Universities are increasingly asserting their role as engines of applied research and innovation, following the signing of a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Bank of Tanzania (BoT) and leading academic institutions to advance Artificial Intelligence (AI) and data-driven innovation in the financial sector.
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.