Dar es Salaam. A total of 387 Tanzanian students have received travel documents to enable them to pursue higher education in China and India.
The students, who are preparing to travel for their studies, received the documents in Dar es Salaam in the presence of their parents and guardians.
The documents were handed over by Global Education Link (GEL), with 198 students set to travel to China and 189 to India to begin their studies at various higher education institutions.
The travel documents included passports, visas, flight tickets, No Objection Certificates (NOCs), Yellow Fever vaccination certificates and other documents required by the relevant authorities, depending on the destination country, institution and individual travel requirements.
The meetings also provided students, parents and guardians with final briefings on travel arrangements, immigration procedures, accommodation, health insurance, safety, financial management, personal conduct and adapting to life in their respective destination countries.
Speaking at the event, GEL Executive Director Abdulmalik Mollel, who was joined by representatives from colleges in China and India, urged the students to make the most of their time abroad by acquiring knowledge and skills beyond their academic qualifications.
“I urge you to use your time abroad to gain knowledge and skills beyond your academic qualifications,” he said.
Mr Mollel encouraged the students not to travel to China and India simply to obtain certificates or degrees, but to take advantage of the technology, laboratories, workshops, innovation centres and international networks available to them.
He challenged them to go beyond classroom learning by visiting laboratories, workshops and innovation centres to understand how technologies and products are developed and applied to address societal challenges.
Using a Business Administration student as an example, Mr Mollel said learning management theories alone was insufficient, urging students to also develop an understanding of products, technology, production processes and industrial systems.
He said such knowledge would help students identify opportunities to establish businesses or contribute to transforming existing enterprises after graduation.
GEL has more than 19 years of experience assisting Tanzanian students, parents and guardians to pursue education opportunities overseas.
