Professor Josephat Lotto and Professor John Latham CBE
Coventry University’s Africa Hub is continuing to forge positive new relationships with the signing of a new agreement with the Institute of Finance Management (IFM) in Tanzania.
It is hoped the memorandum of understanding (MOU) will lead to research collaboration, new PhD programmes, innovation projects and potentially the development of joint bids for consultancy projects.
The IFM is recognised as the leading higher education institution in Tanzania for finance and economics. Its main campus is in Dar es Salaam, with others located in Dodoma, Simiyu and Mwanza.
Founded in 1972, IFM is the oldest higher education financial institution in Tanzania with more than 38,000 alumni and around 15,000 students currently enrolled in both undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes.
Professor Silas Lwakabamba, Regional Managing Director of Coventry University’s Africa Hub, said: “The aim of this MOU is to open up more opportunities for staff and
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