University of Botswana
| University of Botswana | |
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| motto |
Thuto Ke Thebe
Education is a shield |
| founding | 1982 |
| Sponsorship | state |
| place | Gaborone , Francistown and Maun , Botswana |
| Vice Chancellor | David Norris |
| Students | 18,176 |
| Employee | 914 research assistants |
| Networks | IAU |
| Website | www.ub.bw |
The University of Botswana (German: Universität von Botswana , also called UB ) is a state university in Botswana . In addition to two locations in the capital Gaborone , the university has a campus in Francistown and another in Maun . The university was founded in 1982.
history
The forerunner of the UB was the University of Basutoland, Bechuanaland Protectorate and Swaziland, founded in 1964 in Roma in what is now Lesotho . It was renamed the University of Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland (UBLS) in 1966 , from which the University of Botswana and Swaziland (UBS) emerged in 1975 . In 1982 the University of Botswana was founded from this; at the same time the University of Swaziland was created .
In 2016/2017 there were 12,800 students enrolled at the UB - 96% of them citizens of Botswana and 57% women. In 2015, the university employed 1,503 people, including 914 academic staff.
List of Vice Chancellors
- 1982-1984: John Turner
- 1984-1998: Thomas Tlou
- 1998-2003: Sharon Siverts
- 2003-2011: Bojosi Otlhogile
- 2011–2017: Thabo T. Fako
- 2017: Kgomotso Moahi (acting)
- since 2017: David Norris
Faculties and other institutions
- Faculty of Business (Business Administration)
- Faculty of Education
- Faculty of Engineering & Technology
- Faculty of Health Sciences (health care)
- Faculty of Humanities
- Faculty of Medicine (Medicine)
- Faculty of Sciences
- Faculty of Social Sciences
- Faculty of School of Graduate Studies (for example: "School for Graduate Studies")
- Center for Continuing Education (for example: "Center for Continuing Education")
- Okavango Research Institute
See also
Web links
- Official website (English)
- University history until 1982 (English)
Individual references, comments
- ↑ History of the University Library (English)
- ↑ Report 2016/2017 ub.bw (English; PDF), accessed on December 7, 2018
- ↑ Presentation May 2015 on the University Library's website (English; PDF), accessed on February 3, 2017
- ^ University Council. ub.bw, accessed on February 23, 2017
- ↑ Faculties and Schools on the University Library's website, accessed on December 6, 2018