University of Dar es Salaam

The University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) (Swahili: Chuo Kikuu cha Dar es Salaam) is a public university located in Ubungo District, Dar es Salaam Region, Tanzania.^[3] It was established in 1961 as an affiliate college of the University of London. The university became an affiliate of the University of East Africa (UEA) in 1963, shortly after Tanzania gained its independence from the United Kingdom. In 1970, UEA split into three independent universities: Makerere University in Uganda, the University of Nairobi in Kenya, and the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania.^[4]

University of Dar es Salaam

Chuo Kikuu cha Dar es Salaam (Swahili)
Former names	University College, Dar es Salaam
Motto	Hekima ni Uhuru (Swahili)
Motto in English	Wisdom is Freedom
Type	Public
Established	1970; 54 years ago (1970)
Parent institution	Formerly the University of London and the University of East Africa
Chancellor	Jakaya Kikwete[1]
Vice-Chancellor	Professor William-Andey Anangisye[2]
Academic staff	1,270
Administrative staff	1,023
Students	44,650
Undergraduates	41,650
Postgraduates	3,000
Location	Sam Nujoma Road, Ubungo, Dar es Salaam , Ubungo District, Dar es Salaam Region , Tanzania 6°46′50″S 39°12′12″E
Campus	Urban
Affiliations	AAU, ACU, IAU
Website	www.udsm.ac.tz

Rankings

In 2012, the University Ranking by Academic Performance Center ranked the University of Dar es Salaam as the 1,618th best university in the world (out of 2,000 ranked universities).^[5]

In 2013, AcademyRank ranked the university as the 9,965th best university worldwide (out of 9,803 ranked universities) but the best of the 16 ranked in Tanzania, with the Sokoine University of Agriculture in second place.

In 2012, the Scimago Institutions Rankings placed the university in 3,021st place worldwide (out of 3,290 ranked institutions), 57th in Africa, and second in Tanzania behind the Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences. This ranking is based on the total number of documents published in scholarly journals indexed in the Scopus database by Elsevier.^[6] Based solely on the university's "excellence rate", the university was ranked 16th out of 62 universities in Africa in 2011. This rate "indicates which percentage of an institution's scientific output is included into the set formed by the 10% of the most cited papers in their respective scientific fields. It is a measure of high quality output of research institutions".^[7]

In July 2012, Webometrics ranked the university as the 1,977th best university worldwide based on its web presence (an assessment of the scholarly contents, visibility, and impact of the university on the web) but the best in Tanzania, with the Hubert Kairuki Memorial University far behind in second place.^[8]

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, and 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 university, as of 2015, started offering a Doctor of Medicine program, which did not exist since its medical college, the Muhimbili College of Health Sciences (MUCHS), became a full-fledged university in 2007. The newly established college started as the University of Dar es Salaam School of Health Sciences (SOHS) at the Mlimani campus, then in 2017 relocated to Mbeya region as Mbeya College of Health and Allied Sciences (MCHAS) within the grounds of Mbeya zonal referral hospital.

The main campus, called Mlimani (meaning "on the hill" in Swahili), is located 13 kilometres west of Dar es Salaam city centre 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.^[9]

The Nkrumah Hall, a building on the Mlimani campus, is featured on the back of the Tanzanian 500 shilling bill.

Notable alumni

See also: Category:University of Dar es Salaam alumni

• Francis K. Butagira, Ugandan diplomat^{[citation needed]}
• Deborah Fahy Bryceson, University of Edinburgh^{[citation needed]}
• John Garang, former Vice President of Sudan^{[citation needed]}
• Seif Sharif Hamad, Secretary General of the Civic United Front^{[citation needed]}
• Joseph Obgeb Jimmy, Namibian diplomat^{[citation needed]}
• Donald Kaberuka, President of the African Development Bank^{[citation needed]}
• Laurent-Désiré Kabila, former President of DRC^{[citation needed]}
• Zitto Kabwe, ACT Wazalendo leader^{[citation needed]}
• Eriya Kategaya, former First Deputy Prime Minister of Uganda^{[citation needed]}
• Jakaya Kikwete, former President of Tanzania^{[citation needed]}
• Tundu Lissu, Tanzanian politician and former president Tanzania Law Society^{[citation needed]}
• Edward Lowassa, former Prime Minister of Tanzania^{[citation needed]}
• John Magufuli, former President of Tanzania^{[citation needed]}
• Majaliwa Kassim Majaliwa, prime minister of Tanzania, November 2015 – present^{[citation needed]}
• Tolly Mbwette, Tanzanian Engineer, educationist and former Vice Chancellor of OUT^{[citation needed]}
• Patricia McFadden, Swazi author, and African radical feminist^{[citation needed]}
• Halima Mdee, Member of parliament for CHADEMA^{[citation needed]}
• Zakia Meghji, former Minister of Finance Tanzania^{[citation needed]}
• Bernard Membe, Tanzanian Foreign Minister^{[citation needed]}
• Asha-Rose Migiro, former Deputy Secretary-General of the UN^{[citation needed]}
• Jokate Mwegelo, actress, District Commissioner of Kisarawe^{[citation needed]}
• Joyce Ndalichako Minister of Education, Vocational training and Technology, Former Executive Secretary of NECTA^{[citation needed]}
• Gertrude Mongella, former President of the Pan-African Parliament^{[citation needed]}
• Yoweri Museveni, President of Uganda^{[citation needed]}
• Willy Mutunga, Chief Justice of Kenya^{[citation needed]}
• Juma Ngasongwa, former Tanzanian Trade Minister^{[citation needed]}
• Mizengo Pinda, former Prime Minister of Tanzania^{[citation needed]}
• Catherine Ruge, Member of parliament for CHADEMA^{[citation needed]}
• Hulda Swai, Tanzanian researcher and professor in life sciences and bioengineering^{[citation needed]}
• Irene Tarimo, researcher, academician and lecturer at OUT^{[citation needed]}
• Joseph Warioba, former Vice President and Prime Minister of Tanzania^{[citation needed]}
• Penina Mlama, Tanzanian playwright and academic professor ^{[citation needed]}
• John Mnyika, Tanzanian and former Member of Parliament ^{[citation needed]}
• Kitila Mkumbo, Tanzanian academic professor and politician^{[citation needed]}
• Shukrani Manya, Tanzanian academic professor and former cabinet minister^{[citation needed]}
• Flower Msuya, Tanzanian Phycologist and researcher^{[citation needed]}
• Teofilus Shaende, Air Vice Marshal Commander of Namibian Air Force^{[citation needed]}

Notable faculty

See also: Category:Academic staff of the University of Dar es Salaam

• Adelaida K. Semesi, Professor of Marine Science^[10]
• Giovanni Arrighi, lecturer in economics from 1967 to 1969^[11]
• Henry Bernstein, Emeritus Professor, SOAS^{[citation needed]}
• Molly Mahood, professor of English from 1954 to 1963^[12]
• Milton Santos, professor of geography from 1974 to 1976^{[citation needed]}
• Walter Rodney, Guyanese scholar and politician^{[citation needed]}
• Yash Tandon, former head of the South Centre (previously, the South Commission)^{[citation needed]}

Gallery

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  The interior of the Nkrumah Hall at the university of Dar es Salaam.
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  The Institute of Marine Sciences based in the island of Zanzibar.

References

1. "University of Dar es Salaam Chancellor, Hon, Dr. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete meet new members of the University Council". University of Dar Es Salaam. March 13, 2019. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
2. John Namkwahe (December 5, 2017). "UDSM gets new Vice Chancellor as Prof Mukandala retires". The Citizen. Retrieved December 8, 2017. President John Magufuli has appointed Prof William Anangisye into the position of Vice Chancellor for the University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM).
3. "Register of Universities" (PDF). Tanzania Commission for Universities. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
4. "Welcome to the University of Dar es Salaam - Background". University of Dar es Salaam. Archived from the original on 21 September 2012.
5. "URAP - University Ranking by Academic Performance". urapcenter.org.
6. "SIR World Report 2012: World Ranking" (PDF). Scimago Institutions Rankings. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2013.
7. "SIR World Report 2011:: Africa Supplement" (PDF). Scimago Institutions Rankings. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2013.
8. "Tanzania, United Republic of | Ranking Web of Universities: Webometrics ranks 30000 institutions". www.webometrics.info. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
9. "University of Dar es Salaam". sarua.org.
10. Oliveira, E. C.; Österlund, K.; Mtolera, M. S. P. (2003). Marine Plants of Tanzania. A field guide to the seaweeds and seagrasses of Tanzania. Sida/Department for Research Cooperation, SAREC. pp. Dedication.
11. "Giovanni Arrighi". The Globalist. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
12. "Annual Report of the Delegacy".

External links

• Official website
• Campus Map