St. Augustine University of Tanzania

St. Augustine University of Tanzania
Chuo Kikuu cha Mtakatifu Agostino Tanzania  (Swahili)
Former names
 Nyegezi Social Training Institute, Nyegezi Social Training Centre
Motto Building the City of God
Established 2002
Type Private
Affiliation Tanzania Episcopal Conference
Chairperson Rt. Rev. Severine Niwemugizi
Vice-Chancellor Rev. Dr. Pius Mgeni
Location Mwanza, Tanzania
Coordinates: 2°36′12″S 32°53′50″E / 2.60333°S 32.89722°E
Campus Multiple
Affiliations AAU, ACU
Website saut.ac.tz
Administration Block

St. Augustine University of Tanzania (SAUT) is a private university in Mwanza, Tanzania.[1] It was founded by the Catholic Bishops of Tanzania in 1998 (accredited in 2002) as a secular non-profit, private institution.[2] Prior to 1998, SAUT was called Nyegezi Social Training Institute, and Nyegezi Social Training Centre prior to that. SAUT is committed to being a center of excellence through education, research and community service and currently has over 10,000 students with an anticipated minimal rise each new academic year. The University attracts students from Tanzania and elsewhere; particularly the countries of East and Central Africa: Kenya, Uganda, Sudan, Ethiopia, Burundi, Malawi, Zambia, and recently Germany and other foreign nations. SAUT admits students of all nationalities and religious affiliations.

Mgulunde learning resource centre

Located in East Africa, SAUT extends over 600 acres (2.4 km2) in the Nyegezi-Malimbe area, 10 km south of Mwanza on the shores of Lake Victoria. The University is divided into two campuses. The main campus(old campus) houses the administration buildings and the Faculty of Business Administration. The Malimbe campus, located one km away, is home to the Faculty of Law,Social sciences, Engineering, Business administration, Education and Mass Communication.

Academic programs

St. Augustine University of Tanzania retained the Advanced Diploma and Certificate Programs offered by its predecessor, the Nyegezi Social Training Institute, and in addition offers a bachelors and a masters program within a number of faculties.

The Faculty of Law offers a Four years bachelor of Law degree(LL. B), and a Masters degree in Law (LL. M)on various specialisations such as Masters in Economic Law, and various others. The Faculty has also built itself a name in the International Arena through several continuous participation in the international moot court competitions. Such as the African Human rights Moot Court Competition in 2009 and 2011, ranking the first among Tanzanian participating universities such as University of Dar es Salaam, Ruaha University College (one of its constituent colleges), and the Open University of Tanzania in 2009 Lagos, Nigeria competition. In the 2011 Pretoria, South Africa Competition, it took the same lead against Muslims University, and Mzumbe University in the same Africa's most prestigious competition. The Phillip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition is another more prestigious annual competition year in Washington D.C., USA this is another area where the faculty has built so much proficiency, since it first participated in 2010.

The Faculty of Social Sciences and Mass Communications offers a Master of Arts in Mass Communication, a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication, a Bachelor of Arts in Education,Bachelor of Arts in Public relations and Marketing,Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, an Advanced Diploma in Journalism, a Postgraduate Diploma in Mass Communication, a Bachelor of Arts in Public Relations and marketing,Bachelor of arts Philosophy and Ethics and a Certificate Course in Journalism and Media Studies.

The Faculty of Business Administration offers a Bachelor of Business Administration, BA in Accounting and Finance, BA in Marketing, BA in Human Resources, BA in Procurement and Logistics and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics. Apart from the degree programs, an Advanced Diploma in Accountancy, an Advanced Diploma in Procurement and Logistics Management, a Certificate Course in Accountancy, a Certificate course in Health Administration, a Certificate Course in Food Security and Grain Management, a Certificate in Logistics Management and a Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting and Finance are offered.

Constituent Colleges and University Centres

SAUT incorporates the following Constituent Colleges namely:-

The Weill Bugando University College of Health and Allied Sciences (WBUCHS) established in 2003 at the Bugando Medical Centre in Mwanza, formerly was a part of SAUT until it became the Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences, a full fledged university.

The University runs the following campuses namely:-

Future programs of SAUT include Agricultural Science (in Mwanza), an Institute for Rural Development (Mwanza), Masters of Business Administration (Mwanza) and a Constituent College of Law and Applied Sciences and Technology (Songea).

SAUT is a member of the Association of Catholic Universities and Higher Institutes of Africa and Madagascar (ACHUIAM), the Inter-University Council of East Africa, the Tanzania Association of Private Universities, the Commonwealth Association of Universities of Africa, and the Council for Higher Education, and the Association of Member Episcopal Conference of Eastern Africa (AMECEA).

References

  1. ↑ "Register of Universities" (PDF). Tanzania Commission for Universities. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  2. ↑ "SAUT Profile". SAUT. Retrieved 13 July 2013.

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