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         African Quality Assurance Network Forum 2023

  • The Chairman of TCU’s Accreditation Committee, Prof. Makenya Maboko (seated centre) in a group photo with Members of the Committee, Management and Experts during a working session to receive and discuss Draft Programme Benchmarks and Report on Stakeholders Views on the Quality of Higher Education in Tanzania on November 16, 2023.

  • The Executive Secretary of the Tanzania Commission for Universities (TCU), Prof. Charles Kihampa poses for a group photo with TCU staff to mark TCU Sports Day 2023 at Bunju, APC Grounds in Dar es Salaam

  • The Executive Secretary of the Tanzania Commission for Universities (TCU), Prof. Charles Kihampa (seated centre) in a group photo with a team of experts for undertaking an assessment study of university systems and requirements of academic staff in university institutions in Tanzania

  • Speaker of the House of Representatives – Zanzibar, Hon. Zubeir Ali Maulid (centre) speaks to TCU Executive Secretary, Prof. Charles Kihampa (right), after visiting TCU pavilion during the opening ceremony of the Fourth Higher Education Week Exhibitions in Zanzibar at Maisara Ground, Unguja on July 31, 2023. Left is the Deputy Minister for Education and Vocational Training in Zanzibar, Hon. Ali Abdulgulam Hussein.

  • TCU Chairperson, Prof. Penina Mlama (left) presents a trophy to the Minister for Education, Science and Technology, Hon. Prof. Adolf Mkenda as an appreciation for officiating the 18th Higher Education, Science and Technology Exhibitions at Mnazi Mmoja Grounds on July 18, 2023.

  • The Deputy Minister for Education, Science and Technology, Hon. Omary Juma Kipanga (MP) (seated centre) in a souvenir photo with the Organising Committee of the 18th Higher Education, Science and Technology Exhibitions at Mnazi Mmoja Grounds in Dar es Salaam on July 22, 2023.

  • Participants of the HESTE - Jogging 2023 in a jovial mood during a group photo session on July 19, 2023 at Mnazi Mmoja Grounds in Dar es Salaam.

  • The Minister for Education, Science and Technology, Hon. Prof. Adolf  Mkenda addresses members of university councils, senates and governing boards as he closed a two-day consultative training workshop organised by the Tanzania Commission for Universities (TCU), on June 2, 2023 at APC Hotel and Conference Centre in Dar es Salaam. 

  • The Minister for Education and Vocational Training in Zanzibar, Hon. Lela Muhamed Mussa (left) receives a souvenir from TCU, presented by the TCU Quality Assurance Officer, Rajabu Shabani, when the Minister visited the TCU’s pavilion during the Second Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Exhibitions in Arusha on May 20, 2023 at Sheikh Amri Abeid Stadium.

  • The Minister for Education, Science, and Technology, Hon. Prof. Adolf Mkenda speaks during the opening ceremony of the 12th Academia-Public-Private-Partnership Forum and Exhibitions held from March 15 to 17, 2023 in Dar es Salaam at Julius Nyerere Internation Conference Centre. The conference was organised by the Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA).

  • Tanzania Commission for Universities Chief Internal Auditor, Lucy Mrikaria (left) hands over items to the Ocean Road Cancer Institute, Community Development Officer, Stella Mwakilembe (centre), and the hospital’s Outpatient Supervisor, Gloria Mziho (right) as part of the Commission’s activities to mark the International Women’s Day in Dar es Salaam.

     

  • The Executive Secretary of the Tanzania Commission for Universities (TCU), Prof. Charles Kihampa briefs journalists in Dodoma City on recent developments of the Commission.

  • Tanzania Commission for Universities (TCU) Executive Secretary, Prof. Charles Kihampa speaks during a press briefing in Dodoma City on February 22, 2023. 

  • The Minister for Education, Science and Technology, Hon. Prof. Adolf Mkenda addresses new members of the TCU Board during its inauguration on January 19, 2023 in Dodoma City.

  • The Chairperson of Tanzania Commission for Universities (TCU), Prof. Penina Mlama gives welcoming remarks during the inauguration ceremony of the TCU Board on January 19, 2023 in Dodoma.

The Tanzania Commission for Universities (TCU) is a body corporate established on  1st July 2005, under the Universities Act 2005 (Chapter 346 of the Laws of Tanzania) with mandate to recognize, approve, register and accredit Universities operating in Tanzania, and local or foreign University level programs being offered by registered higher education institutions. It also coordinates the proper functioning of all university institutions in Tanzania so as to foster a harmonized higher education system in the country. Read More

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