EDITORIAL: We need to rid ourselves of higher education craze

>In pre-market economy Tanzania, education system was guided by Education for Self-Reliance, the policy tailored by Tanu (and CCM after 1977). The guiding principle was that education should be geared at nurturing individuals able to apply what they learn in school or college.

TheCitizen

Habari Zinazoendana

10 years ago

TheCitizen

29 Oct

EDITORIAL: Need to probe essence of the ‘pre-form one’ craze

>Youngsters who sat the National Standard 7 exams in early September are still waiting for the results. It means they are not certain yet about their fate. However, already there are widespread activities meant, ostensibly, to prepare them for Form One entry in January. We are talking about academic preparations in the form of the so-called pre-Form One training.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

12 Dec

EDITORIAL: Up farming to higher level

Tanzanian farmers in food producing regions are currently busy tilling the land.

 

11 years ago

IPPmedia

19 Jun

Help these students to pursue higher education

Help these students to pursue higher education
IPPmedia
The news carried in local media organs yesterday that over 17,000 students have missed Form Five placements is both disheartening and heartening. It is disheartening because it may be a heart dampener for some of the students who had set themselves ...

 

10 years ago

IPPmedia

01 Sep

'Synergise fragmented higher education funds'

'Synergise fragmented higher education funds'
IPPmedia
Between August 13 and 19 this year 2014, The Tanzania Commission for Universities (TCU), organised the 6th Higher Education Forum and Exhibitions, which was held at Naura Springs Hotel, Sanawari, Arusha, Tanzania. During this event, Dr Godfrey ...

 

10 years ago

IPPmedia

25 Aug

Higher education needs sustainable financing synergies

Higher education needs sustainable financing synergies
IPPmedia
Recently, Tanzania Commission for Universities (TCU), organized the 6th Higher Education forum and Exhibitions, which took plan between 13th and 15th August, 2014, which was held at Naura Springs Hotel, Sanawari, Arusha, Tanzania. The major goal of ...

 

10 years ago

IPPmedia

09 Aug

Dar higher education bodies rubbish report

Dar higher education bodies rubbish report
IPPmedia
Higher education institutions have rubbished a report that Tanzanian universities are missing in top African ranking, describing it as biased and inconclusive. The report by African Universities Summit, with the University of Johannesburg (UJ), was ...

 

10 years ago

IPPmedia

25 Oct

Call for innovation dominate forum on higher education

IPPmedia
Call for innovation dominate forum on higher education
IPPmedia
The academia should forge close partnership with both the public and private sectors to harness regional innovation potential. The remarks were made at the opening of two-day East African Community (EAC) Academia- Public-Private Sector Forum in Kigali ...

 

11 years ago

IPPmedia

26 May

COSTECH moves to boost quality of higher education

IPPmedia
COSTECH moves to boost quality of higher education
IPPmedia
Tanzania has embarked on an initiative aimed at enabling the country become a knowledge economy, by increasing the quantity and quality of higher education graduates with special emphasis on science, technology, and education. Faith Shimba who is the ...

 

9 years ago

Daily News | The National Newspaper (Press Release) (Blog)

09 Oct

New higher education programme to be ready by mid 2016

New higher education programme to be ready by mid 2016
Daily News | The National Newspaper (press release) (blog)
A special skill based higher education programme is in the pipeline that will ensure that criticism that has long existed that graduates coming out from universities have irrelevant skills becomes a thing of the past and they can contribute to national ...

 

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