President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete is expected
to officially launch the “Mwalimu
Nyerere Memorial Scholarship Fund”, which was established by the Bank of
Tanzania (BoT) in 2009 in Arusha next week.
The
event will take place during the BoT’s 16th Conference of Financial
Institutions (COFI) which starts from 26th to 27th of
November 2012, at the Arusha International Conference Centre (AICC) whose
opening ceremony will also be graced by the presence of Dr. Kikwete.
COFI
is a forum that was created in 1980 under the auspices of the Bank of Tanzania.
It brings together, every two years, heads of financial institutions, their
officials and other stakeholders to exchange views and experiences on matters
related to and relevant to the financial system and the country’s economy.
The theme of the 16th Conference
is “Financial Innovations and Financial Inclusion in Tanzania”. It aims
at highlighting the role of financial innovations in Tanzania in supporting
financial inclusion, as well as the regulatory and monetary policy challenges
arising thereof.
The BoT Governor Prof. Benno Ndulu said
yesterday that, the Fund was championed by the Bank of Tanzania with a view to
sponsoring undergraduate students, particularly female students who pursue
Mathematics or Science subjects at their Advanced Secondary Education Level, and
passed with an outstanding performance to pursue first degrees in the related
fields in Tanzanian Universities.
In addition, the Governor said the Fund will also
sponsor both female and male students in the fields of Economics, Information
Technology, Accountings and Finance to pursue first degrees in Tanzanian niversities.
The Fund was established on 12th
October 2009 in commemoration of the Late Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere, the
Father of the Nation and an international icon.
Issued
by:
Public Relations and Protocol Department
Bank of Tanzania
November 20, 2012
Thank you Bank of Tanzania.
ReplyDeleteThis is good idea however, students with good performance in primary and secondary schools are likely to belong to few capable individuals in the country. They always come from good and expensive schools. If the criteria is only good performance, implementation of this idea will mean giving sponsorship to students from "high class" Tafakari
ReplyDeleteSasa u wanted low class to get scholarship kwani high class don't deserve it?? nyi wa wapi aebu acheni mambo yenu kama low class fanya kazi kwa bidii ufikie high class that all
ReplyDeleteAnony wa 01.33 PM, soma maneno yote uyaelewe na kuyatafakari kabla ya kujibu.
ReplyDeleteHongera Raisi wetu JK!
ReplyDeleteNi mpango Mzuri sana isipokuwa chagua Wasimamizi wanaoaminika na pia Mchakato uliowazi wa kutoa Scholarship uwepo ili zisije zikaangukia kwenye wenye majina makubwa pekee!