OUTSO | Open University of Tanzania Students' Organisation

Hon. Felix Lawrence Lugeiyamu

President of OUTSO

Biography

Welcome Message

Welcome To The Open University Of Tanzania Students Organisation

(OUTSO)

The Open University of Tanzania Students Organisation (OUTSO) was established under the Open University of Tanzania Charter 2007, as amended in 2022, to facilitate student matters. It is an autonomous organ by constitution.

OUTSO operates through regional centers, including centers in other countries, and through zones where meetings, seminars, workshops, trainings, studies, examinations, and other university services are delivered.

OUTSO is the only students organisation with a very large student base in Tanzania and offices across all regions in Mainland, Zanzibar, and Pemba. Each region has two elected representatives responsible for handling student concerns. Its mode of operation reflects the structure of the government of the United Republic.

Through University Students Representatives Council (USRC) meetings, student matters are fully discussed and deliberated. The President serves as the spokesperson of the organisation and ensures OUTSO objectives and functions are implemented effectively.

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OUTSO remains committed to delivering excellent and qualitative services to stakeholders, including students and OUT staff. It will continue strengthening mutual understanding through diplomatic discussion whenever required and will keep empowering regional leadership for faster performance and service accessibility.

Good and qualitative services to our stakeholders are always promised. God bless you all.

Student Representation

About OUTSO

OUTSO (Open University of Tanzania Students Organisation) is the official body representing students of the Open University of Tanzania.

Through national and regional leadership structures, OUTSO advocates for student welfare, academic support, leadership development, and active participation in university life across OUT regional centres in Tanzania.

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Key Focus Areas

Student representation and advocacy

Academic support and student welfare

Leadership development initiatives

Stronger communication with university management

The Student Voice at OUT

Representation, advocacy, and student development

OUTSO works closely with university leadership to ensure student voices are heard in decision-making processes while coordinating programmes, initiatives, and advocacy efforts that improve the academic and social experience of OUT students nationwide.

Official representation

OUTSO channels student concerns through regional and national leadership structures so they are heard in university decision-making.

Student welfare

The organisation advocates for academic support, service improvement, and welfare issues affecting OUT students across Tanzania.

Leadership development

OUTSO coordinates programmes and initiatives that grow student leadership, participation, and responsibility in university life.

National reach

Its work connects students across OUT regional centres, helping build a more responsive and inclusive student community.

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About the University We Represent

Open University of Tanzania

OUT provides the academic and institutional context within which OUTSO represents students, delivering open and distance learning through a nationwide network of regional and study centres.

Established by Act

No. 17 of 1992

Operational since

March 1, 1993

Regional centres

Study centres

69 nationwide

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