Elifas Bisanda

Elifas Tozo Bisanda
Born (1956-10-10) 10 October 1956
Kigoma Region, Tanzania
Academic background
Alma mater
Academic work
DisciplineMechanical engineering
InstitutionsOpen University of Tanzania

Elifas Tozo Bisanda (born 10 October 1956) is a Tanzanian academic and professor. He has served as a professor of mechanical engineering and the vice-chancellor of The Open University of Tanzania since 2015.[1][2] He is currently the chairperson of the UNESCO National Commission of the United Republic of Tanzania.[3][4][5][6]

He is the former chairperson of the Governing Council of the Institute of Adult Education in Tanzania, the chairman of the Council of Morogoro Vocational Teachers College, and a member of the University of Arusha Council and the Police Training Board.[7] He is a chairman of SIDO (Small Industries Development Organization) in Tanzania.[8] Bisanda is also a board member of Association of African Universities.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "The Vice Chancellor - Open University of Tanzania". Archived from the original on 2022-05-18. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  2. ↑ "Re-Appointment of Prof Bisanda as Vice-Chancellor". Archived from the original on 2021-08-03. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  3. ↑ "Vice Chancellor of Open University of Tanzania visits UNESCO Dar es Salaam Office".
  4. ↑ "UNESCO Tanzania organization info".
  5. ↑ "OUT Vice Chancellor also Chairperson of UNESCO in Tanzania visits office premises". Archived from the original on 2020-02-10. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  6. ↑ "President Samia reappoint Bisanda to Chair UNESCO commission". 9 May 2023.
  7. ↑ "VC Bisanda lament prisoners' distance education lockout".
  8. ↑ "Minister appoints SIDO board members".
  9. ↑ "Prof. Elifas Tozo Bisanda talks on The Prospects of Open Universities in Africa". YouTube. 18 September 2018.