Policy directions for promoting university research in Tanzania

The cornerstone of a successful higher education system, seeking both to produce ground-breaking knowledge and provide quality education, and in turn, foster the socio-economic growth of a nation, is research. As a result, research increasingly sits at the top of global, regional and national policy agendas, and now constitutes a high-stake undertaking for universities (Leathwood and Read 2013; Cloete, Bunting, and Maassen 2015; Hladchenko, de Boer, and Westerheijden 2016).