University of Dar es Salaam plans March 2027 intake at Lindi campus

Sunday 15th November 2026

By inAfrika Newsroom

The University of Dar es Salaam plans to enrol 360 students at its new Lindi campus in March 2027, starting with bachelor’s degrees in crop science and technology and bee science and technology.

The university said on 15 November that construction in the first phase was 98% complete. Liberato Venant Haule, the university’s deputy coordinator for the Higher Education for Economic Transformation programme, said the contractor was expected to hand over the buildings before 30 November after receiving an extension to finish the remaining work. University of Dar es Salaam project update.

The university put the cost at about TZS 14.8 billion for six buildings at Ngongo in Lindi Municipality and three at its research centre in Ruangwa District. The work forms part of Tanzania’s higher education programme financed by the World Bank. The university’s programme overview lists the Lindi sites alongside other campus investments, including Bukoba in Kagera.

Vice-President Deogratius Ndejembi asked the education ministry to consider giving Lindi priority for staff housing in the programme’s second phase. University Chancellor Jakaya Kikwete also pointed to the need for an access road and staff housing while the academic buildings are being completed.

The university plans to add an animal science degree and a diploma in beekeeping value addition in the following academic year, providing places for another 120 students. Its longer-term plan is for the campus to accommodate 1,320 students in the 2029/30 academic year.

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