University of Botswana

About

Located in Gaborone, Botswana, the University of Botswana is the country's premier institution of higher learning, renowned for its strong academic offerings in education, humanities, social sciences, and engineering. The university provides a welcoming environment for global scholars through its dedicated International Office, which assists with admissions, immigration, and cultural integration. While undergraduate instruction often incorporates local contexts, a wide array of postgraduate degrees and specialized modules are taught in English to accommodate the diverse student body. International students benefit from comprehensive campus support services, including on-campus housing, student organizations, and health facilities designed to ease the transition abroad. A particularly distinctive characteristic of the university is its rich collection of San literature and cultural artifacts housed within its campus library, offering students unique research opportunities in Southern African anthropology and indigenous studies.

Background

The University of Botswana (UB) was established in 1982, as the first institution of higher education in Botswana. The university currently has three campuses: one in the capital city Gaborone, one in Francistown, and another in Maun. The University of Botswana is divided into 8 faculties: Business, Education, Engineering, Humanities, Health Sciences, Medicine, Science and Social Sciences and the Sir Ketumile Masire Teaching Hospital. UB is ranked 1201–1500 in the world and 21st in sub-Saharan Africa in the 2024 Times Higher Education World University Ranking.

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