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Janepher Shedrack Kimaro
Janepher Shedrack Kimaro is currently a Ph.D. Student pursuing PhD in Urban Planning and Management at Ardhi University and PhD in Architecture at Hasselt University in Belgium. She has a joint Master’s Degree in Regional Development Planning from the Technical University of Dortmund & University of the Philippines. BSc Housing and Infrastructure Planning at Ardhi University. She works as an Assistant Lecturer in the School of Spatial Planning and Social Sciences, at Ardhi University. Janepher is a Registered Town Planner with the Town Planners Registration Board of Tanzania.
Phd topic: Participatory Planning and Land Use Conflict Management in Demarcated Conflict Areas in Dar es Salaam.
Promotor UHasselt: Prof. Liesbeth Huybrechts
Manyama Majogoro
Manyama Majogoro is a Ph.D candidate in the faculty of Architectural and Arts of Hasselt University, Belgium. He has a B.Sc. degree in Urban and Regional Planning from Ardhi University, Tanzania and a Master's degree in engineering (Projects) management from the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
PhD topic: The application of digital technologies in participatory land use planning and conflict resolution in planned urban settlements.
Promotor UHasselt: Prof. Oswald Devisch
Promotor ARU: Dr. Fredrick Bwire Magina
Gasper Kabendela
Gasper Kabendela is an Assistant Lecturer and Town Planner working with the Environmental Planning Department at the Institute of Rural Development Planning (IRDP). He formally worked with Kongwa District Council and Iringa Municipality. As a Town Planner, he has been working with communities in planning their settlements and environment, resolving land conflicts, planning guidelines interpretation, and implementing and monitoring development plans with communities and stakeholders.
PhD topic: Participatory Planning and Land Conflict Management in Informal Settlements. A case of Ubungo Municipality in Dar Es Salaam.
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Promoter UHasselt : Prof. Dr. Liesbeth Huybrechts
Promoter ARU : Dr. Frederick Bwire Magina
Beatrice Kaijage
Beatrice is an assistant lecturer, geospatial analyst, and dedicated land surveyor with a keen interest in understanding how digital technology may be used to find practical solutions to problems in the real world.
She works and communicates with people of diverse backgrounds to accomplish various tasks. She is interested in acquiring and applying Geoinformation Science and Earth Observation knowledge to tackle societal problems. Research work, teaching, and consultancy services focus on Geoinformation Science and Earth Observation domain, specifically machine learning, Remote Sensing and GIS.
Enrolled in PhD Programme in Urban Planning and Management (By thesis) at Ardhi University under the School of Architectural Sciences in Hasselt University (Phd in Architecture).
PhD topic: Participatory planning and land use conflict management in the rural settlements around Dar es salaam
Promoter UHasselt: Prof. Oswald Devisch
Promoter ARU:
Deogratius Amedeus Marenge
Deogratius Amedeus Marenge is an assistant lecturer in the School of Engineering and Environmental Studies (SEES) in the civil and environmental engineering department.
He holds a BSc. degree in Civil engineering from Ardhi University, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and MSc. Degree in Civil/Structural Engineering from Gujarat Technological University; in Ahmedabad, India. He has 7 years of experience in teaching the design of reinforced concrete, timber and steel structures, and civil engineering drawings and also has experience in the provision of consultancy services related to civil engineering projects.
PhD topic: The Development of Innovative and Sustainable building blocks by using Bio briquettes Ashes based on Sanitary sludge.
Promoter UHasselt: Prof. Dr. Ir. Elke Knapen
Promoter ARU: Dr. Shadrack Sabai
Emmanuel Nsekela
Emmanuel Nsekela is an Assistant Research Fellow at Ardhi University's Institute of Human Settlements Studies (IHSS) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Currently, he is enrolled in a PhD in Engineering Technology at Hasselt University in Belgium, and a PhD in Environmental Technology and Management (ETM) at Ardhi University in Tanzania.
PhD topic: The investigation of the use of anaerobic digestion to convert waste to energy.
Promoter UHasselt : Prof. Wim Deferme
Promoter ARU : Dr. Nyangi Chacha
Rosemary Kiama Gabiel
Rosemary Kiama Gabriel is currently an Assistant Lecturer at Ardhi University in the School of Engineering and Environmental Studies (SEES). She successfully completed her MSc in Water Engineering at Brunel University London in 2021 and holds a BSc in Environmental Engineering from Ardhi University, achieved in 2016.
Currently, Rosemary is engaged in a dual PhD program, pursuing Engineering Science (Civil Engineering Department) at KU Leuven, Belgium and simultaneously undertaking a PhD in Built Environment at Ardhi University in the Institute of Human Settlements Studies (IHSS).
PhD topic: evaluation and advocacy of water supply solutions through the implementation of rainwater harvesting techniques in urban areas.
Promoter KU Leuven: Prof. Dr. ir. Patrick Willems
Promoter ARU : Dr. Jacob Kihila
Franella Halla
Ms. Franella Halla is an environmental engineer from the department of civil and environmental engineering at Ardhi University.
She is privileged to have been part of one of the novel water research projects (consortium between Ardhi University in Tanzania and Newcastle University in the UK) on microbial water quality analyses using MinION sequencing technologies.
She is currently enrolled as a joint degree PhD candidate from Ghent University in Belgium and Ardhi University in Tanzania with degrees to be awarded PhD. In Bioscience Engineering and PhD. In Built Environment and Analysis respectively. She is pursuing another yet exciting research topic on circular economy for sustainable waste management category whereas her research topic is on “optimization of technologies for faecal sludge and domestic organic solid waste management toward resource recovery in developing countries”.
She looks forward in bringing novelty in the topic coupled with her molecular microbial analyses techniques.
Promoter Ghent University: Prof. Jo De Vrieze
Yusuf Marwa
Yusuf, Marwa P. is an economist and statistician who works in the capacity of assistant lecturer at the department of economics of the University of Dodoma, Tanzania. He has a Bachelor of Arts (B.A) degree in economics and statistics from the University of Dodoma; a Master of Science (MSc.) degree in Agricultural Economics from the University of Hohenheim, Germany. His research interests include applied econometrics, food security and climate change, survival analysis, economic growth and development, agriculture, macroeconomics and renewable energy systems.
PhD topic: Agri-food Business models and their implications on the Urban and Peri-Urban Farming households in Tanzania.
Promotor Antwerp University: Prof. Steven Van Passel
Promotor KU Leuven: Prof. Filip De Beule
Jerry T Mosses
Jerry T. Mosses is a PhD student at Ghent University in the Department of Agricultural Economics, where he began his doctoral studies in July 2024.
He holds a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Development Studies from the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Additionally, he serves as an Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Economics and Social Studies at Ardhi University, School of Spatial Planning and Social Sciences.
In his doctoral research, Jerry examines power dynamics and governance structures within urban food markets to advance inclusive food democracy in Tanzania. His work seeks to understand the intricate power dynamics and symbiotic relations among food system actors while also examining factors that perpetuate inequalities in urban food markets. Through this analysis, he aims to identify governance reforms that can support a framework fostering equitable access and inclusive democracy in the food sector.
PhD Topic: Power Dynamics and Governance Structures in Urban Food Markets to Promote Inclusive Food Democracy in Tanzania
Publication/Research ID
ORCID: Jerry T. Mosses (0000-0002-0269-0418) - My ORCID
Linkedin: (1) Jerry T. Mosses | LinkedIn
Promotor Ghent University: Prof. Joost Dessein
Promotor ARU: Dr. Luitfred Kissoly
Latifa Rashid Litwe
Latifa Rashid Litwe is currently employed at Ardhi University (ARU) as an Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Geospatial Sciences and Technology. She is an expert in Geographic Information Systems and remote sensing. She holds MSc. Geomatics (specialized in Geoinformatics) and Bsc. Geoinformatics both from Ardhi University
PhD topic: Urban food system resilience in the rapidly urbanizing cities of Sub-Saharan Africa.
Promoter KU Leuven: Prof. Dr. Anton Van Rompaey
Promoter ARU : Dr. Makarius Mdemu
Katondo Nambiza
Katondo Nambiza is a Civil Engineer of Ardhi University (2014) with about seven years of experience in bus operations at the Dar Rapid Transit (DART) Agency. He holds a Master’s degree in Transportation Sciences of Hasselt University (2020) with specialization in traffic safety. He uses his experience and expertise in transportation sciences in implementing operational activities at the Agency to improve public transport services to commuters using the DART system.
PhD topic: developing the Behavioral Change Techniques (BCTs) to improve the traffic Safety of Motorcyclists in Developing Countries by changing their risk behaviors to safe driving behaviors.
Promotor UHasselt: prof. dr. An Neven
Promotor ARU: dr. Wilfred Kazaura
Regina Valerian PETER
Regina Valerian Peter is currently a Ph.D. Student pursuing PhD in Urban and regional Planning at Ardhi University and PhD in Transportation Sciences at Hasselt University in Belgium. She has a Master’s Degree in Geomatics from Ardhi University and BSc Geomatics at Ardhi University. She works as an Assistant Lecturer in the School of Earth Sciences, Real Estate Studies, Business and Informatics (SERBI), at Ardhi University.
Phd topic: Implications of Large-Scale Transportation Projects on Land Use and Travel Behavior along the transit corridors: Case of Dar es Salaam Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Phase One
Promotor UHasselt: Prof. Muhammad Adnan
Promotor ARU: Dr. Wilfred Kazaura
Alphonce Carol Behitsa
Alphonce is an Assistant Lecturer at the University of Dar es Salaam, Department of Structure and Construction Engineering in the College of Engineering and Technology teaching in the Architecture Degree Programme. Alphonce holds a bachelor degree in Landscape Architecture and masters degree in Architecture both from Ardhi University. He has experience in teaching in academia and the Tanzanian construction industry of over seven years.
PhD topic: the preservation of Intangible Cultural Heritage through Construction Craftsmanship, with a focus on the Bagamoyo case.
Promotor UHasselt: Prof. Koenraad Van Cleempoel
Promotor ARU: Arch. Dr. Godfrey Ayubu Severe, Arch. Dr. Simon Mpyanga
Rweyemamu Valentine Vedasto
Rweyemamu Valentine Vedasto is an Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Architecture. School of Architecture Construction economics and management (SACEM), ARDHI UNIVERSITY.
Education: Bachelor of architecture – University of Dar Es Salaam - Tanzania, Master of Architecture – Makerere University - Uganda. Professional practice: Registered and practicing Architect (Registered by AQRB- Tanzania).
PhD topic: Sustainable Built Cultural Heritage Education in Tanzania: State of the Art, Needs Analysis, Conceptualization and Curriculum Design
Promotor UHasselt: Prof. Koenraad Van Cleempoel
Clemencia Shomari Mihambo
Clemencia Shomari Mihambo is a PhD candidate in Education Studies at Uhasselt and Ardhi University.
She has a strong background in community development, but her current focus is on the participation of community members in reducing truancy using the photovoice method. She is passionate about finding innovative solutions to educational challenges and believe that involving community members can have a significant impact on reducing truancy rates.
Participation is linked to better academic outcomes and less substance use, affirming the importance of redressing the inequalities revealed. Her research is motivated by the need to identify, from the perspective of parents and community members, what changes have occurred in the education and social lives of the youth, both at school and within their households, as a result of our intervention.
Promotor UHasselt: Elke Emmers
Gabriel Leopold Moshi
Gabriel Leopold Moshi is an Assistant Lecturer in the School of Spatial Planning and Social Sciences, at Ardhi University
He has BA in Community and Development Studies and MSc in Public Policy Analysis and Program Management from Ardhi University.
Formerly he has worked with Sikika where he implemented a number of projects in health sector using Social Accountability tools including Social Accountability and Monitoring (SAM) and Community Score Card (CSC)
Currently he is a registered PhD student at KuLeuven University in partnership with Ardhi University, doing pre-doctorial studies while developing research proposal on the topic “Exploration of Policies and Initiatives towards Smart Cities Development”.
Promotor KULeuven: Prof. dr. Joep Crompvoets
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