a) Provisional Licensing
Provisional Licensing is a process leading to
a grant, by the Commission, of a Certificate of Provisional Registration (CPR)
upon being satisfied that the applicant has two important instruments, namely,
a draft charter and an action plan, indicating steps to be taken over a period
of three years from the date of establishing the proposed University towards
the realization of the object of the proposed University in the provision of
University education. Details on provisional licensing procedures are as explained
in the Regulations.
b)
Accreditation
Accreditation is a system for recognizing a
University, its academic and professional programmes as well as governance and
management structures for a level of performance, integrity, standards and quality
which entitle the university to the confidence of the public it serves. In this
context an accredited university means a university which has been given such recognition
upon satisfaction of the legal requirements spelt out in the Universities Act and
other applicable laws.
A university which is a holder
of Certificate of Provisional Registration may apply to the Commission for
grant of Accreditation. In the minimum the application must contain:
i)
All information required for application of a
provisional licence;
ii)
A list and academic qualifications of the
academic staff and senior administrative staff in full-time employment of the
institution;
iii)
A list of the total number of students that have
been enrolled in each programme of instruction being offered at the
institution;
iv)
Precise information on availability of library
facilities, including the size, quality and quantity of the equipment provided
in each programme of instruction by the institution;
v)
A statement of the financial resources available
for the exclusive use of the institution certified by a qualified accountant;
vi)
An inventory of the physical facilities
including land available for the exclusive use of the institution;
vii)
The names, addresses and status of the
proprietors or owners or, as the case may be, promoters or sponsors of the
institution; and
viii)
Any other information as the Commission may
require in writing.
Accreditation however is not
automatic; rather, it follows a systematic process which eventually leads to a
grant of a Certificate of Accreditation (CoA).
c)
Chartering
A Charter is a governance
instrument of a university issued in accordance with an approved format, signed
and granted by the President in accordance with the Universities Act. A
chartered University therefore means a University whose governance instrument
has been approved by the Commission, signed and granted by the President.
i) Chartering Procedures for a Local
University
The procedure for chartering
for a local university begins with an application by a university which has
been accredited (holder of certificate of accreditation) to the Commission.
Once the Commission is satisfied that the proposed charter meets the
requirements of the law, it will make recommendations to the Minister
responsible for Universities, for onward transmission to the President, for
granting of a charter to the university.
Once a charter is singed and
granted by the President it must be published in the Government Gazette to make
the university in question acquire the status of a body corporate with rights,
obligations and privileges associated with such a status. Such a university can
award or offer Certificates, Diplomas, Degrees and other academic awards.
Details on chartering process
are indicated in the Regulations.
(ii) Procedures for a University Holding a
Foreign Charter
The law allows a foreign
university incorporated, registered and authorised to provide university
education and holding charter in a foreign country to apply for local
registration of the charter in question.
The application for local registration of a foreign charter should be
made to the Commission and must be accompanied by:-
(a) The charter, memorandum and articles of
association or, as the case may be, the constitution of the applicant;
(b) An outline of academic programmes or courses
of study to be offered by the foreign university and the quality assurance
system;
(c) Information on an established local academic
committee and an administrative mechanism for the effective and efficient operationalization
locally of such academic programmes or courses of study of the institution and
the carrying out of the day-to-day administration of the programmes and related
operations of the institution in Tanzania in accordance with the provisions of
this Act;
(d) The form of governance through which the
academic and administrative affairs of the institution are to be conducted;
(e) Proposed human resources including academic
and senior administrative staff;
(f) Existing or proposed physical
infrastructure;
(g) Academic facilities including library
services and the size, quality and quantity of the equipment provided for in
each programme of instructions by the institution;
(h) Necessary policy documents as prescribed by
the Commission; and
(i) Any other information which the Commission
in the exercise of its powers under the Universities Act, may require.
Other requirements are those as
stipulated in the Regulations. It should
be noted that, a foreign charter submitted for local registration and approval
may either be approved in the form in which it is submitted or in a modified
manner as may be considered appropriate by the President.
Once a foreign charter has been
approved by the President, with or without modification, the Commission will
register that foreign university as a Private University and such a university
shall be required to comply with all requirements of the law in relation to
provision of university education in Tanzania.
Current status of established
universities (local and foreign) in Tanzania as of 2009 is as shown in the list
of Universities, Colleges and Institutes
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