University of Botswana wishes to inform all students, both the returning and newly admitted (freshers), that registration for Semester 1 of the 2021/22 academic year is now open and will close on 1st August 2021.
Before you begin your registration
- Please go over the materials in the registration package.
- Make sure you have paid appropriate fees or you have a sponsorship letter.
Registration Package
Online Registration – A Step-by-step Guide
Undergraduate Academic Calendar 2021/2022
Revised Student Tution Fee Payment Plan
Registration Guide Bachelor of Arts (Humanities) 2021/2022 Semester 1
Bachelor Arts (Media Studies) Registration Form 2021-2022 Semester 1
Online IT Support During COVID-19
Payment of fees
- All Returning Sponsored Students are expected to register without making any payment.
- All New Sponsored Students (DTEF and other Sponsors) should scan their sponsorship letters and send them by email to: studentpayments@ub.ac.bw. Please do ensure that you write your Student Identity Number (Ref in your Admission letter) on the sponsorship letter.
- All Self‑Sponsored Students (Returning and New) are expected to pay a minimum of 25% of all the Semester fees (Tuition, International Administration Fee, Accommodation, Excursion and Student Life). The remaining 75% balance be paid in monthly equal instalments, payable all before end of each semester. Once the payment has been done, complete the Payment Plan form. Send scanned Payment Plan form and Proof of Payment to studentpayments@ub.ac.bw, we will then facilitate your registration and will respond to the email to indicate that you may register.
- To comply with Covid-19 protocols, students are advised not to come to Students Debtors Offices but utilize the availed online resources. This will ensure that there is no overcrowding and will reduce exposure to Covid-19 infection for our students.
Making your payment
- Online Payment:
Students can pay their fees online using the UB Payments platform.
- Bank Deposit:
- Local students can pay their fees at any branch of First National Bank of Botswana into Account Name: University of Botswana, Bank Account Number: 62130787601
- International students can pay into the Standard Chartered Bank Account details of which are as follows:
Account Name :University of Botswana Account Number:0100110109600 Branch code: 662167Swift code: SCHBBWGX
- Local students can pay their fees at any branch of First National Bank of Botswana into Account Name: University of Botswana, Bank Account Number: 62130787601
- Cash Office:
Students can also pay at our cash office (either cash or swipe) at Block 108 Administration Block.
- For any financial queries or questions kindly send an email to this email address studentpayments@ub.ac.bw, or call +267 355 4633/4634/4635
Academic registration online
Before you start the registration process, ensure that you have a list of courses that you are supposed to register for, otherwise contact your Faculty for guidance in that regard.
This process applies mainly to new students as those returning are aware of the process of logging into the Student Administration System. New students are therefore to follow the steps below followed by the ones on the ONLINE REGISTRATION: A STEP‑BY‑STEP GUIDEto complete academic registration.
The first steps towards online registration are as follows:
- Open the Student Administration System.
- You will then have to provide your login details in order to access the system. Your login details are as follows:
- User ID: Your Student Identity Number (Ref: on the Admission offer)
- Password: This is made up of the first 2 letters of your First Name in uppercase, the first 2 letters of your Surname in uppercase and the last 4 number ofyour Student Identity Number. The example below is an illustration of the login details are explained above:
- If your Student Identity Number is: 202001460, and your
- First name is Peter
- Surname is Tomson, then
- User ID: 202001460, Password: PETO1460
- Finally Click on Sign In in order to access the System.
- You can now follow the steps outlined in the ONLINE REGISTRATION: A STEP‑BY‑STEP GUIDE to complete your academic registration.
- Once you have completed your registration, you can click on LOG-OUT to exit the Student Administration System.
NB:
- The System may prompt you to change your password after first login.
- If you have any difficulty to login into the system contact your Faculty IT support.
- For any enquiries on registration or any other related matters, send an email to your Faculty or contact them by telephone on the numbers shown on the table below: