Botswana Open University Office of Research and Innovation Management Blog
By Changu Batisani I work in the Office of Research and Innovation Management (ORIM) at the Botswana Open University. The university is a result of a transition from Botswana College of Open and Distance Learning (BOCODOL) in 2017. This makes it a relatively new university gearing up for research uptake, given its new status. It currently offers 19 tertiary programmes at the level of certificate (6), diploma (3), degree (6), post-graduate certificate (1) and masters (3). BOU has four academic Schools and five regional campuses in Gaborone, Francistown, Kang, Maun and Palapye. The Office of Research and Innovation Management evolved from the Centre for Research and Innovation which was established in 2017. Since its establishment, the Office has had 2 staff members; the Director and the Research Coordinator and is in the process of recruiting more personnel for the different research management functions. Our mandate is: To develop university research management framework