Type Public Chancellor Festus Mogae Postgraduates 200 Phone +267 490 0117 Motto Driving Change | Established 2005 Undergraduates 1700 Address Serowe, Botswana Mascot Cape Buffalo Founded 2005 | |
Vice-Chancellor Professor Otlogetswe Totolo Similar University of Botswana, Botswana College of Agriculture, Botswana Accountancy College, Limkokwing University of Creativ, National University of Scienc Profiles | ||
The Botswana International University of Science & Technology, or BIUST, is an international university located in the town of Palapye, Botswana. It is the southern African nation's second university, after the University of Botswana in the country's capital, Gaborone. The location is a 2,500 hectare site of gently sloping land on the outskirts of Palapye.
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History
The university was established by the Botswana International University of Science and Technology Act of 2005. Construction began in December 2009, the contractors being China Civil Engineering Construction. Phase one of the project, worth US$61.5 million (R495.6 million), was funded by the Botswana Government. Spanning two years, the phase included the construction of the administration block, halls of residence for nearly 300 students and houses for 70 staff, laboratories, auditoriums,indoor sports arena, a student centre and book shop, a clinic, and classrooms. Enrolment at the university began in March 2011 and the first semester commenced in August of the same year. The project will accommodate 6,000 students.
Academic structure
The university has three colleges:
College of Engineering & Technology
College of Information & Communication Technology
College of Sciences