaborone}}{{cite web|date=5 April 2018 | url=http://www.africanews.com/2018/04/06/botswana-s-30-year-old-minister-becomes-internet-sensation-across-africa// | access-date=24 October 2019 |publisher=Africanews.com |author=Daniel Mumbere |title=Botswana's 30 year old minister becomes internet sensation across Africa}}
Mokgweetsi Masisi - fifth President of the Republic of Botswana
Patricia McFadden - Swazi author, Professor of Sociology, and African radical feminist
Linah Moholo - former Governor of the Bank of Botswana and Chancellor of the University of Botswana
Siyanda Mohutsiwa - Botswana writer and media personality{{cite news|last1=Motlhoka|first1=Thobo|title=Mohutsiwa: Young, gifted and touting black consciousness|url=http://www.sundaystandard.info/mohutsiwa-young-gifted-and-touting-black-consciousness|access-date=10 December 2016|publisher=Sunday Standard|date=23 October 2013|location=Botswana}}
Athaliah Molokomme - first female attorney general of Botswana and women’s rights activist
Sanji Mmasenono Monageng - former vice president of the International Criminal Court (ICC)
Beatrice Mtetwa - Zimbabwean human rights lawyer
Naledi Pandor - former South African Minister of International Relations and Cooperation{{Cite web |title=Dr Grace Naledi Mandisa Pandor – DIRCO |url=https://dirco.gov.za/dr-grace-naledi-mandisa-pandor/ |access-date=2024-03-23 |language=en-US}}
Bridgette Radebe - South African businesswoman
Phandu Skelemani - Speaker of the National Assembly of Botswana and former Minister of Foreign Affairs
Goabaone Taylor - accountant and sports administrator
Slumber Tsogwane - 9th Vice President of Botswana
Ellinah Wamukoya - former Bishop of Swaziland and first female Bishop in Africa