University of Dodoma
Central Administration building | |
Motto | Embracing Knowledge |
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Type | Public |
Established | 2007 |
Chairman | Gaudencia Kabaka |
Chancellor | Benjamin William Mkapa |
Vice-Chancellor | Prof. Egid Beatus Mubofu |
Location |
Dodoma, Tanzania Coordinates: 6°12′53″S 35°49′29″E / 6.21472°S 35.82472°E |
Campus | Chimwaga (Rural) |
Website | University Website |
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The University of Dodoma (UDOM) is a public university in central Tanzania located in Dodoma, the country's capital.[1] Building is taking place on a 6,000-hectare site in the Chimwaga area about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) east of downtown Dodoma.[2]
The University of Dodoma was formally established in March 2007 following the signing of the Charter by the President of the United Republic of Tanzania. The first academic programmes commenced in September 2007.[3]
In line with Tanzania’s Development Vision 2025,[4] the University of Dodoma, when fully operational, will be able to enroll 50,000 students.[2] This is more than triple the size of the University of Dar es Salaam when UDOM opened.[3]
The university of Dodoma currently has seven colleges: College of Earth Sciences,College of Natural and Mathematical Sciences, College of Informatics and Virtue Education, College of Education, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, College of Health and Applied Sciences and College of Business studies and Law
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- UDOM College of Informatics and Virtual Education
References
- ↑ "Register of Universities" (PDF). Tanzania Commission for Universities. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
- 1 2 Sengiyumva, Gasirigwa (29 July 2010). "University of Dodoma:Embracing knowledge for country's development". Daily News. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012.
- 1 2 "University of Dodoma". Southern African Regional Universities Association (SARUA). 2008.
- ↑ 'Be a nation with high quality of education at all levels' "The Tanzania Development Vision 2025". 2000.
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