Botswana delegation meets with Monash South Africa

14 June 2006

From left: Mr Bosele Radipotsane, Director of Student Placement and Welfare, Botswana; Mr James Lekoma, Executive Director, Operations and Services, Monash South Africa; and Mrs T. P. Motlogelwa, Assistant to the Education Consul, Botswana.

Botswana Government officials Mr Bosele Radipotsane, Director of Student Placement and Welfare, and Mrs T. P. Motlogelwa, Assistant to the Education Consul, last week met with Monash South Africa Pro Vice-Chancellor Professor Tyrone Pretorius and members of the senior management team.

The meeting was intended to strengthen and maintain the ongoing relationship between the university and the Botswana Government and give the officials an opportunity to visit the campus and view the facilities.

Discussions centred on pathways into Monash South Africa for prospective students as well as study options for mature-age students working in Botswana.

This year, the Botswana Department of Student Placement and Welfare sponsored about 2000 students at tertiary institutions in South Africa.

An annual placement expo is held in Gabarone in late July each year to give sponsored students the opportunity to discuss their options with tertiary institutions. A positive outcome of last week's discussions is that, in future, the expo will take place a few weeks earlier to allow more time for prospective students' visa applications to be processed.