CHEVENING SCHOLARSHIPS TENABLE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM FOR THE YEAR 2014

The Ministry of Education and Vocational Training is inviting applications from qualified Tanzanians for a one- year Masters Degree under the Chevening Scholaships Program tenable in the United Kingdom in the year 2014/2015.

The Chevening Scholarships will cover:
· Tuition fees;
· A living allowance at set rate (for one individual);
· An economy class return airfare to the UK; and
· An additional allowance package.

Qualifications 
· Applicants must be holders of bachelor degree with upper second class honours degree
· Applicants must be completed at least two years work or equivalent experience before applying for a Chevening Scholarship
· Applicants must be able to meet the Chevening minimum English language requirement
· Applicants must be able to obtain the correct visa, and receive an unconditional offer from a UK university.
· Further details of the eligibility criteria can be found at www.chevening.org/apply/ guidance

Mode of Application:
· All applications should be made online to the Chevening Scholarship through the Chevening Scholarships website before the closing date
·It is important that applicants before applying online, should read and understand all given instructions, and should attach all necessary attachment such as certified photocopies of academic certificates, transcripts, birth certificates and submit online through the below indicated link.
· Applicants must specify three courses according to your precedence that you wish to study to three universities and submit to these universities at the same time as, or before applying for a chevening Scholarships
· Applicants must demonstrate how you meet the chevening Scholarships selection criteria in your application.
· Further details of the online application process can be found at www.chevening.org/apply

All applicants who wish to be nominated by the Ministry of Education and Vocational Training, should print one hard copy of completely filled application form, attach with certified photocopies of academic certificates, transcripts, and birth certificate and submit them to the address below before 15^th October, 2014.

The Permanent Secretary,

Ministry of Education and Vocational Training,

7 Magogoni Street,

P. O. Box 9121,

11479 DAR ES SALAAM.

 CHEVENING SCHOLARSHIPS TENABLE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM FOR THE YEAR 2014-2015 (56.92 kB)

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How to Make Money on Facebook

As a small-business owner, you probably don't have the resources that a large corporation employs for online advertising campaigns, but social media consultant and author Brian Carter says that even solopreneurs with limited funds can gain the competitive edge in this vast cyber-arena.
"For years the Internet has provided us with the wildest opportunities that haven't been very competitive or expensive," says Carter. And with all of these options available to us, Carter is most passionate about Facebook advertising.  "It provides us with the biggest opportunities—it's a great place to profit," he says.
"Advertising on Facebook is the biggest opportunity for businesses large and small," Carter says.  "What Facebook advertising does, which is great, is to allow you to reach a TV-sized audience, locally, nationally and even internationally, and still target it the way you would in any internet marketing campaign, yet start with just five bucks a day. To me it’s revolutionary because businesses can reach an audience they couldn’t have ever reached before."
If you've jumped into the Facebook frenzy, like millions of business owners, by creating a Facebook page: congratulations—but that simply isn't enough. "There are a lot of problems with pages," Carter claims. Recently, he combined efforts with EdgeRank Checker and found that the average page across 4000 pages is only reaching 17 percent of their fans. So if you have 100 fans, you may only be reaching 17 people with all of your hard work! "The downside of the page is that you're not visible to all of your fans," says Carter.
Like any marketing campaign, it's apparent that you need a strategy before you launch your page. So how can a small business benefit from what Facebook has to offer? Here's what I learned from my conversation with Carter. And I'm learning much more from his most recent book release, The Like Economy: How Businesses Make Money With Facebook.

• Combine your Facebook marketing plan...
  ....with the strategies that you are best at. If you're good at e-mail marketing, for instance, use Facebook ads to get more e-mail subscribers. If your website converts traffic really well, use your page to drive traffic there. Always plug into what you already know works well for your business.
• If you're growing fans through Facebook advertising...
  ...get people to click "Like" right on the ad. You will get a lot cheaper fans that way than if you send them to a fan page through your ad. If you run an ad that sends people to a custom tab because you want to get an opt-in, that's the same thing as sending them to another website, and you may not want to do that. Not everyone will put in their e-mail and click like so you are dividing your efforts. Decide first if you want fans or e-mail subscribers. If you want fans, don't send them directly to a custom tab.
• Think of your page as a social e-mail.
  There's a chance that followers will see your updates in their feed, but you have to really capture them within your first few posts. There are parallels to e-mail in this strategy; not everyone will open them. If you get a 30 percent open rate, you're doing great. On Facebook you can use the same strategies to do really well. The difference is that with e-mail marketing you don't want to send out e-mails everyday or you will lose your subscribers.
• If you're not sure...
  ...whether the greatest benefit will come from sending people from your ad to your site, your Facebook opt-in page, or gaining fans through prompting them to click "Like" right on the ad, test them all! See how much it costs you to acquire a fan, and how much traffic you get from those fans, versus the cost of acquiring an e-mail and the ROI on that e-mail address.
• Engage with your fans in your posts.
  Don't make every post a call to action. You want to turn the folks who like your page into true fans of your brand.
• Boring Facebook pages won't get you far.
  If your business isn't something that most people would consider exciting, like culture, lifestyle sports, animals, dating, kids – or anything that people get gushy about—go the opt-in route rather than the fan marketing route.  If your business is attractive to many consumers, use pictures in your ads to entice them to click like. If your brand allows you the creative freedom to toss in a picture of a puppy, cat or baby, you’re golden! People will click on your ad.
• Remember one of the key differences...
  ...between using AdWords and Facebook advertising. That is, in order to generate revenue through online advertising, you must reach the right people, with the right message, at the right time, with the right offer. It's possible to do this with AdWords and Facebook ads. The main difference is that AdWords is about fulfilling demand: finding the small set of people who are ready to buy, or very close to it, and capitalizing on finding people at that stage of the sales funnel. With Google you are targeting people by what they are looking for. With Facebook  you are targeting them by who they are and what they like. These are people who are likely to buy from you at some point which is a larger group of people. There's more sales potential overall. But be careful not to spend too much money on people who are going to wait three or four years to buy, unless you have a sales cycle that is naturally that long. But you may be able to get them to buy sooner than they would have by posting enticing posts or with compelling conversion practices on your website.
• Facebook page insights...
  ...can be a great resource to learn about your audience. You'll find this tab on your admin panel on Facebook in the left hand column. Look at the graphs that tell you how many people are liking you per day, how many people are talking about you, sharing your posts, etc. Notice what type of posts get more engagement than others and create more like them. Know your audience, put yourself in their shoes and engage them!

In light of Google's new Search Plus Your World, I couldn't resist asking Carter if he thought Google+ will give Facebook a run for its money anytime soon. "Google+ can become big if it becomes more sticky—if we can enjoy using it more," Carter says. "Right now it's all the early adopters on Google+. It's not really an opportunity for most marketers because there is not enough of a general audience there. Google+ has to be more fun to use to attract that audience. Search Plus might be a strong-arm tactic to try to force it to happen faster."
He continues: "It certainly could be a big deal at some point but there are phases of adoption of something new—like Facebook was in 2009. There aren't enough people on it in this phase to do any real marketing. But once it reaches enough adoption the network effect happens. You can reach more than half of the United States with Facebook ads, and Google+ is just not there yet."

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Ukraine crisis: Merkel to arrive in Kiev as crisis mounts

This picture from Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko's Twitter account shows preparations for National Day celebrations, which will be taking place as Mrs Merkel visits Kiev

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is due to arrive in Ukraine for talks, a day after calling Russia's decision to send an unauthorised aid convoy there a "dangerous escalation".

More than 100 Russian lorries entered eastern Ukraine on Friday without permission from Ukraine's government.

Some of the lorries have now begun crossing back into Russia.

Kiev and Western officials fear the convoy could be part of a general military intervention by Russia.

But Kremlin officials say it is only carrying generators, food and drink.

As Daniel Sandford reports, Russia says its patience ran out

The lorries had already been waiting at the border for a week. The Russians said they could not wait any longer, owing to the worsening humanitarian situation in eastern Ukraine, which is held by pro-Russian separatists.

The first lorries have now reached the besieged rebel-held city of Luhansk.

Four months of fighting in the region have left more than 2,000 people dead and caused more than 330,000 people to flee their homes.

source: BBC NEWS

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GPE Programme for Tanzania (LANES) Launched to Regional and District Level Education Officers

The Prime Minister’s Office, Regional Administration and Local Government (PMORALG) conducted a two day working session with all Regional Education Officers (25), District Education officers, Academic Officers and Adult Education Officers from 160 Councils.

The main aim for the session, which was launched by the PMORALG Permanent Secretary, Mr. Jumanne Sagini, was to provide an overview of the LANES programme including roles and responsibilities of officers at different levels of planning and implementation, expected programme results, and Financial Operations.

Prior to the working session, the Ministry of Education and Vocational Training (MOEVT) in collaboration with PMORALG had appointed Focal Persons who would coordinate implementation of the LANES programme at departmental level, one from each Ministry’s department. Following the appointment, a weeklong session was held in Morogoro from 21^st to 26^th July, concluded by a half-day session with the PMORALG Permanent Secretary.

Meanwhile, the MOEVT is in the final stages of recruiting a National Coordination Team that will facilitate implementation of the LANES Programme. The team will include a National Coordinator, M&E Specialist, Procurement Specialist, Financial Management Specialist and Adult and Non Formal Education Specialist. 

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CALL FOR LOANS APPLICANTS TO CORRECT THEIR LOAN APPLICATIONS

 

CALL FOR LOANS APPLICANTS TO CORRECT THEIR LOAN APPLICATIONS

During the verification exercise of the 2014/2015 loan application forms, the Board has come across loan applications which are incomplete or are missing some vital information for further loans processing. For that reason, the Board would like to inform concerned Loan applicants that such incomplete applications will not be processed until the missing information is provided.
Therefore, loan applicants and/or guarantors who have not signed their documents are required to come physically at HESLB offices on Plot No. 8, Block No. 46 Sam Nujoma Road, Mwenge- Dar es Salaam for correction of their loan applications.
Applicants who have not attached (to their application forms) birth certificates, guarantor’s particulars such as photocopy of Passport or voter’s registration card or passport size photograph should send the missing documents to the Board with a covering letter indicating their full names and form four index numbers through the following address:
The Executive Director,
Higher Education Students’ Loans Board,P. O. Box 76068,DAR ES SALAAM.
Please note that, the deadline for correction of the shortcomings is 10th September 2014.  All attachments must be certified by a Commissioner of Oaths.
*The list of loan applicants who are required to correct their loan applications can be viewed BELOW:

NB:The Board cautions loan applicants to be careful with some unscrupulous individuals who might take           advantage of this opportunity to make financial demands. 

Applicants whose First Name Begin with Letter 'A' or Letter 'B'
Applicants whose First Name Begin with Letter 'C' or Letter 'D' or Letter 'E' 
Applicants whose First Name Begin with Letter 'F' or Letter 'G' or Letter 'H'
Applicants whose First Name Begin with Letter 'I' or Letter 'J' or Letter 'K'
Applicants whose First Name Begin with Letter 'L' or Letter 'M'
Applicants whose First Name Begin with Letter 'N' or Letter 'R'
Applicants whose First Name Begin with Letter 'S' or Letter 'Z' 

source:HESLB

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GUIDELINES AND CRITERIA FOR ISSUANCE OF LOANS TO STUDENTS ADMITTED TO PURSUE DIPLOMAS IN SCIENCE/MATHEMATICS WITH EDUCATION UNDER SPECIAL PROGRAMME FOR 2014/2015 ACADEMIC YEAR

GUIDELINES AND CRITERIA FOR ISSUANCE OF LOANS TO STUDENTS ADMITTED TO PURSUE DIPLOMAS IN SCIENCE/MATHEMATICS WITH EDUCATION UNDER SPECIAL PROGRAMME FOR 2014/2015 ACADEMIC YEAR

 

BACKGROUND

As part of implementation of the National Higher Education Policy of 1999, the Higher Education Students’ Loans Board (HESLB) was established under Act No. 9 of 2004 and commenced operations in July, 2005.  Among other things, the Board has been entrusted by the Government with the responsibility of issuing loans to students pursuing Higher Diplomas,  and degree studies at accredited higher education institutions in and outside the Country and to collect repayment for all loans issued to students since 1994, so as to make the scheme successful and sustainable.

According to the Act, eligible Tanzanian students who secure admission at the University of Dodoma to pursue among others, including academic programmes that lead to attainment of Diploma in Science/Mathematics with Education or Diploma in Primary Education (Science/Mathematics) may seek loans from HESLB to meet part of, or all costs of their education. For the year 2014/2015, the Government has made a decision to provide support on loan basis to students who will be admitted to pursue Diploma in Science/Mathematics with Education and Diploma in Primary Education (Science/Mathematics).  

Section 6 (b) of the Act gives powers to the Board “to formulate mechanisms for determining eligible students for issuance of Loans. Section 6 (c) empowers the Board “to administer and supervise the whole process of issuance and repayment of loans”. On the basis of budget limitation, Section 7 (1) empowers the Board to determine maximum number of eligible students to be given loans in any particular year; while section 7 (h) empowers the Board to determine other criteria and conditions governing the issuance of loans, including rate of value retention fee and recovery of loans. 

On the strength of these legal powers, these Guidelines and Criteria are hereby issued to prospective students of Diploma in Science/Mathematics with Education and Diploma in Primary Education (Science/Mathematics) who will be admitted under special programme at the University of Dodoma and intend to apply for loans and the public at largeto guide the whole process of application and issuance of loans to those students who will be admitted to pursue Diplomas in Science/Mathematics with Education or Diploma in Primary Education (Science/Mathematics) for 2014/2015 academic year.

PART A: ISSUANCE OF DIPLOMA STUDENTS’ LOANS

1.0       PROVISION OF LOANS TO DIPLOMA IN SCIENCE/MATHEMATICS TEACHERS

Provision of loans to Diploma in Science/Mathematics with Education or Diploma in Primary Education (Science/Mathematics) is the Government decision to overcome the shortage of Science/Mathematics Teachers in both Primary and Secondary Schools.

1.1        Subject to the provisions of the Act, the Board will issue loans to students who have applied for such assistance to meet all or any number of the students’ costs of Diploma in Science/Mathematics with Education or Diploma in Primary Education (Science/Mathematics) studies at the University of Dodoma under special Programme.

1.2        In view of this special programme which is for a specific period to address the shortage of Science/Mathematics Teachers,  Loans will be issued to cover the following items;

i.             Tuition Fees

ii.           Meals and Accommodation charges

iii.          Field Practical Training expenses for final year only

2.0       ELIGIBILITY FOR LOANS FOR 2014/2015 ACADEMIC YEAR

For Diploma in Science/Mathematics with Education or Diploma in Primary Education (Science/Mathematics) students who are eligible for loans in 2014/2015 academic year must meet the following conditions:-

2.1        Must be Tanzanian

2.2        Must have applied for a loan through the Online Loan Application System (OLAS).

2.3        Must have been admitted at the University of Dodoma under special programme to pursue Diploma in Science/Mathematics with Education or Diploma in Primary Education (Science/Mathematics). 

2.4        Must have completed form four or NTA Level 4 between 2009 and 2013.

2.5        Must have passed at division I, II or III in their form four National Examinations or attained not less than a C in their NTA Level 4 for Science related Programmes.

2.6        Must be, not more than thirty five (35) years of age at the time of application for loans.

2.7        Must be a person who is not fully funded by any other organization or sources.

2.8        Must be willing to sign a bond to serve as a Science/Mathematics Teachers within the Country for a period of not less than five years.

3.0       LOAN ITEMS AND AMOUNT/RATE TO BE FINANCED

According to the Act, the Board will provide loans to cover items stipulated under section 1.2 above at a tune of 100% asstipulated under section 3.1 to 3.3 below

3.1       Number of Students to be given Loans

In view of limited loanable funds budget and pursuant to section 7 paragraphs (1) of Act No 9 of 2004 (as amended), the Board in 2014/2015 academic year shall issue loans to students admitted into Diplomas in Science/Mathematics with Education or Diploma in Primary Education (Science/Mathematics) applicants under special programme at the University of Dodoma.

         

               Candidates, who are able to meet costs for Diploma in Science/Mathematics with Education or Diploma in Primary Education (Science/Mathematics) at the University of Dodoma, are strongly advised not to apply for loans from the Board.

3.2       Tuition Fee

The Board may provide tuition fee loans based on a fixed rate set by Public Institution. The ceiling of Tzs 900,000.00 is set for all Diplomas in Science/Mathematics with Education or Diploma in Primary Education (Science/Mathematics) programmes.

Tuition fee funds shall be paid directly to the University of Dodoma. The University upon confirmation of the existence of the student, the student shall have to acknowledge receipt of the funds by signing on a copy of the payment sheet issued by the Board

3.3       Meals and Accommodation

The Board may provide loans for Meals and Accommodation at the rate of Tzs 6,000.00 per day while on campus for theoretical instructions in the academic year.

    

Funds for Meals and Accommodation shall be paid directly to students through the University. However, students will be required to sign on a payment sheet issued by HESLB.

3.4       Field Practical/Teaching Practical  Work expenses

The Board may provide Teaching Practical (FPT) loans at the rate of Tzs 7,500 per day up to a maximum of 56 days in the final year of studies. The Funds shall be paid directly to the University of Dodoma.

For all loan items intended for this programme, student borrower shall have to acknowledge receipt of the funds by signing on a copy of the payment sheet issued by the Board.  It will be the responsibility of the University of Dodoma to obtain all the signatures of the students on the Tuition Payment sheet and submit the same to the Board within Forty (40) days after receipt of the funds.

For those students who will not acknowledge receiving of funds for tuition fee, Meals and Accommodation, and Field Practical/Teaching Practical by signing the said payment sheets, the Board shall treat their amounts as unpaid and the University shall upon submission of the returns also submit a cheque with an equivalent of the unpaid amount.

4.0     OTHER CONDITIONS ON ISSUANCE OF LOANS

   4.1  Loan Value Retention fee

For the purpose of retaining the value of loans issued as well as making the loan scheme sustainable, all loans issued shall bear Loan Value retention fee equal to 6% (six) percent, per annum.

  4.2   List of Candidates admitted into Diploma in Science/Mathematics at the University of Dodoma (UDOM)

To ensure compliance and enforcement of quality issues of the Diplomas in Science/Mathematics with Education or Diploma in Primary Education (Science/Mathematics), only candidates in the official admission lists approved by NACTE shall be considered for loans.

4.3       Mode of Application

The Board has since 2011/2012 academic year introduced an Online Loan Application System (OLAS) with the aim of simplifying and increasing efficiency of the loan issuance process.

Candidates wishing to apply for loans for the 2014/2015 application cycle are advised to apply through Diploma Link in  the OLAS; print out  the application form and Loan Agreement, appropriately sign the same, attach the necessary documentations and submit to the Board through EMS or registered mail to:-

The Executive Director,

Higher Education Students’ Loans Board,

PLOT No. 8 BLOCK No. 46, Sam Nujoma Road, Mwenge Area,

P.O. Box 76068,

DAR ES SALAAM.

Applicants are advised to maintain a copy of the application form and the receipt of mailing the application for subsequent tracking purpose of the application form.

Eligible candidates are advised to visit HESLB website www.heslb.go.tz to familiarize themselves with OLAS before attempting to apply.  

4.4       Loan Application Fees

First time applicants must pay non-refundable one-off application fee of Tzs 30,000.00 through M-Pesa (The instructions are stipulated in the HESLB website)

4.5       Application Deadline

Loan Application cycle for 2014/2015 academic year will start on 1^st August, 2014 and come to end on 10^th September, 2014. Application lodged beyond this date shall not be honoured.

5.0     PUBLICATION OF SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES

A list of Candidates and awarded loans shall be posted on the Board’s website www.heslb.go.tz

          Issued by:-

THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENTS’ LOANS BOARD

source:
www.heslb.go.tz

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