NEWS: TCU APPROVES CHANGE OF SUMAIT UNIVERSITY NAME

 

Zanzibar, Chukwani, (SUN) – The SUMAIT University has changed its name to AbdulRahman Al-Sumait University (SUMAIT) from AbdulRahman Al-Sumait Memorial University with effect from June, 2017.

The University Management statement circulated here informed the University staff that the Tanzania Commission for Universities (TCU)  has granted approval for the change of name at its 75th Meeting held on 23rd June 2017.

SUMAIT University, formerly University College of Education Zanzibar (UCEZ) became a fully fledged private University on 14th July 2014 following the TCU approval meeting held on March 2014 and also endorsed the use of SUMAIT University abbreviation on 23rd October 2014.

The SUMAIT University has been ranked one of the top 31 universities in Tanzania and top 200 universities in Africa, following the July 2017 uniRank University Ranking (www.4icu.org/tz).

SUMAIT University offers degree programmes in Bachelor of Science with Education, Bachelor of Arts with Education,  Bachelor of Science in Information Technology, Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Bachelor of Arts in Counseling and Psychology.

The University also conducts Arts and Science Diploma and Certificate programmes in Education, Information Technology and Computer Science.

Source: SUMAIT WEB