BOTSWANA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BIUST

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BOTSWANA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY (BIUST)

• FOUNDING DEVELOPMENT
• Presented by
• Eunice Naledi Mmono
• To the Investors Conference
• 4th November, 2008

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The Founding Development (FD)

• Background
• What is the Founding Development and Why?
• - this is a campus start up development that
  will form phase 1 of the BIUST.
• - having realised that the PPP development
  process will take longer than anticipated,
  Government took a decision to start up the
  university in order to meet the expectations of
  Batswana at the soonest possible time.
• - it was further decided that the development
  will be no where else but on site, where it will
  eventually form part of the overall BIUST
  development.

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The Site- BIUST sits between the Martins Drift
fly over to the South, the Palapye built up
area to the North, the railway line westward and
the Tswapong hills to the East. - The NSWC
traverses the site, . A servitude will be
necessary.- The FD will be located at the heart
of the site.
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Radial developmentThe university development
will occur in a radial fashion from the FD.
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Elements of the Development

• The development is to be Fast Tracked in order
  to open the university doors for student
  enrolment in March 2011.
• The FD is to be financed by Government through a
  design and build contract.
• A decision was made to have this as a closed
  tender where a total of six contractors were
  selected to tender.
• Four of the six participated while the other two
  withdrew.
• The tender closed on the 8th October 2008 and
  bids are awaiting evaluation which was pending
  the appointment of a project management team.

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Elements cont

• The project management firm for the FD will be
  announced during next week.
• It is expected that the contract will be awarded
  by the end of the year.
• Government will operate and maintain this FD
  until the phase 2 development of the campus is
  completed through a PPP.
• Operation and maintenance of the physical
  facilities of the FD will be handed over to the
  PPP Operator.

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Facilities for the Founding Development

• Central Administration
• Academics Sciences, Technology, Engineering,
  Management
• General Teaching classrooms, small class
  breakout sessions
• Library Learning Centre
• Student Services Amenities student centre,
  health clinic, athletics
• Commercial Space refectory, bookstore
• Housing senior staff, junior staff, students

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Founding Development size

• The first cohort of an estimated 128 students
  will be admitted in March 2011.
• In year two, the second cohort of 128 students
  will be admitted, for a total of 256 students.
• Faculty and administration will also be in place
  from year one, growing in step with student
  cohort numbers.
• Construction of the PPP will have to bear in mind
  the needs of students and faculty in year three
  and beyond.

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• Thank you