Role of Technology in Promoting Efficient Expansion and Quality of Higher Education in Tanzania - Policy Note

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Policy note examining how technology can promote efficient expansion and improve quality in higher education in Tanzania. It is prepared within the World Bank analytical and advisory services project focused on leveraging technology and the private sector to meet rising demand for quality higher education. The note synthesizes expertise from education and digital technology specialists and supports policy dialogue through structured analysis and stakeholder engagement.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages80

Reading Time3 h 22 min

AccessFree to download

Acknowledgments

Project scope and preparation team

Guidance, feedback, and institutional support

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About the Authors

Edephonce N. Nfuka

Innocent Najjumba Mulindwa

Dharini Natarajan

Alex Twinomugisha

Public Disc losure Authorized Pub lic Disclosure Authorized Pub lic Disc losure Authorized Pub lic Disclosure Authorized November 2021 Role of Technology in Promoting Efficient Expansion and Quality of Higher Education in Tanzania POLICY NOTE Role of Technology in Promoting Efficient Expansion and Quality of Higher Education in Tanzania POLICY NOTE Acknowledgments This policy note has been prepared by Edephonce Nfuka, Innocent Najjumba Mulindwa, Dharini Natarajan, and Alex Twinomugisha. This is one of the products for the World Bank’s analytical and advisory services project “Leveraging Technology and the Private Sector to Meet the Increasing Demand for Quality Higher Education in Tanzania”. The project team was led by Innocent Najjumba Mulindwa (Senior Education Specialist) and Dharini Natarajan (Education Specialist); and included Edephonce Nfuka (Digital Technology Expert Consultant), Jamil Salmi (Tertiary Education Expert Consultant), George Senyoni (Education Consultant), and Alex Twinomugisha (Senior Education Specialist) with administrative support from Celia Faias (Program Assistant), Caroline Kingu (Team Assistant) and Neema Clarence (Team Assistant) . The team is grateful for the overall guidance received from Mara Warwick (Country Director, Tanzania, World Bank), Safaa El Tayeb El-Kogali (Education Practice Manager, Eastern and Southern Africa, World Bank), PreetiArora (Operations Manager, Tanzania, World Bank), and Inaam Ul Haq (Program Leader, Human Development Practice, World Bank) . The team also extends its appreciation to Nina Arnhold, Roberta Malee Bassett, Ruth Charo, Nkahiga Kaboko, Xiaoyan Liang, Lauren Marston, Mariam Nusrat, Francisco Haimovich Paz, Venkatesh Sundararaman, Gemma Todd (Education Specialist) and Namrata Tognatta for their feedback and comments that contributed to the quality of the policy note. Finally, the World Bank team expresses its sincere gratitude to the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, especially Dr. Kenneth Hosea (Acting Director for Higher Education) and Mr. Sakanda Gaima (Education Officer and focal point for this study), and agencies working on higher education, for the support and collaboration on this work. The team also sincerely thanks all the participants of the focus group discussions, interviews, and consultations for their invaluable contributions, Ehsaan Zahid of Graphic Impressions (T) Limited who managed the design and printing process and Loy Nabeta who assisted with external communications. Disclaimer: This note is the product of the staff and consultants of the Word Bank. The findings, interpretations and conclusions expressed in the note are those of the authors only and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Executive Directors ofthe World Bank or the governments they represent. The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this work. The boundaries, colors, denominations, and other information shown on any maps in this note do not imply any judgment on the part of the World Bank concerning the legal status of any territory or the endorsement or acceptance of such boundaries. 2 About the Authors Edephonce N. Nfuka is a Lecturer in Computer Science/Information Technology, Director of Consultancy Services and Coordinator at Open University of Tanzania (OUT) . He is the UNESCO chair on Teacher Education and Curriculum, and former Director of the Institute of Educational and Management Technologies at OUT. Prior to his career at OUT, Edephonce served as Deputy Managing Director of the University of Dar Salaam Computing Centre (UCC) . He holds B.Sc. in Automatic Engineering from CUJAE, Cuba; Masters in software engineering from Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Spain; and a PhD in Computer and Systems Sciences, from Stockholm University, Sweden. He has more than 22 years of industrial and academic experience to develop solutions and lead projects. Innocent Najjumba Mulindwa, is a Senior E

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The policy note focuses on the role of technology in promoting efficient expansion and improving the quality of higher education in Tanzania.

Who prepared the policy note?

It was prepared by Edephonce Nfuka, Innocent Najjumba Mulindwa, Dharini Natarajan, and Alex Twinomugisha as part of a World Bank analytical and advisory services project.

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The disclaimer states that the findings and conclusions reflect the authors’ views only and do not necessarily represent the World Bank’s Executive Directors or the governments they represent.

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