FORMER SPEAKER OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY MAKINDA HAS CHALLENGED THE TANZANIAN TO LEARN FROM SOUTH KOREAN CULTURE.
By
Correspondent.
Former
Speaker of the National Assembly Anna Makinda has challenged the Tanzanian to
learn from South Korean culture of hard working and time management that
accelerates economic development in South Korea.
She
made the remarks yesterday in Dar es Salaam in a conference to launch the
Korea and Tanzania friendship project 'CHINGU KOTA CENTRE' a project focusing
on promoting South Korea Culture in Tanzania.
Makinda
said that Tanzania has a lot to learn from South Korea due to the fact it is
one among the developed country in Asia Continent.
Themed;
“Building Connections and Strengthening Ties through Education” the conference
is basically to link the higher learning students from Tanzania with the one
from South Korea to acquire exposure and exchange academic issues.
“Tanzania
students will have time to learn from South Korea on various science courses
basing on mechanical and civil engineering, but also will learn on how South
Korea are able to develop power from Uranium minerals,” said Makinda.
According to Makinda, the project will also help to produce experts in the minerals and power generation technologies who will assist the government in the current plans to increase the ratio of power production.
“South Korea higher learning institutes will have chances to exchange various science courses with Tanzanians.
For his part the president and Founder of the project Andrea Bukuku said that they have decided to introduce the project to link with centers located in South Korea that promotes African culture including the higher learning institutes that teaches Swahili language and other related subjects.
“Sharing of their culture will not mean to undermine our culture but to learn from them on how they managed to become among the developed countries in Asia Continent,” he said.
Assistant Professor Department of Global Management School of Business Administration in South Korea Joeffrey Calimag said that this is one of the ways to share what South Korea did after to accelerate economic development as it was one of the poorest country in world back to 50 years ago.
“The project will gather scholars and people’s interest and their knowledge and to brainstorm on how to enhance economic development,” he said.
“But also we look forward to strengthen our cooperation with Africa for the first time as the Continent is blessed with potentials and human resources able to contribute to the economy,” he detailed.
Project Manager Nasibu Koko said that the project is designed to bring up new models for economic development that can be used in Africa to bring development.
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