Research Projects

ACET Research Programme

• The Department of Transportation and Geotechnical Engineering, UDSM, in collaboration with the Institute of Development Studies, University of Nairobi, and the University of Cape Town (the Lead Research Institute) have concluded a 5-years research programme titled Development and Governance of Public and Non-Motorised Transport Provision in African Cities: Research and Capacity Development. The Department was involved in the following projects.

Sida Research Programme - Rural and Urban Infrastructure Development

The development of four projects from the Department were concluded and eventually recommended and approved for funding by Sida a sum of SEK17,000,000 for the period of 4 years starting July 2009 to June 2015. The four projects are as follows.

AFCAP Research Programme

• The Government of Tanzania, through the Prime Minister’s Office, Regional Administration and Local Governments (PMO-RALG), had entered into a technical partnership with the Africa Community Access Programme (AFCAP) for the purpose of implementing cost effective, reliable and sustainable access solutions for rural communities. Specifically, AFCAP was designed to assist with the implementation of research/demonstration sites in selected districts in Tanzania, namely Bagamoyo district (Coast Region) and Siha district (Kilimanjaro Region) and funded a research project on “Design, Construction and Monitoring of Demonstration Sites for District Road Improvement” in the above-mentioned districts. The TGE Department concluded the AFCAP project where two students were supported to pursue degree of Master of Science in Highway Engineering by Thesis in the research areas as shown below.

Research Group and Centers

The Department initiated several research groups; Transport Studies, Geotechnical Engineering, Geomatics, and Ocean Engineering. These groups are still informal and should be aligned in accordance with the UDSM guidelines and if possible eventually form a research center.