DODOMA, Aug. 14 -- THE government has secured 10 additional overseas scholarship opportunities for high-performing Form Six science students, raising to 60 the number of Tanzanian students set to pursue undergraduate studies abroad under the Samia Scholarship Extended programme.

The latest opportunities were secured through Russias Peoples Friendship University (RUDN) following President Samia Suluhu Hassans visit to Russia in early June this year, further strengthening Tanzania-Russia cooperation in education.

Speaking to journalists in Dodoma on Thursday, Minister for Education, Science and Technology, Prof Adolf Mkenda, said the 10 students would travel to Moscow for a special preparatory boot camp before beginning their undergraduat...