ALGIERS: TANZANIA is seeking opportunities to cooperate with Algeria particularly in training, and research in the fields of oil and gas and electricity.
This was disclosed in a discussion between Tanzania’s Ambassador to Algeria, Iman Njalikai and the Vice Chancellor of the University of Ouargla in Algeria, Prof Halilat Med Tahar where other areas of corporations were mentioned such as , artificial intelligence, petroleum exploration.
This happened during the Ambassador’s visit to the University where he also met with the university leadership.
The University of Ouargla is among the few institutions excelling in oil and gas training, offering both theoretical and practical expertise.
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The university also benefits from its geographical location in one of Algeria’s major oil and gas producing regions.
During their discussions, the leaders agreed to fast-track the finalisation of cooperation agreements with Tanzanian universities, notably Zanzibar State University and the University of Dar es Salaam, to facilitate training programmes, research collaboration and academic exchange visits in priority sectors for Tanzania.
During the visit, the ambassador also toured the Faculty of Literature and Foreign Languages, where she held discussions with Dean Prof Houcine Dahou and faculty leaders.
Both sides agreed to advance cooperation between the faculty and the University of Dar es Salaam as well as Zanzibar State University (SUZA) by finalising existing draft agreements for early signing.