The Vice Chancellor of the Botswana International University of Science and Technology(BIUST) told media stakeholders during a whirlwind tour on campus that the limited amount of money invested in research and development for industrial development stalled the development process.
A public notice circulated by the Botswana Qualifications Authority(BQA) during January 2018 shows that Public Higher Education Providers including UB, who some stakeholders believed were not registered and accredited were properly registered under the BQA Act.
There is growing concern amongst stakeholders of the tendency for Department of Vocational Education and Training (DVET) to assume responsibility for appointment of lecturers at vocational and training institutions instead of the institutions themselves because the Ministry of Education does not have required capacity and industry experience to execute such.
