Jointly run schools were only a stopgap measure. Such universities could only put up a rough framework; they still had a long road to travel before becoming true universities.
For example, many of the current faculty and staff could only be chosen by picking the tallest among dwarfs, with university graduates who had not been out of school for long serving as instructors. Some key departments and important positions were filled by professors from Stuttgart Higher Technical College. As for the president, that post was held by a bona fide East African.
Universities were one of the battlegrounds of public opinion and ideology. Naturally, the East African government could not stand by and let others steal its home base, especially when the capabilities and character of the German personnel sent abroad remained unclear.
Of course, there was no need for excessive concern. Especially with a science and engineering school like Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology—if it had been a comprehensive university, East Africa would not have allowed another country to meddle in the first place!
First Town.
Today, Svit Palace had held a special elevation ceremony for a scientist. Tesla, who had been born in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, was officially promoted directly from baron to count.
"Count Tesla, this invention of yours will once again carve your name into the future history of East African science and technology. This is a brand-new page in the history of human communication."
Ernst looked at this great East African scientist, who was even younger than himself, as he spoke. Over the past decade or so, Tesla had already created immense value for East Africa in electricity, physics, mechanics, and many other fields, making major contributions to raising East Africa's technological level.
After the widespread adoption of the AC high-voltage transmission system