Open University of Tanzania
Chuo Kikuu Huria Cha Tanzania (Swahili) | |
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Motto | Affordable Quality Education for all |
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Type | Public |
Established | 1992 |
Academic affiliation | St. Mary's University (Addis Ababa), Korea University, Linkoping University, , , , Stella Maris Mtwara University College |
Chairman | Prof. |
Chancellor | Mizengo Pinda |
Vice-Chancellor | Prof. Elifas Bisanda[1] |
Students | ≈70,000 |
Undergraduates | 25749 |
Postgraduates | 23470 |
Other students | 16315 |
Location | , Tanzania 6°47′0.83″S 39°15′52″E / 6.7835639°S 39.26444°ECoordinates: 6°47′0.83″S 39°15′52″E / 6.7835639°S 39.26444°E |
Campus | Distance learning |
Colors | Blue, yellow, black, white |
Affiliations | AAU, ACU, IAU |
Sports | Basketball, netball, volleyball, jogging, football, aerobics |
Website | www |
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The Open University of Tanzania entrance sign, June 2019.
The Open University of Tanzania (OUT) is a distance learning public university in Tanzania.[2] It was established by an Act of Parliament No. 17 of 1992. It is a single mode institution offering certificate, diploma and degree courses through distance learning. Its headquarters is situated in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and conducts its operations through 30 Regional Centres and 70 Study Centres.[3] The university has a capacity of approximately 70,000 students both local and international ones.
It consists of:
- Directorate of Regional Services
- Directorate of Research and Postgraduate Studies
- Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
- Faculty of Business Management
- Faculty of Education
- Faculty of Law
- Faculty of Science, Technology and Environmental Studies
- Institute of Educational and Management Technologies
- Institute of Continuing Education
OUT Application 2021/22 | Open University of Tanzania==References==
- ^ "The Vice Chancellor – the Open University of Tanzania".
- ^ "Register of Universities" (PDF). Tanzania Commission for Universities. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
- ^ "History of The University – The Open University Of Tanzania". Retrieved 2020-05-25.
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- Open University of Tanzania
- Public universities in Tanzania
- Universities in Dar es Salaam
- Business schools in Tanzania
- Educational institutions established in 1992
- Association of African Universities
- 1992 establishments in Tanzania
- Distance education institutions based in Tanzania
- Open University of Tanzania alumni