Dodoma, Feb. 26 -- The government is set to hold talks with South Korea and Saudi Arabia to secure more study opportunities for Tanzanians under a scholarship scheme.

Minister for Education, Science and Technology, Prof Adolf Mkenda, revealed this in Dodoma on Wednesday while briefing reporters about 10 Tanzanian students who have been awarded scholarships to pursue masters degrees in data science, Artificial Intelligence and Computational Science under the Samia Scholarship Extended (SSE DS/AI+) programme.

Prof Mkenda said a negotiating team will travel to Saudi Arabia for further discussions, while he is expected to fly to Seoul soon after South Korea expressed interest in opening doors for more Tanzanians to study there.

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