The University campus consists of that part of the two former universities (UBLS) which was situated in Botswana and was sometimes referred to as the Gaborone Campus.

The University is closely involved in the national development process of Botswana. In this regard the special functions of the University are to engage in improving the quality and in expanding the quantity of the human resources needed for development, and to act as the repository of the collective knowledge and experience of the nation and the world.

These functions are fulfilled through the teaching programmes offered by the University and its affiliated institutions, leading to the award of degrees, diplomas and certificates, furthermore are carried out individually and collectively by the staff of the University and its affiliated institutions, through the research and development, consultancies and information services which they undertake.

The University currently has eight faculties; Business, Education, Engineering and Technology, Humanities, Science, Social Sciences, new Faculty of Health Sciences comprising the newly established School of Medicine, and the School of Graduate Studies.

The University of Botswana envisages to be a leading centre of academic excellence in Africa and the world and strives to improve economic and social conditions for the Nation while advancing itself as distinctively African university with a regional and international outlook.