DAR ES SALAAM, Feb. 1 -- THE Samia Scholarship for Data Science, Artificial Intelligence and Allied Sciences (DS/AI+) is a prestigious Tanzanian government initiative targeting top-performing Form Six science graduates for advanced, fully funded international studies.

It was reported yesterday that the first batch of Tanzanian students under the Scholarship would leave the country yesterday to pursue studies at the University of Johannesburg in South Africa.

Launched for the 2025/2027 academic years, it includes a 10-month preparatory bootcamp at The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST), aiming to build a skilled workforce in AI, machine learning and cybersecurity to drive national digital transformatio...