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tive Secretary Tanzanian Universities Quality Assurance Forum, Secretary General East African Higher
Learning Institution Quality Assurance Network. Previously he held various posts at OUT and outside OUT
including Dean Faculty of Law from 2004 to 2010 and
OUT 20th Anniversary Organizing Committee, Editor Law Reform Journal and Editor of The Lawyer a
Biannual Journal of the Tanganyika Law Society the
national Bar Association for the mainland Tanzania.
Dr. Kihwelo was employed at OUT in August, 2000 in
the rank of Assistant Lecturer and he was active legal
practitioner having been admitted to the Bar on 15th
December, 1999.
The fact that Dr. Kihwelo has moved from the Bar to
the Bench automatically transfers his service from the
OUT to the judiciary until such time that his tenure as
Judge comes to an end. After that time Dr. Kihwelo
will return to active academic life. In his own words
Dr. Kihwelo will remain to be part of the OUT and the
academic fraternity as he undertakes to keep assisting
postgraduate students as his courts diary will permit.
he Open University of Tanzania marked an occasion to recognize its staff who have contribution
in the development of various information systems at
the University.
OUT through the Institute of Educational and Management Technologies (IEMT) has developed and/or
customized a number of Information Systems for various usages such as the Learning Management System
(LMS), Examination Databank System (EDBMS),
Student Academic Register Management Information
System (SARIS), Library Management Information
System (LIBMIS)
Electronic
File
Tracking System
(EFTS) and Human
Resource
Management Information System
(FINMIS).
All
these softwares are
currently
being
used by OUT and
have been proven
to be successfully
by a number of
Delegation from
Malawi visits OUT
he Open University of Tanzania has donated 50 ing-over ceremony were the DVC-LT&RS Professor
new desks to Bungo Primary School in Kibaha Modest Varisanga and staff from both OUTHQ and
District.
Bungo, including the Bungo Project Coordinator Mrs. Mori. A delegation from Malawi that
The donated desks were presented by the Vice Chan- were visiting OUT also witnessed the important
cellor Professor Tolly Mbwette and received by the event.
School Headteacher, in the presence of Kibaha Educational District Officer, Members of the School Com- Professor Mbwette explained that OUT considers
mittee, Leaders of the Mkuza Ward, parents, pupils corporate social responsibility as a way of assisting
and media. Others in attendance to the brief hand- the community in their development. He promised
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Pupils
of the
Bungo
Primary
School
enjoying their
new desks
that were
donated
by OUT
One of the OUT Exhibitors explaining a point to the visiting students during the 6th Higher Education Forum
and Exhibition in Arusha.
Dr. Irene Tarimo, DRC Lindi showing OUT materials during the NaneNane Exhibitions in Lindi. On the left
is Professor Katima of CoET, UDSM who was visiting the OUT booth.
he OUT Regional Centres of Lindi and Dodoma participated in the NaneNane exhibitions that were conducted during the first week
of August and peaked on the 8th of August.
Staff from the two centres displayed OUT materials and explained the OUT programmes and
activities to the visiting public in their respective regions.
delegation of top officials from the Vocational Education and Training Authority (VETA) visited out on a learning and experience sharing tour on
Thursday 28th August.
The delegation was led by the Director General of VETA Eng. Zebadiah S. Moshi.
Others in the delegation were the Director of Assessment and Certification Mr.
Geoffrey Sabuni, Director of Labour Market, Planning and Development Mr.
Enock Kibendela, Director of Vocational Education and Training Mrs Leah Lukindo and several Zonal Directors.
The delegation held a brief meeting with the VC and some members of the Management Team where presentations of the OUT profile and the OUT developed
softwares were made. The delegation was especially impressed by the File Management System and contemplated having a similar system customized for them.
They also visited the Directorates of Examination Syndicate, Undergraduate Studies and Library Services to learn more on various operations of OUT.
During the wrap-up meeting, the two parties discussed plans of establishing a
Memorandum of Understanding considering that the two institutions have already
been working together in various areas. For example the construction of book
shelves at the OUT permanent HQ in Bungo was done by VETA. Teams of representatives from both sides to be led by Prof. Bisanda (OUT) and Mrs. Lukindo
(VETA) were formed to oversee this collaboration.