IFMASA LEADERSHIP
Dr. TRESPHORY OTHUMARY MGENI
Chairperson
Mr. HENRY JOHN MIKU
Vice Chairperson
Mr. Hababi Jamali Sadiki
Secretary General
Mr. JACOB FRANCIS MBWANA
Deputy Secretary
Mr. GREYSON DAMIAN NYANTAMBA
Treasurer
ABOUT IFMASA
WHAT IS IFMASA
IFM Academic Staff Assembly (IFMASA) is an academic association registered under the Ministry of Home Affairs as an autonomous society in 2000. The primary purpose of the IFMASA is to promote the well-being of the academic community, defend their academic freedom, promote individual interest of its members as well as maintain the quality and integrity of the IFM as an academic institution. IFMASA is an association fully registered and operate under the constitution recognized by the ministry of home affairs. It has a legal autonomy to sue and to be sued as an independent institution. Since its founding in 2000 to date IFMASA has contributed a lot in promoting the welfare of academic staff, ensured promotion of academic excellency at IFM, encouraged its members to comply to the national and civil servant guidelines and regulations and succeeded to maintain peace and tranquility at the Institute by providing an important platform for academic staff to air out their grievances and help to arrive into timely resolutions.
WHAT WE DO AS IFMASA
According to the constitution, IFMASA does the followings:
• Promotes the welfare and interests of the IFM’s academic members of staff.
• Ensures the delivery of quality and market-driven services to the IFM clientele.
• Provides a forum through which the faculty may improve and up hold the academic and professional standards of the IFM
• Promotes and protect independence of thought and academic freedom and to provide an environment appropriate to the IFM by organizing events that will enhance friendliness, accountability, competence and freedom.
• Provides a means and ways which faculty members may foster and maintain, academic and professional excellence at the IFM.
• Provides means and ways by which the management of the IFM may involve the faculty members in making important decision affecting interest of the members and the IFM as whole.
• Promotes collegial governance and safeguard the academic integrity of the IFM.
• To facilitate the exchange of ideas of the association with the broader IFM community as well as the general public.
• Encourages members to have the spirit of self-academic development and general pursuit of knowledge while at the same time adhering to their academic duties.
• Discourages unethical practices, misconducts and any unacceptable conducts of its members or any members of staff that works against acceptable standards of intellectuals.
• Advance and protects the individual and collective interests of academic staff members as well as encouraging members of academic staff to discharge their duties professionally, diligently and promptly.
• Encourages cooperation between the academic staff of the IFM and the academic staff of other institutions.
• Acts as a representative association when there is a dispute between the member and the IFM in matters relating to academic rights, academic freedom, interest and general welfare.
• Promotes educational, professional and social activities for the benefit of IFMASA Members, the IFM community and the nation as a whole, and
• Does such other things which the General Assembly may consider necessary in the promotion of the objectives of this constitution to the extent that they are consistent with the objectives spelt out in the Act establishing the Institute and that are incidental thereto.