TANZANIA: TEC Universities hold their graduations in November 2013

Prof. Jacob P. Mtabaji Vice Chancellor CUHAS

The two Catholic Universities of
the Tanzania Episcopal Conference namely Catholic University of Health and
Allied Sciences (CUHAS-Bugando) and St. Augustine University of Tanzania (SAUT)
both in the Archdiocese of Mwanza will be having their graduations on the 16th
and 30th November 2013 respectively.

Established in the year 1994 as a
constituent college of SAUT by Tanzania Episcopal Conference to contribute to
the training of more professionals in the country’s health sector CUHAS will be
celebrating its 10th Anniversary and 6th Graduation
ceremony on the 16th November 2013
The University is located in the
premises of the Bugando Medical Centre (BMC) in Mwanza, which is an 870-bed
teaching, referral, and consultant hospital belonging to the Catholic Church,
and serves about one third of country’s population. It provides space and
faculty for clinical training of its students with the six regions of Tanzania
around Lake Victoria providing the catchments area. Prof. Jacob P. Mtabaji is
the Vice Chancellor of CUHAS.
Established in 1998 as University
governed by the Board of Trustees and the University Council under the Catholic
Bishops of Tanzania (Tanzania Episcopal Conference), SAUT will be holding its
15th graduation ceremony under the theme Education for Innovative
Tanzanian Generation and Self Employment.
SAUT was accredited by the higher
Education Accreditation Council of Tanzania (currently known as the Tanzania
Commission for Universities).
The University attracts students
from Tanzania and elsewhere, particularly the countries of East and Central
Africa: Kenya, Uganda, Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Burundi, Malawi, and Zambia.
SAUT has the following faculties:
Business Administration, Social Sciences, Education, Law and Engineering and
offers academic programs in Journalism (both print and electronics), Mass
Communication, Public Relations, Accountancy, Sociology and Economics. Other
academic Programs include Procurement and Logistics, Law, Engineering (Civil
and Electrical), Education (Arts and Science), Human Resources Management,
Marketing Management, Health Administration and Tourism.
The university also offers service
such as Radio production through Radio SAUT FM, TV production studio, resting house, Human Rights Centre, Training, Health
Services, Catering Services and American Corner which is a mini-library; a
source of information about the United States and Tanzania people, including
their culture and values.
The Constituent Colleges of SAUT
includes: Mwenge University College of Education, Jordan University College,
University College of Law and Technological Science (RUCO), Archbishop Mihayo
University College Tabora (AMUCTA), St. Francis University College of Health
and Allied Science (SFUCHAS) and Mtwara University College of Education.
Source:
AMECEA Social Communications

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