Bots hosts the World Universities Debating Championships 2011

The students came from over 200 universities.  In Botswana the event was organised by a committee chaired by Justice Motlhabani, who has been debating for 12 years.  Most recently he convened the second Pan-African Universities Debating Championship held in Namibia with 10 participating African countries.  He had a large committee and over 200 volunteers to help keep things moving.

Because the University of Botswana does not yet have a hall large enough to accommodate an event like this the final sessions, debates and celebration were held at the new Sir Seretse Khama Barracks Auditorium in Mogoditshane and at the Gaborone International Conference Centre.