Ardhi University Tanzania

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University (ARU) is a Tanzanian public university owned by the Government of Tanzania, established 28 March 2007, though it has been offering training for more than 60 years in different status.

It is situated on Observation Hill close to University of Dar es Salaam, in which it was a constituent college from 1996-2007, when it was known as University College of Lands and Architectural Studies -- UCLAS.

Prior being part of University of Dar es Salaam, Ardhi University was known as Ardhi Institute with history extending to mid 1950s.

This university was established under University Act No 7 of 2005, and came into being after the signing of Ardhi University Charter by His Excellency the President of United Republic of Tanzania, Hon. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete on 28th March, 2007.

The roots of Ardhi University can be traced back to pre-independence days when a Surveying Training School offering technician certificate courses in land surveying was established in Dar es Salaam.

In 1974, the name was changed to Ardhi Institute and its range of courses expanded to include ‘building design’ and ‘building economics’. In the early 1980s, the ‘public health engineering’ course (later renamed ‘environmental engineering’) was introduced.

In 1996 the Ardhi Institute became a constituent college of the University of Dar es Salaam, and ten years later was granted autonomy as Ardhi University.

During the decade of association with the University of Dar es Salaam, the Ardhi Institute grew dramatically: the number of academic programmes on offer increased from six to 39, while the number of students grew from 400 to 1 400.

Today, academic activities at the university are generated in six schools: of Architecture and Design; of Construction Economics and Management; of Geospatial Sciences and Technology; of Real Estates Studies; of Urban and Regional Planning; and of Environmental Sciences and Technology.

The number of academic staff with doctoral degrees has increased from three in 1996 to 43 in 2008.

Research is not being neglected. In 1979, the Centre for Housing Studies was established as joint project between the governments of Tanzania and the Netherlands.

The centre has now grown into the Institute of Human Settlement Studies, which is involved in enhancing knowledge and practical skills related to the ‘regularisation of informal settlements’ with which Dar es Salaam is plentifully endowed.

Academic programs at Ardhi UniversityOverview

Ardhi University (the former UCLAS) provides graduate and postgraduate in six schools namely: School of Architecture and Design (SADE), School of Construction Economics and Management (SCEM), School of Environmental Sciences and Technology (SEST), School of Geospatial Sciences and Technology (SGST), School of Urban and Regional Planning (SURP) and School of Real Estate Studies (SRES) as well as Institute of Human Settlement Studies (IHSS)

Ardhi University School of Architecture and Design (SADE)

• Bachelor of Architecture (B. Arch)

• Bachelor of Architecture in Landscape Architecture (B. Arch. LA)

• Bachelor of Architecture in Interior Design (B. Arch. ID)

• Postgraduate Diploma in Architecture (PGD-ARCH)

• Masters of Architecture (M. Arch)

• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Ardhi University School of Construction Economics and Management (SCEM)

• Bachelor of Science in Building Economics (B.Sc. BE)

• Bachelor of Science in Construction Management (B.Sc. CM)

• Bachelor of Science in Building Survey (B.Sc. BS)

• Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering (B. Sc. CE)

• Postgraduate Diploma in Construction Economics and Management (PGD-CEM)

• Master of Science in Construction Economics and Management (MSc-CEM)

Ardhi University School of Environment Science and Technology (SEST)

• Bachelor of Science in Environmental Engineering (B.Sc. EE) • Bachelor of Science in Municipal and Industrial Services Engineering (B.Sc. MISE)

• Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science and Management (B.Sc. ESM) • Bachelor of Science in Environmental Laboratory Science Technology (B.Sc. ELST)

• Postgraduate Diploma in Environmental Technology and Management (PGD-ETM)

• Master of Science in Environmental Technology and Management (MSc. ETM)

• Master of Science in Disaster Risk Management (MSC.DRM)

• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Ardhi University School of Urban and Regional Planning (SURP)

• Bachelor of Science in Urban and Regional Planning (B.Sc. URP)

• Bachelor of Science in Housing and Infrastructure Planning (B. Sc. HIP)

• Bachelor of Science in Regional Development Planning (B.Sc. RDP)

• Bachelor of Arts in Economics (B.A. Economics)

• Postgraduate Diploma in Urban Planning and Management (PGD-UPM)

• Master of Science in Urban Planning and Management (MSc. UPM)• Master of Science in Urban and Regional Planning and Management (MSc. URPM)

• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Ardhi University School of Geospatial Sciences and Technology (SGST)

• Diploma in Geoinformatics (GFM4)

• Bachelor of Science in Geomatics (B. Sc. Gm)

• Bachelor of Science in Geoinformatics (B.Sc. Gi)

• Bachelor of Science in Geodetic Sciences (B.Sc. GS)

• Bachelor of Science in Information Systems Management (B.Sc. ISM)

• Postgraduate Diploma in Geomatics (PGD-Gm)

• Master of Science in Geomatics (MSc. Gm)

• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Ardhi University School of Real Estates Studies (SRES)

• Bachelor of Science in Land Management and Valuation (B.Sc. LMV)

• Bachelor of Science in Real Estate (Finance and Investment) (B.Sc. REFI)

• Bachelor of Science in Property and Facilities Management (B.Sc. PFM)

• Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Finance (B.Sc. AF)• Postgraduate Diploma in Real Estate (PGD-RE)

• Master of Science in Real Estate (MSc. RE)

• Master of Science in Land Management (MSc. LM)

Ardhi University Institute of Human Settlement Studies (IHSS)

• Post Graduate Diploma in Housing (PGD-Housing)

• Master of Science in Housing (MSc. Housing)

Contact Address

Deputy Vice Chancellor for Academic AffairsArdhi University

P. O. Box 35176, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Tel: (+255 22) 2771272, 2775004, 2772291/2

Fax: (+ 255 22) 2775391, 2775479

Email: aru@aru.ac.tz Website: www.aru.ac.tz

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