On Going Research

Project Title: IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TANZANIA ENERGY EFFICIENCY ACTION PLAN.

Start Date: 2022/2023
Duration: 3 Years
Target Area: ENERGY
Beneficiaries: TBS, PO-RALG, EWURA, NBS, DIT, and TIRDO
Cost: The Action 6 for DIT is allocated a total budget of 747,491 EUR  TZS 1,969,384,638
Funding Source: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and European Union (EU)
DIT Implementers: Project Coordinator: Dr. Respicius C. Kiiza

Project Title: new edUcation systeM for Electric access developMEnt in Tanzania (UMEME).

Start Date: 2022/2023
Duration: 3 Years
Target Area: ENERGY
Coordinating Institution Partners: UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI ROMA LA SAPIENZA (ITALY), UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS (CYPRUS), UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM (TZ), DAR ES SALAAM INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (DIT), KARUME INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (KIST), UNEED.IT SRL (ITALY), STUDIO SANTI LIMITED (TZ), ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTAINANCE COMPANY LIMITED (TZ), MAGALDI POWER SPA (ITALY)
Cost: DIT is allocated a budget of EUR 97354  TZS 256,494,689
Funding Source: European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA)
DIT Implementers: Scientific Coordinators: Dr. Respicius C. Kiiza, Dr. Mwaka I. Juma. Action Managers: Dr. Sosthenes M. Karugaba, Mawazo J. Masuka

Project Title: Adaptive Environmental Monitoring Networks for East Africa (AdEMNEA).

Start Date: August 2021
Duration: 5 Years
Target Area: AGRICULTURE
Beneficiaries: Farmers and researchers
Cost: 4,879,130 Norwegian Krono (Appr 1.14 billion TSh)
Funding Source: Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation, (NORAD) under the Norwegian Programme for Capacity Development in Higher Education and Research for Development (NORHED II).
DIT Implementers: PI: Dr. Joseph W. Matiko Co PI: Dr. Mbazingwa E. Mkiramweni

Project Title: LEADING INVENTION IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION.

Start Date: 01 January 2020
Duration: 4 Years
Target Area: Invention Education
Beneficiaries: Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology, Malawi University of Business & Applied Sciences, Malawi University of Science and Technology and Rice University
Cost: 100,767 USD
Funding Source: William Marsh Rice University, Office of Sponsored Research – MS16, P. O. Box 1892 Houston, TX77251-1892
DIT Implementers: PI: Dr. John A. Msumba

Project Title: NEST360 COLLABORATIVE FUNDING.

Start Date: 01 January 2023
Duration: 1 Years
Target Area: To develop a scalable model of excellence for invention and entrepreneurship education in Sub Saharan Africa
Beneficiaries: Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology and University of Malawi Polytechnic
Cost: 51,480 USD
Funding Source: William Marsh Rice University, Office of Sponsored Research – MS16, P. O. Box 1892 Houston, TX77251-1892
DIT Implementers: PI: Dr. John A. Msumba