Govt Opens Window For Samia Scholarship Extended Scheme Applications
By Senior Writer, VALENTINE OFORO
THE government has officially open window for eligible applicants to apply for the prestigious opportunities to study Mater’s Degree in Nuclear Science through Samia Scholarship Extended (SSE) Scheme 2024/25.
During this fiscal year, the government through the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, and the Tanzania Atomic Energy Commission (TAEC) had set aside a total of 1.6bn/- as a sponsorship package to support at least five local students to pursue studies on Nuclear Science Technology at varied university outside the country.
Announcing the vital development which focuses to plug the sharp gape in the availability of the relevant experts in the country, the Minister for Education, Science and Technology, Prof Adolf Mkenda said the development was part of the robust move by the government to mould and increase the number of nuclear experts in the country.
“Since 2022/23 financial year, the government through the Ministry of Education embarked on a helpful strategy of rolling out 100 percent scholarship towards the best science students at the advanced secondary level,” he said.
The scholarship, which only touches the qualified students who opt to undertake first degree in Science, Information and Technology (IT), Engineering and Mathematics subjects, gears to further improving performance of science sector in Tanzania.
“Research has so far established that Tanzania faces a tall deficit of experts in the nuclear science sector, making it necessary for the government to come up with a tailor -made viable initiative to help curtailing the deficit,” he observed.
“For instance” Minister Mkenda expressed, “In Tanzania there are only six experts of Medical Physics as well as the Nuclear Medical Doctors,” he unveiled.
And he added, the country has only one Radiochemistry experts, and two Radiopharmacists.
“Demand for nuclear science technology is Tanzania keeps on skyrocketing on daily basis thus, we must mould a good number of the relevant high- profile experts,” Prof Mkenda insisted.
Giving details on the set process to apply for the afloated scholarship opportunities, the Director General (DG) of the Tanzania Atomic Energy Commission (TAEC), Prof. Najat Kassim Mohammed, expressed that the qualified applicants supposed to fill the relevant forms that available through the TAEC’s website.
However, the newly-picked TAEC Chief Boss informed that the forms are also available through the Ministry of Education’s website.
“This scholarship covers five key areas of studies, including nuclear medicine and pace airborne technology,” Prof Najat unveiled.
Giving further details pertaining to the development, Prof Najat said the oversee university under the scholarship are those recognized by the Tanzania Commission of University (TCU), in several countries, including Australia, Canada, China, France, India, Finland and South Korea, among others.
TAEC is an institution responsible for the control of the safe use of radiation in the country and the promotion of the safe use of nuclear technology in the country where this Institute is under the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology.
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