Mbeya University of Science and Technology (MUST) and the Open University of Tanzania (OUT) forged closer ties by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at MUST on 21^st April 2021.

The occasion was officiated by Prof. Aloys Mvuma, the MUST Vice Chancellor, and Prof. Elifas Bisanda, the OUT Vice Chancellor on behalf of their Universities.

The two Universities agreed to collaborate on areas of mutual benefit including staff and Student exchange, sharing of expertise in the open distance, face-to-face teaching/learning, and ICT systems.  They also agreed to share teaching and learning infrastructure including lecture rooms, studios, laboratories, workshops, academic information and materials; mutual development of digital and analog teaching materials, and other e-learning resources.

Speaking during the signing ceremony,  Prof. Mvuma said that both MUST and OUT stand to benefit from this collaboration.

On his side, Prof. Bisanda said that the MoU provides a great opportunity for OUT to collaborate with MUST and share experiences in various fields of science, technology, education, entrepreneurship, and others.

Both parties agreed to immediately start implementing the MoU especially on areas related to ICT-supported teaching/learning, research, consultancy, and operational support services.