Staff Profiles

PhD - University of Pretoria

MEd - University of Wales - Cardiff

PGDE - University of Botswana

BA - University of Botswana

A lecturer in the Faculty of Education in the Department of Languages and Social Sciences Education specialising in Moral Education, Religious Education and Education policy.

Moral Education

Religious Education

Education Policy

Educational Research

Multi-faith Religious Education

Moral Education in a diverse society

Education Policy

Religious Pluralism

Teacher and student identities

Online teaching and learning

Teaching and learning of Religious Education in a multi-religious society.

Online learning teaching and learning.

The role of learning and teaching resources

Kahaka, M. & Dinama, B. (2018). Survey of Folk Intuitions about the Physical Criterion of Personal Identity among Some Philosophically Laypeople, Cross-Currents, 130-138.

Mangope, B., Otukile-Mongwaketse, M., Dinama, B., & Kuyini, A. B. (2018). Teaching practice experiences in inclusive classrooms: The voices of University of Botswana special education student teachers. International Journal of Whole Schooling, 14(1), 57-92.

Dinama, B., Kahaka, M., Botlhaetse, G., Sebopeng, N., Machibe, C., Giddie, B. T., & Moring, A. (2017). Caring For The Physical
Environment: Perceptions Of Secondary School Students In Botswana. Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal, 4(19) 60-72.

Dinama, B., Kahaka, M., Nhete, T. (2017). Planning and preparation in Teacher Training - Views of teacher trainees, European Journal of Education Studies, 3(8), 621-634.

Dinama, B. et al (2016). Students' academic performance in Religious Education: A Case of selected schools in Botswana

BA(Environmental Science and Sociology) MA(Environment, Development and Policy)

Executive Assistant to the VC (2000-2002) Assistant Director (Student Recruitment and Liaison) Department of Academic Services.(2002-2010) Faculty Administrator(FET) 2010-Present

2013: Doctor of Laws (LLD), University of Pretoria, South Africa. Title of Thesis: “The role of the Pan-African Parliament in the promotion of human rights in Africa. 2008: Master of Laws (LLM) (cum laude): University of Pretoria. 2007:Bachelor of Laws (LLB) (University of Botswana).

Professor Dinokopila graduated from the University of Botswana in 2007. He read for and completed his Master’s Degree (cum laude) in Human Rights and Democratization in Africa at the University of Pretoria in 2008. He obtained his Doctor of Laws (LLD) degree in 2013 at the same University specialising in international human rights law, public international law and international institutional law. He subsequently joined Duma Boko & Company as an Associate Attorney from October 2009 to November 2012. From April 2010 to June 2013 he worked as a lecturer and later as a senior lecturer at the University of Botswana during which time he attended international conferences and published widely on international human rights and constitutional law. He joined the Administration of Justice in July 2013 as the Assistant Registrar & Master of the High Court. Prof. Dinokopila was Head of the Department of Law, University of Botswana from 2016 - 2019. He is currently a Legal Consultant at Babuseng Maswabi Attorneys at Law & the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Botswana Network on Ethics, Law & HIV/AIDS (BONELA).

Human Rights law; Public International Law; International Criminal Law; Law of Armed Conflict Customary Law; Administrative Law Constitutional Law; Gender and the Law; Social Security Law; Employment & Labour Law.

Human Rights law; Public International Law; Customary Law; Constitutional Law; Gender and the Law; and Employment & Labour Law.

Human Rights law; Public International Law; Customary Law; Constitutional Law; Gender and the Law; and Employment & Labour Law.

Dinokopila B.R. and Rantao T., ‘The Office of the Ombudsman in Botswana’ in C.M Fombad (ed) Compedium of documents on National Human Rights Institutions in Eastern and Southern Africa (2019) PULP.3; Jobeta T. & Dinokopila, B.R. ‘The best interests of the child in Botswana’ (2018) 2 University of Botswana Law Journal 20 – 42; Dinokopila, B.R. & Igweta Murangiri, R ‘The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights under the 2010 Constitutional Dispensation’ (2018) 26.2 African Journal of International and Comparative Law 205–226; Dinokopila, B.R. ‘The role of the judiciary in enhancing constitutional democracy in Botswana’ (2017) 2 University of Botswana Law Journal 3 – 26; Dinokopila, B.R ‘The Unity Dow case and the constitutional protection of women in Botswana’ (2015) 3 The Africa Nazarene University Law Journal 35 – 53.

- PhD, Applied Bioscience Engineering, KU Leuven, Belgium

- MSc, Post Harvest & Food Preservation Engineering, KU Leuven, Belgium

- Post Graduate Diploma, Post Harvest & Food Preservation Engineering, KU Leuven, Belgium

- BEng,Mechanical Eng, UB, Botswana

Obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Botswana in 1995 and worked for a multi – disciplined engineering consultancy firm Lasco Engineering as Graduate Mechanical Engineer; joined Ove Arup & Partners, another multi-disciplined engineering consultancy firm; Joined Botswana Technology Centre, as a Processing Engineer in 1998. Graduated with an MSc degree in Postharvest and Food Preservation Engineering at the Katholieke Universeteit Leuven of Belgium in 2001. Obtained a Doctorate degree in Applied Bioscience Engineering in 2006. Was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of Biosystems, Katholieke Universeteit Leuven from 2007 to 2008. Was Principal Research Scientist and Head of the Food Technology Department at the National Food Technology Research Centre, Botswana until January 2011. Joined University of Botswana as Senior Lecturer in the Department of Mechanical Engineering in February 2011. Associate Professor in the same department from October 2012. Professor in Department of Mechanical Engineering since January 2021. Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering from January 2013 to December 2018. Acting Director of Office for International Education and Partnerships of UB between January and July 2020. Currently Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Technology since August 2020

- Heat Transfer

- Solid Mechanics

- Dynamics

-Process Engineering

- Process Engineering

- Energy Systems

-Thermal Processes

-Applied Mechanics

- Modelling (FEM, DEM, CFD)

- Process Engineering

- Energy Systems

-Thermal Processes

-Applied Mechanics

- Modelling (FEM, DEM, CFD)

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https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/2460664 

https://publons.com/researcher/1603911/edward-dintwa/publications/ 

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7812-0745 

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Edward_Dintwa 

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=-8a0MnsAAAAJ&hl=en  

Ph.D. in Geography, University of California Los Angeles (2016)

M.A. in Geography, University of California Los Angeles (2012)

BSc. in Biological Science, the University of Botswana (2003)

Courses taught:

Geomorphology

1. ENS 312 Range Ecology
2. ENS 320 Principles of Soil Science
3. ENS 311 Biogeography
4. ENS 315 Process Geomorphology
5. ENS 316 Geomorphological Techniques
6. ENS 415 Arid Lands Geomorphology
7. ENS 645 Geomorphology & Environmental Management

Geographical Information System (GIS) and Remote Sensing

1. ENS 243 Introduction to Remote Sensing
2. ENS 342 Elements of GIS
3. ENS 602 Research Methodology
4. ENS 614 Remote Sensing & Spatial Modelling

I am a geomorphologist and study drylands especially savanna ecosystems. I am mainly interested in understanding interactions and feedbacks between climate change and biogeochemical processes. Some of the processes include carbon cycling, fire regime, and solar radiative forcing. My passion for research is mainly driven by the desire to explore and find a solution to many of the ecological and environmental questions. 

Broad Topics include;

Fire-induced albedo change and associated radiative forcing 

Soil Organic Carbon stocks and dynamics 

Microbial soil crusts in dryland soils 

Soil Respiration and greenhouse gas emissions in dryland soils

Webb, Nicholas P., Gregory S. Okin, Abinash Bhattachan, Paolo D’Odorico, Kebonye Dintwe, and Mokganedi Tatlhego. 2019. “Ecosystem Dynamics and Aeolian Sediment Transport in the Southern Kalahari.” African Journal of Ecology, October. https://doi.org/10.1111/aje.12700.

Dintwe, Kebonye, and Gregory S. Okin. 2018. “Soil Organic Carbon in Savannas Decreases with Anthropogenic Climate Change.” Geoderma 309, 7–16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2017.08.030.

Dintwe, Kebonye, Gregory S. Okin, and Yongkang Xue. 2017. “Fire-Induced Albedo Change and Surface Radiative Forcing in Sub-Saharan Africa Savanna Ecosystems: Implications for the Energy Balance.” Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 122 (12): 6186–6201. https://doi.org/10.1002/2016JD026318.

Moseki, Baleseng, and Kebonye Dintwe. 2011. “Effect of Water Stress on Photosynthetic Characteristics of Two Sorghum Cultivars.” The African Journal of Plant Science and Biotechnology 5, 89-91.