University of Botswana

E263078

public university research university

The University of Botswana is the largest and oldest public university in Botswana, recognized as the country’s premier institution for higher education and research.

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All labels observed (15)

Label	Occurrences
University of Botswana canonical	34
University of Botswana Library	2
University of Botswana Senate	2
University of Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland	2
Department of Computer Science, University of Botswana	1
Department of Physics, University of Botswana	1
Department of Statistics, University of Botswana	1
University of Botswana Faculty of Business	1
University of Botswana Faculty of Education	1
University of Botswana Faculty of Engineering and Technology	1
University of Botswana Faculty of Health Sciences	1
University of Botswana Faculty of Humanities	1
University of Botswana Faculty of Medicine	1
University of Botswana Faculty of Science	1
University of Botswana Faculty of Social Sciences	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2392386 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: University of Botswana
Context triple: [Gaborone, hostsInstitution, University of Botswana]

A. University of Swaziland
The University of Swaziland is the main public higher education institution in Eswatini, offering a range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs across multiple campuses.
B. Namibia University of Science and Technology
Namibia University of Science and Technology is a leading public institution in Namibia specializing in science, engineering, technology, and applied research.
C. University of Lusaka
The University of Lusaka is a private higher education institution in Zambia’s capital that offers a range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs across fields such as business, law, health sciences, and social sciences.
D. University of Zambia
The University of Zambia is the largest and oldest public university in Zambia, recognized as the country’s premier institution for higher education and research.
E. University of Zimbabwe
The University of Zimbabwe is the oldest and largest public university in Zimbabwe, recognized as the country’s premier institution of higher education and research.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: University of Botswana
Target entity description: The University of Botswana is the largest and oldest public university in Botswana, recognized as the country’s premier institution for higher education and research.

A. University of Swaziland
The University of Swaziland is the main public higher education institution in Eswatini, offering a range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs across multiple campuses.
B. Namibia University of Science and Technology
Namibia University of Science and Technology is a leading public institution in Namibia specializing in science, engineering, technology, and applied research.
C. University of Lusaka
The University of Lusaka is a private higher education institution in Zambia’s capital that offers a range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs across fields such as business, law, health sciences, and social sciences.
D. University of Zambia
The University of Zambia is the largest and oldest public university in Zambia, recognized as the country’s premier institution for higher education and research.
E. University of Zimbabwe
The University of Zimbabwe is the oldest and largest public university in Zimbabwe, recognized as the country’s premier institution of higher education and research.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	public university ⓘ research university ⓘ
abbreviation	UB ⓘ
affiliation	Association of African Universities ⓘ International Association of Universities ⓘ
campusType	urban campus ⓘ
continent	Africa ⓘ
country	Botswana ⓘ
establishedAs	University of Botswana ⓘ
formerName	University of Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland ⓘ linked to: University of Botswana
founded	1982 ⓘ
governanceType	publicly funded ⓘ
hasCampus	Francistown campus ⓘ Gaborone campus ⓘ Maun campus ⓘ
hasFaculty	Faculty of Business ⓘ Faculty of Education ⓘ Faculty of Engineering and Technology ⓘ Faculty of Health Sciences ⓘ Faculty of Humanities ⓘ Faculty of Science ⓘ Faculty of Social Sciences ⓘ
hasLibrary	University of Botswana Library ⓘ linked to: University of Botswana
hasNotableFieldOfStudy	business ⓘ engineering ⓘ health sciences ⓘ humanities ⓘ science ⓘ social sciences ⓘ
hasSchool	School of Graduate Studies ⓘ
isLargestUniversityIn	Botswana ⓘ
isOldestUniversityIn	Botswana ⓘ
languageOfInstruction	English ⓘ
locatedIn	Botswana ⓘ Gaborone ⓘ
mottoLanguage	English ⓘ
offersDegreeLevel	doctoral ⓘ postgraduate ⓘ undergraduate ⓘ
primaryMission	community service ⓘ research ⓘ teaching ⓘ
regionServed	Botswana ⓘ Southern Africa ⓘ
role	premier institution for higher education in Botswana ⓘ
sector	public ⓘ
website	https://www.ub.bw/ ⓘ

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Referenced by (51)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gaborone → hostsInstitution → University of Botswana ⓘ

Tokyo Sexwale → educatedAt → University of Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland ⓘ

linked to: University of Botswana

University of Botswana → establishedAs → University of Botswana ⓘ

University of Botswana → formerName → University of Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland ⓘ

linked to: University of Botswana

University of Botswana → hasLibrary → University of Botswana Library ⓘ

linked to: University of Botswana

Mokgweetsi Masisi → educatedAt → University of Botswana ⓘ

Naledi Pandor → educatedAt → University of Botswana ⓘ

Commonwealth universities → hasMember → University of Botswana ⓘ

UB → fullName → University of Botswana ⓘ

University of Botswana → hasLibrary → University of Botswana Library ⓘ

subject linked to: UB

linked to: University of Botswana

Francistown campus → partOf → University of Botswana ⓘ

Francistown campus → operatedBy → University of Botswana ⓘ

Francistown campus → affiliation → University of Botswana ⓘ

Francistown campus → hasParentInstitution → University of Botswana ⓘ

Maun campus → partOf → University of Botswana ⓘ

Maun campus → operatedBy → University of Botswana ⓘ

Maun campus → hasParentOrganization → University of Botswana ⓘ

Faculty of Education, University of Botswana → partOf → University of Botswana ⓘ

subject linked to: Faculty of Education

Faculty of Education, University of Botswana → affiliatedWith → University of Botswana ⓘ

subject linked to: Faculty of Education

Faculty of Engineering and Technology, University of Botswana → partOf → University of Botswana ⓘ

subject linked to: Faculty of Engineering and Technology

Faculty of Engineering and Technology, University of Botswana → affiliation → University of Botswana ⓘ

subject linked to: Faculty of Engineering and Technology

Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Botswana → partOf → University of Botswana ⓘ

subject linked to: Faculty of Health Sciences

Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Botswana → affiliation → University of Botswana ⓘ

subject linked to: Faculty of Health Sciences

Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Botswana → governedBy → University of Botswana Senate ⓘ

subject linked to: Faculty of Health Sciences

linked to: University of Botswana

Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Botswana → hasParentOrganization → University of Botswana ⓘ

subject linked to: Faculty of Health Sciences

Faculty of Humanities, University of Botswana → partOf → University of Botswana ⓘ

subject linked to: Faculty of Humanities

Faculty of Humanities, University of Botswana → parentOrganization → University of Botswana ⓘ

subject linked to: Faculty of Humanities

Faculty of Science, University of Botswana → partOf → University of Botswana ⓘ

subject linked to: Faculty of Science

Faculty of Science, University of Botswana → hasDepartment → Department of Computer Science, University of Botswana ⓘ

subject linked to: Faculty of Science

linked to: University of Botswana

Faculty of Science, University of Botswana → hasDepartment → Department of Physics, University of Botswana ⓘ

subject linked to: Faculty of Science

linked to: University of Botswana

Faculty of Science, University of Botswana → hasDepartment → Department of Statistics, University of Botswana ⓘ

subject linked to: Faculty of Science

linked to: University of Botswana

Faculty of Science, University of Botswana → affiliation → University of Botswana ⓘ

subject linked to: Faculty of Science

School of Graduate Studies (University of Botswana) → partOf → University of Botswana ⓘ

subject linked to: School of Graduate Studies

School of Graduate Studies (University of Botswana) → locatedOnCampusOf → University of Botswana ⓘ

subject linked to: School of Graduate Studies

School of Graduate Studies (University of Botswana) → affiliatedWith → University of Botswana Faculty of Humanities ⓘ

subject linked to: School of Graduate Studies

linked to: University of Botswana

School of Graduate Studies (University of Botswana) → affiliatedWith → University of Botswana Faculty of Social Sciences ⓘ

subject linked to: School of Graduate Studies

linked to: University of Botswana

School of Graduate Studies (University of Botswana) → affiliatedWith → University of Botswana Faculty of Science ⓘ

subject linked to: School of Graduate Studies

linked to: University of Botswana

School of Graduate Studies (University of Botswana) → affiliatedWith → University of Botswana Faculty of Engineering and Technology ⓘ

subject linked to: School of Graduate Studies

linked to: University of Botswana

School of Graduate Studies (University of Botswana) → affiliatedWith → University of Botswana Faculty of Education ⓘ

subject linked to: School of Graduate Studies

linked to: University of Botswana

School of Graduate Studies (University of Botswana) → affiliatedWith → University of Botswana Faculty of Health Sciences ⓘ

subject linked to: School of Graduate Studies

linked to: University of Botswana

School of Graduate Studies (University of Botswana) → affiliatedWith → University of Botswana Faculty of Business ⓘ

subject linked to: School of Graduate Studies

linked to: University of Botswana

School of Graduate Studies (University of Botswana) → affiliatedWith → University of Botswana Faculty of Medicine ⓘ

subject linked to: School of Graduate Studies

linked to: University of Botswana

School of Graduate Studies (University of Botswana) → operatedBy → University of Botswana ⓘ

subject linked to: School of Graduate Studies

Gaborone campus → partOf → University of Botswana ⓘ

Gaborone campus → operator → University of Botswana ⓘ

Gaborone campus → affiliation → University of Botswana ⓘ

Faculty of Business, University of Botswana → partOf → University of Botswana ⓘ

subject linked to: Faculty of Business

Faculty of Business, University of Botswana → affiliation → University of Botswana ⓘ

subject linked to: Faculty of Business

Faculty of Business, University of Botswana → governedBy → University of Botswana Senate ⓘ

subject linked to: Faculty of Business

linked to: University of Botswana

Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Botswana → partOf → University of Botswana ⓘ

subject linked to: Faculty of Social Sciences

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