Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology, Tanzania,
Institut National Polytechnique Félix Houphouët Boigny, Côte d'Ivoire
Team of DIT and the Ministry of Information Communication and Information Technology. Credit: DIT
"The Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology is honoured to be the awardee of the 8th round of KiboCUBE, as a result of stewardship of the Government of United Republic of Tanzania, in space technology advancement in Tanzania. We gratefully extend heartfelt gratitude to UNOOSA, JAXA and partners for exceptional support accorded to us and endorsing our mission of using space technology to benefit various sectors across Africa." - Preksedis M. Ndomba, Rector of the Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology (DIT)
Team of INP-HB. Credit: INP-HP
"The Institut National Polytechnique Félix Houphouët Boigny of Côte d'Ivoire is honoured to be the joint winner of the 8th round of the KiboCUBE programme, with the DIT of Tanzania. We thank UNOOSA and JAXA for the opportunity to build our space capacity through this programme. The collaboration with Tanzania reflects the African Union's vision of promoting capacity building in space technology through collaborative efforts. We are committed to providing the resources needed to succeed.." - Moussa Abdoul-Kader Diaby, Director General of the Institut National Polytechnique Félix Houphouët Boigny (INP-HB)
AWARDS
Mission e-patch awarded to the Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology and the Institut National Polytechnique Félix Houphouët Boigny.
KiboCUBE
Joint team from the Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology and the Institut National Polytechnique Félix Houphouët Boigny has been selected as the awardee. Their CubeSat "TanzaniteSat1" is currently under development, to track GPS boundary beacons in game reserves and gather environmental data through sensors. This project aims to enhance biodiversity conservation and climate change mitigation efforts, and advance the achievement of multiple Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).