UB’s contribution to Botswana Constitution review
Wednesday, April 06, 2022 | 3190 Views |

University of Botswana. PIC PHATSIMO KAPENG
As a premier tertiary institution in Botswana, the UB bears a significant national responsibility to contribute to the discussion pertaining to the review of the Constitution of Botswana.
The need to take part in this exercise also derives from the university’s vision to be a leading centre of academic excellence in Africa and the world, as well as its mission to improve economic and social conditions for Batswana while advancing itself as a distinctively African university with a regional and international outlook.
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