Tanzania
is a country its capital city is called Dar es salaam, the proposed new capital
city is capital called Dodoma, since
independence 1964 Tanzania has one constitution but has two government means Tanganyika government
and Zanzibar, in Tanzania the language
used is Kiswahili and English is widely used in schools.
Tanzania
in herit an elitism education system but broadened it to create ample
opportunities for its citizens most of African were illiterate before
independence Tanzania still plans to eradicate illiteracy now a days Tanzania
country contain many universities it is about 30’s since independence until
now, our former elites like our late father of nation Julius k nyerere they
used to studies at universities of makerere in Uganda and others in Kenya and universities
in USA and soon.
The
universities of Dar es salaam is a public universities it was established in
1961 as collage of universities of London this universities become an affiliate
of the university of east Africa [UEA] in 1963. Shortly after Tanzania get its
independence from the united kingdom in 1970 UEA split into three independent
universities makerere universities in Uganda, the university of Nairobi in
Kenya and the universities of Dar es salaam .
In
1970’s Tanzania establish its first university the public university of Dar es
salaam with the president nyerere as a
chancellor,
African
countries like many of developing countries placed considerable importance in
the role of education in promoting economic and social development after the
achievement of independence the
education system was expected to fulfill.n two objectives the technical objectives of
furnishing future power with skills and knowledge and social objectives of
inculcating values which contribute to the enrichment of peoples lives.
Development
of education in Tanzania was very slow by the late of 50’s there were only two government secondary schools and two
voluntary agency schools which provide combridge schools certificate courses
those government schools were tabora and mission school were st Andrews, minaki
and st fransis pugu numbers of secondary
school was 10government and 14 voluntary schools in Zanzibar there were limited secondary schools Africans
who desired such an education studied in secondary schools in mainland
Tanzania makerere being a universities
collage for east Africa provided
Tanzanian students with higher education
The
following are the factors which led the origin and the development of
universities in Tanzania since independence
the role of Tanzania universities is to make sure that,
To produce skilled human resources
those skilled people were prepared in order to do services in public and
private institutions in order to help the societies of
Tanzania at different sectors for example universities produce varieties of faculties
like health universities in producing the proffesionals doctors and nurses in
helping the communities there is also another services like schools,
agriculture sectors also at that time the majority of Tanzania like Julius
nyerere were the among those who has their professionals he was teacher. He got
his studies in makerere this is the
universities collage of east Africa with professional schools of agriculture,
medicine , vertinary science, education, faculties of science, arts and school
of fine art in 1961, it become part of federal universities of east Africa with
other campuses at the royal collage, of Dar es salaam
According
to nyerere in 1964 during opening of dar es salaam university in new cumpus he
said that,” university collage of dar es
salaam can make a great contribution to the economic development of east
Africa, whether it does or not depends on those who have the privilege of being
students here………., many students from this collage will go into public
services” pg 55
Developing relevant curriculum
which reflects context and priorities of their societies
this curriculum helps to goes with the needs of societies, Tanzania was among
of the first countries to transform its education system to respond to
unemployment problems the transformation aimed at curriculum change, the arusha
declaration was promulgated in February
1967 it has an intention of building societies which everyone works and there
is no exploitation .
To foster national patriotism the
universities education has also been expected to foster national patriotism
this led the Tanzania communities to change their attitude and practices to
ensure sustainable development to the Tanzania societies since independence by
ensuring that they increase many universities and make sure that many citizens
they got education which help them for self realization. And to employ
themselves. The following is the speech of first chancellor of the university
of east Africa in 1963 julius nyerere
urgued the university of east Africa
“… work against prejudices of any kind
searching always for that elusive thing truth it in this manner that the
university will contribute to our development because the fight against
prejudice is vital for progress in any
field and this may mean standing out against expressed beliefs of the
majority,… if the university is real to serve us in this fashion, it must of
course guard it self against intellectual and scientific prejudice which take
the form of refusal to think a fresh about a traditional ways of doing things…
African nationalism is sweeping away
tribalism because it is obvious that one cannot be a nationalist and a
tribalist” pg 51.
To
built universities within national, regional
and international visibility and reputation this is main goals of building
different universities for the aim of sustainable development particular in
Africa has been emphasized the universities education has been assigned roles
to redeem African societies and itself of development challenges thus since
independence.
To create intellectual communities
to solve development problems of their societies
this interlectual communities helps in solving various problems in the
societies like building of schools, hospitals and soon and ensuring that there
was enough intellectuals like professional teachers, docters, nurses and soon
who help the communities.
To develop societies
this also is the main aim of developing the universities in Tanzania for the
purpose of making sure that every body should be able to get development and
participating in the developing the whole societies of Tanzania this was begin
since independence as I quoted
“african
countries like many of developing countries placed considerable importance in
the role of education in promoting economic and social development after the
achievement of independence” pg 20.
To
sum up the point above mentioned is amoung of the factors which led the
occurance of the origin and the development of Tanzania universities which had
an intention of producing a lot of universities which had an aim of promoting
different interlectuals which will serve in different sectors like public
institutions and private sectors since
independence and until now during that period the higher education used is like
makerere universities as an east Africa university and the n later in 1970 university of Dar es salaam exist under
the leadership nyerere as a first chancellor.
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