GOVERNMENT has praised efforts by the Global Education Link (GEL) in bridging the education gap in the country.
“It’s no doubt, we still face a challenge of high-learning institutions, more people are locked out due to limited space in our local universities,” he said. “This initiative helps the majority eligible Tanzanians to advance their academic knowledge abroad.”
He observed that the students graduating from the international universities meet the needed market and academic qualification to play a vital role in transforming the country’s economy.
“Other than education exposure, the costs are affordable and yet students are trained in an excellent academic discipline,” he said, urging Tanzanians to make good use of opportunities available.
He, however, said the government will embark on plans to improve the quality of education offered by local institutions with priority being given on science and technology.
Jaffo urged parents to invest in quality education of their children in the same weight they spend money for their weddings. He was concerned that some parents are spending as much as 100m/- in weddings, but little money is served for investing in children’s quality education.
A number of sectors, Jaffo said, are facing challenge of skilled people. The sectors include natural gas and oil, minerals, agriculture and small-scale enterprises.
GEL Managing Director Abdulmalik Mollel said that his company has been linking Tanzanians with a number of international universities for various courses. He said the majority applicants seeking to study abroad major in law, medicine, mining, engineering and business management
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