UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM
CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE (CI)

Mwalimu Nyerere Memorial Academy

The Mwalimu Nyerere Memorial Academy

Affiliated Chinese Language Center: The Mwalimu Nyerere Memorial Academy
Location: Dar es Salaam
Cooperation started from 2015

Chinese courses offered
The Confucius Institute at MNMA has offered many kinds of Chinese courses. There are Chinese optional courses to students in diploma programmes, degree programmes and certificate programmes, and evening class to all teachers as well as social elites. MNMA also offeres HSK tutorial class and Chinese cultural class including Tai Ji class, paper-cut class and Chinese song class. In order to develop Chinese elites in Tanzania, MNMA is applying for Chinese major in diploma.

Excellent students
1-LAZARO DANIEL M.
LAZARO DANIEL M., the second-year student of MNMA. He has learned Chinese for almost two years. He passed HSK level 3 with 262 (full mark is 300) and HSKK basic level with 82 (full mark is 100). He is the best one in HSKK basic level test among all students of CI-UDSM. He won the Chinese Learning Excellence Award from Chinese embassy.

Picture: Excellent student LAZARO DANIEL M. interviewed by TV

2-HAMIS RAMADHAN H.
HAMIS RAMADHAN H., the second-year student of MNMA. He stared learning Chinese on October last year. On March 2018, He did HSK level 1 and got full marks. He also won the Chinese Learning Excellence Award from Chinese embassy. He is interested in Chinese culture, especially Tai Ji. In addition, he won the third prize of Chinese Bridge Competition on April 2018.

Picture: Excellent student HAMIS RAMADHAN H. won the ambassador scholarship

Cultural activities
Another significant job of MNMA Chinese Language Center is implement activities.Every year,MNMA organizes students to join HSK exam、Chinese Bridge Competition、summer camp、Chinese song Competition,as well as learning experience meeting and Chinese movie appreciation. MNMA holds at least one cultural activity every month which are rich in content and varied in form.

Picture: Dragon Boat Festival activity

Picture: Nyerere and China photo exhibition

Picture: The 1st Chinese song Competition in MNMA

Picture: Excellent students joined Ambassador Award Ceremony

Picture: Student in MNMA joined The Chinese song Competition in Tanzania

Picture: Students joined Belt and Road Initiative-in Search

Picture: Students learned Tai Ji

School environment
The Mwalimu Nyerere Memorial Academy has been named after Mwalimu Nyerere.There are 2 campuses. The campus which has Chinese Language Center is located at Kivukoni in Kinondoni District, Dar es Salaam. Its location is along the shores of the Indian Ocean and 1km south of the kigamboni side Ferry. School is beautiful, there are many trees and flowers. Walking in the campus can feel the wind from the Indian Ocean. The facilities in the campus are perfect, like school hospital, library, football court, canteen and dormitory. The Mwalimu Nyerere Memorial Academy conducts training in 10 degree programmes, 12 diploma programmes and 9 certificate programmes. Moreover, MNMA runs tailor-made courses. Another campus is located in Zanzibar, which is being discussed to open an affiliated Chinese language center.

Picture: Outdoor scene of office

Picture: Teaching building

Picture: Library