The Internationalisation and Partnerships Office (IPO) is the central coordinating office at Moshi Co-operative University responsible for international engagement, strategic partnerships, academic mobility, and global collaboration.
The Office serves as the University’s gateway for linking MoCU’s core functions of training, knowledge development, research, and consultancy with international academic and development systems.
Internationalisation at Moshi Co-operative University has evolved as a long-standing institutional practice rooted in the historical development of the University from the Cooperative College (1963), through the Moshi University College of Co-operative and Business Studies (MUCCoBS), to the current MoCU.
During the Cooperative College era (from 1963), international engagement focused on capacity building, staff development, and technical cooperation with sister institutions and development partners in cooperative education and rural development. These engagements laid the foundation for early academic exposure and knowledge exchange. During the MUCCoBS period, internationalisation expanded into structured academic collaboration, including student and staff exchanges, joint research initiatives, visiting scholar programmes, curriculum benchmarking, and participation in regional and international academic networks. This phase strengthened the University’s global academic linkages. In the current MoCU era, internationalisation has become more strategic and diversified, covering institutional partnerships, research collaboration, academic mobility, consultancy engagement, and global knowledge exchange. These developments led to the formal establishment of the Internationalization and Partnerships Office to coordinate and strengthen these activities across the University.
The Internationalisation and Partnerships Office is mandated to coordinate and strengthen all international engagement activities of the University in alignment with MoCU’s core functions.
The Office contributes to:
Our international activities are structured across four primary pillars that drive the university's global mission.
The IPO creates pathways for global engagement through diverse academic and research schemes.
The Internationalisation and Partnerships Office is structured into two interlinked components: the Leadership Structure and the Office Functional Model. The Office is headed by an Overall Coordinator who provides strategic leadership and supervises all functional sections to ensure coordinated implementation of MoCU’s internationalisation mandate.
The Office leadership includes the Overall Coordinator and Section Heads who ensure coherent delivery of all internationalisation activities and strategic oversight across each functional area.
Dr. Nkuhi provides strategic leadership and overall supervision of all internationalisation and partnership activities. He ensures alignment with MoCU’s mandate in teaching, research, consultancy, and knowledge development.
Area of Focus: International higher education governance and institutional partnerships.
International Students and Staff Affairs Section. Focuses on academic mobility and student support services.
Area of Focus: International mobility and student support services.
Partnerships and Collaboration Section. Manages institutional partnerships and collaborative research.
Area of Focus: Institutional partnerships and collaborative research.
The Overall Coordinator provides strategic leadership and supervision of all sections within the Office, ensuring coherence and alignment of activities. The functional sections implement operational activities across mobility, partnerships, and marketing, collectively supporting MoCU’s internationalisation objectives.
All sections operate as integrated functional units under the Internationalisation and Partnerships Office and report to the Overall Coordinator. The Office ensures coordinated delivery of internationalisation activities across mobility, partnerships, marketing, and global engagement.
Supports international students, visiting scholars, visas, orientation, and welfare.
Builds MoCU’s global brand, outreach, recruitment support, and digital visibility.
Manages institutional agreements, joint research, funding cooperation, and partnership performance.
Our work transforms institutional capacity and enhances the university's contribution to sustainable development.
Enhanced reputation of MoCU in international higher education and development spaces.
Improved quality and relevance through benchmarking and global partnerships.
Expanded opportunities for student and staff exposure and global experience.
Strengthened research via international collaboration and co-authorship.
Expanded access to international grants and development opportunities.
Enhanced contribution to community and sustainable development goals.
Connecting MoCU to the World through Impactful Partnerships
Internationalisation and Partnerships Office (IPO)
Moshi Co-operative University, Sokoine Road, P.O. Box 474, Moshi, Tanzania