22 Oct 2015

President Lt Gen. Seretse Khama Ian khama has been awarded an honourary Doctorate of Political Science Degree by Konkuk University, South Korea. 

He was given the award on Wednesday (October 21) during his ongoing four-day state visit to South Korea. 

A news release from BGCIS states that in awarding the degree, the president of Konkuk University, Prof. Kim Kyung Hee Konkuk, observed that “President Khama has been recognised for his strong leadership in challenging circumstance for steady economic growth and stable governance.”

The release says internationally, President Khama is recognised as a voice of rationality, democracy, human rights and the rule of law. 

He has further contributed to SADC as an organ of peace and security, and has also contributed to enhanced Botswana Korean friendship and cooperation.

Founded  by Korean patriot Dr Yoo Suk-Chang, who led nationalist resistance during the period of Japanese colonial rule (1905-45) Konkuk University began as the Chosun Political Science School in May 1946. 

 

In 1955, it broadened its mandate as the Konkuk University Foundation and Konkuk University. The school has remained a leading Korean tertiary institution for political science and public administration. Ends