- University of Dar es Salaam
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University of Dar es Salaam Chuo Kikuu cha Dar es Salaam 
Motto Hekima Ni Uhuru ("Wisdom is Freedom") Established 1966 Type Public Chancellor Ambassador F.M. Kazuara Vice-Chancellor Prof. R.S. Mukandala Location Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Campus Urban Website http://www.udsm.ac.tz The University of Dar es Salaam is a university in the Tanzanian city of Dar es Salaam. The university was born out of a decision taken in 1970 to split the then University of East Africa into three independent universities; Makerere University (Uganda), University of Nairobi (Kenya) and University of Dar es Salaam.
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Ranking
In 2010, according to University Ranking by Academic Performance (URAP),[1] it is the best university in Tanzania and 1498th university in the world.
Campuses
The university has five campuses in and around the city of Dar es Salaam and operates academically through ten faculties, some of which are exclusive to specific campuses. For example, the College of Engineering and Technology campus houses the faculties of Mechanical and Chemical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering, as well as Civil Engineering and the Built Environment. The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences is active in the Mkwawa University College of Education campus and also in the Dar es Salaam University College of Education.
The main campus, called Mlimani (meaning "on the hill" in Swahili) is located 13 kilometers west of Dar es Salaam city center and is home to the basic faculties of Education, Arts and Social Science, and Science. In addition, four specialist faculties – Informatics and Virtual Education; Law; Commerce and Management; and Aquatic Science and Technology – have been established there. The Institute of Journalism and Mass Communication provides the university with its fifth campus.[2]
Nkrumah Hall, a building at the Mlimani campus of the University, is featured on the back of the Tanzanian 500 shilling bill.
Notable alumni
- Jakaya Kikwete, President of Tanzania
- Yoweri Museveni, President of Uganda
- Laurent-Désiré Kabila, former President of Democratic Republic of the Congo
- John Garang, former Vice President of Sudan
- Asha-Rose Migiro, Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations, former Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
- Edward Lowassa, former Prime Minister of Tanzania
- Herbert James Mntangi, Tanzanian Member of Parliament
- Gertrude Mongella, President of the Pan-African Parliament
- Augustine P. Mahiga, Tanzanian Ambassador to the United Nations
- Patricia McFadden, Swazi author, and African radical feminist
- Walter Rodney, Guyanese historian and politician
- Francis K. Butagira, Ugandan Ambassador to the United Nations
- Juma Ngasongwa, Tanzanian Member of Parliament
- Eriya Kategaya, First Deputy Prime Minister of Uganda
- U. Aswathanarayana, Honorary Director of the Mahadevan International Centre for Water Resources Management, India
International Collaboration
The University of Dar es Salaam has a long history of collaboration with many universities in the United States.[3]
References
- ^ "URAP - University Ranking by Academic Performance". http://www.urapcenter.org/2010.
- ^ SARUA
- ^ Waters, Tony. "Markets and Morality: American Relations with Tanzania". African Studies Quarterly. Center for African Studies, University of Florida. http://www.africa.ufl.edu/asq/v8/v8i3a3.htm. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
External links
- University of Dar es Salaam - university website
- Study abroad at the University of Dar es Salaam from the Center for African Studies at the University of Florida
Categories:- University of Dar es Salaam
- Educational institutions established in 1970
- Forestry education
- Association of Commonwealth Universities
- Education in Dar es Salaam
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