02 Jun 2016

The Botswana Student Network will create a linkage between students, government and companies in the development of academic excellence, leadership skills, career opportunities and social responsibility in the Ngamiland and Okavango areas.

Speaking during one of their launch at Botho and Ba Isago universities recently the BSN chairperson, Ms Elizabeth Baitumetse, said their organization stood to prepare and equip students with managerial leadership, business skills, and self-responsibility as well as encouraging academic excellence which would  help prepare learners to affectively and productively respond to the challenges of university, corporate world, labor market and society at large.

She said their organisation found it fit to come to the Ngamiland area to help students achieve their goals and even help them in areas of entrepreneurship skills, public skills and linking them with relevant stakeholders through forums and workshops.

For her part, Ms Pearl Tsheko, the active member and also the representative who is a registered member of the new BSN team in Maun said Botswana Student Network in Maun would help bring activities  such as tertiary fair, which is only done in Gaborone and Francistown.

She said many students in this area find it hard to compete in the corporate world after completing their studies adding that they only concentrate on their studies and that disadvantage them in some areas. Ends