The 4th Asian and African Stereology Congress was organized in Arusha, Tanzania hosted by the Nelson Mandela African Institute of Science and Technology (NM-AIST) with the participation of the Turkish Stereology Association and Ondokuz Mayıs University faculty members.

The Congress was held with the support of the Turkish Stereological Society, International Brain Research Organization (IBRO), and Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) without any registration fee from the participants.

Eighty-eight scientists from Türkiye, Tanzania, Somalia, Cameroon, Germany, Sudan, United Arab Emirates, Nepal, Iran, Yemen, and India attended the event.

he opening speeches of the congress were delivered by Prof. Dr. Süleyman Kaplan, President of the Turkish Stereological Society, followed by Prof. Maulilio J. Kipanyula, Vice-Chancellor of the Nelson Mandela African Institute of Science and Technology (NM-AIST), Prof. Dr. Anthony Mshandete, Deputy Vice-Chancellor of DVC-Academics, Research and Innovation, and Prof. Peter L. M. Msoffe (PhD), President of Tanzania HEC.

Fifteen oral presentations were delivered on the first day and 18 on the second day of the congress. Prof. Dr. Süleyman Kaplan, President of the Turkish Stereological Society, and Prof. Maulilio J. Kipanyula, Rector of the Nelson Mandela African Institute of Science and Technology (NM-AIST), gave the closing speeches of the congress, after which the participants shared their opinions about the event orally.

Awards and certificates were presented to the young researchers who received awards in the oral presentation area. At the end of the congress, certificates and various gifts were presented to the participants and invited speakers.

All the events in Tanzania were supported by TIKA and OMU

Under the leadership of Ondokuz Mayıs University faculty members, four scientific events were held in Tanzania: Morogoro in June 2014, Zanzibar in April 2015, Arusha in March 2016, and finally, Arusha in November 2023. All of the events were supported by TIKA and OMU, and the last event also received support from IBRO.

After the congress, the delegate from OMU went to the island of Zanzibar in Tanzania and held meetings with Prof. Moh'd Makame Haji, Rector of the State University of Zanzibar (SUZA) and Prof. Ali M Ussi, Vice Rector of SUZA about bilateral academic cooperation and joint scientific activities. Both sides expressed their positive views and wishes for cooperation.