Abstract
Universities are crucial agents of socio-economic development in any nation. They equip students with knowledge and skills which relate to industry, dissemination of knowledge and technical support to industry as well as fostering lifelong learning. Therefore, this study examined the roles of universities in realization of industrialized economy in Moshi Urban in Tanzania. It was guided by human capital theory. The study employed a descriptive research design. 84 students, 15 lecturers and 1 secretary of academic affairs were both randomly and purposively sampled to participate in the study. Questionnaire and interview were used to collect data. The questionnaire attained a Cronbach alpha coefficient of correlation of 0.70 which mean that it was reliable. Quantitative data were analyzed through descriptive statistics and qualitative data were thematically analyzed. The findings revealed that universities are linked to industrial economy and therefore charged with the role of conducting research, offering research courses and implementing projects to promote industrial development which is the cornerstone for successful industrial economy. The results of this study also indicated that in one hand the linkage between universities and industrial economy is not well realized due to a number of challenges, including inadequate resources, political interference, low support from university management and poor technology. On the other hand, the study found that adequate resources and curriculum reform to embrace practical education are among the available opportunities to empower universities towards realizing their roles in promoting industrial economy in Tanzania. The study recommends that the government of Tanzania should ensure conducive conditions and strategies to make universities excel in fulfilling their roles towards sustainable industrial economy.
Highlights
University is a form of higher education which has different roles to economic development of the nation
The government of Tanzania (GOT) inspire to have universities whichstress their roles in shaping potential technology by being the test bed for innovation and cultivating future generation which are becoming industrial expertise and filed up with skills and knowledge (Ministry of Science Technology and Higher Education, 1999).,this study intended at assessing the roles of universities in realization of industrialized economy in Moshi urban Tanzania. 1.1 Statement of the Problem Higher learning Institution has different roles to economic growth of the nation in producing knowledge which relates to industry, dissemination of knowledge and provides technical support to industry as well as fostering lifelong learning (DeVries, 2013)
This section presents the findings of the study based on the objectives. 3.1 University Involvement Research and Innovation for Industrial Economy Based on this research objective, it can be noted from table 1 that majority of the students at 71.4 percent rated that the university do not offer and only 28.6 percent of all students https://theshillonga.com/index.php/jhed agreed that the university offer research as a course of study
Summary
University is a form of higher education which has different roles to economic development of the nation. University involve in development throughproduction of knowledge which relates to industry, dissemination of facts and provides scientific support to industry as well as fostering lifelong learning by engaging adults in the progression of acquiring knowledge and skills which are relevant to society (Otieno, 2013). Where by other writers likeYogish (2006) assist on the investment in education that preserves returns in the form of skilled labor which leads to increased development and improved quality of life. In Vietnam,universities deals with innovation for economic development by producing highly expert and scientific knowledge which help to realize different development and lead to national growth (Ndaruhutse & Thomson, 2016). In Nigeria most Universities focused on scientific knowledge which is the main indicators for success full in technological and innovation (Efi, 2014)
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