THE Chancellor of the University of Dodoma (UDOM) former President Benjamin Mkapa has urged chairpersons of university councils and administrators of all public and private universities to meet immediately to discuss costs of running such institutions to improve the quality of education.
He made the call during the seventh UDOM
graduation ceremony where he awarded PhD, Masters and Bachelor degrees
to 4,839 graduates.
“Education activities in the country
can’t be managed by imposing standing orders or instructions from few,
but it is the responsibility of all stakeholders to sit together and
analyse current costs to operate academic institutions,” he said.
He said that Tanzania was still a poor
country that cannot compete with other developing countries to offer
education to its citizens, saying that requires joint efforts of all
stakeholders to digest ways how such education institutions should be
operated.
The former president predicted a major
education crisis if there are no appropriate measures taken to lay a
solid foundation for the education sector.
According to UDOM Chairperson, Gaudencia
Kabaka,the Higher Education Students Loan’s Board (HELSB) owes UDOM
6.5bn/- as tuition fees for students for the academic year 2015/16.
She noted that UDOM intends to offer
quality education and remain a centre of excellenceMeanwhile, UDOM Vice-
Chancellor Prof Idrisa Kikula gave his last speech at the graduation
ceremony as he prepares for his retirement from public service next
February.
Prof Kikula thanked retired President Jakaya Kikwete for his valuable idea to establish UDOM and appointed him Vice-Chancellor.
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