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From Charcoal to Clean Cooking: How Youth Entrepreneurs Are Powering East Africa's Energy Transition
Every morning before dawn, 27-year-old Amina would prepare for another day serving breakfast and lunch to customers at her small food kiosk in Ilala, Dar es Salaam. Before she could cook a single meal, however, she had to wrestle with her charcoal stove.
UDSM, ICGLR Deepen Partnership to Drive Peace and Policy Solutions in the Great Lakes Region

By Donald Boneka, CMU

The University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) and the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) have pledged to strengthen collaboration in research, policy development and capacity building to address some of the region's most pressing challenges, including conflict, forced displacement, climate change and governance.

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT - AUGUST 2026

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT - AUGUST 2026

1.0. THE UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM The University of Dar es Salaam invites applications from suitably qualified Tanzanians to be considered for immediate employment to fill 33 academic vacant posts as follows: 

1.1 TUTORIAL ASSISTANT (ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION) – 1 POST 

1.1.1 Department of Agriculture Economics and Business – CoAF 

1.1.2 Duties and Responsibilities 

Announcement Date
UDSM Expands Inclusive Education Through Tanzania Sign Language Training

By Donald Boneka, CMU

The University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) has reaffirmed its commitment to inclusive education by equipping professionals and members of the public with Tanzania Sign Language skills to help break communication barriers and improve access to services for people who are deaf or hard of hearing.

The training, conducted on August 4, 2026, under the University's Continuous Education Programme, brought together participants from various institutions seeking practical skills to promote inclusive communication in workplaces and communities.

Government Leaders Hail UDSM Innovations, Urge Students to Turn Research into High-Impact Enterprises
Senior government leaders have praised the University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) for developing practical innovations that address national development challenges while urging university students and young innovators to leverage government financing to transform research into commercially viable enterprises.
Prof. Aldin Mutembei Ateuliwa Kuongoza Kamisheni ya Kiswahili ya Afrika
Mkurugenzi wa Taasisi ya Taaluma za Kiswahili, Chuo Kikuu cha Dar es Salaam (UDSM), Prof. Aldin Mutembei, ameteuliwa kuongoza Makamishina tisa wa Kamisheni ya Kiswahili ya Afrika chini ya Taasisi ya Kiafrika ya Lugha (African Academy of Languages - ACALAN), chini ya Umoja wa Afrika (AU), kwa kipindi cha miaka minne, kuanzia mwaka 2026 hadi 2030.
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