NIIT students trapped on campus

NIIT students in Gaborone have complained that the school management tried to stop them from transferring to a different school.

A female NIIT Information Technology student, said that some students had tried but failed to follow in the footsteps of their colleagues who left about a week ago to study at Limkokwing University of Technology.

"Everything was going well. We were processing our transfers at the department of student placement and welfare at the Education Ministry when we were suddenly told by the officers that we cannot do so, as the NIIT management has threatened to sue us and the ministry should we go on and transfer," she said.

Editor's Comment
Academic cheating must be rooted out

If the allegations are proved, the educator in question stole not only an exam but also the future of honest students who studied hard.The Ministry of Higher Education acted correctly by suspending the Special Education paper at both Tlokweng and Serowe colleges, as reported elsewhere in this edition.Yet stopping one examination is a short-term fix for a problem that is spreading dangerously across the country.The 2025 Botswana General...

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