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HEET Project Backs UDSM’s Drive to Build a Safer, Gender-Responsive University
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.
IMS Advances Campus Well-Being Agenda with Focus on Safety, Mental Health and Inclusion

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.

UDSM, Zhejiang Normal University Advance Confucius Institute Partnership and Skills Programmes
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.
From Campus to Cabinet: How Alumni–UDSM Ties are Shaping National Leadership and Development
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).
From Lecture Hall to Mine Site: UDSM Deepens Industry-Ready Training with High-Tech Boost from AngloGold Ashanti

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. 

UDSM Transforms Research into Protected, Market-Ready Innovation

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.