Prof. Neema Kumburu
Head of Internationalization and Partnerships Office (IPO)
The Internationalization and Partnerships Office (IPO) is under the Deputy Vice chancellor’s Academic Research and Consultancy. It is one stop centre that is responsible for managing, coordinating, and sustaining international relationships, partnerships, collaborations, and networks. The IPO achieves this by closely collaborating with various faculties, institutes, the Dean of Students’ office, and the Student Organization. The primary goal is to enhance excellence, visibility and foster partnerships with local and global institutions and individuals. At MoCU, we highly value the presence of international students, scholars, institutions, and individuals on both local and global scales. We also acknowledge the significant contribution they make in enhancing MoCU’s reputation and visibility on the international and local stages. MoCU has a long-standing tradition of welcoming visitors from around the world.
Mr Mastaajabu Mnyasa
Head of Section
Through this office, international students and other visitors are oriented and ushered into MoCU, Moshi and Tanzania at large. This specifically includes, co-ordinating application and implementation of students and staff exchange and mobility programs, Processing application of Visas and permits, organizing and providing orientation and guidance and organizing suitable accommodation for academic scholars, exchange students and international visitors.
Ms Fadhila Erick
Head of Section
Through this office marketing and promotion of MoCU activities are carried. This specifically includes marketing University activities internationally, identify, sensitize and attracts stakeholders from various countries to work with MoCU, providing information to international community on range of MoCU activities, Promoting and advertising the University’s programmes and activities to international students and staff and assist in organizing, arranging and co-ordinating international conferences and other fora.
Mr. Erick Buberwa – Head of Section: The IPO guides the process of establishing and maintaining links with universities and institutions and individuals inside and outside Tanzania, it draws memoranda of understanding and monitors their implementation. This specifically includes, serving as the central point in the University for the Management of all national and international agreements, MoUs and partnerships, joint ventures, alliances and franchise, establishing links with local and international institutions and companies for activities related to joint programmes, research, publications and students’ apprenticeship, developing relevant strategic policies, action-plans, and guidelines for international collaborations and partnerships, and overseeing implementation of MoUs and partnerships, joint ventures, alliances and franchise.