Research Details

Partner Institution

This proposal, to be submitted to the European Union through Erasmus+, is being developed by a consortium of six universities: Three from Tanzania (St. Augustine University of Tanzania, St. John’s University of Tanzania, and Ruaha Catholic University) and three from Europe (Catholic University of Valencia in Spain, Klaipeda University in Lithuania, and South East Technological University in Ireland).

Proposal Summary

The impetus for this project comes from the reality that higher learning institutions face challenges related to rapid technological changes, globalization, climate change and other issues. It could be stated that they are working in a VUCA environment, which stands for Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity—aspects of the learning framework. This framework enunciates several competencies such as adaptation, self-organization, collaboration, cooperation, multicultural competence, interaction with other sectors, interdisciplinary scope, etc.

Expected Project Outcomes/Outputs

1. Creation of a tool to measure teacher excellence (Dashboard/Balanced Scorecard)

It is expected that will help teachers in identifying which areas of their teaching-learning process can be improved and offer a valuable perspective in today’s education environment. The aim is to help them in their tasks of decoding and making sense of volatile, uncertainty, complex and ambiguous data.

2. Creation of hub or center of excellence in Tanzania

The objective of establishing a center of excellence is to enhance pillars of excellence from a long-term perspective and to improve the practice of working closely with companies and professionals. Academicians need to have professional development opportunities to further develop their talent and allow them to access innovative ideas regarding newest methodologies, new exercises, content, current labour market needs, adapt an interdisciplinary approach, develop new skills and attitudes that are sustainable. This will provide a forum where academicians, professionals, practitioners, institutions interact. It is expected that the center will provide the necessary resources and facilities to enable this interaction.

3. Creating a platform for sharing excellence papers and good practice

Create a database that will serve as a valuable source that will equip professors and others with knowledge and strategies that that will help them to become better equipped to integrate update and acquire useful knowledge in their teaching-learning activities. The project’s outcomes will be extrapolated to six additional African countries.

Other Collaborations Established 2024/2025

Scholarly Outputs Linked to Partnerships and or outreach activities