By a Correspondent,
Morogoro
Public and private
higher learning institutions in Tanzania are expected to converge later this
week in Arusha to take part in the 4th higher education forum.
The two day forum to
start on this Thursday is prepared by the Committee of Vice Chancellors and
Principals, Tanzania (CVCPT) in collaboration with Trust Africa.The Chancellor
of Mzumbe
University, Prof. Joseph Kuzilwa is the committee’s Chairman.
The main theme for
the forum is Good Governance for
sustainable quality University Education in Tanzania.
According to the
information from the Directorate of Communication and Information at Mzumbe
University and signed by its Director, Ms. Rainfrida Ngatunga, the guest of
honor for the opening is expected to be the Vice President of the United
Republic of Tanzania, Dr. Mohammed Gharib Bilal.
“The main objective
of the forum is to bring together key stakeholders in higher education sector to
share common experiences and best practices on University good governance as a
strategy to address current and future challenges facing universities in
Tanzania,” reads part of the release.
Mzumbe University as
a current chair of CVCPT is organizing the forum on behalf of CVCPT.
According to Ms.
Ngatunga specific objectives of this forum are to assess the quality of
governance structures and the extent to which they facilitate or hinder good
governance in universities; to examine challenges facing Universities and how
good governance may provide solutions; and to develop joint strategies for
improving good governance in Universities.
Participants of this
forum will be Permanent Secretaries of different ministries, Chairpersons of
University Councils, Vice Chancellors, Principals and Provosts, Deputy Vice
Chancellors, Deputy Principals and Provosts of Private and Public universities
in Tanzania.
Commissioned papers
include Governance and Performance of Universities in Tanzania: Trends and
Challenges; Governance structures, processes, relationships and opportunities
in running universities; and Students Governance and Democratization of
Universities.
Others will be on
role of Information Communication Technology (ICTs) in university governance in
Tanzania;Governance, interdependencies and linkages amongst higher education
institutions in Tanzania and Workload models and human resource management in
universities in Tanzania: what can we learn from each other.
CVCPT was
established under section 53 of the Universities Act, No.7 of 2005.
Members of CVCPT
include Vice Chancellors, Principals and Provosts of all public and private
Universities and University Colleges and the Executive Secretary of the
Tanzania Commission for Universities (TCU).
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