Programme of Institutional University Cooperation (IUC) of the Flemish Interuniversity Council (VLIR) with the Mzumbe University in Tanzania

Governance and Entrepreneurship through Research, Education, Access and Technology (GRE@T) is a program intending to build the capacity of Mzumbe University in the areas of training, education, research, infrastructure and institutional management, specifically with regard to good governance and demand-driven entrepreneurship, while ensuring sustainable support of these through (e-learning) pedagogy and ICT technology.

Specific Objective 1 (Academic) : Mzumbe Univesity is an African Centre of excellence in the field of governance and entrepreneurship through research and education, and access to both via technical services Specific Objective 2 (Development) : MU is an African Centre of excellence in the field of governance and entrepreneurship through participation by and outreach in the rural communities of Tanzania 4 Projects : P1 : Strengthening capacity in teaching, research and community outreach services (Prof Chang, VUB, PHD Educational Sc., expert higher education, e-learning, research methods) P2 : Improving ICT infrastructure and integrating ICT in teaching and learning ( Prof. Egbert De Smet, UA, Inf. Sc / Frederic Questier, Univ Brussel, E-learning) P3 : Promoting Good governance through integrated community-based activities (Prof. Nathalie Holvoet, UA P4 : Promoting entrepreneurship development through integrated community-based activities (Prof. Vanhaverbeke, Hasselt Univ. ESADE Business School)