Nelson Mandela African Institute of Science and Technology

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Nelson Mandela African Institute of Science and Technology
Taasisi ya Sayansi na Teknolojia ya Nelson Mandela (Swahili)
NM-AIST Logo.png
MottoAcademia for Society and Industry
Type Public
Established2010 (2010)
Chairman Prof. Joseph Regasira Buchweshaija
Chancellor Dr. Mohamed Gharib Bilal
Vice-Chancellor Prof.Emmanuel J. Luoga
Academic staff
71
Administrative staff
48
Students135
Postgraduates 89
46
Location,
Coordinates: 3°23′58″S36°47′48″E / 3.39944°S 36.79667°E / -3.39944; 36.79667
CampusUrban
Website University website

Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST) is a public institution in northern Tanzania based in Arusha City. [1] [2]

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Institution

The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology in Arusha (NM-AIST Arusha) is part of the network of Pan-African Institutes of Science and Technology located across the continent.

The NM-AIST Arusha, which is accredited by the Tanzania Commission for Universities (TCU), is being developed into a research intensive institution for postgraduate and postdoctoral studies and research in Science, Engineering and Technology (SET).

The training in SET, however, incorporates appreciable doses of relevant humanities and business studies ingredients. Life sciences and bio-engineering are being developed to become specializations of the NM-AIST Arusha due to the biodiversity in the region. The institution seeks to stimulate, catalyze and promote intensification of agricultural production.

Value addition to the various natural products (agricultural, mineral, etc.) produced in Tanzania and the Eastern African region is also a primary focus. Other main thematic areas covered by NM-AIST Arusha include Energy, ICT, Mining, Environment and Water.

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References

  1. "Register of Universities" (PDF). Tanzania Commission for Universities. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  2. "Nelson Mandela African Institute of Science and Technology | Academic Influence". academicinfluence.com. Retrieved 2 October 2022.