Sports and Recreation
For a student to be well rounded, he or she must be physically active, have a social life and enjoy themselves in a variety of recreational activities. The University of Botswana, through the Department of Culture, Sports and Recreation provides a broad range of sporting, cultural and recreation opportunities and experiences, which contribute to the health, well-being, personal development and education of students. Through its varied activities, the Department aims to encourage active lifestyles during and after a student's period of study at the University.
A number of facilities such as; tennis courts, stadium, swimming pool, basketball courts, volleyball courts and student centre are available for use to encourage active lifestyles and cultural expression.
UB Stadium
The 10 000 seater University Stadium, one of the most imposing and outstanding land mark facilities, has been functional for some time and is being put to use for educational purposes for which it was primarily intended. It is also used as sport and recreational facility and for national and international sporting activities upon payment of a modest fee. It boasts of a soccer pitch, which meets international standards, and all basic field and track athletic facilities built to international standards. The UB Stadium has added greater impetus and urgency to competitive sport in the country as demand for it is fast growing to meet the needs of national and international sporting events. The Stadium is also used for major UB events, including the annual graduation ceremony.
Sports Courts
The new state of the art sports courts near UB Stadium also add to the aesthetic view of the UB landscape. They are some of the most modern in the country, whose primary function is educational to support academic programmes in physical education and the use of staff and students for sports and recreational activities. The facility has five courts for tennis, one for handball and two each for volleyball, basketball and netball. The courts have flood lights, which are turned on and off automatically at convenient times of the day/night. They are built to international standards.
Entertainment Arena
The new open-air entertainment arena complex next to the UB Stadium is a multi-purpose facility for culture and arts activities. It is complete with a performance stage, attached change rooms and an audience floor that can accommodate 1500 standing or 800 seating spectators also meant primarily to support students arts, cultural and entertainment activities.
Olympic-size Swimming Pool
The Olympic size swimming pool built to international standards is in full swing and is used for leisure and therapeutic training as well as competition. Like the rest of the facilities, the pool supports growing academic programmes (in swimming, lifesaving and aquatics in general) of the University.