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Ministry of Education and Vocational Training Directorate of Higher Education

Ministry of Education and Vocational Training Directorate of Higher Education. HIGHER EDUCATION SECTOR PERFOMANCE 2011/2012. Mr. Chacha Musabi Ag. Director For Higher Education. Summary. Increase in Access in 2011/2012 Improvement of Gender Balance Research Activities

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Ministry of Education and Vocational Training Directorate of Higher Education

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  1. Ministry of Education and Vocational Training Directorate of Higher Education HIGHER EDUCATION SECTOR PERFOMANCE 2011/2012 Mr.ChachaMusabi Ag. Director For Higher Education

  2. Summary • Increase in Access in 2011/2012 • Improvement of Gender Balance • Research Activities • Public Service Activities • Training of Staff of Government Higher Education Institutions • Policy Capacity Building • Higher Education Quality Assurance • Planning and Budgeting • Priorities of Higher Education • challenges facing the higher education sub sector include:

  3. Increase in Access in 2011/2012 • Enrolment A total of 166,484 students were enrolled in 43 universities and university colleges (11 Government and 32 Non Government) • The Government offered loans to 93,176 students studying in Higher Education Institution out of these 256 are academic staff pursuing Post Graduate Studies.

  4. Improvement of Gender Balance Female students enrolment increased to 60,592 equal to 36 percent. This is an increase of 19 percent from 2010/2011 • A total of 60,592 female students were enrolled in 2011/2012. • This is equivalent to 36% of total enrolment – An increase of 19% compared to 2010/11 enrolment

  5. Overall Increase in Access in HE within Tanzania

  6. Introduction of New ST programs Some Universities introduced new programs in 2011/2012 for example: (i) University of Dar es Salaam; • Bsc. in Textile Engineering • Bsc. in Textile Design and Technology (ii) Sokoine University of Agriculture; • Six Postgraduate degree programs.

  7. Overall Increase in Access in HE Outside Tanzania • The Ministry coordinated 200 scholarship offered to Tanzania under Bilateral Cultural Agreement for both undergraduate and postgraduate studies in the year 2011/2012 • These scholarships were offered by countries namely; China, Algeria, Cuba, Russia, Mozambique and Greece.

  8. Research Activities Research activities were conducted in Universities and other Higher Leaning Institution as follow: • The impact climatic change; • Research in Marine Science; • Research in renewable energy; • Improving the language of Tanzania; • Enhancing pr0-poor Innovation in Natural Science and Agricultural value chain; • Climate change impacts, Adaptation and irrigation; • Constructed wetlands and waste stabilization ponds; • ICT Security; • Utilization of potential Rain water Harvesting Technology • Research on Tanzania and Mozambique HIV vaccine Progrmme

  9. Training of Staff of Government Higher Education Institutions

  10. HE HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT • The Higher Education Students Loans Board (HESLB) has supported 235 academic staff in public and Private Universities. • Likewise 41 academic staff are attending long courses under DAAD – Tanzania programme • 80 academic staff undergoing training under the sponsorship of the Ministry.

  11. Public Service Activities • In Higher Education Institutions (Universities) were involved in a number of consultancies and Public Services among others:- • The State of the Cities under the Tanzania Cities Network. • Development and Registration of co-operatives on selected schemes covered by the small holder crop production • Monitoring, Reporting, and verification of Forests in Tanzania through use of Advanced Remote sensing Technologies • Seismicity level around Kihansi Dam. • The hydrology hydrodynamics and Chemistry of Lake Natron and its ecological function and valuated issues Mid Term • Evaluation of “AngazaZaidi” programme

  12. STHEP: PROGRAM FOR IMPROVEMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TANZANIA Science Technology and Higher Education Project (STHEP) . World Bank Supported National Program 2008-2013 OBJECTIVE:Program Purpose is to enhance Tanzania’s capacity to apply knowledge to economic activity by building and strengthening its higher education system

  13. STHEP Training as at 30th June 2012

  14. ACHIEVEMENT: POLICY CAPACITY BUILDING AT DHE Higher Education Student Unit Cost Study completed by a Canadian Consultant and later a Framework was developed by TCU for the Unit Cost Study. • The framework was submitted to the government for implementation.

  15. Higher Education Quality Assurance • TCU – is responsible For quality advance of HE in Tanzania. • TCU regulates quality of infrastructural facilities, programmes and courses offered, students admission, and staff teaching in universities. • In 2011/2012: Coordinated admission of 45,598 applicants for Higher Education education through the revised version of the Central Admission System; • Accredited 81 programmes and courses to be offered in universities;

  16. TCU activities 2011/2012cont. Development guidelines for: (i) The harmonisation award offered in Tanzania; (ii) Employment, staff performance review and career development; (iii) Norms for governance units; (iv) University qualifications frame work (UQF); (v) Minimum standards for postgraduate training; (vi) Credit accumulation and transfer general guidelines.

  17. Planning and Budgeting During 2011/12 the Higher Education sub-sector was allocated Tsh. 491,788,601,728.64billion for recurrent expenditure and Tsh.596,329,898,515.71 for development expenditure. The release for recurrent expenditure was Tsh.491,788,576,728.63 billion and the released fund for development expenditure Tsh. 596,329,873,515.70.

  18. The Priorities of Higher Education • Continue with educating the public in cost sharing policy and opportunities for higher education; • Coordinate the implementation of bilateral agreements on scholarships and student exchange programmes; • Participate in regional activities and programmes pertaining to higher education (EAC, SAD commonwealth of learning) • Accomplish activities that were not fully completed in the previous year; • Coordinate the implementation of science Technology Higher Education Programme and initiate the process for second phase of this programme by July. 2013.

  19. The challenges facing the higher education sub sector include: (i) Provision of adequate infrastructure in higher education institutions to accommodate the increasing number of students; (ii) Improving availability of adequate textbooks, reference books, journals and laboratory equipment; (iii) Improving recruitment and retention of teaching staff in higher education institutions, particularly in sciences, mathematics and languages

  20. More challenges facing the higher education sub sector (iv) Improving budgetary allocation for implementation of Higher Education Development Programme; (v) Enhancing the use of ICT in teaching and learning; (vi) Addressing the problem of ageing profile of senior academic staff in higher education

  21. THANK YOU

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