Tolly Mbwette

Tolly Mbwette
Born8 June 1956
DiedJuly 2, 2020(2020-07-02) (aged 64)
Resting placeIrambo, Mbeya Region
Alma materUniversity of Dar es Salaam, Imperial College London, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education
Years active1981-2020
OrganizationsOpen University of Tanzania, UDSM
Known forVimbwette[1]
Children3
Websitewww.mbwettelibrary.com

Tolly Salvatory Augustine Mbwette (8 June 1956 – 2 July 2020) was a Tanzanian academic, engineer and educator. He held various positions in national and international institutions of higher learning over his lifetime, including that of vice chancellor of the Open University of Tanzania.[1][2] He was a team leader for various multi-disciplinary research teams responsible for both drinking and wastewater treatment systems that rely on bio-systems.[3][4]

Mbwette also participated in a number of co-operation programmes between European and American institutions and African universities.[5]

Prof. Tolly Mbwette with Prof. Sven Erik Jorgensen in Denmark
  1. ^ "Former Vice Chancellors – The Open University Of Tanzania".
  2. ^ Onyango, Emmanuel (April 18, 2011). "KNOWLEDGE MATTERS: Professor Tolly Mbwette talks with his University students".
  3. ^ "T. Mbwette | Semantic Scholar". www.semanticscholar.org.
  4. ^ Machira, Polycarp. "Tanzania: How Safe is Bottled Water?".
  5. ^ "Prof. Tolly Mbwette, the Vice-Chancellor, Open University of Tanzania, signs visitors' book in CAVS display".
    "VC Tolly Mbwette gets two awards".
    "AfricaBrief". cews.africa-union.org.
    "Academic Chairs focused on Open Education – UNESCO Chair in Distance Education".
    "OUT, Dar firm sign 20-year contract". January 30, 2012.
    "UNESCO supports Open MOOCs in Africa". 13 June 2014.
    "Biblioteca Madre María Teresa Guevara". Biblioteca Madre María Teresa Guevara.
    "H.E. Ambassador Liu Xinsheng Met with Prof. Mbwette". tz.china-embassy.org.
    "CC Tanzania expands OER and CC training to more primary schools". May 19, 2015.
    Tolly., Mbwette S. A.; Ngirwa, Ngwira S. A. (August 21, 2012). "Human Resources Management Challenges in Higher Education Institutions in Tanzania". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
    "Special edition: A Tribute to Nyameko Barney Pityana". www.openpraxis.org.
    "Odisha-based KIIT inks pact with eight universities abroad". India News, Breaking News, Entertainment News | India.com. July 28, 2013."Pauwes Celebrates the Graduation of Its Second Cohort of 47 Students from 21 African Countries Tlemcen, Algeria | African Union". au.int.
    "Eng Tolly S A Mbwette at SIU-AIU Conference on Internationalisation of Higher Education 2017". youtube.com.
    "Full_Interview: Prof.Tolly Salvatory Augustin Mbwette". youtube.com.
    "The president of ACDE Prof Mbwette speaks to TechnoMag on the Vision". youtube.com."interview vice chancellor and director of open university of tanzania tbc 2012 10 17 07 19 24". youtube.com.