CFWT to Host Göttingen University M.Sc. Students for Mazumbai Forest Management Plan Project

International Collaboration · Mazumbai Forest Reserve

Clever A. Gwakabale

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Clever A. Gwakabale

Editor, College of Forestry, Wildlife and Tourism

6 October 2026  ·  Morogoro and Mazumbai  ·  2 min read

The College of Forestry, Wildlife and Tourism (CFWT) of Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) will host M.Sc. students in Tropical and International Forestry (TIF) from the Faculty of Forest Sciences and Forest Ecology, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Germany, from 15 October to 11 November 2026.

Students measuring a tree during a forest inventory

Forest inventory in the field.

A management plan for Mazumbai

During their stay, the students will prepare a Forest Management Plan (FMP) for Mazumbai Forest Reserve as part of their International Students’ Project 2026.

About the project

The project belongs to the multidisciplinary module “Development of a Forest Region”, a central component and academic requirement of the students’ M.Sc. programme. Through this module, students learn to work as a team to develop a joint, concise forest management plan for a real forest area.

The visiting team

The team is made up of 20 M.Sc. students, two professors and three scientific assistants from Georg-August-University Göttingen.

Programme of the visit

  • 15 October 2026: Arrival in Morogoro.
  • 16 October 2026: Introductory meeting with the College, where the team will present its objectives and work plan.
  • 18 October 2026: Departure to Mazumbai Forest Reserve, where the team will stay until the end of the visit on 11 November 2026.

CFWT looks forward to welcoming the team from Göttingen.

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