Welcome to University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM), the Accredited and Chartered Public University with its headquarters located in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
This article has been written to give details about University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM). The information contained in this post was obtained from the Tanzania Commission for Universities (TCU) and the University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) official website.
Background
The University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) is the oldest and premier public university in Tanzania. It is situated 13 kilometers on the western side of the city of Dar es Salaam, occupying 1,625 acres on the observation hill, famously known as Mlimani in Kiswahili. It was established on 25th October 1961 as the University College Dar es Salaam (UCD), an affiliate college of the University of London. It was temporarily hosted in the premises belonging to Tanganyika African National Union (TANU) located in Lumumba Street, Dar es Salaam from its establishment up to 1964 when it was moved to the current location at the Hill. At its inception, it had only one faculty, the Faculty of Law, with 14 students among them one female, Julie Manning. In 1963, it became a constituent college of the University of East Africa together with Makerere University College in Uganda and Nairobi University College in Kenya. UDSM became a full-fledged university on 1st July 1970 through Act No. 12 of 1970.
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Details
Some of the very important details to know about University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) are:
Institution Name: University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM)
Address: P. O. Box 35091, Mwalimu Nyerere Campus, Dar es Salaam
E-mail: vc@udsm.ac.tz
Website: www.udsm.ac.tz
Accreditation Status: Accredited and Chartered
Registration No.: CR1/001
Summary
University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) is a Public University located in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. It is a Accredited and Chartered institution. For more information, click here to read detailed information and courses offered by the Tanzania Commission for Universities (TCU).
