OUR UNIVERSITIES
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF LESOTHO
Our country has two universities; National University of Lesotho (NUL) and Limkokwing University of Creative Technology (LUCT)
The National University of Lesotho (NUL) has its origins in 1945, when the Pius XII University College was established at Roma by the Roman Catholic Hierarchy of Southern Africa. In 1964, Pius XII University College became the independent, non-denominational University of Basutoland, Bechuanaland and Swaziland and, following independence in 1966, the University of Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland (UBLS). In October 1975 the National University of Lesotho was established on the Lesotho (Roma) campus.
The present-day NUL occupies the same site, grounds and buildings as its predecessors, as well as additional ones, comprising centres of the university’s Institute of Extra Mural Studies (IEMS) situated throughout the country, totalling 100 hectares of land. The university libraries consist of the Thomas Mofolo Library (TML), which is the main library at Roma campus, and branch libraries on other campuses.
NUL offers qualifications at the certificate, diploma and degree levels, with postgraduate qualifications including Masters of Arts and doctoral degrees in various fields. The university hosts around 11 000 national and international students in its seven faculties, which consist of Agriculture, Education, Health Sciences, Humanities, Law, Science and Technology, and Social Science. There are also institutes of Education, South African Studies and Extra-Mural Studies, with IEMS programmes comprising those in Adult Education, Business Management & Development and Non-formal & Continuing Studies.
LIMKOKWING UNIVERSITY OF CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY
In 2008, Limkokwing University of Creative Technology (LUCT) was set up as Lesotho’s second university. With the focus on invention, innovation and creative thinking, Limkokwing offers a hi-tech learning environment, where students have access to the latest in digital technology. Part of an information and communications technology (ICT) global classroom, students at Limkokwing are able to access virtual learning resources across the university’s other campuses which span the continents of Africa, Europe and Asia. LUCT has a collegial network of over 170 universities in 130 countries, including Lesotho and Botswana. The university held its seventh orientation ceremony in August 2014, which was attended by around 1 000 new students.