The strategic value of alumni engagement in advancing university excellence and national development was vividly demonstrated on 27 January 2026 when the Minister of Works, Hon. Abdallah Hamis Ulega (MP), paid a courtesy visit to his alma mater, the University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM).
Renancy Remmy, CMU
The University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) has taken a significant step toward strengthening industry-responsive learning, research and innovation following the donation of ten high-performance desktop computers, by AngloGold Ashanti, designed to align academic training with the technological demands of modern industry.
By Renancy Remmy, CMU
Declaring that research excellence must translate into protected and socially relevant innovation, the Deputy Vice Chancellor for Research at the University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM), Prof. Nelson Boniface, has called for the systematic integration of intellectual property considerations throughout the entire research lifecycle.
By Donald Boneka, CMU
The University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM), in partnership with the Jakaya Kikwete Cardiac Institute (JKCI), has graduated 14 nurses from Tanzania, Rwanda and Zambia under a six-month Competency-Based Training in Advanced Critical Care Nursing, strengthening specialised and accountable critical care services in the region.
In Ifakara District, Morogoro Region, where palm oil cultivation has long been a household economic activity, production has traditionally remained small-scale, labour-intensive, and low value. For years, farmers and processors relied on inherited techniques that yielded oil of inconsistent quality and limited market reach.
African universities, policymakers, and business leaders have been urged to strengthen the link between business, technology, and sustainability to drive competitive and resilient enterprises across the continent.