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