Botswana International University of Science and Technology

The Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST) is a leading academic institution in Botswana actively advancing space science and technology in Africa. BIUST leads initiatives like the Pan-African Planetary and Space Science Network (PAPSSN) and Fast-4-Future. The university recently launched Botswana's first satellite, BOTSAT-1, in March 2025, for environmental monitoring and research. BIUST is involved in projects like the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) and the African Very Long Baseline Interferometry Network (AVN), and is developing a National Optical Observatory, referred to as “Astro-Park.”