University of Dar es Salaam

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University of Dar es Salaam
Motto:	Hekima Ni Uhuru
Established:	1966
Type:	Public
Chancellor:	Ambassador F.M. Kazuara
Vice-Chancellor:	Prof. R.S. Mukandala
Location:	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Campus:	Urban
Website:	http://www.udsm.ac.tz

The University of Dar es Salaam is a university in the Tanzanian city of Dar es Salaam. The university was born out of a decision taken in 1970 to split the then University of East Africa into three independent universities; Makerere University (Uganda), University of Nairobi (Kenya) and University of Dar es Salaam. The main campus, called Mlimani (meaning "on the hill" in Swahili) is located 13 kilometers west of Dar es Salaam city center. The university offers Bachelors, Masters and Doctoral degrees, and also has Certification Programs.

[edit] Famous alumni

• Jakaya Kikwete, President of Tanzania
• Yoweri Museveni, President of Uganda
• Laurent-Désiré Kabila, former President of Democratic Republic of the Congo
• John Garang, former Vice President of Sudan
• Asha-Rose Migiro, Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations, former Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.
• Edward Lowassa, Former Prime Minister of Tanzania.
• Gertrude Mongella, President of the Pan-African Parliament.
• Augustine P. Mahiga, Tanzanian Ambassador to the United Nations.
• Walter Rodney, Guyanese historian and politician.
• Francis K. Butagira, Ugandan Ambassador to the United Nations.

[edit] External links

• University of Dar es Salaam - university website