Presidential directive on BIUST withdrawn

4 October, 2010 in Botswana, Palapye University

source: Sunday Standard by Sunday Standard Reporter 27-09-2010 Government has backtracked on a Presidential directive issued by President Ian Khama to scale down Botswana International University of Science and Technology. The contents of the document had, however, been leaked to The Sunday Standard. By Friday afternoon the Minister of Education was at pains to explain [...]

BIUST suffers another setback

20 September, 2010 in Botswana, Palapye University

source: Sunday Standard by Sunday Standard Reporter 19-09-2010 After recent reports that the Government was considering scaling down the Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST), fresh reports have surfaced that the university has lost the services of Deputy Vice Chancellor (Finance and Administration.) It has also emerged that construction, which is currently ongoing [...]

BIUST dismisses claims of temporary accommodation

12 January, 2010 in Botswana, Education, Palapye University

source: BOPA 11 January, 2010 GABORONE – There are no plans yet to utilise the teaching facilities at Oodi College of Applied Arts and Technology in the interim as the Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST) continues to build on its capacity in Palapye. BIUST Director of Communications and Public Affairs said this [...]

Recruiting teaching staff challenge to BIUST

15 December, 2009 in Botswana, Palapye, Palapye University

source: BOPA 15 December, 2009 PALAPYE – The Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST)s Vice Chancellor, Professor Kweku Bentil says recruitment of the teaching staff is a challenge to the university. Professor Bentil said this at a press conference in Palapye last week. Some of the challenges we face include the recruitment of [...]

Construction of BIUST begins

14 December, 2009 in Botswana, Palapye, Palapye University

source: Mmegi CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI Staff Writer PALAPYE: Construction of the Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST) is finally underway in Palapye. The first phase of the development project, with an initial cost of P429 829 million is expected to be completed in the next 18 months. Structures will include the administration and academic [...]

BIUST president, Vice Chancellor tour campus with media

14 December, 2009 in Botswana, Palapye, Palapye University

source: Sunday Standard by Tlotlang Rahube 13.12.2009 7:35:06 P The much anticipated Botswana International University of Science and Technology is scheduled to become a reality with its first intake in 2011. The University is constructed on a 2500 hectares which the founding Vice Chancellor, Kweku Bentil, said the owners of the land were compensated. BIUST [...]

BIUST Project On Track – Manager

8 September, 2009 in Botswana, Palapye, Palapye University

source: Mmegi By Siki Motshwari Johannes Correspondent PALAPYE: Despite suffering a few initial setbacks, the construction of Botswana’s second university is on track, the site manager Chen Yu Qiang has said. The ground-breaking ceremony for the Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST) (BIUST) was done in May this year. Chen said the project [...]

Botswana: Botswana Begins Building New S&T University

22 May, 2009 in Botswana, Palapye, Palapye University

source: allAfrica SciDev.Net (London) Munyaradzi Makoni And Christina Scott 21 May 2009 Building started last month (April) on Botswana’s long-delayed specialist science and technology university. It is hoped the university will stop the ‘brain drain’ of students going to other countries to study. Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST), a public-private partnership, is [...]

Science And Technology University Takes Off

21 April, 2009 in Botswana, Palapye, Palapye University

source: Mmegi Siki Motshwari Johannes Correspondent PALAPYE: The dream has been fulfilled at last. What remains is the hand over of the institution. When the initial take-off of 2007 elapsed, some ‘Doubting Thomases’ were beginning to suspect that the project would never see the light of the day. Minister of Education and Skills Development, Jacob [...]

BIUST project follows consultations

21 April, 2009 in Botswana, Palapye, Palapye University

source: BOPA 20 April, 2009 SEROWE – Minister of Education and Skills Development, Mr Jacob Nkate, says the construction of Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST) comes after a lengthy nationwide process of consultation with Batswana. He said the consultation process allowed the latter the opportunity to make an input and hence every [...]

BIUST project commences in two weeks

20 April, 2009 in Botswana, Palapye, Palapye University

source: BOPA 20 April, 2009 SEROWE – The first phase of the construction of the Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST) is expected to commence in two- weeks time. Briefing the media before the groundbreaking ceremony, the founding Vice Chancellor, Professor Kweku Bentil said his team was ensuring that the first phase of [...]

BIUST off ground

15 April, 2009 in Botswana, Palapye, Palapye University

source: BOPA 14 April, 2009 PALAPYE – The construction of the long awaited second university, Botswana International University of Science and Technology situated in Palapye (BIUST) will finally start this month. BIUST officials revealed this on Wednesday during the Serowe/Palapye Sub- District Development Committee meeting in Palapye. Ms Eunice Mmono told the meeting that the [...]

Company loses P400m BIUST tender case

4 March, 2009 in Botswana, Palapye, Palapye University

source: Mmegi ISAIAH MOREWAGAE Staff Writer LOBATSE: The High Court in Lobatse has dismissed the case in which construction company, Stocks and Stocks is fighting over the P429 million tender for the construction of Botswana International University of Science and Technology in Palapye. Yesterday, Justice Singh Walia ordered each party to bear its own costs [...]

Court To Rule On BIUST Tender Row Today

3 March, 2009 in Botswana, Palapye, Palapye University

source: Mmegi Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe Staff Writer The High Court in Lobatse is today expected to deliver judgement in a case in which Stocks $ Stocks is fighting over the P429 million tender for the construction of Botswana’s second university in Palapye. The court case was heard by Justice Walia last week. Three interested parties are [...]

First BIUST Students Expected In 2011

11 February, 2009 in Botswana, Education, Palapye, Palapye University

source: Mmegi Bame Piet Staff Writer The first batch of 1,000 students at Botswana University of Science and Technology (BIUST) expected in March 2011, Vice Chancellor Professor Kweku Bentil has announced. He made the announcement when addressing members of the Rotary Club in Gaborone on Friday. Bentil added that as the university grows it will [...]