The Shanghai Mathematics Learning Events for Tanzanian Policymakers and Educators was held at SHNU UNESCO Teacher Education Center on May 8th. It was hosted by Zhang Minxuan, Director of SHNU UNESCO Teacher Education Center, and attended by Dr. Franklin Rwezimula, Deputy Permanent Secretary of Education in Tanzania Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Dr. Charles Enock Msconde, Deputy Permanent Secretary of Education in President’s Office, Regional Administration and Local Government, Mr. Khamis Abdulla Said, Principal Secretary in Ministry of Education and Vocational Training Zanzibar, Dr. Liang Xiaoyan, Lead Education Specialist of the World Bank, and various other representatives from international organizations, Shanghai Municipal Education Commission, SHNU and education departments of Tanzania.
Sponsored by SHNU UNESCO Education Center, the Career Development for Tanzanian Math Teachers was initiated in 2021. It was not until this year that the Tanzanian teachers could arrive from afar and gather here in Shanghai for education training. The China UNESCO National Committee would as always bolster up the development of most developing countries in terms of teacher education, particularly, the construction of teachers’ academic qualities for African countries.
The SHNU President Yuan Wen extended her gracious welcome to the visiting Tanzanian education officials and math teachers and hoped that this opportunity would provide more possibilities of mutual learning and cooperation in facilitating the future of math education in both China and Tanzania.
Liang also was quoted as saying that the World Bank has been offering a large quantity of technological and financial assistance to Shanghai City Government, SHNU and SHNU UNESCO Teacher Education Center. Three factors would be created for reforms: outstanding technology from Shanghai, funds support from the World Bank and leadership and autonomy of Tanzania.
After the welcome ceremony, arts troupes from SHNU College of Music and Shanghai Xuhui No. 1 Central Primary School staged arts shows of Chinese traditional culture for the visitors.
To further promote China-Tanzania education exchanges, a memorandum was signed between SHNU UNESCO Teacher Education Center and Tanzanian National Education Institute on March 30th. According to that, Tanzanian education officials and math teachers were invited to exchange in Shanghai to deepen cooperation in fields of math education, explore practical experience of teacher education and provide more impetus to Tanzanian basic education development .
