The University of Swaziland (or UNISWA) is the national university of Swaziland. It was established by act of parliament in 1982.[1] The university developed from the University of Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland (UBLS), formerly known as the University of Basutoland, Bechuanaland and Swaziland (UBBS), which was established in 1964.[2] It became the University of Botswana and Swaziland in 1976 and then became an independent national university in 1982.[2]