The HEET project at UDSM, which is implemented under the supervision of the Ministry of
Education, Science and Technology, covers a range of areas including infrastructure,
development, upgrading curriculum, promoting applied research and innovation capacity,
building functional linkage with industry, strengthening the use of digital technology, staff
capacity building, and others. The multiplicity and diversity of these areas that the HEET project
is dealing with at UDSM has thus necessitated the formulation of a special Project Implementing
Unit (PIU) that comprises of experts from such different respective areas through which the
project is being implemented.
The PIU is led by the Project Coordinator, Prof. Bernadeta Killian (who is also the Deputy Vice
Chancellor-Planning, Finance and Administration), who is assisted by the Deputy Coordinator,
Dr. Liberato Haule. Other members of the PIU include specialists from education technology
and digital infrastructure development; monitoring and evaluation; environmental development;
infrastructure development; capacity building; and curriculum development/review. Other areas
include gender and inclusive education development; social development; private sector
engagement; Public Relations and communication; finance management; and procurement.