Prof Kevin N. Nwaigwe of the Department of Mechanical Engineering has been appointed a Global Environment Outlook-7 expert for United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Prof Nwaigwe is a lead author in the energy transformation policies and solutions pathway. He joins about 100 other experts selected from around the globe to prepare the seventh edition of the global environment outlook (GEO-7).

University of Botswana students dominated this year’s Debswana Entrepreneurship Challenge after scooping first the third positions respectively. First prize of P50 000 went to fourth-year International Business and Economics students, Tumelo Asele (21) and Timothy Lewanika (23) for their Maru Farms Project while third prize went to second-year Mathematics of Finance and Finance students, Setso Seleke (22) and Tebo Lorraine Tshenolo (19) courtesy of their Columba Capital initiative.

A University of Botswana lecturer, Professor Wata Mpoloka, is in the United States of America on a three-month attachment on vaccine development at the University of Pennsylvania.

Chinese Ambassador, Mr Wang Xuefeng paid University of Botswana Vice Chancellor Professor David Norris courtesy call this week as part of strengthening their existing relations.

Vice Chancellor, Professor David Norris, has underscored the importance of continuous education if society was to adapt easily to the ever-changing environment. Professor Norris was speaking at a two-day University of Botswana Centre for Continuing Education (CCE) retreat held at the UB Conference Centre on February 20-21, 2023 with the aim of examining and repositioning the centre within university’s transformation roadmap.

A total of 20 University of Botswana athletes have qualified for the First National Bank Botswana (FNBB) Botswana Tertiary Student Sport Association (BOTESSA) championships slated for March 2-3, 2023. The championship will see athletes participating in various track and field sporting events after qualifying at the Southern and Northern Zones qualifiers respectively.

Vice Chancellor, Professor David Norris, says given the existing environmental and climatic similarities between Australia and Botswana, UB can learn a lot from Curtin University how to tackle challenges such as water scarcity, management and harvesting besides wastewater recycling.

Deputy Vice Chancellor Teaching and Learning, Professor Georges Ekosse, embarked on meet and greet exercise around the University campus, meeting with different faculty members to establish key areas that require attention and improvement.