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8 unusual facts about University of Botswana


Botho College

In 2009, LINKZ brought together more than 300 bright young people from over six major tertiary institutions including University of Botswana, Gaborone Institute of Professional Studies, Ba Isago College, ABM University, and Limkowing University of Creative and Technology.

Charles Tibone

Tibone studied at the University of Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland and later received a post-graduate degree on international relations, international economics and international law from Oxford University.

Edelgard Mahant

Edelgard Elspeth Mahant is a Canadian academic, who teaches political science at York University's Glendon College in Toronto, Ontario and University of Botswana.

Geography of Botswana

Research from the University of Botswana has found that the common practice of overstocking cattle to cope with drought losses actually depletes scarce biomass, making ecosystems more vulnerable.

Prince Henry's High School

Prof John Turner, Vice-Chancellor from 1982-4 of the University of Botswana, and Sarah Fielden Professor of Education from 1985-94 at the University of Manchester (taught from 1951-3)

University of Botswana

For several years a joint University of Botswana and Swaziland existed until in the early 1980s the university was amicably divided into two separate national universities.

The university has four campuses: two in the capital city Gaborone, one in Francistown, and another in Maun.

University of Botswana and Swaziland

The University of Botswana and Swaziland was the predecessor of the Universities of Botswana and Swaziland.


Robert de Beaugrande

He served as professor of English in the University of Florida from 1978 to 1991, of English Linguistics at the University of Vienna from 1991 to 1997, Professor of English Language at the University of Botswana in Gaborone, Professor of English and English Linguistics at the University of Florida at Gainesville, and later as visiting professor in several universities in Asia, the Middle East and Latin America.


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Thomas Tlou

Tlou was the first Motswana (Botswana citizen) to be vice-chancellor of the University of Botswana, serving from 1985 to 1998.