University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM)
Address: The University of Dar es Salaam,
P O Box 35091,
Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.
Tel: (255) (022) 2410500-8
Fax: (255) (022) 2410078 or 2410023
E-mail: vc@admin.udsm.ac.tz
Website: www.udsm.ac.tz
Location: Observation hill, Ubungo area, about 12 kilometers from Dar es Salaam city center.
History: Founded 1961 as University College, Dar es Salaam
Established by the Act of Parliament No. 12 of 1970 which was repealed by the Universities Act No. 7 of 2005.
Year Acquired present status: Chartered on 28th March, 2007
Accreditation Status: Certificate of Accreditation No. 005 of 29th
November, 2006
Funding Type: Public Institution
Academic Year: Begins in September each year.
Classification of Institution: University
Programme Offered: Offeres range of programmes from Certificates to Ph.D. Programmes
Constituent Colleges: 1. Mkwawa University College, Iringa (2005)
Dar es Salaam University College of Education (2005)
(a) Mkwawa University College of Education (MUCE)
Address: The Mkwawa University College of Education
Private Bag, Iringa
Tel: (255) (026) 2702751
Fax: (255) (026) 2702751
Email: muce@muce.ac.tz
Website: www.muce.ac.tz
Location: Iringa
History Foundation: Transformed from the former Mkwawa Teachers’ College by the Government Order No. 203 of 22nd July, 2005 under the provisions of the University of Dar es Salaam Act No. 12 of 1970. Both legal instruments have been repealed by Universities Act. No. 7 of 2005.
Year acquired present status: 2005
Accreditation Status: Certificate of Provisional Registration
Funding Type: Public Institution
Academic Year: Begins in September.
Classification of University College: Institution
Programmes Offered: Offers range of programmes from Certificates to Bachelor Programmes
(b) Dar es Salaam University College of Education (DUCE)
Address: The Dar es Salaam University College of Education,
PO Box 2329,
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Tel: (255) (022) 2850975
Fax: (255) (022) 2850952
E-mail: principal@duce.ac.tz
Website: www.duce.ac.tz
Location: Chang’ombe, Temeke Dar es Salaam
History: Transformed from the former Dar es Salaam Teachers’ College; founded on 1st September, 2005 as a Constituent College of the University of Dar es Slaam.
Year acquired present status: 2005
Accreditation Status: Certificate of Provisional Registration
Funding Type: Public Institution
Academic Year: Begins in August - May
Classification of University College: Institution
Programmes Offered: Offers range of programmes from Certificates to Bachelor Programmes
Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS)
Address: The Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences
P O BOX 65001,
Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.
Tel: (255) (022) 2150331, 2150302/6, 2151596
Fax: (255) (022) 2150465
E-mail: vc@muhas.ac.tz
Website: www.muhas.ac.tz
Location: The Muhimbili National Hospital about 2 km from the Dar es Salaam city center.
History: Foundation: Established by the Act of Parliament No. 9 of 1991 which was repealed by the Universities Act No. 7 of 2005
Year acquired present status: Chartered on 28th March, 2007
Accreditation Status: Certificate of Accreditation No. 008 of 29th November, 2006
Funding Type: Public Institution
Academic Year: Begins in September
Classification of Institution: University
Programme Offered: Offers range of programmes from Certificates to Ph.D Programmes
Ardhi University (ARU)
Address The Ardhi University
P O Box 35176,
Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.
Tel: (255) (022) 2775004, 2772291/2
Fax: (255) (022) 2775448 & 2775479
E-mail: aru@aru.ac.tz.
Website: www.aru.ac.tz
Location: 12 kilometers North of Dar es Salaam city adjacent to the University of Dar es salaam main campus
History: Founded in 1972 as Ardhi Institute
Established by the Government order/notice No. 148 of 1996 as University College of Lands and Architectural Studies (UCLAS) of UDSM
Year acquired present status: Chartered on 28th March, 2007
Accreditation Status: Certificate of Accreditation No. 009 of 29th November, 2006
Funding Type: Public Institution
Academic Year: Begins in September
Classification of Institution: University
Programme Offered: Offers range of Programmes from Certificates to Masters Programmes
Open University of Tanzania (OUT)
Address: The Open University of Tanzania,
P O Box 23409,
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Tel: (255) (022) 2668992, 2668445, and 2668960
Fax: (255) (022) 668759, 2668759
E-mail vc@out.ac.tz, dvc@out.ac.tz,
registrar@out.ac.tz
Website: http://www.openuniversity.ac.tz
Location: Kawawa Road, Kinondoni Municipality Dar es Salaam
History: Foundation: Established by the Act of Parliament No.17 of 1992 which was repealed by the
Universities Act No. 7 of 2005
Year acquired present status: Chartered on 28th March, 2007
Accreditation Status: Certificate of Accreditation No. 007 of 29th November, 2006
Funding Type: Public Institution
Academic Year: Begins in January
Classification of Institution: University
Programme Offered: Offers range of programmes from Certificates to Ph.D Programmes
Sokoine University of Agriculture, (SUA)
Address: The Sokoine University of Agriculture
P O Box 3000,
Morogoro, Tanzania.
Tel: (255) (023) 2603511-4, 2604651, 2604523
Fax: (255) (023) 2604651
E-mail: sua@suanet.ac.tz
Website: www.suanet.ac.tz
Location: The university is situated three (3) km West of Morogoro Municipality, which is about 200 km, west of Dar es Salaam.
History: Foundation: Established by the Act of Parliament No. 6 of 1984 which was repealed by the Universities Act No. 7 of 2005
Year acquired present status: Chartered on 28th March, 2007
Accreditation Status: Certificate of Accreditation No. 008 of 29th November, 2006
Funding Type: Public Institution
Academic Year: Begins in Mid August of each year
Classification of Institution: University
Programme Offered: Offers range of programmes from Certificates to Ph.D Programmes
Constituent Colleges/campuses: Currently the university is made up of:
• Four campuses, namely Main and Solomon Mahlangu campuses – Morogoro, Olmotonyi
campus, Arusha and the Mazumbai campus, Lushoto.
• One constituent college – Moshi University College of Cooperatives and Business Studies
(MUCCoBS)
Moshi University College of Cooperative and Business Studies (MUCCOBS)
Address: The Moshi Univesity College of Cooperative
and Business Studies,
P O BOX 474,
Moshi, Tanzania.
Tel: (255) (027) 54401/4 , 51833
Fax: (255) (027) 50806
Email: moshiuniversity@yahoo.com
Website: www.muccobs.ac.tz
Location At the former Moshi Coopertaive College Sokoine Road, 2km from the Moshi Municipality.
History: Founded in 1963 as Moshi Cooperative College. Established under the Declaration Order No. 22 of 2004 as Constituent University College of Sokoine University which was repealed by the Universities Act No. 7 of 2005
Year acquired present status: 2005
Accreditation Status: Certificate of Provisional Registration No. 017 of 5th April, 2005
Funding Type: Public Institution
Academic Year: Begins in September
Classification of Institution: University College
Programme Offered: Offers range of programmes from Certificates to Bachelor Programmes
Mzumbe University, (MU)
The Mzumbe University,
P O Box 1,
Mzumbe,
Morogoro, Tanzania
Tel: (255) (023) 2604380-4
Fax: (255) (023) 2604382
E-mail: mu@mzumbe.ac.tz
Website: www.mzumbe.ac.tz
Location: Morogoro off the Morogoro/Iringa Road
History: Founded in 1972 as Institute of Development Management (IDM). Established by the Act of Parliament No. 9 of 2001 which was repealed by the Universities Act No. 7 of 2005
Year acquired present status: Chartered on 28th March,2007
Certificate of Full Registration No. 018 of 29th November, 2006
Funding Type: Public Institution
Academic Year: Begins in September
Classification of Institution: University
Offers range of programmes from Certificates to Masters Programmes
The University is made up of three campuses, namely;
• Main campus – Morogoro,
• MU Dar es Salaam campus and
• MU Mbeya campus.
State University of Zanzibar (SUZA)
The State University of Zanzibar,
P.O. Box 146,
ZANZIBAR.
Tel: (024) 2230724/ 2233337
Fax No.(024) 2233337
Email: takiluki@zanlink.com
seas@zanlink.com
Website: www.suza.ac.tz
Vuga Road, Mnazi Mmoja Zanzibar.
Foundation: Established by the Act No. 8 of 1999 of the House of Representatives of Zanzibar.
Year acquired present status: 2004
Certificate of Full Registration No. 011 of 1st July, 2004
Funding Type: Public Institution
Academic Year: Begins in September
Programmes: Offers range of programmes from Certificates to Bachelor Programmes
University consists of:-
• The Institute of Kiswahili and Foreign Languages
• (IKFL), Institute of Continuing Education (ICE) and the School of Education, Arts and Sciences (SEAS).
Hubert Kairuki Memorial University (HKMU)
Address: The Hubert Kairuki Memorial University,
P O Box 65300,
Dar es salaam, Tanzania
Tel: (255) (022) 2700021/4
Fax: (255) (022) 2775591
E-mails: info@hkmu.ac.tz, vc@hkmu.ac.tz
Website: www.hkmu.ac.tz
Location: Plot No.322 Regent Estate, Kinondoni District, Dar es Salaam.
History: Founded in 1996
Year acquired present status: 2000
Accreditation Status: Certificate of Accreditation No. 001 of 4th May, 2000
Funding Type: Private Institution
Academic Year: Begins in September
Classification of Institution: University
Programmes Offered: Offers range of programmes from Certificates to Masters Programmes
International Medical and Technological University (IMTU)
Address:
The International Medical and Technological University
P O Box 77594,
Dar es salaam, Tanzania.
Tel: VC (255) (022) 2647036,
DVC (255) (022) 2647353
Principal: 2647034
Hospital & Accounts 2647035
Office: 2647257
Fax: (255) (022) 2647038
Email: imtu@raha.com
Website: www.imtu.edu
Location: New Bagamoyo Road, Mbezi Beach Area Dar es Salaam, 12 km from Dar es salaam city centre
History: Founded in 1996
Year acquired present status: 2001
Accreditation Status: Certificate of Full Registration No. 009 of 20th December, 2001
Funding Type: Private Institution
Academic Year: Begins in September
Classification of Institution: University
Programme Offered: Offers range of programmes from Certificates to Bachelor Programmes
St Augustine University of Tanzania (SAUT)
Address The St Augustine University of Tanzania,
P O Box 307,
Mwanza, Tanzania.
Tel: (255) (028) 2552725 , 2550560, 2550166
Fax: (255) (028) 2550167
E-mail: sautmalimbe@yahoo.com
Website: www.saut.ac.tz
Location: The university is located in Nyegezi-Malimbe area 10.5 km South of Mwanza municipality 4
km off the main Mwanza- Shinyanga Road, near the shore of Lake Victoria. The university is half
an hour’s drive from Mwanza town.
History: Founded in 1996
Year acquired present status: 2002
Accreditation Status: Certificate of Accreditation No. 002 of 25th September, 2002
Funding Type: Private Institution
Academic Year: Begins in October
Classification of Institution: University
Programme Offered Offers range of programmes from Certificates to
Bachelor Programmes
Constituent Colleges/campuses:
1. Weil Bugando University College of Health Sciences (WBUCHS)
2. Ruaha University College of Law & Engineering Iringa
3. Mwenge University College of Education Moshi (MWUCE)
Weil Bugando University of Health Sciences (WBUCHS)
Address: The Weil Bugando University College of Heal Sciences,
P O Box 1464,
Mwanza, Tanzania.
Tel: (255) (028) 2500881
Fax: (255) (028) 2502678
E-mail: principal@bugando.org
Website: www.bugando.org.
Location: The institution is situated in the premises of the Bugando Medical Centre located in the provincial capital of Mwanza overlooking Lake Victoria.
History: Founded in 2002 as a Constituent College of St. Augustine University of Tanzania
Year acquired present status: 2005
Accreditation Status: Certificate of Full Registration No. 012 of
14th July, 2005
Funding Type: Private Institution
Academic Year: Begins in September
Classification of Institution: University College
Programme Offered: Offers range of programmes from Certificates to Bachelor Programmes
Ruaha University College (RUCO)
Address: The Ruaha University College
PO Box 774
Iringa. Tanzania.
Tel: (026) 2702431
Fax: (026) 2702563
Email: rucosaut@yahoo.co.uk
Website: www.saut.ac.tz/ruco
Location: At the former Dr. Amon Nsekela Bankers’ Academy, Wilolesi, Iringa
History: Founded in 2005 as a Constituent College of St. Augustine University of Tanzania
Year acquired present status: 2005
Accreditation Status: Certificate of Full Registration No. 020 of 26/06/2008
Funding Type: Private Institution
Academic Year: Begins in September
Classification of Institution: University College
Programme Offered: Offers range of programmes from Certificates to Bachelor Programmes
Mwenge University College of Education (MWUCE)
Address: The Mwenge University College of Education (MUCE)
P O Box 1226
Moshi. Tanzania
Tel: (027) 2754156
Fax: (027) 2751317
Email: mwengeuniversity@gmail.com
Website: www.mwuce.org
Location: In the premises of the former St Joseph’s Teachers’ Training College in Longuo, Mwenge, Moshi
History: Founded in 2005 as a Constituent College of St. Augustine University of Tanzania
Year acquired present status: 2005
Accreditation Status: Certificate of Full Registration No. 021 of 26/06/2008
Funding Type: Private Institution
Academic Year: Begins in September
Classification of Institution: University College
Programme Offered: Offers range of programmes from Certificates to Bachelor Programmes
Zanzibar University (ZU)
Address: The Zanzibar University,
P O Box 2440,
Zanzibar, Tanzania.
Tel: (255) (024) 2232642, 2236388
Fax: (255) (024) 2232642, 2236388
E-mail: info@zanvarsity.ac.tz
zanvarsity@yahoo.com
Website: www.zanvarsity.ac.tz
Location: Tunguu area, South of Zanzibar.
History: Founded in 1998
Year acquired present status: 2000
Accreditation Status: Certificate of Full Registration No. 003 of 4th May, 2000
Funding Type: Private Institution
Academic Year: Begins in October
Classification of Institution: University
Programme Offered: Offers range of programmes from Certificates to Bachelor Programmes
Mount Meru University (MMU)
Address: The Mount Meru University,
P.O. Box 11811,
ARUSHA.
Tel: (255) (027) 2508801/02/08/18
Fax: (255) (027) 2508821
Email: vicllor@habari.co.tz
Website: www.mmu.ac.tz
Location: Arusha, Ngaramtoni Juu, along Nairobi Road.
History: Founded in 2002 as a transformation of International Baptist Seminary of Eastern Africa
Year acquired present status: 2005
Accreditation Status: Certificate of Full Registration No. 013 of
6th October, 2005
Funding Type: Private Institution
Academic Year: Begins in September
Classification of Institution: University
Programme Offered: Offers range of programmes from Certificates to Bachelor Programmes
University of Arusha (UoA)
Address: The University of Arusha,
P O Box 7,
Usa River Arusha, Tanzania.
Tel: (255) (027) 2553626
Fax: (255) (022) 2553626
E-mail: vince-goddard@hotmail.com
Website: www.universityofarusha.com
Location: Adjacent to The Arusha National Park and between the two Mounts; Mount Meru and
Mount Kilimanjaro
History: Founded in 2003 through transformation of the Tanzania Adventist College, Arusha
Year acquired present status: 2007
Accreditation Status: Certificate of Full Registration No. 014 of
6th July, 2007
Funding Type: Private Institution
Academic Year: Begins in September
Classification of Institution: University College
Programme Offered: Offers range of programmes from Certificates to Bachelor Programmes
Teofilo Kisanji University (TEKU)
Address: The Teofilo Kisanji University,
P O Box 1104,
Mbeya, Tanzania.
Tel: (255) (025) 2502682
Fax: (255) (025) 2502155
Mobile: 0744 800924
E-mail: info@teku.ac.tz
Website: www.teku.ac.tz
Location: Block T, Mbeya Municipality, South of Iringa Road
History: Founded in 2004 through transformation of Moravian Theological College, Mbeya
Year acquired present status: 2005
Accreditation Status: Certificate of Full Registration No. 017 of 29/03/2007
Funding Type: Private Institution
Academic Year: Begins in September
Classification of Institution: University
Programme Offered: Offers range of programmes from Certificates to Bachelor Programmes
Muslim University of Morogoro (MUM)
Address:
The Muslim University of Morogoro
P O Box 1031
Morogoro, Tanzania
Tel: (023) 2600256
Fax: (023) 2600256
Email: mum@mum.ac.tz
Website: www.mum.ac.tz
Location: At the former TANESCO Training Centre Kihonda Morogoro.
Founded in 2005
Year acquired present status: 2005
Certificate of Full Registration No. 019 of 26th June, 2008
Status: Private Institution/University
Begins: in September
Offers range of programmes from Certificates to Bachelor Programmes
Tumaini University (TU)
Address: The Tumaini University,
P O Box 2200,
Moshi, Tanzania
Tel: (255) (027) 2752291, 2753612
Fax: (255) (027) 2753512, 2754381
E-mail: tu@kilinet.ac.tz
Website: www.tumaini.ac.tz
Location: Off the junction of Sokoine and Kilimanjaro Roads opposite Mwalimu Nyerere Primary School, Moshi Municipality.
History: Founded in 1999
Year acquired present status: 2002
Accreditation Status: Certificate of Accreditation No. 003 of 25th September, 2002
Funding Type: Private Institution
Academic Year: See the constituent colleges
Classification of Institution: University
Programme Offered: See the constituent colleges
Constituent Colleges/campuses:
1. Kilimanjaro Christian Medical College (KCMC)
2. Iringa University College (IUCO)
3. Makumira University College (MUCO)
4. Tumaini University Dar es Salaam College
5. Stefano Moshi Memorial University College (SMMUCO)
6. Sebastian Kolowa University College (SEKUCO)
Iringa University College (IUCO)
Address:
The Tumaini University, Iringa University College
P O Box 200,
Iringa, Tanzania
Tel: (255) (026) 2720900
Fax; (255) (026) 2720904
E-mail: iuco@tumaini.ac.tz
Website: www.tumaini.ac.tz
Location: Kihesa, Dodoma Road, Iringa; about 5 kms, North of Iringa.
History: Founded in 1996
Year acquired present status: 2005
Accreditation Status: Certificate of Accreditation No. 004 of 6th October, 2005
Funding Type: Private Institution
Academic Year: Begins in September
Classification of Institution: University College
Programme Offered: Offers range of programmes from Certificates to Bachelor Programmes
Makumira University College (MUCO)
Address: The Makumira University College (MUCO)
P O Box 55,
Usa River,
Arusha, Tanzania
Fax/Tel: (255) (027) 2553634/5
Email: makumira@makumira.ac.tz
Website: www.makumira.ac.tz
Location: Usa River, Arusha Moshi Road
History: Founded in 1996
Year acquired present status: 2002
Accreditation Status: Certificate of Full Registration No. 005 of 30th August, 2002
Funding Type: Private Institution
Academic Year: Begins in September
Classification of Institution: University College
Programme Offered: Offers range of programmes from Certificates to Bachelor Programmes
Kilimanjaro Christian Medical College (KCMC)
Address: The Kilimanjaro Christian Medical College (KCMC)
P O Box 2240,
Moshi, Tanzania.
Tel: (255) (027) DL: 2753616, Gen: (027) 275477/80
Fax: (255) (027) 2754381
E-mail: ddtsec@kcmc.ac.tz
Webpage: www.kcmc.ac.tz
Location: About 8 kms Northern of Moshi municipality.
History: Founded in 1996
Year acquired present status: 2000
Accreditation Status: Certificate of Full Registration No. 004 of 30th August, 2000
Funding Type: Private Institution
Academic Year: Begins in September
Classification of Institution: University College
Programme Offered: Offers range of programmes from Certificates to Ph.D Programmes
Tumaini University Dar es Salaam College (TUDARCO)
Address: The Tumaini University Dar es Salaam Campus
P O Box 77588,
Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.
Tel: +255 22 2760426/2760335
Fax: +255 22 2760432
Email: tudarco@yahoo.com
Website: www.tumainidsm.ac.tz
Location: Kinondoni within the premises of the Kinondoni Evangelical Lutheran Church opposite the
Kinondoni Magistrate Court
History: Founded in 1997
Year acquired present status: 2007
Accreditation Status: Certificate of Full Registration No. 015 of 29th March, 2007
Funding Type: Private Institution
Academic Year: Begins in September
Classification of Institution: University College
Programme Offered: Offers range of programmes from Certificates to Bachelor Programmes
Sebastian Kolowa University College (SEKUCO)
Address: The Sebastian Kolowa University College
P.O. Box 370,
Lushoto,
Tanga – Tanzania
Tel: +255 27 2640114
Fax: +255 27 2640107
E-mail: admin@sekuco.org
Website:www.sekuco.org
Location: Magamba village, 10 km North of Lushoto.
History Founded in 2007
Year acquired present status: 2007
Accreditation Status: Certificate of Provisional Registration No. 023 of 6th July, 2007
Funding Type Private
Academic Year Begins: October
Classification of Institution: University College
Courses offered: Offers range of programmes from Certificates to Bachelor Programmes
Stefano Moshi Memorial University College (SMMUCO)
Address: The Stefano Moshi Memorial University College
P.O. Box 881
Moshi
Tel: +255 27 2757880
Fax: +255 27 2757880
E-mail: elctsmmuco@smmuco.ac.tz
Website: www.smmuco.ac.tz
Location: Kibosho Masoka
Year acquire present status: 2007
Accreditation Status: Certificate of Provisional Registration No. 026 of 6th July, 2007
Funding Type: Private
Academic Year: October
Classification of Institution: University College
Programmes Offered: Offers range of programmes from Certificates to Bachelor Programmes
University College of Education Zanzibar (UCEZ)
Address: The University College of Education Zanzibar
P.O. Box 1933,
Zanzibar, Tanzania
Tel: (255) (024) 2234102
Fax: (255)(024) 2234101
Email:amacez@zitec.org
Website: www.islamicfinder.org
Location: Located at Chukwani, suburb some 5 km from Zanzibar town centre off the highway
towards The Zanzibar Airport
History: Founded in 1998 as a Constituent College of International University of Africa
Year acquired present status: 2001
Accreditation status: Certificate of Full Registration No. 007 of 20th June, 2001
Funding Type: Private Institution
Academic Year: Begins in October
Classification of Institution: University College
Programme Offered: Offers range of programmes from Certificates to Bachelor Programmes
Aga Khan University – Tanzania Institute of Higher Education (AKU-TIHE)
Address: The Aga Khan University - Tanzania Institute of Higher Education
P.O. Box 38129,
DAR ES SALAAM.
Tel: (022) 2122740, 2122764
Email: iedea@akest.org
Website: www.aku.edu
Opposite The Aga Khan Hospital
Dar es Salaam
Founded in 2000
Year acquired present status: 2005
Certificate of Full Registration No. 016 of 15th December, 2005
Funding Type: Private Institution
Academiv Year: Begins in October
Status: University College
Courses: Offers range of programmes from Certificates to Bachelor Programmes
St. John's University of Tanzania (SJUT)
Address The St. John's University of Tanzania
P.O Box 47
Dodoma
Tanzania
Tel: +255(26)2390044
Fax: +255(26)232465
E-mail: admin@sjut.ac.tz
Website: www.sjut.ac.tz
Location: Kikuyu Area, Dodoma, Tanzania
History Founded in 2006
Year acquire present status: 2007
Accreditation Status: Certificate of Provisional Registration No. 024 of 6th July, 2007
Funding Type: Private
Academic Year Begins: September
Classification of Institutions: University
Programme Offered: Offers range of programmes from Certificates to Bachelor Programmes
University of Dodoma (UDOM)
Address: The University of Dodoma
P.O. Box 259
Dodoma
Tel: 02323001
Fax: 02323001
E-mail: vc@udom.ac.tz
Website: www.udom.ac.tz
Location: 8 km East of Dodoma Town
History: Founded in 2006
Year acquired present status: Chartered on 28th March, 2007
Accreditation status: Certificate of Provisional Registration No. 025 of 6th July, 2007
Funding Type: Public Institution
Classification of Institution: University College
Programmes Offered Offers range of programmes from Certificates, Bachelor to masters Programmes
Address: The University of Dar es Salaam,
P O Box 35091,
Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.
Tel: (255) (022) 2410500-8
Fax: (255) (022) 2410078 or 2410023
E-mail: vc@admin.udsm.ac.tz
Website: www.udsm.ac.tz
Location: Observation hill, Ubungo area, about 12 kilometers from Dar es Salaam city center.
History: Founded 1961 as University College, Dar es Salaam
Established by the Act of Parliament No. 12 of 1970 which was repealed by the Universities Act No. 7 of 2005.
Year Acquired present status: Chartered on 28th March, 2007
Accreditation Status: Certificate of Accreditation No. 005 of 29th
November, 2006
Funding Type: Public Institution
Academic Year: Begins in September each year.
Classification of Institution: University
Programme Offered: Offeres range of programmes from Certificates to Ph.D. Programmes
Constituent Colleges: 1. Mkwawa University College, Iringa (2005)
Dar es Salaam University College of Education (2005)
(a) Mkwawa University College of Education (MUCE)
Address: The Mkwawa University College of Education
Private Bag, Iringa
Tel: (255) (026) 2702751
Fax: (255) (026) 2702751
Email: muce@muce.ac.tz
Website: www.muce.ac.tz
Location: Iringa
History Foundation: Transformed from the former Mkwawa Teachers’ College by the Government Order No. 203 of 22nd July, 2005 under the provisions of the University of Dar es Salaam Act No. 12 of 1970. Both legal instruments have been repealed by Universities Act. No. 7 of 2005.
Year acquired present status: 2005
Accreditation Status: Certificate of Provisional Registration
Funding Type: Public Institution
Academic Year: Begins in September.
Classification of University College: Institution
Programmes Offered: Offers range of programmes from Certificates to Bachelor Programmes
(b) Dar es Salaam University College of Education (DUCE)
Address: The Dar es Salaam University College of Education,
PO Box 2329,
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Tel: (255) (022) 2850975
Fax: (255) (022) 2850952
E-mail: principal@duce.ac.tz
Website: www.duce.ac.tz
Location: Chang’ombe, Temeke Dar es Salaam
History: Transformed from the former Dar es Salaam Teachers’ College; founded on 1st September, 2005 as a Constituent College of the University of Dar es Slaam.
Year acquired present status: 2005
Accreditation Status: Certificate of Provisional Registration
Funding Type: Public Institution
Academic Year: Begins in August - May
Classification of University College: Institution
Programmes Offered: Offers range of programmes from Certificates to Bachelor Programmes
Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS)
Address: The Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences
P O BOX 65001,
Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.
Tel: (255) (022) 2150331, 2150302/6, 2151596
Fax: (255) (022) 2150465
E-mail: vc@muhas.ac.tz
Website: www.muhas.ac.tz
Location: The Muhimbili National Hospital about 2 km from the Dar es Salaam city center.
History: Foundation: Established by the Act of Parliament No. 9 of 1991 which was repealed by the Universities Act No. 7 of 2005
Year acquired present status: Chartered on 28th March, 2007
Accreditation Status: Certificate of Accreditation No. 008 of 29th November, 2006
Funding Type: Public Institution
Academic Year: Begins in September
Classification of Institution: University
Programme Offered: Offers range of programmes from Certificates to Ph.D Programmes
Ardhi University (ARU)
Address The Ardhi University
P O Box 35176,
Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.
Tel: (255) (022) 2775004, 2772291/2
Fax: (255) (022) 2775448 & 2775479
E-mail: aru@aru.ac.tz.
Website: www.aru.ac.tz
Location: 12 kilometers North of Dar es Salaam city adjacent to the University of Dar es salaam main campus
History: Founded in 1972 as Ardhi Institute
Established by the Government order/notice No. 148 of 1996 as University College of Lands and Architectural Studies (UCLAS) of UDSM
Year acquired present status: Chartered on 28th March, 2007
Accreditation Status: Certificate of Accreditation No. 009 of 29th November, 2006
Funding Type: Public Institution
Academic Year: Begins in September
Classification of Institution: University
Programme Offered: Offers range of Programmes from Certificates to Masters Programmes
Open University of Tanzania (OUT)
Address: The Open University of Tanzania,
P O Box 23409,
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Tel: (255) (022) 2668992, 2668445, and 2668960
Fax: (255) (022) 668759, 2668759
E-mail vc@out.ac.tz, dvc@out.ac.tz,
registrar@out.ac.tz
Website: http://www.openuniversity.ac.tz
Location: Kawawa Road, Kinondoni Municipality Dar es Salaam
History: Foundation: Established by the Act of Parliament No.17 of 1992 which was repealed by the
Universities Act No. 7 of 2005
Year acquired present status: Chartered on 28th March, 2007
Accreditation Status: Certificate of Accreditation No. 007 of 29th November, 2006
Funding Type: Public Institution
Academic Year: Begins in January
Classification of Institution: University
Programme Offered: Offers range of programmes from Certificates to Ph.D Programmes
Sokoine University of Agriculture, (SUA)
Address: The Sokoine University of Agriculture
P O Box 3000,
Morogoro, Tanzania.
Tel: (255) (023) 2603511-4, 2604651, 2604523
Fax: (255) (023) 2604651
E-mail: sua@suanet.ac.tz
Website: www.suanet.ac.tz
Location: The university is situated three (3) km West of Morogoro Municipality, which is about 200 km, west of Dar es Salaam.
History: Foundation: Established by the Act of Parliament No. 6 of 1984 which was repealed by the Universities Act No. 7 of 2005
Year acquired present status: Chartered on 28th March, 2007
Accreditation Status: Certificate of Accreditation No. 008 of 29th November, 2006
Funding Type: Public Institution
Academic Year: Begins in Mid August of each year
Classification of Institution: University
Programme Offered: Offers range of programmes from Certificates to Ph.D Programmes
Constituent Colleges/campuses: Currently the university is made up of:
• Four campuses, namely Main and Solomon Mahlangu campuses – Morogoro, Olmotonyi
campus, Arusha and the Mazumbai campus, Lushoto.
• One constituent college – Moshi University College of Cooperatives and Business Studies
(MUCCoBS)
Moshi University College of Cooperative and Business Studies (MUCCOBS)
Address: The Moshi Univesity College of Cooperative
and Business Studies,
P O BOX 474,
Moshi, Tanzania.
Tel: (255) (027) 54401/4 , 51833
Fax: (255) (027) 50806
Email: moshiuniversity@yahoo.com
Website: www.muccobs.ac.tz
Location At the former Moshi Coopertaive College Sokoine Road, 2km from the Moshi Municipality.
History: Founded in 1963 as Moshi Cooperative College. Established under the Declaration Order No. 22 of 2004 as Constituent University College of Sokoine University which was repealed by the Universities Act No. 7 of 2005
Year acquired present status: 2005
Accreditation Status: Certificate of Provisional Registration No. 017 of 5th April, 2005
Funding Type: Public Institution
Academic Year: Begins in September
Classification of Institution: University College
Programme Offered: Offers range of programmes from Certificates to Bachelor Programmes
Mzumbe University, (MU)
The Mzumbe University,
P O Box 1,
Mzumbe,
Morogoro, Tanzania
Tel: (255) (023) 2604380-4
Fax: (255) (023) 2604382
E-mail: mu@mzumbe.ac.tz
Website: www.mzumbe.ac.tz
Location: Morogoro off the Morogoro/Iringa Road
History: Founded in 1972 as Institute of Development Management (IDM). Established by the Act of Parliament No. 9 of 2001 which was repealed by the Universities Act No. 7 of 2005
Year acquired present status: Chartered on 28th March,2007
Certificate of Full Registration No. 018 of 29th November, 2006
Funding Type: Public Institution
Academic Year: Begins in September
Classification of Institution: University
Offers range of programmes from Certificates to Masters Programmes
The University is made up of three campuses, namely;
• Main campus – Morogoro,
• MU Dar es Salaam campus and
• MU Mbeya campus.
State University of Zanzibar (SUZA)
The State University of Zanzibar,
P.O. Box 146,
ZANZIBAR.
Tel: (024) 2230724/ 2233337
Fax No.(024) 2233337
Email: takiluki@zanlink.com
seas@zanlink.com
Website: www.suza.ac.tz
Vuga Road, Mnazi Mmoja Zanzibar.
Foundation: Established by the Act No. 8 of 1999 of the House of Representatives of Zanzibar.
Year acquired present status: 2004
Certificate of Full Registration No. 011 of 1st July, 2004
Funding Type: Public Institution
Academic Year: Begins in September
Programmes: Offers range of programmes from Certificates to Bachelor Programmes
University consists of:-
• The Institute of Kiswahili and Foreign Languages
• (IKFL), Institute of Continuing Education (ICE) and the School of Education, Arts and Sciences (SEAS).
Hubert Kairuki Memorial University (HKMU)
Address: The Hubert Kairuki Memorial University,
P O Box 65300,
Dar es salaam, Tanzania
Tel: (255) (022) 2700021/4
Fax: (255) (022) 2775591
E-mails: info@hkmu.ac.tz, vc@hkmu.ac.tz
Website: www.hkmu.ac.tz
Location: Plot No.322 Regent Estate, Kinondoni District, Dar es Salaam.
History: Founded in 1996
Year acquired present status: 2000
Accreditation Status: Certificate of Accreditation No. 001 of 4th May, 2000
Funding Type: Private Institution
Academic Year: Begins in September
Classification of Institution: University
Programmes Offered: Offers range of programmes from Certificates to Masters Programmes
International Medical and Technological University (IMTU)
Address:
The International Medical and Technological University
P O Box 77594,
Dar es salaam, Tanzania.
Tel: VC (255) (022) 2647036,
DVC (255) (022) 2647353
Principal: 2647034
Hospital & Accounts 2647035
Office: 2647257
Fax: (255) (022) 2647038
Email: imtu@raha.com
Website: www.imtu.edu
Location: New Bagamoyo Road, Mbezi Beach Area Dar es Salaam, 12 km from Dar es salaam city centre
History: Founded in 1996
Year acquired present status: 2001
Accreditation Status: Certificate of Full Registration No. 009 of 20th December, 2001
Funding Type: Private Institution
Academic Year: Begins in September
Classification of Institution: University
Programme Offered: Offers range of programmes from Certificates to Bachelor Programmes
St Augustine University of Tanzania (SAUT)
Address The St Augustine University of Tanzania,
P O Box 307,
Mwanza, Tanzania.
Tel: (255) (028) 2552725 , 2550560, 2550166
Fax: (255) (028) 2550167
E-mail: sautmalimbe@yahoo.com
Website: www.saut.ac.tz
Location: The university is located in Nyegezi-Malimbe area 10.5 km South of Mwanza municipality 4
km off the main Mwanza- Shinyanga Road, near the shore of Lake Victoria. The university is half
an hour’s drive from Mwanza town.
History: Founded in 1996
Year acquired present status: 2002
Accreditation Status: Certificate of Accreditation No. 002 of 25th September, 2002
Funding Type: Private Institution
Academic Year: Begins in October
Classification of Institution: University
Programme Offered Offers range of programmes from Certificates to
Bachelor Programmes
Constituent Colleges/campuses:
1. Weil Bugando University College of Health Sciences (WBUCHS)
2. Ruaha University College of Law & Engineering Iringa
3. Mwenge University College of Education Moshi (MWUCE)
Weil Bugando University of Health Sciences (WBUCHS)
Address: The Weil Bugando University College of Heal Sciences,
P O Box 1464,
Mwanza, Tanzania.
Tel: (255) (028) 2500881
Fax: (255) (028) 2502678
E-mail: principal@bugando.org
Website: www.bugando.org.
Location: The institution is situated in the premises of the Bugando Medical Centre located in the provincial capital of Mwanza overlooking Lake Victoria.
History: Founded in 2002 as a Constituent College of St. Augustine University of Tanzania
Year acquired present status: 2005
Accreditation Status: Certificate of Full Registration No. 012 of
14th July, 2005
Funding Type: Private Institution
Academic Year: Begins in September
Classification of Institution: University College
Programme Offered: Offers range of programmes from Certificates to Bachelor Programmes
Ruaha University College (RUCO)
Address: The Ruaha University College
PO Box 774
Iringa. Tanzania.
Tel: (026) 2702431
Fax: (026) 2702563
Email: rucosaut@yahoo.co.uk
Website: www.saut.ac.tz/ruco
Location: At the former Dr. Amon Nsekela Bankers’ Academy, Wilolesi, Iringa
History: Founded in 2005 as a Constituent College of St. Augustine University of Tanzania
Year acquired present status: 2005
Accreditation Status: Certificate of Full Registration No. 020 of 26/06/2008
Funding Type: Private Institution
Academic Year: Begins in September
Classification of Institution: University College
Programme Offered: Offers range of programmes from Certificates to Bachelor Programmes
Mwenge University College of Education (MWUCE)
Address: The Mwenge University College of Education (MUCE)
P O Box 1226
Moshi. Tanzania
Tel: (027) 2754156
Fax: (027) 2751317
Email: mwengeuniversity@gmail.com
Website: www.mwuce.org
Location: In the premises of the former St Joseph’s Teachers’ Training College in Longuo, Mwenge, Moshi
History: Founded in 2005 as a Constituent College of St. Augustine University of Tanzania
Year acquired present status: 2005
Accreditation Status: Certificate of Full Registration No. 021 of 26/06/2008
Funding Type: Private Institution
Academic Year: Begins in September
Classification of Institution: University College
Programme Offered: Offers range of programmes from Certificates to Bachelor Programmes
Zanzibar University (ZU)
Address: The Zanzibar University,
P O Box 2440,
Zanzibar, Tanzania.
Tel: (255) (024) 2232642, 2236388
Fax: (255) (024) 2232642, 2236388
E-mail: info@zanvarsity.ac.tz
zanvarsity@yahoo.com
Website: www.zanvarsity.ac.tz
Location: Tunguu area, South of Zanzibar.
History: Founded in 1998
Year acquired present status: 2000
Accreditation Status: Certificate of Full Registration No. 003 of 4th May, 2000
Funding Type: Private Institution
Academic Year: Begins in October
Classification of Institution: University
Programme Offered: Offers range of programmes from Certificates to Bachelor Programmes
Mount Meru University (MMU)
Address: The Mount Meru University,
P.O. Box 11811,
ARUSHA.
Tel: (255) (027) 2508801/02/08/18
Fax: (255) (027) 2508821
Email: vicllor@habari.co.tz
Website: www.mmu.ac.tz
Location: Arusha, Ngaramtoni Juu, along Nairobi Road.
History: Founded in 2002 as a transformation of International Baptist Seminary of Eastern Africa
Year acquired present status: 2005
Accreditation Status: Certificate of Full Registration No. 013 of
6th October, 2005
Funding Type: Private Institution
Academic Year: Begins in September
Classification of Institution: University
Programme Offered: Offers range of programmes from Certificates to Bachelor Programmes
University of Arusha (UoA)
Address: The University of Arusha,
P O Box 7,
Usa River Arusha, Tanzania.
Tel: (255) (027) 2553626
Fax: (255) (022) 2553626
E-mail: vince-goddard@hotmail.com
Website: www.universityofarusha.com
Location: Adjacent to The Arusha National Park and between the two Mounts; Mount Meru and
Mount Kilimanjaro
History: Founded in 2003 through transformation of the Tanzania Adventist College, Arusha
Year acquired present status: 2007
Accreditation Status: Certificate of Full Registration No. 014 of
6th July, 2007
Funding Type: Private Institution
Academic Year: Begins in September
Classification of Institution: University College
Programme Offered: Offers range of programmes from Certificates to Bachelor Programmes
Teofilo Kisanji University (TEKU)
Address: The Teofilo Kisanji University,
P O Box 1104,
Mbeya, Tanzania.
Tel: (255) (025) 2502682
Fax: (255) (025) 2502155
Mobile: 0744 800924
E-mail: info@teku.ac.tz
Website: www.teku.ac.tz
Location: Block T, Mbeya Municipality, South of Iringa Road
History: Founded in 2004 through transformation of Moravian Theological College, Mbeya
Year acquired present status: 2005
Accreditation Status: Certificate of Full Registration No. 017 of 29/03/2007
Funding Type: Private Institution
Academic Year: Begins in September
Classification of Institution: University
Programme Offered: Offers range of programmes from Certificates to Bachelor Programmes
Muslim University of Morogoro (MUM)
Address:
The Muslim University of Morogoro
P O Box 1031
Morogoro, Tanzania
Tel: (023) 2600256
Fax: (023) 2600256
Email: mum@mum.ac.tz
Website: www.mum.ac.tz
Location: At the former TANESCO Training Centre Kihonda Morogoro.
Founded in 2005
Year acquired present status: 2005
Certificate of Full Registration No. 019 of 26th June, 2008
Status: Private Institution/University
Begins: in September
Offers range of programmes from Certificates to Bachelor Programmes
Tumaini University (TU)
Address: The Tumaini University,
P O Box 2200,
Moshi, Tanzania
Tel: (255) (027) 2752291, 2753612
Fax: (255) (027) 2753512, 2754381
E-mail: tu@kilinet.ac.tz
Website: www.tumaini.ac.tz
Location: Off the junction of Sokoine and Kilimanjaro Roads opposite Mwalimu Nyerere Primary School, Moshi Municipality.
History: Founded in 1999
Year acquired present status: 2002
Accreditation Status: Certificate of Accreditation No. 003 of 25th September, 2002
Funding Type: Private Institution
Academic Year: See the constituent colleges
Classification of Institution: University
Programme Offered: See the constituent colleges
Constituent Colleges/campuses:
1. Kilimanjaro Christian Medical College (KCMC)
2. Iringa University College (IUCO)
3. Makumira University College (MUCO)
4. Tumaini University Dar es Salaam College
5. Stefano Moshi Memorial University College (SMMUCO)
6. Sebastian Kolowa University College (SEKUCO)
Iringa University College (IUCO)
Address:
The Tumaini University, Iringa University College
P O Box 200,
Iringa, Tanzania
Tel: (255) (026) 2720900
Fax; (255) (026) 2720904
E-mail: iuco@tumaini.ac.tz
Website: www.tumaini.ac.tz
Location: Kihesa, Dodoma Road, Iringa; about 5 kms, North of Iringa.
History: Founded in 1996
Year acquired present status: 2005
Accreditation Status: Certificate of Accreditation No. 004 of 6th October, 2005
Funding Type: Private Institution
Academic Year: Begins in September
Classification of Institution: University College
Programme Offered: Offers range of programmes from Certificates to Bachelor Programmes
Makumira University College (MUCO)
Address: The Makumira University College (MUCO)
P O Box 55,
Usa River,
Arusha, Tanzania
Fax/Tel: (255) (027) 2553634/5
Email: makumira@makumira.ac.tz
Website: www.makumira.ac.tz
Location: Usa River, Arusha Moshi Road
History: Founded in 1996
Year acquired present status: 2002
Accreditation Status: Certificate of Full Registration No. 005 of 30th August, 2002
Funding Type: Private Institution
Academic Year: Begins in September
Classification of Institution: University College
Programme Offered: Offers range of programmes from Certificates to Bachelor Programmes
Kilimanjaro Christian Medical College (KCMC)
Address: The Kilimanjaro Christian Medical College (KCMC)
P O Box 2240,
Moshi, Tanzania.
Tel: (255) (027) DL: 2753616, Gen: (027) 275477/80
Fax: (255) (027) 2754381
E-mail: ddtsec@kcmc.ac.tz
Webpage: www.kcmc.ac.tz
Location: About 8 kms Northern of Moshi municipality.
History: Founded in 1996
Year acquired present status: 2000
Accreditation Status: Certificate of Full Registration No. 004 of 30th August, 2000
Funding Type: Private Institution
Academic Year: Begins in September
Classification of Institution: University College
Programme Offered: Offers range of programmes from Certificates to Ph.D Programmes
Tumaini University Dar es Salaam College (TUDARCO)
Address: The Tumaini University Dar es Salaam Campus
P O Box 77588,
Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.
Tel: +255 22 2760426/2760335
Fax: +255 22 2760432
Email: tudarco@yahoo.com
Website: www.tumainidsm.ac.tz
Location: Kinondoni within the premises of the Kinondoni Evangelical Lutheran Church opposite the
Kinondoni Magistrate Court
History: Founded in 1997
Year acquired present status: 2007
Accreditation Status: Certificate of Full Registration No. 015 of 29th March, 2007
Funding Type: Private Institution
Academic Year: Begins in September
Classification of Institution: University College
Programme Offered: Offers range of programmes from Certificates to Bachelor Programmes
Sebastian Kolowa University College (SEKUCO)
Address: The Sebastian Kolowa University College
P.O. Box 370,
Lushoto,
Tanga – Tanzania
Tel: +255 27 2640114
Fax: +255 27 2640107
E-mail: admin@sekuco.org
Website:www.sekuco.org
Location: Magamba village, 10 km North of Lushoto.
History Founded in 2007
Year acquired present status: 2007
Accreditation Status: Certificate of Provisional Registration No. 023 of 6th July, 2007
Funding Type Private
Academic Year Begins: October
Classification of Institution: University College
Courses offered: Offers range of programmes from Certificates to Bachelor Programmes
Stefano Moshi Memorial University College (SMMUCO)
Address: The Stefano Moshi Memorial University College
P.O. Box 881
Moshi
Tel: +255 27 2757880
Fax: +255 27 2757880
E-mail: elctsmmuco@smmuco.ac.tz
Website: www.smmuco.ac.tz
Location: Kibosho Masoka
Year acquire present status: 2007
Accreditation Status: Certificate of Provisional Registration No. 026 of 6th July, 2007
Funding Type: Private
Academic Year: October
Classification of Institution: University College
Programmes Offered: Offers range of programmes from Certificates to Bachelor Programmes
University College of Education Zanzibar (UCEZ)
Address: The University College of Education Zanzibar
P.O. Box 1933,
Zanzibar, Tanzania
Tel: (255) (024) 2234102
Fax: (255)(024) 2234101
Email:amacez@zitec.org
Website: www.islamicfinder.org
Location: Located at Chukwani, suburb some 5 km from Zanzibar town centre off the highway
towards The Zanzibar Airport
History: Founded in 1998 as a Constituent College of International University of Africa
Year acquired present status: 2001
Accreditation status: Certificate of Full Registration No. 007 of 20th June, 2001
Funding Type: Private Institution
Academic Year: Begins in October
Classification of Institution: University College
Programme Offered: Offers range of programmes from Certificates to Bachelor Programmes
Aga Khan University – Tanzania Institute of Higher Education (AKU-TIHE)
Address: The Aga Khan University - Tanzania Institute of Higher Education
P.O. Box 38129,
DAR ES SALAAM.
Tel: (022) 2122740, 2122764
Email: iedea@akest.org
Website: www.aku.edu
Opposite The Aga Khan Hospital
Dar es Salaam
Founded in 2000
Year acquired present status: 2005
Certificate of Full Registration No. 016 of 15th December, 2005
Funding Type: Private Institution
Academiv Year: Begins in October
Status: University College
Courses: Offers range of programmes from Certificates to Bachelor Programmes
St. John's University of Tanzania (SJUT)
Address The St. John's University of Tanzania
P.O Box 47
Dodoma
Tanzania
Tel: +255(26)2390044
Fax: +255(26)232465
E-mail: admin@sjut.ac.tz
Website: www.sjut.ac.tz
Location: Kikuyu Area, Dodoma, Tanzania
History Founded in 2006
Year acquire present status: 2007
Accreditation Status: Certificate of Provisional Registration No. 024 of 6th July, 2007
Funding Type: Private
Academic Year Begins: September
Classification of Institutions: University
Programme Offered: Offers range of programmes from Certificates to Bachelor Programmes
University of Dodoma (UDOM)
Address: The University of Dodoma
P.O. Box 259
Dodoma
Tel: 02323001
Fax: 02323001
E-mail: vc@udom.ac.tz
Website: www.udom.ac.tz
Location: 8 km East of Dodoma Town
History: Founded in 2006
Year acquired present status: Chartered on 28th March, 2007
Accreditation status: Certificate of Provisional Registration No. 025 of 6th July, 2007
Funding Type: Public Institution
Classification of Institution: University College
Programmes Offered Offers range of programmes from Certificates, Bachelor to masters Programmes
