Botho University (BU) was established in Botswana in 1997 and has rapidly evolved over the years to become a leading multidisciplinary high-quality tertiary education provider in the SADC region.
All our programmes have been developed with inputs from industry thus our graduates are ready to hit the ground running.
Botho University was one of the first local tertiary institutions in Botswana to be accredited by the Human Resources Development Council (HRDC) and by BQA in 2018 as an Awarding Body under the new BQA regulation.
All programmes are approved by the Botswana Qualifications Authority (BQA), the Council on Higher Education (CHE) in Lesotho and the National Council for Higher Education in Namibia. Botho University currently offers programmes through five faculties, namely: Faculty of Business & Accounting, Faculty of Computing, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Faculty of Health and Education and Faculty of Hospitality and Sustainable Tourism.
All BU programmes have been developed with input from corresponding industries, thus graduates are ready to hit the ground running. Currently, BU offers qualifications from certificate level to master’s degree level, with plans in place for doctoral programmes to be rolled out soon. With over 6000 students and almost 500 staff members and growing, BU is a dynamic and exciting place to be.
Botho University also offers a diverse range of programmes for in-service professionals and organizations. Under the Marketing and Corporate Training Department, there are over 200 short-term professional development programmes, which can be customized to meet the client’s requirements.
We are currently located in four different campuses located in Gaborone, Francistown and Maun in Botswana as well as Maseru in Lesotho and Windhoek in Namibia, where the university has a franchise under the name Botho Higher Education Institution (BHEI)
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