Tanzania to increase enrollment of science students in next seven years

DAR ES SALAAM, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- Tanzanian education authorities said on Tuesday that they intend to increase the number of students in science programs in higher education institutions from 40,000 in 2020 to 106,000 in 2026.

Omary Kipanga, the deputy minister of Education, Science and Technology, told the parliament in the Tanzanian capital of Dodoma that the increase in science students will be undertaken under the Higher Education for Economic Transformation (HEET) project.