{Young Tanzanians have been advised to avoid going abroad to US and Europe for studies, but to rather make use of similar opportunities provided by first world institution that are opening up branches in Africa.}
Professor Timothy Brown of Carnegie Mellon University-Rwanda gave the advice at a meeting with students of local universities seeking scholarships outside Tanzania.
“But what is important is that, studying in Africa is cheap, convenient and uses facilities and examples that are similar to their context,” he said adding that it takes a lot of money and majority students use a lot of time paying loans they applied during their study abroad.
He added that Carnegie University is seeking brilliant Tanzanian who will be given a 50 per cent tuition fee scholarship in the Rwanda campus.
“We will take as many students as possible who are intelligent and those with exceptional ICT intrapreneurial skills which they can research and help their communities after graduating.
“Because technology is about simplifying things, so the student is needed to demonstrate the use of ICT in helping the provision of a certain service and we will support him/her in building that along with other courses, they should study here and help the community back home,” he said.
Carnegie Mellon University is a global research university recognised for world-class arts and technology programmes and has been running for 113 years.
The Rwanda campus was established in 2012 and, according to Professor Brown, this is the first scholarship opportunity for Tanzania to join the university.
The Citizen
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