Sooner than later, Botswana could see a coal-to-liquids refinery set up in Palapye, producing car fuels, tar, soap products, ammonia, and many more coal liquefying by-products-based industries.
Vice Chancellor of Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST) Professor Otlogetswe Totolo revealed this Monday when the university celebrated its 10th anniversary under the theme, ‘A decade of driving change through teaching, research, innovation and engagement’.
Prof. Totolo said the coal-to-liquids refinery will be made possible by the BIUST coal-to-liquid conversion project using a pyrolysis technology, a subject which has gained traction in Botswana after the national oil company, Botswana Oil.
BIUST has made great achievements in the last 10 years thanks to its strong academic value chain, comprising teaching and learning, research and innovation, and engagement for development.
These catapulted the University to become one of the key drivers for transforming Botswana’s economy from a resource-based to a knowledge-driven economy.
BIUST has produced a wide range of products, including soaps and sanitizers, smart switches, fly-ash bricks, antibacterial toilet seats, sodium hypochlorite made from readily available salt, sunflower production facility, biodiesel and diamond sorting machine patent.
The soaps and sanitizers serve to improve cleanliness and inhibit the spread of illnesses, especially in healthcare environments and were a very critical asset during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Within a short period, BIUST has been ranked among the top Universities in Sub-Saharan Africa after being ranked position 20 from a list of 88 universities across 20 Sub-Saharan countries and at the top in the country by the Times Higher Education (THE) Sub-Saharan University Rankings, released in June this year.
For his part, BIUST Council Chairperson, Edwin Elias noted that academic institutions such as BIUST play a pertinent role in promoting production of goods and services for export.
“Promotion of an export-led economy has been identified in Vision 2036 and the TNDP as a key policy priority,” he said.
As a research intensive-university, government has entrusted BIUST with finding synergies in shaping the country’s future through robust training systems embracing 21st-century teaching methods, innovation and high-class research output.
Elias added that as the University graduates the Class of 2023 this Friday, they look forward to improving graduate employability index far beyond the current 48 percent.
Vice Chancellor of Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST) Professor Otlogetswe Totolo revealed this Monday when the university celebrated its 10th anniversary under the theme, ‘A decade of driving change through teaching, research, innovation and engagement’.
Prof. Totolo said the coal-to-liquids refinery will be made possible by the BIUST coal-to-liquid conversion project using a pyrolysis technology, a subject which has gained traction in Botswana after the national oil company, Botswana Oil.
BIUST has made great achievements in the last 10 years thanks to its strong academic value chain, comprising teaching and learning, research and innovation, and engagement for development.
These catapulted the University to become one of the key drivers for transforming Botswana’s economy from a resource-based to a knowledge-driven economy.
BIUST has produced a wide range of products, including soaps and sanitizers, smart switches, fly-ash bricks, antibacterial toilet seats, sodium hypochlorite made from readily available salt, sunflower production facility, biodiesel and diamond sorting machine patent.
The soaps and sanitizers serve to improve cleanliness and inhibit the spread of illnesses, especially in healthcare environments and were a very critical asset during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Within a short period, BIUST has been ranked among the top Universities in Sub-Saharan Africa after being ranked position 20 from a list of 88 universities across 20 Sub-Saharan countries and at the top in the country by the Times Higher Education (THE) Sub-Saharan University Rankings, released in June this year.
For his part, BIUST Council Chairperson, Edwin Elias noted that academic institutions such as BIUST play a pertinent role in promoting production of goods and services for export.
“Promotion of an export-led economy has been identified in Vision 2036 and the TNDP as a key policy priority,” he said.
As a research intensive-university, government has entrusted BIUST with finding synergies in shaping the country’s future through robust training systems embracing 21st-century teaching methods, innovation and high-class research output.
Elias added that as the University graduates the Class of 2023 this Friday, they look forward to improving graduate employability index far beyond the current 48 percent.
