Second University To Admit Non-Science Students

The second university to be constructed in Palapye has chosen the University of Howard in America as a partner. The American university said last week that it will assist its Botswana partner to develop its campus plan and undergraduate and graduate curricula.
Howard-educated professors specifically groomed for positions at the second university will be part of the process. Hubona said non-science courses would be taken as foundation courses by students reading for science and technology in order to produce well-rounded graduates. She said internationally, students in science universities are made to take courses in the humanities, economics and social sciences to enrich themselves.
Hubona told Monitor that currently only seven percent of Form Five leavers are absorbed by tertiary institutions in the country. She  said this is a worrying trend that needs to be rectified.