UB to Improve International Office to Enhance its Internationalization Process
University of Botswana intends to establish a comprehensive international office as part of its new organizational structure as well as to give impetus to the process of internationalization. As such, the office will make sure that the ratio of international students is increased from five to 15 percent.
This emerged during a courtesy call the Turkish Ambassador to Botswana His Excellency Ahmet Akay paid on the Acting Vice Chancellor, Mr Dawid Katzke, recently.
Speaking during the visit, Mr Katzke said the UB International office was currently not operating optimally hence the restructuring exercise would improve the situation. He observed that most of the international students were from SADC countries and the plan was to expand across the globe.
Furthermore, Mr Katzke hinted that the University had plans to build a post graduate student village with facilities that would cater for their needs during their studies. He said such a move would make the institution more attractive to international students.
In response, Ambassador Akay said Turkey was open to cooperation opportunities. He added that through his office, UB would be connected to Turkey Universities for possible collaborations.