With its world class sporting facilities, the Vice Chancellor, Professor David Norris, believes the University of Botswana can serve as a high performance centre for sport.
Professor Norris told a visiting European Union three-member delegation at UB on May 18, 2018, that the University boasted, among others, a world class Campus Indoor Sports Centre that could be used as a high performance centre that could attract athletes from all over the world.
The University of Botswana and Botswana Investment and Trade Centre (BITC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding which opens avenues for long-term collaborations between the two institutions.
Vice Chancellor, Professor David Norris, signed on behalf of UB, while BITC Acting Chief Executive Officer, Keletsositse Olebile signed for his institution during a ceremony held at the UB Council Chamber on May 8, 2018.
The University of Botswana has accepted to host the 2018 African Union (AU) Model Summit later this year. The Vice Chancellor, Professor David Norris, disclosed this following a proposal from the AU Southern Africa Regional Office. A delegation from the regional office met members of the UB executive management team at UB on May 16, 2018 to present the proposal.
The Department of Political and Administrative Studies in the Faculty of Social Sciences has introduced a new programme, Masters of Research and Public Policy (MRPP). The programme was launched at a ceremony held at the UB Library Auditorium on April 26, 2018.
The Vice Chancellor, Professor David Norris, has decried the dearth of proper and comprehensive research that can help to develop and grow Botswana’s tourism industry. Professor Norris was delivering a keynote address at the official opening of the 2018 Hospitality and Tourism Association of Botswana (HATAB) Annual Conference in Maun on May 4, 2018.
The University of Botswana School of Nursing, which has been the World Health Organisation Collaborating Centre (WHOCC) for Nursing and Midwifery Development for the English Speaking African Countries since 1990, has been re-designated again, but this time with expanded terms of reference for another four years. The re-designation is done every four years with specific terms of reference.