About the HEET Project

The Government of the United Republic of Tanzania through the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) is preparing Higher Education for Economic Transformation (HEET) project. HEET is a five-year project through the World Bank support, to promote higher education as a catalytic force in the new Tanzanian economy. The project is designed to revitalize and expand the capacity of universities to contribute to key areas for innovation, economic development, and labor market relevance, by investing in requisite infrastructure for modern and effective teaching and research, and by training to the highest standard the teachers, researchers and administrators nee ded by universities to achieve to their full potential.