14 Sep 2015

Minister of Education and Skills Development, Dr Unity Dow says Limkokwing University has helped Botswana to diversify the tertiary sector by bringing in new programmes which are relevant to the economy. Dr Dow said this during the graduation ceremony of 1379 students in Gaborone, recently.

She said through innovation and creative courses, the university helped the nation into innovation track and thus supporting the government’s aim of Vision 2016.

Dr Dow commended the graduates for their efforts to make it to the finish line and encouraged them to go forth and seize opportunities out there.

Meanwhile, the regional director for corporate and media relations, Ms Mercy Thebe said the university has made history by releasing the highest number of students living with disabilities which is 20 out the total of 1379. She said the university is proud of the group of students who persevered through all the challenges they faced with their disabilities.

Ms Thebe explained that this special group of students were able to learn what their peers were learning through the use of specialised equipment such as braille, talking calculator, large font user and computer installed zoom text.

One of the graduates, Patience Kgetse who is living with disability applauded the ministry of education as well as the university for providing such a learning opportunity. She said as students living with special needs, it was very easy to learn through specialised equipment.

She said indeed, Limkokwing has proved that disability is not inability, adding that it has made possible the impossible by producing 12 students from the 20 with disabilities from the media studies who will add value to the media fraternity in Botswana. Gaborone City mayor, Mr Kagiso Thutlwe and the university’s founder, Dr Tan Sri Dato Limkokwing were among dignitaries present. Ends