The Faculty of Engineering & Technology (FET) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Botswana Geoscience Institute (BGI). The FET team beamed with pride and came in numbers to mark the fruitful end of a journey that they long started with BGI to eventually sign the MoU on the 5th August 2022 at […]
Continue ReadingLesotho Campus bounced back with an exciting physical graduation ceremony held on Friday 24th June 2022 at the Manthabiseng Convention Center, Maseru. The graduation ceremony was for celebrating the outstanding achievements of the Class of 2021. The joyous moment was graced by Chief Guest, Honourable Minister of Development Planning, Mr Selibe Mochoboroane, the Vice-Chancellor of […]
Continue ReadingLight rains ushered in the first Botho University (BU) Charity Golf Day 2022. Over 27 partners and sponsors, golfers, BU Senior Management and Board Members, and media attended the event at the 18-hole scenic Stanbic Gaborone Golf Club on Thursday, 23rd June 2022. The Chief Executive Officer(CEO), Business Botswana, Mr Norman Moleele was in great […]
Continue ReadingBotho University continues to celebrate and grow its various partnerships with international universities. Recently Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Academics & Quality), Dr Ivy Rose Mathew was joined by four staff members from the Faculty of Hospitality and Sustainable Tourism to visit a partner university Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University (DHBW) in Germany. On the 13th of May […]
Continue ReadingGirls for Girls hosted a National Graduation of eight cohorts, including the BU cohort, in a fancy affair on the 7th of May 2022 at Travelodge, Gaborone. Mentors and mentees attended the graduation; it was also a moment to celebrate a movement to empower women and girls to lead in public service. The BU Cohort […]
Continue ReadingBotho University Staff Football team emerged victorious in a mini-tournament held on the 27th of April 2022 at Botho University. The matches included other corporate teams from AWIL College, Mazars, and Tswana Fuel. Thebe ‘Ramsey’ Ramarumo from Botho University’s amazing performance earned him the Golden Boot while the Player of the Tournament was awarded to […]
Continue ReadingDelivering the welcome address, the Vice-Chancellor of Botho University, Dr Sheela Raja Ram, shared with delight two significant milestones. She addressed the attentive audience about Botho University turning 25 years in 2022 and another upcoming milestone where BU will turn ten years as a University in 2023. She fondly shared the journey of starting […]
Continue ReadingAfter much anticipation of the Botho University Virtual Employability Fair, the Student and Alumni Affairs Department (SAAD) thrilled over 220 graduates and 29 companies and employers in an interactive virtual platform called Airmeet on the 7th of April 2022. Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Finance, and Employability, Dr Priya Iyer in her welcome remarks highlighted that employability sits at […]
Continue ReadingBotho University Chess Team recently participated in the Metropolitan 1st Qualifiers Chess Championship which was held at Gaborone International School. Team BU was represented by four players at the tournament, three men participated in the Open Section while for the ladies section there was one player. Tsotlhe Madingwane, scooped position 12 out of 36 participants […]
Continue ReadingBotho University was hailed as a star partner at the largest educational conference, Eurasia Higher Education Summit (EURIE 2022) on the success of its virtual internships. The three-day event was attended by higher education professionals and covered a range of topics including insights into pandemic responses, innovative programming, and new trends in internalisation for institutions […]
Continue ReadingBotho University students’ teams from Botswana and Lesotho were awarded third prize in the Network Track category at the Huawei Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Competitions. The event, which attracted over 15,000, was held from February 19th to 21st, 2022 and there were participants from 500 universities and institutions in 16 countries. For this year’s competition, a […]
Continue ReadingMs Lebohang Virginia Lepota, a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Computing student, completed the WACE Global Challenge. WACE is an experiential learning project that connects a global network of universities and teams of diverse students to assist organizations to advance initiatives aligned to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. For over five weeks, the students work […]
Continue ReadingThree Botho University students, Boago Okgetheng, Emmanuel Keolopile and Oarabile Mogome, have qualified for the competitive Huawei ICT regional competitions to be held on 19th February 2022 in Botho University, Botswana. Huawei ICT Competition 2021-2022 is a competitive ICT talent exchange event developed by Huawei for global college students. The aim is to promote the […]
Continue ReadingBotho University continues to be a global partner of choice as it is currently collaborating with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), an entity of the World Bank Group and Deloitte Consulting, in a project to design the digital transformation strategy of Botho University. Botho University will be one of the first Universities in Africa to […]
Continue ReadingWATCH as Botho University employee, Nyalalani Eleck Majuta shares her inspirational journey from humble beginnings to recent achievement on completing Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Business Management through BU. Eleck is part of the transformational BU story, celebrating 25 years of providing world-class education around the SADC region and beyond. In her own words, you […]
Continue ReadingAs the new year begins, Botho University continues the popular student exchange programme, which is in partnership with many reputable international universities. The Gaborone campus recently welcomed three exchange students from KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden. The student exchange programme with KTH started in 2018 with 11 Botho University students having visited […]
Continue ReadingBotho University, Botswana and the Divine Word College of Vigan of the Philippines signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the 19th of January 2022. Senior management from both universities, Botho University’s Pro-Vice-Chancellor responsible for Internationalization and Communication, Mr Ravi Srinivasan and Rev. Fr. Edsel R. Demillo, SVD (PhD), President of the Divine Word College of […]
Continue ReadingBotho University student studying BEng (Hons) in Electrical Engineering, Lone Monicah Kobe, is proving to be a force to be reckoned with in the modelling and pageantry scene. Last December, she made a mark in Miss University Africa ‘MUA’ beauty pageant in Abuja, Nigeria. MUA is a non-bikini pageant aimed at promoting and celebrating the […]
Continue ReadingFor the second consecutive season, the Faculty of Hospitality and Sustainable Tourism is proud to represent the country in the Young Talent Program after a final year student Ms. Manku Jackson made it to the final qualifying round of the Young Talent Program.
Continue ReadingOn 12th February 2021, Botho University and Botswana Tourism Organization (BTO) signed an MoU towards providing professional training, skills transfer and capacity building of the tourism industry particularly for the local communities involved in tourist enterprise business.
Continue ReadingOn the 20th March, Botho University Maseru through the Student and Alumni Affairs Department awarded the 2019/2020 Student Representative Council (SRC) appreciation certificates.
Continue ReadingOn the 18th March 2021, Botho University through its Faculty of Engineering and Technology officially launched the Huawei ICT Academy. The event was officiated by Honorable Dr. Douglas Letsholathebe, Minister of Tertiary Education, Research, Science and Technology. This comes after the memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed last year between the two parties, Huawei Technologies Botswana […]
Continue ReadingJune 25th marked the first ever virtual graduation ceremony for the Botho University, Maseru campus where over 250 class of 2020 graduates celebrated their academic achievements from various academic disciplines of studies. The event was officiated by The Honorable Prime Minister, Dr. Moeketsi Majoro as the chief guest. Due to the COVID 19 social distancing policies, […]
Continue ReadingBotho University, through the Faculty of Business and Accounting is proud to announce the Germany Postgraduate Research visit Scholarship winner Miss Kehumile Otukile, a 2nd year student studying Master of Business Administration (MBA).
Continue ReadingThe Alpha Direct Botho Cook-Off is an interactive cooking show birthed by a partnership between Foodies Botswana and Botho University through the Faculty of Hospitality and Sustainable Tourism (FHST). The first of its kind show produced 7 episodes of cooking competition between 8 teams.
Continue ReadingBotho University, Botswana has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Yaşar University, based in Izmir, Turkey. The partnership was facilitated by the Turkish Embassy in Gaborone, Botswana.
Continue ReadingBotho University students participated in the Cyber Security Challenge which was organised by the Cyber Security Capacity Center of Southern Africa on the 12 – 13 October 2021.
Continue ReadingBothe University’s partner Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University (DHBW), which is the first higher education institution in Germany to integrate academic studies with the workplace has offered 11 Bothe University Students from various campuses an opportunity to study German online.
Continue ReadingAs part of Botho University’s commitment to strengthen and collaborate with diverse stakeholders in Lesotho, BU recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS) in the presence of the LMPS Commissioner of Police – Mr. Holomo Molibeli and Dr. Abhishek Ranjan – Dean and Head of Campus representing BU.
Continue ReadingOn the 26th of October, a Botho University graduate Yozikee Juliet Kariambahe participated in the 2021 De Beers Group Designers Initiative (DBGDI) Shining Light Awards, where she came out in second place.
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