University of Botswana Mechanical Engineering Student Association (MESA) has elected and inaugurated its inaugural executive committee for the 2026/2027 academic year. The results were officially announced by the Chairperson and Secretary of the Electoral Committee, Mr Henry Boloka and Ms Wame Moroba, respectively.

Facilities Management should no longer be treated as an afterthought but as a strategic function that is integrated into infrastructure projects from the design stage to ensure buildings are cost-effective, sustainable and easy to maintain.

University of Botswana (UB) Vice Chancellor, Professor David Norris, has urged staff in the five (5) departments reporting directly to his office to raise the bar in performance and fully embrace a culture of excellence in work delivery.

Human rights scholar and University of Botswana (UB) law lecturer, Dr Onthatile Olerile Moeti, has made history by becoming the first Motswana to be enrolled as Legal Counsel on the Roster of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights.

A group of staff members from the University of Botswana (UB) has graduated as part of the world’s first cohort of the Intellectual Property (IP) Meister Training Programme, a landmark initiative aimed at strengthening the commercialisation of research and innovation.

The University of Botswana (UB) Department of Student Life and Experience on the 29th of April 2026, hosted a combined inauguration ceremony for the Students Representative Council (SRC) and the Graduate Studies Association (GSA), marking the official transition of student leadership for the 2026/2027 term.

University of Botswana (UB) has embraced the Presidential Youth Empowerment Campaign (PYEC) which seeks to promote the spirit of self-reliance as Botswana navigates the challenge of creating opportunities for young people amid rising unemployment figures.

In places such as Shakawe where roads are in a terrible state of disrepair and access to direct university engagement can often be limited, University of Botswana’s (UB) student recruitment roadshows are doing far more than recruiting students. It is restoring possibility, bringing hope closer to home and reminding communities that higher education should not be determined by geography or financial circumstance.

When Mothati Kesietswe walked into the University of Botswana (UB) stall in Shakawe on the 24th of April 2026, he was simply looking for information about his future. Like many other young people fresh from receiving their Botswana General Certificate of Secondary Education (BGCSE) results, he carried with him hope, uncertainty and the quiet determination of someone eager to take the next step in life.