This, according LUCT, is due to a significant and sustained decline in student enrolment sfaced by the entire tertiary education sector in Botswana mainly due to the low number of sponsored students by the main client, Government. In a statement by their public relations and communications consultant Mercy Thebe, the University also adds that recent graduation of students as well as declining numbers of senior secondary school pupils who fail to meet the selection criteria of higher education institutions to attract DTEF funding, have also continued to add to the declining numbers of new enrolments. The exercise has affected 52 members of staff, made up of 16% locals and 23% expatriates, and was completed before the beginning of 2017 classes.
However in the statement she assures parents and stakeholders that the business of the University will not be adversely affected by this exercise. “Classes and operations will continue as normal and the remaining staff are not only adequate in terms of numbers, but also competent in terms of retained skills and expertise to deliver the on-going mandate of the University,” the statement reads in part.
