COSTECH

The Commission

Heads or representatives from the affiliated institutions serve on the Board of COSTECH, which is commonly known as “the Commission”. Members of the Commission also include professors from national universities and policy makers from Ministries of both Union and Zanzibar Government.

The Commissioners are triennially appointed by the Minister of the parent Ministry - the MSTHE and the Chairperson of the Commission is a Presidential appointee. Some of the Commission members constitute an Executive Committee, which is a statutory organ of the Commission to which the Commission can delegate, any of its functions. As the governing authority of COSTECH, the Commission gives broad directives and guidelines to the Secretariat and its various R&D Advisory Committees.

The composition of the Commission has members representing all sectors of the economy, Deans/Directors of faculties and institutes that deal with R&D activities and representatives from Ministries of both the Union Government and Government of Zanzibar that directly affect R&D activities in the country. Thus all key national economic sectors, which include: agriculture and livestock, public health, forestry, fisheries, marine sciences, minerals, industry and energy and wildlife are represented.

Currently the chairperson of the commission is Prof. Burton Mwamila from the College of Ingeneering and Technology of the UDSM.

The current Commission composition is as follows:

1. Prof. Burton Mwamila -Chairman -Principal, CoET UDSM

2. Prof. Kisali Pallangyo- Member -Vice Chancellor, MUHAS

3. Mrs. Margareth Munyagi -Member -Director General, Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority

4. Nd. Bashir J. Mrindoko- Member -Commissioner, Wizara ya Nishati na Madini

5. Prof. Gerald C. Monella- Member -Deputy Vice Chancellor, Sokoine University

6. Prof. Keto E. Mshigeni- Member Deputy Vice Chancellor, The Huberst Kairuki Memorial University

7. Prof. Awadhi Mawenya- Member -Design Partnership Ltd

8. Prof. Mayunga Nkunya- Member -University of Dar es Salaam

9. Dr. Felician Kilahama- Member -Director, Forestry and Bee Keeping MNRT

10.Dr. Abdullah I. Kanduru- Member -Chuo Kikuu cha Zanzibar

11.Prof. Evelyine Mbede- Member -Director, Science and Technology- MST

12.Mr. Bonventure Baya- Member -Director General NEMC

13.Nd. Joyce Mapunjo- Member -Permanent Secretary Ministry of Infrastructure Development