Dr. Reuben Bihu

Dynamic educator and researcher with extensive experience at Bukoba Municipal Council, specializing in curriculum implementation and evaluation. Proven expertise in data analysis and effective communication, driving impactful educational reforms. Adept at project implementation and fostering collaboration, contributing to significant advancements in educational policy and practice.

• Conference on 50 Years of Adult Education in Tanzania, 08/25/25, 08/27/25, Julius Nyerere International Conference Center (JNICC)
• Training on UDSM Policy of Disability and Special Educational Needs, 01/01/23, two-day training, University of Dar es Salaam- Centre for Disability Studies
• Gender Equity, Equality, and Inclusive Services, 08/01/21, two-day training, University of Dar es Salaam- Institute of Gender Studies
• Critical analysis: Participant and discussant at a two-day hands-on training on Innovative Approaches to Education Research in African Contexts, 06/01/22, University of Dar es Salaam- School of Education
• Supply Chain Performance Measurement and Benchmarking, 07/01/21, three-day hands-on training, University of Dar es Salaam- Business School
• Supply Chain Cost Management, 11/01/20, three-day hands-on training, University of Dar Es Salaam- Business School
• Managing Tourism across Continents, 03/01/21, Research Academy Program
• Science Through Coffee, 02/01/16, Ihungo High School
• Trade Map tools, 08/01/20, three-day hand-on training, workshop of the International Trade Center, University of Dar es Salaam- Business School
• Research software: trainee of the Maximum Qualitative Data Analysis (MAXQDA), 07/01/20, three-day hands-on training, University of Dar es Salaam- Business School

• Planning, design, and organizing: He has ability to do and lead teams in developing clear and realistic plans, to deliver agreed objectives, involving key individuals in the process.
• Coordinating: He has demonstrated capacity to coordinate and approve research, their approaches, designs, and methods used to study the cases (earned a certificate of excellence with Young Scientists Tanzania).
• Providing trainings and supervising research personnel: Has demonstrable capacity acquired through a long-career time, in skills for data collection, analysis, presentation, and defense of the findings. He is capable of working in physical audience and remotely using virtual spaces including Zoom and Skype to work remotely.
• Project implementation, measurement, evaluation and learning: He has a strong practical experience in implementing educational and community research and development projects, doing and producing monitoring reports, and doing review and appraisal. He performs tasks in time to meet deadlines and brings in relevant innovations.
• Decision making: He has sound judgment and confidence to take independent action, a high degree of initiative and persistence combined with high levels of discretion and diplomacy. Has high capacity to analyze and synthesize complex information, use initiatives in seeking solutions, seize up situation and quickly respond accurately.
• Effective communication: He is an effective communicator at multi-levels, very resourceful and inspirational, and can work independently and in teams. He has special ability in analyzing, producing and communicating high quality information and data with complex themes reduced to simpler themes that can easily understandable. He can lead others to achieve a common goal. He is passionate, optimistic, and goal-oriented. He is well equipped with fundamental knowledge and practical experience in training facilitation.
• Deciding making: He is conversant with research practices including research approaches, paradigms (constructivist, positivistic and pragmatic), tools, assessments, research protocol, data collection and analysis, and reporting. He has over ten years’ experience in research projects, from inception stage to data collection, analysis, and report writing.

• English
• Swahili, Native
• English, Fluent in listening, speaking and writing

• Bihu, R., & Sanga, P. L., 2025, The place of Artificial Intelligence in widening access to lifelong learning opportunities., Adult and Non-formal Education Transformation in Tanzania, 211-242, Institute of Adult Education
• Bihu, R., & Dachi, H., 2025, Career progression expectations, achievements, and retention in the classrooms: Perceptions of public secondary school teachers in Tanzania., Discover Education, Springer Nature, https://doi.org/10.1007/s44217-025-00441-6
• Bihu, R., & Boniface, R. M., 2024, Teachers’ expectations of performance in teaching and their achievement experiences: Tanzanian context., Papers in Education and Development, 42, Supplementary, 106-123, https://dx.doi.org/10.56279/ped.v42.suppl.i.6
• Bihu, R., 2024, Qualitative data analysis: Novelty in deductive and inductive coding., Authorea Preprint, Sage, https://advance.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.31124/advance.24143088.v2
• Bihu, R. & Ngeiyamu, P., 2023, Perspective Chapter: University entrants’ moral ethics at crossroads- Students’ behavioural management perspective amid globalization., Higher Education- Reflections from the Field, 4, 21-40, Intechopen, https://www.intechopen.com/chapters/85562
• Bihu, R., 2022, Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Higher Education in Tanzania: A Roadmap for Developing an EPRRM Contingence Plan., Socioeconomic Inclusion During an Era of Online Education, 68-91, IGI Global
• Bihu, R., 2021, Questionnaire Survey Methodology in Educational and Social Science Studies., International Journal of Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methods, 9, 3, 40-60
• Bihu, R., 2020, Using Unstructured Interviews in Educational and Social Science Research: The Process, Opportunity and Difficulty., Global Scientific Journals, 8, 10, 712–721

• Prof Luckson Kaino, Research fellow, UNISA, muganyizikaino@gmail.com
• Dr. Gozbert Kamugisha, Co-founder and Director, Young Scientists Tanzania, +255767707579, kamugisha@youngscients.co.tz
• Prof. Joseph Kamugisha, Saint Augustine University of Tanzania, +255784940869, josephkamugisha2@gmail.com

• Travel
• Reading
• Writing
• Listening/singing worship songs

• Promotion and protection of human rights, University of Dar es Salaam Human Rights Association, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 01/01/08, 12/31/09
• Participant at the International Youth Fellowship World Camp, 08/01/09, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
• Active participant, Youth of the United Nations Association of Tanzania, University of Dar es Salaam, 01/01/08, 12/31/09, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

• Invited Expert (Review & Panelist), Data Validation Exercise on School Leadership in Tanzania, 09/08/25, Golden Tulip Hotel, Dar es Salaam
• Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Educational Research in Social Science, 01/01/23, 12/31/25, The Philippines
• Reviewer, Educational Research for Policy and Practices, 01/01/23, Present, Swaziland
• Rapporteur, Partnership for African Social and Governance Research (PASGR), 01/20/20, 01/25/20, The Pedagogical Leadership (PedaL) in Africa workshop hosted by the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania