The University of Botswana has scooped first prize in this year’s Education category of the Botswana Service Excellence Awards. The prize was announced at a Chartered Institute of Customer Management (CICM) awards ceremony dinner held in Gaborone on November 26, 2021.

This year marked the 39th graduation ceremony of the University of Botswana as a total of 2 529 students graduated in different fields on November 26, 2021.

University of Botswana Vice Chancellor, Professor David Norris, is in Dubai leading a team of researchers to showcase their research and innovations at the Dubai Expo 2020 as part of the University's drive to explore more collaborations and partnerships with other global institutions and industry.

The University of Botswana is in the process of positioning itself as a pioneer in utilizing technology to take high value postgraduate programmes into Africa.

The University of Botswana stands proud as a major policy influencer in efforts towards elimination of cervical cancer in the country. Notably, the Faculty of Medicine continues to be instrumental in the Ministry of Health and Wellness’ strategy to prevent, treat and eliminate cervical cancer in Botswana.

The University of Botswana is making use of educational technologies such as eLearning platforms as part of mitigation strategies against the spread of the COVID-19 virus among members of the University Community.

November 1, 2021 marked a historic moment for the University of Botswana as it graduated its first PhD scientist from the Collaborative African Genomics Network (CAfGEN).

University of Botswana has awarded Miss Botswana 2021 Top 16 finalists sponsorship valued at more than P50 000 to undertake a Protocol for Executives short course at the Centre for Continuing Education (CCE).

Botswana Defence Force (BDF) is optimistic that the University of Botswana‘s quest to help it tap into solar energy through the Southern African Solar Thermal Training and Demonstration Initiative (SOLTRAIN) will help reduce their electricity bill.

The London-based organisation, Times Higher Education (THE), has ranked the University of Botswana by subject area in clinical and health and Social Sciences among Sub-Saharan Africa’s top 15 in the 2022 World University Rankings.