University of Dar es salaam

University of Dar es salaam

The University of Dar es salaam is the oldest and biggest public university in Tanzania. It is situated on the western side of the city of Dar es salaam, occupying 1,625 acres on the observation hill, 13 kilometers from the city centre.

It was established on 1st July 1970, through parliament act no. 12 of 1970 and all the enabling legal instruments of the constituent colleges. Prior to 1970, the university college, Dar es Salaam had started on 1st July 1961 as an affiliate college of the University of London. It had only one faculty- the faculty of Law, with 13 students.

In 1963 it became a constituent college of the university of East Africa together with Makerere University College in Uganda and Nairobi University College in Kenya. Since 1961, the University of Dar es Salaam has grown in terms of student intake, academic units and academic programmes.

Name (international): University of Dar Es Salaam

Name (local): University of Dar-es-Salaam

Type of institution: University

Address:

PO Box 35091

City:

Dar Es Salaam

Phone:+255 222 410 509,+255 222 410 628

Fax: +255 222 410 023

Email: admin.udsm.ac.tz

Email admission dept.: [email protected]

WEBSITE: https://www.udsm.ac.tz/

Admission to UDSM Link: https://udsm.admission.ac.tz/