Dr. Richard Msuya
Associate Professor
Biography
Dr. Richard Msuya is an Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Cooperative Education at the Institute of Cooperative and Business Education (KICoB), Moshi Co-operative University (MoCU), Tanzania. He holds a PhD in Co-operative and Microfinance Management from MoCU, Tanzania.
He also graduated with a Master’s degree in Cooperative and Community Development and a Bachelor’s Degree in Cooperative Management and Accounting from Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), Tanzania.
Dr. Msuya began his academic career as a Tutorial Assistant at the then Moshi University College of Co-operative and Business Studies (MUCCoBS) in 2010 and was promoted through various academic ranks, becoming a Senior Lecturer in 2021.
Since his first appointment, Dr. Msuya has participated in teaching, research, consultancies, and community services in the fields of co-operatives, community development, microfinance, and accounting. He teaches research in areas allied to Co-operative Management, Microfinance Management, Community Development, and Accounting.