The HoD, Department of Biosciences, is pleased to inform the SUA community that Mr. Wilfred Michael Lyimu from the Department of Biosciences at SUA has successfully defended his Doctor of Bioscience Engineering (PhD) thesis. Mr. Lyimu conducted his research within the Faculty of Bioscience Engineering at KU Leuven, Belgium. The title of his PhD study...Read More
The Head of the Department of Informatics and Information Technology (DIIT) is happy to let you know that Mr. George Kibirige has successfully defended his PhD titled “Using Satellite Data on Remote Transportation of Air Pollutants for PM2.5 Prediction in Taiwan” at National Chengchi University, Academia Sinica, Taipei Taiwan. READ MORE … Read More
Vice Chancellor Prof. Raphael Chibunda has appointed Dr. Beda J. Mwang’onde as the Deputy Principal of the College of Natural and Applied Sciences (CoNAS). The appointment started from 20th December 2023 to 19th December 2026. Congratulations to Dr. Mwang’onde on this appointment! The college extends its best wishes for success in his new role.Read More
Vice Chancellor of Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), Prof. Raphael Chibunda, has appointed Dr. Michael P. J. Mahenge as Acting Head of the Department of Informatics and Information Technology from 20th December 2023. Congratulations, Dr. Mahenge! READ MORE…Read More
The gathering drew a diverse range of stakeholders, including representatives from President’s Office Regional Administration and Local Government (PO-RALG, commonly known as TAMISEMI), President’s Office Public Service Management and Good Governance (UTUMISHI), Public Service Recruitment Secretariat (PSRS, commonly known as Sektretarieti ya Ajira Tanzania), Tanzania Library Services Board (TLSB), the Morogoro Regional Administrative Secretary’s office,...Read More
Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) has trained about 20 smallholder farmers in Morogoro through the Integrated IoT, AI, and a Swahili Chatbot: Agri-Tech Solution (MkulimaGPT) Project, which is funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The training focused on an Artificial Intelligence (AI) System that operates in Swahili and aims to provide farmers with...Read More
The Department of Informatics and Information Technology (DIIT) in the College of Natural and Applied Sciences (CoNAS) at the Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) received the “Best Departmental Website of the Year” award on November 21, 2023, at SUA’s Edward Moringe Campus, SUA. Prof. Caroline Nombo, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education, Science,...Read More
The College of Natural and Applied Sciences (CoNAS) website has soared to the top of SUA’s overall website rankings for the fourth quarter, capping off 2023 on a positive note. Notably, the Department of Informatics and Information Technology (DIIT) website debuted in the top five of the university’s overall website rankings in 2023, taking fifth...Read More
Student innovators from the Department of Informatics and Information Technology (DIIT) recently joined Rural Livelihood Innovation Cohort3, organized by the Ifakara Innovation Hub, in a collaborative effort to uplift rural communities in Tanzania’s Kilombero River Basin. This initiative, led by Ifakara Hub, aims to use social innovation and entrepreneurship to create job opportunities and improve...Read More
In the third quarter of 2023, the College of Natural and Applied Sciences (CoNAS) website has consistently held the second position, both in the overall SUA websites ranking category and in the college/directorates/schools/centers category. This is the third time in a row for 2023. The UWC ranking for the third quarter of 2023 reaffirms the...Read More
