African universities are increasingly emerging as strategic platforms for continental integration, knowledge diplomacy, and policy influence, positioning higher education at the drivers of Africa’s integration and sustainable development agenda.
In an exceptional outcome that underscores UDSM’s academic standing, all five available slots of the highly competitive Barrick Tanzania International Scholarship were awarded to students from UDSM’s School of Mines and Geosciences (SoMG), surpassing candidates from universities nationwide.
The University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) is sharpening its institutional response to gender issues and gender-based violence (GBV) as part of a broader commitment to creating a safe, inclusive, and equitable learning environment, an agenda strongly reaffirmed by the Higher Education for Economic Transformation (HEET) Project.
By Dickens Dominick, CMU
The University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM), through its Institute of Marine Sciences (IMS) Zanzibar, has reaffirmed its commitment to a safe, inclusive, and supportive academic environment, with a strong call for collective responsibility in addressing gender-based violence, mental health, counselling, and disability inclusion.
The University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) has taken a major step in strengthening its global academic footprint following the successful 13th Meeting of the Confucius Institute Board and the signing of a new Professional Excellence Programme agreement with Zhejiang Normal University (ZNU) of China.
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).