The UNESCO Chair on Sustainable Manufacturing & Innovation Technologies (UCoSMIT) team led by Associate Professor E. O. Olakanmi has hosted ten (10) young and talented African scholars through the Education for Laser-based Manufacturing (ELbM) initiative and BIUST Teaching Assistantship for the 2023/24 academic session. These scholars were awarded after undergoing rigorous competitive selective processes managed by leading academics and industrialists from across Africa including Botswana. This cohort comprises one (1) PhD scholar from Botswana and nine full-Masters degree seeking scholars from Uganda, Malawi, Nigeria, and Ethiopia. These scholars will be mentored by seasoned BIUST academics including Dr. R. Prasad, Dr. K. Setswalo, Dr. T. P. Leso, Dr. B. Matshediso and Associate Professor E. O. Olakanmi who had actively supported UCoSMIT fund raising initiative. The UCoSMIT team welcomes our scholars and wishes everyone success in their academic sojourn at BIUST.

The Steering Committee (SC) of the Education for Laser-based Manufacturing (ELbM) mobility programme has awarded scholarships to four deserving scholars after a rigorous evaluation exercise carried out by a panel of international experts. The awarded scholars are as follows: 

Target Group 1  

Name and Surname NationalityHome University Host University Type of Mobility Duration 
Mr. Morake, Joseph Bophelo MotswanaBotswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST)Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), Kenya.
Full Masters Degree Seeking 

24 Months 
Mr. Gaone, Vincent Ntombela MotswanaBotswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST)Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun (FUPRE), Nigeria. Full Masters Degree Seeking 
24 Months 

Target Group 2

Name and Surname Nationality Host University Type of Mobility Duration 
Akintunde, Idris Babatunde
Nigerian 
Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST), Botswana.Full PhD Degree Seeking 
36 Months 
Lindsay, Emmanuel Efemena

Nigerian 
Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST), BotswanaFull Masters Degree Seeking 24 Months 

For more information contact the Project Manager, Ms Gadibotsile Chakandinakira at 4931306 or email: chakandinakirag@biust.ac.bw

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