ACTUARIAL CAREER DAY 2015

Over a fifty actuarial sciences’ students, the key ­­­­­­­stakeholders in the finance-related industries. High school students amongst others attended the exclusive academic event in Tanzania called “Actuarial Career Day” the event was held on Saturday, May 17^th, at the University of Dar es salaam, it’s an annual event that brought together the major stakeholders of the Actuarial profession such as social security administrators, insurance companies, macro finance banks, investment companies, for networking that will come up with a way of improving the profession in the country. In this event ASSAUD President Mr. Lanyuni Robert took the unprecedented step of inviting people from oil and gas industry to talk about actuarial profession in their area.

Speakers from Statoil, African life assurance and National Insurance Cooperation (NIC) inspired students to work hard and make their chosen careers more than just a job. They shared their experience in their respective fields, insisting that there are plenty of opportunities for actuaries in the market. Speaker from African life assurance advised students to undertake actuarial exams so that they became acceptable not only in the country but also internationally. They also point out insufficient knowledge about actuarial science by the general public as one of the challenge that led to limited opportunity to graduates and actuaries, who could have been an asset that shapes the economy towards the better.

“We will continue to ensure that graduates in actuarial science continues to be competent and fits the market needs of Tanzania” said Agnella Nemuo who represented actuarial alumni, she also pointed out various areas where currently graduates in actuarial science have been employed such as, insurance, pension, auditing.

 The presentations strike a chord with Consolata Gabone from TIRA, who remarked, “I have mathematics wizards (actuaries) in my office who graduated here last year, I appreciate their knowledge and their working attitude, they are motivated to do more than just get the job done; I expect the same ability from you who are here today” a captivating response from the audience makes the day a special day to remember.

Muthe Mathias

Day event.

Night event.